Phillies Series Recap: Swept by the Dodgers

So, I didn't recap the last two games, but that's mainly because they started hours later than they do on the East coast.  With that being said, I'm going to recap the entire series against the Dodgers tonight, and most of it isn't very good.

Phillies Recap: Phillies-3, Marlins-2

Game Recap:

Jeremy Hellickson pitched six innings of one run baseball, and Brock Stassi's RBI triple in the sixth inning turned out to be the difference today in a 3-2 Phillies win.  That makes six straight wins for the Phillies, who also moved into sole possession of second place in the National League East.

Phillies Recap: Phillies-7, Marlins-4

Game Recap:

After an off day and a rain out, the Phillies got back to work tonight, winning their fifth straight game, this one against the Miami Marlins.  Vince Velasquez pitched into the seventh inning, while Maikel Franco hit his second grand slam of the season to push the Phillies over the .500 mark for the first time this season.

Phillies Recap: Phillies-5, Braves-2

Game Recap:

With the game tied at one in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Phillies got back-to-back-to-back home runs from Cesar Hernandez, Aaron Altherr and Odubel Herrera to put them ahead 5-1.  Hector Neris struggled in the ninth inning, but managed to get Tyler Flowers to ground out to shortstop with the bases loaded to give the Phillies a sweep of the Braves, as well as their fourth win in a row.

Phillies Recap: Phillies-4, Braves-3/10

Game Recap:
Down to their last out, the Phillies scored two runs thanks to a walk off single from Maikel Franco to give them a 4-3 win against the Atlanta Braves.  The win was their third straight, and pushed Philadelphia's record to 8-9 on the season.

Phillies Recap: Phillies-4, Braves-3

Game Recap:
The Phillies jumped on Bartolo Colon for three runs in the first three innings, Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven solid innings, and Hector Neris fought through a rain delay and a tough ninth inning to pick up his second save of the season.  The Phillies moved to 7-9 on the year and picked up their first win of the season against the Braves.

Let's Get Back to Business

Let me start with this: it sure has been a while since I posted anything on here, hasn't it?  It's been just about five and a half years, to be precise.  In that time, I missed covering Charlie Manuel's last season as manager, the end of the Andy Reid era, ALL of Chip Kelly's time with the Eagles, the Flyers being the Flyers and the majority of "The Process," and that's just the majority of the rough patches.  Do I wish that I had written something about the end of Jimmy, Chase and Ryan's time with the Phillies?  Of course, but now I'm back to start writing about the next chapter in Phillies history.  The same thing goes with Carson Wentz, the soon to be impressive youth movement of the Flyers and the Sixers taking that next step in the 2017-18 season.

Of course, I would have continued to write on here if I felt like I could, but for a long, long while the fire for writing about anything was burned out inside me.  Without getting too personal here, that's pretty much how I felt about a lot of things.  I would just go through the motions, and I didn't have a lot of time for anything that I needed to put extra effort into.  That included writing on here.  I opened another blog and yes, I'm going to bring that back as well, but for now, the time is right for me to start posting on here again.  I'm ready, willing and able to get back into this and make sure that I bring you the same quality that I brought to you before.

With that being said, it feels good to be back, as brief as this post is going to be.  It's nice to get my feet wet again, and I'll be posting a Phillies recap after their game tonight.  Those are going to be a nightly event, and with the NFL Draft coming up next week, I'll have plenty of coverage on that as well.  I'll say this much right now: it feels good to be back.