From: red sox 777 | #479
So, the Phillies have lost 6 straight......resting players for the postseason already?
Not really. Howard's not playing because of an injury they don't want to needlessly aggravate an injury; ditto for Pence, and you'll see a couple other positions manned by a AAA player depending on the day, and the starters are on stricter pitch counts, but none of that is the problem. The problem is no one on the field looks like they care anymore, making really stupid errors and mental mistakes, and having pretty awful at-bats. They're all just visibly waiting for the postseason to start other than maybe Utley, and it's awful to see because there's no way they just flip back into gear once the season is over.
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