Eskin vs. Manual.
Looks Like the season will at least be entertaining - What a mess.
“Why don’t you drop by my office? I’ll be waiting on you. I’ll be waiting on you. I’ll walk down there right now,” Manuel said, according to the Courier-Post.
The exchange between Manuel and Eskin continued in Manuel’s office and the Phillies’ clubhouse, where Manuel had to be held back by coaches Milt Thompson and Mick Billmeyer.
“We’re going to win!” Manuel could be heard yelling in his office, The Associated Press reported.
The Phillies were listless on Tuesday night, despite starting pitcher Freddy Garcia making his debut after opening the season on the disabled list. Philadelphia stranded 12 baserunners, and in the sixth inning, members of the team had to be waved off the field despite recording three outs. The bullpen allowed the Mets five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
The Phillies’ problems? Their best hitters aren’t hitting and the team is batting .200 with runners in scoring position. The pitching staff is last in the National League with a 5.38 ERA and a .279 opposing batting average, and the bullpen is 0-3 with a collective 4.42 ERA.
The Phils are sporting their worst start since 1997, when that team stumbled to a 3-10 record and finished 68-94. It’s a continuation of a maddening trend for the Phillies, who haven’t posted a winning April record since 2003.
“We’re a lot better than that,” center fielder Aaron Rowand said, according to the Philadelpihia Daily News. “We’re going to win a lot more games than that [1997 team], I guarantee you.”
As for the the team’s famously caustic fans? They mounted an “E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!” chant in the seventh inning, choosing to praise the city’s successful NFL team rather than bury its baseball team.