Phillies

[Geowhizzer]

https://twitter.com/MattGelb/status/1409215682093457418

[Don Ho]

Phillies starters posted a 0.39 ERA (one earned run in 23 1/3 innings) this weekend against the Mets.  They struck out 26 and walked 5.

[Geowhizzer]

Came across this on Twitter tonight.  At least the Phils do SOMETHING (somewhat?) right...

https://twitter.com/MiLBAdvocates/status/1409194428384825348

[MDS]

all the housing stipends sure helped alec bohm

[PhillyPhreak54]

How the farg doesn't a team pay for the hotels for their farm teams?

[General_Failure]

Is this your first time visiting Corporate America?

[PhillyPhreak54]

It may be one of the most egregious things I've read when it comes to the corporate ass fargings.

I knew they shafted them on pay but didn't realize the guys they pay minimum wage to have to cover their rooms too

[MDS]

thats just for home...for road games they get motel rooms and meal money but its generally zesty motels and barely enough to cover a burger at applebees.

teams, like the phillies, have started either outright paying for home lodging or giving the players something toward it. it should be a no brainer to always do that. there are tons of stories out there of minor leaguers living like 8 to an apt because they legit do not make enough to cover a normal rent.

most dont get paid for ST unless theyre on the 40

[Geowhizzer]

It's got to be damn near impossible to even find an apartment for the time that the players need it, much less pay for it on their meager salaries.

Housing prices in my area are through the roof.  I can't imagine a player for the Fort Myers Miracle Mighty Mussels coming close unless they're living communal style.

[MDS]

it is damn near impossible

most players dont know where theyre going until a few days before...then they dont know how long theyre going to stay there. you can resign a lease on june 1, then june 2 be promoted or demoted or cut or traded. its an unstable life not conducive to normal things. and most of the players wont come close to making big league money.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Amazing.

[Don Ho]

That all just happened in 30 minutes?

Nick Maton on the mound

farg THIS TEAM really, just farg them

[Don Ho]

Never thought we'd top the debacles we saw at Citi Field this weekend but this takes the cake.

[Geowhizzer]

Damn...

https://twitter.com/MattGelb/status/1409686688641654792

[MDS]

Its pretty impressive to be this pathetic

On the bright side games like this put dombo closer to blowing it up which of course they should've done last winter