Episode 47 - Phillies terrible defense, bad hitting, and yet a .500 team

Special Guest Dr. Barry Davis, Head Coach at Rider University, joins the show to share his approach on defense, launch angle, and the Phillies performance... a bona fide ace emerges... Wheeler! Phillies launch angles are dropping this year and their batting averages are up - coincidence or is the MLB changing their approach on launch angles? The Phillies are struggling to advance runners this year, should Girardi be bunting more and using other small ball tactics? The Yerminator swinging on a 3-0 count late in the game with a large lead breaks the “unwritten” rule of baseball... but is the rule outdated? Mitch talks about his “Ruthian” blasts in BP.