Entering Monday's series opener vs. the Cubs, the Phillies have lost nine of their last 10 games. 'We just got to keep preparing, keep competing, and try not to do too much,” Rob Thomson said.
Entering Monday's series opener vs. the Cubs, the Phillies have lost nine of their last 10 games."We just got to keep preparing, keep competing, and try not to do too much,” Rob Thomson said. Rob Thomson and the Phillies have lost nine of their last 10 entering Monday's series opener against the Cubs.
When a major league club holds a closed-door team meeting, it’s usually a sign that it has reached rock bottom.. But even so, the Phillies veterans haven’t seen a need to hold a meeting yet, as the team hosts the Chicago Cubs to open their homestand.But even if there hasn’t been an official meeting, that doesn’t mean there isn’t dialogue throughout the clubhouse. Murphy: Nap time at the ‘Daycare’: Phillies need Otto Kemp and his peers to succeed where the current crop has failed “There’s not really a team meeting aspect wise, I think everything comes around naturally, in that everyone walks around the room, everyone talks to each other,”said before Monday’s game. “Especially even when you’re going through it in Pittsburgh. Everyone has conversations. I think that’s the biggest message, is just making sure that never riding the high, never riding the low. “Just staying that same person on a daily basis. If you can control your emotions and you can control your attitude and the things you can control on a daily basis, good things are going to happen.” The Phillies mustered six total runs in three games against the Pirates, a team that is comfortably in last place in the National League Central. The entire lineup has struggled in the absence ofIn their first seven games in June, the Phillies have a .181 batting average and a dismal .288 slugging percentage. “I think it’s natural to try and do too much when you’re going through something like this,” said manager. “But every team goes through something like this every year. My 40 years in the game, especially in the big leagues, every year there’s going to be a team or teams going through something like this. Just got to fight. These guys are doing the right things as far as preparation, and they’re playing hard. I think the energy level is up, but of course, the frustration level is up as well. And just got to ride the wave.”“We’re 1-9 right now in the last 10, but if you stretch it out to 15 games we’re 5-10,” he said. “Last year we went through a 3-12 stretch. Everybody forgets about that, but it just proves to me that we can get through this. We just got to keep preparing, keep competing, and try not to do too much.”. Nola was initially shut down last week during the Phillies’ road trip in Toronto after experiencing stiffness in his right side, which led to the team canceling a planned session against live hitters. The Phillies trainers believed the stiffness might be related to coughing. Nola had been sick.“I talked to . He said he was feeling a little bit better today,” Thomson said.’s reinstatement on the 26-man roster to start on Monday, reliever Daniel Robert was optioned to triple-A Lehigh Valley. … Phillies outfield prospect Justin Crawford has missed three games in triple-A after being removed from a game last week with a quad strain. The IronPigs were off on Monday. “They said it was mild, but they’re just being precautious right now,” Thomson said. “I don’t think it’s going to be long.” … Harper planned to see a doctor after Monday’s game. … Mick Abel is scheduled to start against Chicago right-hander Colin Rea on Tuesday.
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