Rise and Phight: 7/1/2022

Believe it or not, this was the best month of June the Phillies have had in a very, very long time.

That’s impressive. Let’s hope July is the same way.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• Turns out, Kevin Long was pretty prescient when he predicted Nick Castellanos would have a big game last night.
• Those Andrew Benintendi rumors are starting to get louder and louder.
• During this past series against the Braves, the Phillies honored their first Black player in John Irving Kennedy. Here’s the inside story about that ($).

MLB news:

• The finalists for the All-Star game vote have been announced, Bryce Harper being among them as the DH.
• Interesting story about whether other coaches might follow the Twins’ pitching coach who bolted for the college ranks ($).
• Another mock draft? Don’t mind if I do.
• Six months prior to his suicide, Jeremy Giambi was hit in the head with a baseball. People around him say that after than beaning, he seemed different.