Rise and Phight: 10/15/2023

The ALCS starts today, so maybe a position by position analysis of the two teams from Texas. In all honesty, I’m not sure that is really necessary.

Houston looks like they, like the Phillies, are built to win in October. This will probably be the best chance there is for someone to knock them off, particularly if Max Scherzer and Jon Gray are able to come back and be effective in the series. Still, there seems to be too much juju on the Astros’ side. I’ll say Astros in six.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• Some news about the upcoming series, including notes on the team’s pitching plans and Bryce Harper’s elbow.
• More notes about the NLCS, including some about the need for a fourth starter for these games.
• You’ll have to excuse me, but the term “himbo” is rather new to me. Anyway, this article is about the Phillies’ himbos.
• Liam Castellanos: Philadelphia treasure.

MLB news:

• MLB is starting flex their muscles with regional sports networks in anticipation of 2024.
• At least someone has the decency to admit that maybe the Braves, Orioles and Dodgers weren’t all that good heading into the playoffs.