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It’s a new day

By Ethan Witte@ethan_witte Sep 2, 2023, 9:00am EDT

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MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers

It’s a new day.

Thank God.

Jimmy Buffet has passed away and that means you need to see what the odds are on a Nick Castellanos home run tonight.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

With Cristian Pache returning to the fold, how might Rob Thomson divvy up the playing time for his outfield?
The bullpen, once and still a strength of the team, is leaking oil a bit which raises some concerns.
Is the Bryce Harper contract already considered to be a bargain?
Well, regardless, he’s still on a Hall of Fame track now that he’s in the 300 home run club.

MLB news:

Aaron Judge became the fastest player in history to reach 250 home runs.
For the playoffs, despite the appeals of players, the pitch clock rules will remain unchanged throughout.
The waiver wire waves that happened led to a lot of questions among the players and teams that were involved.