Sometimes claiming that the sky is falling turns out to be a bit premature, especially in sports. And even more especially in baseball when a six-month marathon season allows for a tremendous amount of possibilities. All 30 MLB teams will have highs and lows, then have them again, and one red-hot month is usually enough to get all but the worst teams back into some sort of contention. But sometimes it's clear when there are huge problems just six games into the season and saying it's time to panic gets vindicated by an organization like the Red Sox cleaning house.
The story so far in Philadelphia has been equally shaky. After snapping a 10-game losing streak with a victory over the Braves on Saturday, the Phillies once again found themselves on the wrong side of a 6-2 decision on Sunday. Currently tied for the bottom spot in the National League East with the Mets at 9-19, manager Rob Thomson has quite a job on hands. The Braves have already racked up 20 wins and sit 10 1/2 games ahead in the standings from both of their cellar-dwelling rivals. There is already some speculation that Thomson might not be around to see that comeback project to completion should things continue to go poorly.
