www.thegoodphight.com Nov 16, 2023
Weston Wilson had one of the best moments of 2023 for the Phillies
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Sometimes, you just can’t overcome a no-hitter Baseball is the greatest game ever conceived. It makes one emotional for all the right reasons as well as for the wrong reasons. As one put it long ago, “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” Weston Wilson provided one of those moments this year that was chock full of emotion. Maybe not on the level of what happened when Orion Kerkering did to his father upon his promotion, but before Kerkering’s dad, there was Wilson’s dad. Oh, and Wilson is a pretty good baseball...
www.thegoodphight.com Nov 6, 2023
The draft pick to postseason stud pipeline: A masterclass in first impressions
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Orion Kerkering is going to be the real deal. It’s not unprecedented, but it’s incredibly rare for a pitcher to climb through all four levels in the minors and make his MLB debut just a little over a year after being drafted. However, that’s exactly what Orion Kerkering did in 2023. Drafted in June of 2022, Kerkering started the season with Single-A Clearwater. He didn’t stay there long, though, and was promoted to High-A Jersey Shore after just nine appearances. 18 games later he made the jump to Double-A Redding where he made 21...
