The Phillies' Leadoff Problem Is Compounding Their Even Larger Bryce Harper Problem
by Chris Thompson from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4HP0H)
The Washington Nationals finished off a weather-shortened three-game series sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday night. The Phillies are in a bit of a swoon, having lost eight of their last 13 games. That stretch isn't so arbitrary as it might seem-Andrew McCutchen succumbed to a season-ending knee injury 14"