Can any team in the National League beat the Phillies?
I don’t think so. I think they are what the Braves were in the ’90s. If you want to win the pennant you have to go through the Phillies and I really like the Braves, I mentioned them earlier. I think Jason Heyward is the real deal. He is a game changer. All my years covering baseball when you talk about guys creating a buzz in spring training and I’m not talking just a media buzz, but when you talk to other players and coaches, I’ve never heard this kind of wow factor other than Albert Pujols in 2001 and Ken Griffey Jr. in 1989. It was the talk of any camp you walked into. I think that’s how good he is and how good he is going to be. I think the Braves are a plus 90 win team who are going to push the Phillies, but I still have a lot of respect for a team who has a lot of guys in the prime years of their career and now have the best pitcher in baseball. I’d be surprised if somebody took out the Phillies, especially in a postseason scenario, because they aren’t just good they are a very,
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