Phillies Fire Topper, Alexei Ramirez WBC Steroids, Vargas 27 Game Hitting Streak, Kurtz Historic Walk Streak, This Weekend in Baseball

Hey there Ballers! Happy weekend, Today we get caught up to speed around the league as we discuss the Philadelphia Phillies moving on from manager Rob Thomson after a disappointing 9-19 start, naming bench coach and former MLB legend Don Mattingly as interim manager for the remainder of the season. In other news, we learned 44 year old former MLB SS Alexei Ramirez tested positive for four anabolic steroids during the World Baseball Classic when he played for Cuba as we discuss what it means for his legacy. Later, we take a look at some streaks going on in baseball as we share our thoughts of Utilityman Ildemaro Vargas from the Arizona Diamondbacks being in the midst of his 27 game hitting streak and 1B Nick Kurtz from the Athletics showing a keen eye drawing a walk in 20 consecutive games, the second longest such stretch in MLB history. Finally, we take a look at baseball action around the league this weekend that we can get set to enjoy and we give a HR prediction. Let’s Ball!