Evan Macy

Evan Macy is the managing sports editor at PhillyVoice.com. Before spending five years at Metro Philly as sports editor, Evan worked at ESPN in Bristol CT, and has experience at several other smaller publications on the Northeast coast. Career highlights for Evan, a Temple grad and Lancaster native include covering Super Bowl LII, the 2016 DNC, the 2017 NFL Draft and a bevy of playoff games and golf tournaments.

evan@phillyvoice.com

March 27, 2019

Phillies

10 Phillies storylines to watch for during the 2019 regular season

by Evan Macy

The Phillies were probably the most talked about team in all of baseball from last November on. After all the free agency drama, the high profile trades and the exceptionally high expectations, baseball games are finally here to be played.

March 26, 2019

Phillies

Phillies predictions, picks, projections: Experts don't know what to make of 2019 Phillies

by Evan Macy

We are very close to the first pitch of the 2019 baseball season and for the first time in years, Phillies fans have a real reason to be interested in awards and World Series picks — as Philadelphia has a chance of being in the conversation come the fall in both categories.

March 25, 2019

Phillies

Phillies season preview: Can Gabe Kapler deal with 2019's high expectations?

by Evan Macy

MLB managers are a little underestimated. They have an enormous impact on what happens on the field of play over the course of a 162 game season.

March 21, 2019

Phillies

Phillies season preview: Andrew McCutchen will be clubhouse leader for revitalized squad

by Evan Macy

Seemingly made as an early offseason insurance signing (against the real possibility that the Phils might miss out on Bryce Harper), McCutchen signed relatively early this past fall to the tune of three years and $50 million.

March 20, 2019

Phillies

Phillies preview: Odubel Herrera's defense will be key to outfield success in 2019

by Evan Macy

Over the last two weeks of spring training, the Phillies turn their prep work to get ready for the regular season into overdrive.

March 19, 2019

NCAA Tournament

Pick these 5 first-round NCAA tournament upsets on your bracket

by Evan Macy

On average, there are three lower seeds that are a minimum of five spots below the team they beat (which means no 8-9 or 10-7 match ups) who win in the first round every year. There could be, and often are, more.

March 19, 2019

March Madness

Temple falls flat as Owls eliminated in First Four, Fran Dunphy's final game

by Evan Macy

What was likely to be the last TV time out in Fran Dunphy's eventful career as a coach in college basketball came and went with the Owls trailing Belmont by 10 with just under four minutes to play in a battle of "First Four" 11-seed's Tuesday night.

March 19, 2019

Phillies

After gigantic contract extension, Mike Trout to the Phillies dream is likely over

by Evan Macy

Bryce Harper was optimistic and we were too. MLB even opened tampering investigations into Harper after he signed with the Phillies and immediately said he would lobby for Mike Trout — already one of the best baseball players of all time — to join him in Philly when his contract is up in 2020. That will probably never happen.

March 18, 2019

Phillies

Phillies preview: Maikel Franco will be valuable bat in Phillies revamped lineup

by Evan Macy

Maikel Franco was once a top Phillies prospect who has become a mainstay in the big league lineup, manning third base for more than 130 games per season over the last three campaigns. He remains a polarizing figure.

March 17, 2019

Phillies

Phillies preview: Is Jean Segura the best shortstop in the NL East?

by Evan Macy

Philadelphia swapped Crawford and Carlos Santana with the Mariners for Jean Segura and relievers Juan Nicasio and James Pazos. Bringing in a two-time All-Star shortstop, in his prime, was exactly what the doctor ordered.