Beerleaguer for breakfast: Phils seeking bench help

Older news to discuss this morning, but worthy of its own header. According to Inquirer, the Phillies are talking with free agent Nick Punto, and have also kicked the tires on Mark Loretta. Count me among those who believed the diminutive Punto, now 31, wouldn't amount to anything more than a quad-A player. Crazy talk; 4,354 innings later, the Twins have leaned on the switch-hitting sparkplug like a regular since the 2005 season, splitting time over the years at second,...