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The Union experienced a lot of turnover during the offseason. Gone are leading scorer Sebastien Le Toux, goalie and captain Faryd Mondragon and midfielders Veljko Paunovic and Justin Mapp. The defense in front of young goalie Zac MacMath should be solid, but can the Union score enough goals to return to the playoffs?

With an aging nucleus, the Phillies can’t afford to waste an opportunity. But by banking too heavily on the return of Ryan Howard and Chase Utley to make a difference, the Phillies wasted the 2012 season.

With the Phillies elimianted by the Marlins in Miami Friday, Ron Opher turns in his final Phillies notebook of the season.