Small victories, large defeats.
With Zack Wheeler going against Paul Skenes, it looked like we were in for a pitcher’s duel on Sunday. And that’s exactly what we got for five innings or so. But eventually, Skenes faltered while Wheeler stayed strong, and the Phillies emerged with a 6-0 victory over the Pirates that completed a sweep and put […]
The Phillies will go for the sweep on Sunday as they wrap up their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The good news is that they’ll have Zack Wheeler on the mound. He’s been excellent since his return from surgery with a 2.55 ERA in four starts. The bad news is that […]
When a pitcher throws a complete game shutout, you tend to have a little hyperbole. Cristopher Sanchez did that last night, which is making people start to take more notice about his season. He didn’t have his great stuff early in the season and still got by. Now, he has his great stuff and he […]
Cristopher Sanchez is going to win the NL Cy Young award this season. You heard it here first. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Baseball players don’t get a lot of Saturdays off during the season. Cristopher Sánchez made sure that the Phillies bullpen got to enjoy a quiet day off. He also ensured that Dusty Wathan, subbing in for Don Mattingly (who was attending his son’s graduation), had a win in his first game as manager. He’s a […]
Last night was a rather unhappy affair, until suddenly it wasn’t. Let’s hope the Phillies pick up where they left off last night, and keep it rolling through the weekend. Cristopher Sánchez will take the mound for the visitors, as he continues a typically excellent season (4-2, 2.11 ERA). His cross-state counterpart is Bubba Chandler, […]
The Phillies don’t stink anymore! That’s worth talking about and celebrating. What better way to do so than with some new merch from BreakingT. Not gonna lie, probably going to get that DJ Schwarbs one. That’s what the kids these days call “fire!” You can grab this and any other Phillies item from BreakingT that […]
There is an old axiom around baseball that teams don’t pay attention to the standings until Memorial Day. That way, they don’t make rash decisions based on what amounts to a fraction of the season having gone by. The Phillies clearly did not do that, choosing to part ways with Rob Thomson in what I […]
Man, when the times are going well, they are going well. Kyle Schwarber homers twice, the bullpen does a fairly decent job of holding the game close to allow the offense to get back into and boom – extra inning victory. Now if they can just get Aaron Nola right… On to the links. Phillies […]
No major league player has ever woken up on Lagwagon Day with 20 home runs to his name on the season…until tomorrow. Kyle Schwarber continued his torrid power pace with two more homers to aid in the comeback victory as the Philadelphia Phillies (22-23) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-21) by a score of 11-9 in […]
The Phillies – winners of their last five series – will head to Pittsburgh to start a three-game series with the Pirates on Friday night. The Phillies’ starting pitcher for the opener will be Aaron Nola. Nola is off to a rough start to the season at 2-3 with a 5.14 ERA. He’ll be opposed […]
As Bryce Harper ended his 32-year-old season with his lowest wRC+ since becoming a Phillie, his least amount of fWAR accumulated in a season where he played at least 130 games since 2016, and his lowest slugging since 2016, it was natural to think that Harper was entering the natural decline of a player aging […]
I always like to start previews with my favorite prospect. That’s often someone the Phillies have no chance at, but not this year. A reclassicification of draft eligibility made this year’s mystery box my favorite, most intriguing option. Grindlinger is a left handed Outfielder and Pitcher and is a potential 1st/2nd rounder in both roles. […]
Marcell Ozuna is a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a fact that surprised me. The past two years, the Pirates largely used Andrew McCutchen as their designated hitter/spot outfielder, but they apparently grew tired of Cutch’s farewell tour and decided to bring in Ozuna instead. It was clear that would be a downgrade in character, […]
Through four starts, the back of the baseball card numbers look like Zack Wheeler’s numbers. His 2.55 ERA, 2.70 FIP and .193 batting average allowed all rank among the best numbers he’s ever put up. But he’s getting there in a much different way than he has in the past. Coming off his thoracic outlet […]
Rivalry Weekend begins tonight. Some of the matchups are obvious: you needn’t ask why the Cubs and White Sox have beef with each other (not Italian beef. Disliking each other, they would not likely share a meal of that delicious Chicago specialty). Some are not: Detroit and Toronto may be close to each other, but […]
Rivalry weekend is here. The Phillies will be taking on the Pirates, which isn’t much of a rivalry anymore, though it once was. Despite the lack of spite, the series still offers plenty of interest: Wheeler vs. Skenes on Sunday is can’t miss-stuff featuring two guys offering stuff that you very much will miss (if […]
You don’t really appreciate what you have until it’s gone. I used to get to recap Ranger Suárez starts all the time. Now I get to do that once a season at most. Unless I defect to Over the Monster, which is unlikely, on account of me growing up in a Yankees fan family, and […]
The Phillies wrap up the series against a former friend. Here are the lineups, let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Red Sox:
If you blinked, you may have missed it. That was the time flying by, quicker than any of us realized. We’re halfway through May, which means that All-Star weekend is coming up in two months. And now, thanks to MLB thinking that their presentation needs to rival that of the NFL and/or the NBA, that […]
The day is finally upon us. Many resigned themselves to the fact that when Ranger Suárez left in free agency over the winter, there would come a day in which he would be facing the Phillies. Suárez signing with the American League Boston Red Sox lessened that possibility, but the day has come, nevertheless. Suárez […]
Trea Turner is not the only Phillie who has struggled offensively this season, but it does feel as though because of that fact that Turner has flown under the radar. He’s slashing just .234/.283/.345 through 41 games and has seen his defense take a step back from his rebounded form in 2025. Turner went 4-5 […]
After squeezing out a tight 2-1 win over the Red Sox in game one of this series, it was Boston’s turn to win on the margins. Trevor Story led the way with two fantastic plays in the 5-6 hole to prevent hits and he took Painter deep on a middle-middle sinker. Ceddanne Rafaela hit the […]
Here are the lineups for tonight’s game in Boston, let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Red Sox:
On Tuesday afternoon, the Phillies had some minor league shakeups with their rosters that was akin to rearranging deckchairs. They needed some pitchers here, a few hitters there, but they snuck through a minor league signing that at least had a bit of intrigue. If the name rings a bell, it probably should. Drafted in […]