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Phillies news: Alec Bohm, Alex Cora, Ryan Pepiot
Boy is it nice to have Zack Wheeler back in the rotation. Maybe the velocity isn’t all the way back just yet, but his ability to actually pitch makes everything he does have right now play up a bit more. They have needed him. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Chase the devil: Phillies 6, Marlins 5
What started as a pitchers’ duel and later opened up to look like a comfortable win became a nailbiter as the Philadelphia Phillies (13-19) defeated the Miami Marlins (15-17) by a score of 6-5 to secure their fourth straight victory. In his second start of the season, Zack Wheeler notched his first win, striking out […]
Gamethread 5/1: Phillies at Marlins
Coming off a sweep of the Giants at home, the Phillies will take their first road trip under new manager Don Mattingly. They’ll visit LoanDepot Park to take on the Miami Marlins in a rare Friday-Monday four-game series. Zack Wheeler will make his second start of the season. In his first outing after coming back […]
Opposition research: Xavier Edwards
The trade between the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays in November 2022 didn’t make a lot of headlines. Part of that is because people – including those who live in Florida – don’t pay all that much attention to the two Florida teams. More importantly, the trade didn’t involve any headline talent. In exchange […]
Who will be the Phillies manager on Opening Day 2027?
We now know who the Phillies manager for the rest of this already beleaguered 2026 season will be, as Don Mattingly is serving in the interim role following the dismissal of Rob Thomson. But quickly after reports of Thomson’s firing hit the internet, more reports linking the Phillies to recently fired Red Sox manager Alex […]
Phillies News: Walk Offs, Don Mattingly, the Flyers
As a new month dawns, the Phillies find themselves back to winning ways. A trip to Miami is up next. Onto the links. Phillies news: Nothing is new under the sun, including winning both games of a doubleheader on walk offs. But it’s been a while. Don Mattingly is making his mark on the team. […]
Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Phillies 6, Giants 5
A bullpen game. A rain delay. A rainbow stretching over the ballpark, and two walk-offs in the same day. This was a weird one, and ultimately a happy one. All is well that ends well, and, like today’s first affair, this ended well. Tim Mayza got the ball first for the Phillies, walking one, but […]
GAME 2 Gamethread 4/30: Phillies vs Giants
Here are the lineups for game 2 of today’s doubleheader. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Giants:
Cardiac Crawford: Phillies 3, Giants 2
Pitching matchups are fun when they are marquee matchups. Logan Webb against Cristopher Sanchez is something one might consider marquee. It was that way for a while, but a wild ending propelled the Phillies to a victory, one that gave them their first series win since Easter. The Giants opened the scoring by getting to […]
GAME 1 Gamethread 4/30: Phillies vs Giants
Here are the lineups for game 1 of today’s double header against San Francisco. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Giants:
Mike Schmidt on struggling Phillies’ and firing managers
As fans continue to digest the news of Rob Thomson’s dismissal as Phillies manager, at least one legendary member of the franchise isn’t wild about the idea of firing a manager so early in the season. Speaking to me on Monday, prior to Thomson’s firing, for my Hittin’ Season podcast, powered by WHYY, Hall of […]
Randal Grichuk was DFA’d by the Yankees. Should the Phillies be interested?
Arguably the Phillies’ biggest weakness in the start to a season that’s been full of them is left-handed pitching. As a team, they’re dead last in batting average (.180), OPS (.567), and wRC+ (61) against lefties. They have yet to win a game against a non-opener left-handed starting pitcher. Clearly, the Phillies need all the […]
Phillies News: Don Mattingly, Dave Dombrowski, Garrett Crochet
I hope you’re in the mood for some Phillies baseball, as there will be two games played today thanks to the rainout last night. It will be a split doubleheader, with game one beginning at 12:35 and game two beginning at 5:35. If you were one of the lucky ones with tickets for last night’s […]
Gamethread 4/29: Giants at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Giants: Let’s talk about it.
The firing of Rob Thomson feels messy
If you have a nagging feeling of unease in the pit of your stomach in the wake of Dave Dombrowski’s decision to fire Rob Thomson after parts of five seasons as the team’s skipper, it’s understandable. There is a part of you that understands why this happened. With a 9-19 record and an MLB-worst run […]
Dear Phillies players, welcome to a brighter spotlight
The news that Rob Thomson was fired was one that still had the shock effect from afar, but judging from the reporting done around the team, it was also a shock inside the team clubhouse. Watching the game being played on Tuesday, it looked and felt like one where the players had a bit of […]
How will you remember Thomson’s tenure?
Last night, and for the first time since June of 2022, the Phillies took the field without Rob Thomson in charge. After four seasons, 355 wins, two National League East titles, and one National League pennant, Topper’s tenure as the manager has come to an end. Some will remember him mainly for those successes, for […]
Phillies news: Rob Thomson, Don Mattingly, Kodai Senga
I mean, the biggest news surrounding this team is still that Rob Thomson was let go by the team. He’ll get a job with the team when and if he is ready, but the whole “need a new voice” thing does seem apt. They won last night, which is great, but the story is still […]
Slaughter is the best medicine: Phillies 7, Giants 0
In the wake of Rob Thomson’s sacrificial demise as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (10-19) earlier today, the team put together their most complete win of the season for new boss, Don Mattingly, in a 7-0 dismantling of the San Francisco Giants (13-16). Jesus Luzardo and company held the Giants to two hits and combined […]
Rob Thomson showcases his impact on Phillies organization in farewell
PHILADELPHIA — All Rob Thomson knows is accountability. If there was anyone to blame for the Phillies’ 9-19 start, place the blame on Thomson. That’s how Thomson carried himself to the end. Even though Thomson was let go on Tuesday, he felt it was important to speak to the people that treated him fairly over […]
Gamethread 4/28: Giants at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Giants: Let’s talk about.
Phillies MLR 4/21-4/26/26: Alex Binelas and Alirio Ferrebus with multi-homer week
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (16-11) Pitching Highlights: Jean Cabrera – 2 GS, 8.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 8 BB, 6 K, HRBryce Wilson – 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 10 KCharles King – 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 […]
Opposition research: Logan Webb
As the Phillies’ 2026 mercifully approaches its conclusion (what’s that? It’s still only April???), they’ll welcome the San Francisco Giants to Citizens Bank Park for a three-game set. The Phillies already took their annual trip to San Francisco and suffered their annual series loss there. The Phillies have traditionally fared better when these teams play […]
Phillies fire Rob Thomson
After a 9-19 start to the season and a softer schedule coming up, the Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson and promoted Don Mattingly to the interim position. In addition, the Phillies made some other moves to the coaching staff. Dusty Wathan is now the bench coach and AAA manager Anthony Contreras was promoted to Phillies […]
What do you need to see from the Phillies over this next stretch of games?
The Phillies are slowly trudging to the end of a brutal April that has seen them own the worst record in baseball here on April 28th. They’re already 10.5 games back of the division entering play yesterday and seven games back in the Wild Card. They aren’t dead yet, but they need to turn things […]
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