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The kids are alright: Phillies 6, Nationals 5
First, Andrew Painter had a highly successful debut. Now, Justin Crawford has himself a walkoff hit, giving the Phillies a much needed victory at home, evening their record at 3-3. One would have thought it was going to be a lot easier the way the game started. Trea Turner walked, stole a base and scored […]
Gamethread 4/1: Nationals at Phillies
Here are the lineups for the series finale against Washington, with a chance to win the series. Cristopher Sanchez looks for his second win of the season, while the Nats’ Cade Cavalli looks for his first. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
Former Phillies Check-In #1
For all the talk of Dombrowski running the team back, there are a few significant players and faces who made up the 2022-25 run, now gone. Ranger Suárez signed a five-year deal with Boston, Nick Castellanos is trying to prove himself in San Diego, and Matt Strahm returned to the city that started his career […]
What did you think of Andrew Painter’s debut?
You know the old saying about good things and those who wait. Andrew Painter had to wait longer than he expected for his MLB debut. But he provided plenty of good things in his first start. 8 strikeouts. Nasty curveballs. Vicious changeups. The answer might be a little obvious— Painter provided little to quibble with— […]
Phillies news: Andrew Painter, Tucker Davidson, Colt Emerson
Now THAT is how you debut. It’s a rather nice feeling that both of the players that the Phillies are entrusting with important roles this year – Justin Crawford and Andrew Painter – got off to good starts in their first game rather than the duds that could have happened. We’d have all been fine […]
Paint by numbers: Phillies 3, Nationals 2
Andrew Painter’s Phillies debut may have come a few years later than originally anticipated, but he made sure it was worth the wait. The 22-year-old right hander tallied 8 strikeouts through 5.1 innings while being charged with one run on four hits and a walk. Painter flashed an impressive arsenal of pitches and poise beyond […]
Gamethread 3/30: Phillies vs. Nationals
The Phillies lost their third straight game on Monday night, and each loss has seemed to get progressively uglier. They’ll try to turn that around on Tuesday behind rookie starter Andrew Painter making his major league debut. The Nationals will counter with a young pitcher of their own in second year lefty P.J. Poulin. Game […]
Looking for the good in the first four games
It’s hard to find optimism right now with the Phillies. They’ve largely stunk something fierce during these four games they have played so far, so looking for any kind of good can be a challenge. However, needles, haystacks, yada yada yada. But let’s try together. Let’s look for some of those rainbows in the clouds […]
Early season things to watch with the Phillies
It’s really difficult to make any concrete assertions about a baseball team after only four games. Sure, these games make the term “lethargic” look positively energetic, but even in the most negative point of view, there isn’t really much we can tell about this team yet. The only thing these games have done is reinforced […]
What are you looking for tonight in Andrew Painter’s debut?
Tonight’s Phillies game will feature one of the most anticipated MLB debuts in recent memory, at least for Philadelphia baseball fans. Top pitching prospect Andrew Painter will finally make his long awaited MLB debut, nearly three years after it was originally anticipated thanks to a torn UCL and Tommy John surgery. The Phillies went into […]
Phillies news: Andrew Painter, Chase Utley, Munetaka Murakami
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Foster The People: Nationals 13, Phillies 2
The Nationals’ starting pitcher tonight, Foster Griffin, recently returned stateside from his years with the Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo. By taking that journey, Griffin followed in the footsteps of Lafcadio Hearn, a resident of New Orleans who moved to Japan and became the author of the collection of ghost stories and tall tales known as […]
Gamethread 3/30: Nationals at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Nationals: Let’s talk about it.
The Phillies’ offense is off to their worst start since 2015
It’s never good when your collection of high-priced hitters channels the performance of the worst Phillies team the city has seen in the 21st century. And yet, after their first three games of the 2026 season, the Phils are off to their worst offensive start since 2015. They enter their three-game series against the Washington […]
When you were young and your heart was an open book: Phillies vs. Nationals series preview
After an unideal opening series against the Rangers, the Phillies will get their first look at a National League East opponent this season. And in what is hopefully good news, it’s the NL East opponent that most pundits expect will finish last in the division. Washington Nationals Record: 2-1 (Second place in National League East) […]
Three up, three down – week of March 23-30
The beginning of a baseball season is one that is full of unknown. How are all of the changes made over the offseason going to take? How will those new players take to their new surroundings in Philadelphia? Then the games are played and all of that goes out the window. Who made good impressions, […]
Gut reaction to the first weekend
Ok, the first three games are out of the way. There are impressions that have been made, things we liked, things we didn’t like. There isn’t much here to say in terms of analysis since all of the instant takes will be varied, but what is your gut reaction to the team after this first […]
Phillies news: Rob Thomson, Zack Wheeler, Griff McGarry
Yeah, I wasn’t feeling that weekend series against the Rangers. “Flat” would be a decent enough adjective to describe them, which is surprising considering they were opening at home. Time to move on. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Simply offensive: Rangers 8, Phillies 3
Baseball seems to have the longest offseason around. If you have a team that you follow that isn’t in the playoffs (or gets bounced from the playoffs quickly), it feels like forever until Opening Day. That wait brings hope, promise and hype that this will be the season a championship parade is the endgame. Opening […]
Gamethread 3/29: Phillies vs. Rangers
Now that the Phillies’ dreams of an undefeated season have been dashed, they’ll have to settle for going for a series victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Jesus Luzardo gets the start for the Phillies. The lefthander was 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA in 2025. MacKenzie Gore will be making his Rangers debut after […]
Rejected CBP Concessions
This season brings no shortage of delicious new food and drink items to our fair ballpark. Sánchez Sliders are flying off the shelves, Luzardo’s Sweeper cheesesteak is as delicious as its namesake is hard to hit, and Schwarbomb sundaes are delighting everyone except for dietitians. But not every dish makes it from the drawing board […]
What has been your impression of the ABS system so far?
One of the running storylines through spring training was that J.T. Realmuto was going to be good at challenges with the ABS system coming into place for the 2026 MLB season. Saturday, he was two for two in the final frames. Yesterday’s game wasn’t the only one that made some news with the ABS system. […]
Phillies news: Harry Kalas, Garrett Stubbs, Jackson Chourio
Somewhere, at some point, Bob Uecker would have been proud of that game yesterday. Except for that whole getting a second hit thing in the ninth inning. Thanks, Alec, for ruining my joke for today. And, you know, the rest of the team for making it a ballgame. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB […]
160 Games Left? That’s So Many Games! Rangers 5, Phillies 4
After eight innings of struggling to muster consistent at-bats against a variety of Texas Rangers pitchers, they woke up in the ninth because the final three outs are always the hardest ones to get. With a three-nothing Rangers lead heading into the ninth, the Phillies had Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, and Alec Bohm due up […]
Gamethread 3/28: Rangers at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Rangers: Let’s talk about it.
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