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Gamethread 3/8: Phillies at Twins
The Phillies followed up Friday’s 14 run outburst by getting shut out on Saturday. Chances are, their offensive output on Sunday will fall somewhere in between when they travel to Fort Myers to take on the Minnesota Twins. Alan Rangel will get the ball for the Phillies. The righthander is vying to be considered for […]
WBC Day 2 wrap up
We’ve got another day of WBC baseball and this one wasn’t without it’s thrills. Japan 8, Korea 6 Ho hum, another game for Japan, another home run for Shohei Ohtani. Except this time, it wasn’t Ohtani that was the star for Japan. That would be Seiya Suzuki, who homered twice to help Japan take a […]
Phillies news: Andrew Painter, Jean Cabrera, Tarik Skubal
Andrew Painter looked good yet again in his spring start and should pretty much have a rotation spot wrapped up. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Gamethread 3/7: Blue Jays at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Blue Jays: Let’s talk about it.
The Phillies need to win a playoff series (or so you say)
The other day, I posted a short piece about how the Phillies not winning a World Series title does not mean they haven’t had a successful season. There was a short survey to ask your opinion, so here are those results. It’s interesting that the results are somewhat varied. Success can vary from person to […]
WBC Day 1 wrap up
The World Baseball Classic ramped up into their pool play schedule yesterday, so let’s do a quick recap of what happened. Japan 13, Chinese Taipei 0 (7 innings) Listen, we’re all here for the Shohei Ohtani show in the WBC, so of course Shohei Ohtani crushed a grand slam in the second inning. That was […]
Phillies news: Cristopher Sanchez, Keaton Anthony, Jeremy Pena
Did you happen to see the lineup that the Phillies put out yesterday against the Pirates? Sure they won in a 14-10 barnburner, but man did that scorecard contain a lot of names that will be forgotten in a few short weeks. Such is life in the WBC spring training. On to the links. Phillies […]
Why do outsiders like the Phillies more than Phils fans do?
There is one thing I would suggest Phillies fans, myself included, do more of this year. Zoom out. Here in Philly, we can be a bit myopic when it comes to our sports teams. We are immersed in the day-to-day, week-to-week, monthly and yearly frustrations that come with following a baseball team with great intensity, […]
Justin Crawford: Leadoff hitter?
When Justin Crawford started out Grapefruit League games with a few strong games, there was a distinct sentiment that the rookie should not only be in the team’s starting lineup, but he should be batting at the very top of it from day one. I understand the sentiment, because based on his performance in the […]
Aaron Nola’s Ramp Up and Other Notes
Aaron Nola got off to bad starts over the previous two seasons. While it didn’t look bad from a results standpoint in 2024, he had a FIP of 4.49 over the first month of the season and carried a strikeout rate that would’ve been his lowest since 2015 over a full season. His 2025 season […]
World Baseball Classic Recap: Pool Play has begun
With the World Baseball Classic becoming the biggest subject of the baseball world, we here at TGP have decided to substitute our usual question of the day slot with a daily WBC recap for the duration of the tournament. We’ll bring you the scores of the previous night’s games as well as give you updates […]
Phillies notes: Aaron Nola, Kyle Backhus, Andrew McCutchen
The pool play for the WBC begins in earnest today, which means as I write this, Shohei Ohtani hits a grand slam to open the scoring for Samurai Japan. Because of course he did. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Gamethread 3/5: Red Sox at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Red Sox: Let’s talk about it.
The (Former) Phillie who Aced ABS
Spring is a time for new beginnings. Flowers bloom. Creatures small and large emerge from their hibernation. Birdsong returns to sunny mornings. Statcast releases new data. I think that last one is the most beautiful of all. Baseball Savant just released new data on the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for us to peruse. It’s got […]
Who is your pick to win the World Baseball Classic?
The 2026 World Baseball Classic officially started last night with pool play action between Australia and Chinese Taipei. Most of the teams loaded with MLB players won’t officially start WBC play until tomorrow as they have spent this week playing exhibition games against MLB teams. But by this weekend, the tournament will be in full […]
Phillies News: Jhoan Duran, Bryce Harper, Johan Rojas
The World Baseball Classic officially got underway last night with the first game in the Tokyo Dome that featured Chinese Taipei and Australia. There are a couple of lower-level Phillies prospects on Team Australia, but most of the names you would recognize won’t start official WBC play until tomorrow. Meanwhile, we still have plenty of […]
A title-less season for the Phillies would not be an unsuccessful season
The Phillies will embark soon on a season that is under some rather intense scrutiny. It’s not just the fanbase that is expecting some results this year when it comes how and where the team ultimately finishes, it’s national media as well. Look around at different people talking about who is on the hot seat […]
Gamethread 3/4: Phillies v Canada
The Phillies return to spring training action this afternoon against Canada’s World Baseball Classic roster. Aaron Nola makes his first start, prior to joining Italy in the tournament. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For Canada:
Phillies All-Star One and Dones: The 1940s Part 2
In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies playing host to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, we here at The Good Phight are launching a yearlong series that focuses on the history of the Phillies and the All-Star Game. Check back regularly for posts about the Phillies participation (or lack thereof) in […]
What should the Phillies do without Johan Rojas?
Much news out of springtime is good. This player is debuting a new pitch. This player’s swing is looking good. This player is in—say it with me now— The Best Shape of His Life (TM). But not all of it is. Yesterday’s news that Johan Rojas is looking at a suspension for a positive PED […]
Phillies news: Johan Rojas, Orion Kerkering, Jurickson Profar
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Report: Johan Rojas tested positive for PED usage
Yesterday, there was a report that Johan Rojas had been removed from the Dominican Republic WBC roster for “personal decisions” as termed by Nelson Cruz, decisions that have now been given a little more clarification. As said above, Rojas is reportedly appealing said failed test. This is sad news for a few reasons, number one […]
The “Last Man In” free agent tournament winner!
And the winner is…Bryce Harper! Last month, with the free agency period winding down, I looked at the Phillies’ free agent signings from years past to see if they had brought in any impact players later in the offseason. From there, the idea of a user-judged tournament began. While I had some hope that Ricardo […]
Does Bryce Harper need a star performance in the World Baseball Classic?
We’ve heard from Bryce Harper a lot this off-season. He’s been active on Instagram, talking about blood ozonation and wearing “Not Elite” T-shirts. He’s held court in Clearwater discussing Dave Dombrowski’s now-famous post-season comments, and he’s been on podcasts like “Bussin’ the Boys” and, on Monday, ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show. After an off-season stewing over […]
Which player from the 2007-2011 Phillies would most help the 2026 Phillies?
A few weeks ago I asked which player from the past decade would most help the Phillies and you all had some great ideas. This week, let’s back it up a little further and look at the last “Golden Era” of Phillies baseball — the 2007-2011 team that won five consecutive NL East titles, two […]
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