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The Phillies wild card possibilities are getting wilder
With four games left in the regular season, it is still impossible to predict where the Phillies are going to play in the opening round of the postseason next week. Yes, this is assuming the Phils don’t blow a 3-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks with four to play, but I’m willing to take that […]
Bryce Harper needs to swing less to get better
The game was 4-1 in favor of the Brewers, but the Phillies had something <ahem> brewing. On Wednesday night, needing a victory to help lower their magic number by a game, with one out in the seventh inning, Kyle Schwarber was plunked by pitcher DL Hall, followed by an infield single by Trea Turner. The […]
How do you feel about Gage Wood after his first full professional season?
Earlier this week, the Phillies decided to effectively end top pitching prospect Gage Wood’s season. They placed Wood on the development list despite the Reading Fightin’ Phils still playing in the Double-A Eastern League postseason, where they ultimately won the championship. It was almost certainly a predetermined decision, as Wood has now pitched exactly 99 […]
Phillies News: Postseason, Matt Klentak, Brad Lidge
The Phillies will have to play at least one more game before they can officially punch their ticket to the postseason. Last night’s brutal showing with runners in scoring position made sure of that. But today is another great day to clinch. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Autumn wheeze: Brewers 4, Phillies 1
The offense was already in post-season form as the Philadelphia Phillies (87-71) were stifled by the Milwaukee Brewers (99-59) on Wednesday night in the middle stanza of their penultimate series of the regular season. Aaron Nola was responsible for all four of the Brewers’ runs, surrendering solo home runs to Brice Turang and Christian Yelich […]
Gamethread 9/23: Brewers at Phillies
Here are the lineups for game 2 against Milwaukee. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Brewers:
Reading wins the Eastern League championship
Well lookee there, we do have a team capable of winning a championship in the Phillies organization. The Reading Fightin’ Phils took home their first Eastern League championship since 1995 by running the table during the postseason, finishing off the Erie SeaWolves to win it all. A 14 hit barrage was the reason for this […]
Is Zack Wheeler a top three right handed pitcher in Phillies history?
Zack Wheeler last night joined an exclusive club by vaulting past the 2,000 career strikeout number. He joins a list of names that includes fellow Phillies Aaron Nola, Roy Halladay, Jaime Moyer, Robin Roberts, Cole Hamels and Curt Schilling. It’s not a nothing stat that he has made it as it puts him in the […]
Phillies news: Zack Wheeler, Dan Baker, Andy Green
Zack Wheeler has reached a number that only 96 other pitchers in the history of the game have reached by striking out his 2,000th hitter on Tuesday night. I will go so far as saying that his is the greatest free agent signing in team history. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
2,008: Phillies 6, Brewers 3
Zack Wheeler struck out the side in the first and reached his 2,000th strikeout on a high fastball to Brice Turang. He would strike out eight more batters as the night went on in a pretty good effort. Brandon Marsh smacked a home run off Dustin May and no one needed a home run as […]
Gamethread 9/22: Brewers at Phillies
Here are the lineups for game 1 against Milwaukee. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Brewers:
Built for the regular season: Phillies vs. Brewers series preview
The Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in baseball at 98-58. They’ve essentially clinched a bye for the Wild Card round, and it is just a matter of whether or not they will have homefield advantage throughout the entire playoffs. Or at least, the entire playoffs before they get eliminated. This is the Brewers’ fourth […]
Justin Crawford is proving everyone right
Sunday afternoon’s Phillies game offered a glimpse into just what Justin Crawford can become. The 22-year-old rookie stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the eighth inning of a 4-2 game. The Phillies desperately needed to add on to their lead to give their beleaguered bullpen more […]
Should the Phillies cut back on Brandon Marsh’s playing time?
It’s hard to overstate just how far Brandon Marsh has fallen this season. On the eve of starting in his first All-Star game, Marsh was hitting .301, seventh best in the NL, with an .829 OPS and 15 home runs, one away from tying his career high. Now as we enter the last full week […]
Phillies news: Orion Kerkering, Alex McFarlane, Tampa Bay Rays
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Alex McFarlane, Bryan Rincon are the Paul Owens award winners
Each year, the Phillies select a position player and a pitcher from their minor league system that they believe to have had the best year in their organization. This year’s winners are probably easy to identify. McFarlane has been making a name for himself of late at the major league level, but it’s important to […]
Three up, three down: Sept. 14 – 20
A 3-3 week that felt like they lost every game is not exactly how I thought it would go. Playing the Mets in New York always felt daunting, especially if they knew they could damage the Phillies’ playoff hopes in any way they could, but splitting two games in Washington just can’t happen this time […]
If Jesus Luzardo is a playoff reliever, when do you use him?
The Phillies were given some good news yesterday when Jesus Luzardo was cleared to start throwing in a possible return to the team in time for the playoffs. All signs point to the Phillies treating Luzardo as a reliever to begin the postseason. When asked if the Phillies are entertaining either scenario — Luzardo as […]
Phillies news: Jesus Luzardo, Orion Kerkering, Alex Bregman
No games today means the Phillies can’t break my heart once again. With only three games on the schedule for MLB in total today, a lot of teams are getting set before the final sprint to the end of the season. Luckily, the Phillies will be stress free all week!!! On to the links. Phillies […]
That’s more like it: Phillies 7, Mets 2
The pitching was a mess, in dire need of a starter that would step up and pitch well enough that the bullpen wouldn’t be an issue. At the very least, the Phillies needed some length out of their starter, avoiding the bullpen as much as possible. Enter Cristopher Sanchez. Sanchez stopped the bleeding for the […]
Gamethread 9/20: Phillies at Mets
After a couple of bullpen-fueled losses, the Phillies will attempt to salvage a split in their series against the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon. Cristopher Sanchez will start for the Phillies, and Phillies fans will hope he looks better than in his last two starts when he’s given up 11 runs in 11.1 innings. […]
The bullpen. Now what?
In yesterday’s game against the Mets, the soft underbelly (or maybe, the softer underbelly) of the bullpen was exposed. Brooks Raley, Chase Shugart and Orion Kerkering were given spots in the game where they were asked to at least keep the game within reach, yet instead, they pushed it over the edge into a winless […]
Phillies news: Brandon Marsh, Orion Kerkering, Jose Ramirez
Are there any good relievers left on the Phillies’ roster? Anyone? If there is any hope of their doing some kind of damage in the playoffs, it’s likely resting squarely on the shoulders of whoever Don Mattingly decides to entrust the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Embarrassing: Mets 10, Phillies 3
We have reached the point in the season where each win is critical. With as well as the Cubs and Padres are playing right now, the Phillies need to win as many games as they possibly can, playing with some kind of verve in order to make the playoffs. What we’re getting is another embarrassing […]
Gamethread 9/19: Phillies at Mets
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Mets: Let’s talk about it.
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