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Cubs Clobbered, Cris Conquers: Phillies 13, Cubs 7
“Javier Assad has faced 51 batters without allowing a single barreled ball”. So said the helpful auto-generated commentary in the MLB app’s Gameday feature after Trea Turner grounded out to start the bottom of the first. The next play read “Kyle Schwarber homers (5) on a fly ball to center field”. Well. Can an AI […]
Gamethread 4/13: Cubs at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Cubs: Let’s talk about it.
Jonathan Bowlan to the injured list
One of the more effective relievers the team has right now is going to be missing some time on the injured list. Bowlan has been quietly good with the team, compiling a 3.86 ERA (1.28 FIP) over his seven innings of work. He’s struck out eight hitters and walked only one, so his stuff is […]
Living with the danger, I am always on the edge now: Phillies vs. Cubs series preview
With the loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday, the Phillies fell to a game under .500. They’ll now welcome another would-be contender who is off to an uneven start to the season that has left them a game under .500. Chicago Cubs Record: 7-8, Fifth place in National League Central (Two games back) The last […]
Three up, three down: week of April 6-12
Another week of frustrating offensive output, another week of what felt like lost time for the team. It’s still very early in the season, so no one should be even near a panic button….but it would be nice if this team started playing better baseball, particularly at home. Three up Bryce Harper – When the […]
Is an opener for Taijuan Walker the answer while he’s a starter?
The team has seen Taijuan Walker struggle in first innings this season and is trying to find a solution to the issue. It could be simulating that first inning in the bullpen, it could be having him throw longer bullpens to begin the day. One solution seems to be the best one if they are […]
Phillies news: Taijuan Walker, Andrew Painter, Nick Pivetta
Another uninspiring day for the Phillies, another loss for a series. The Diamondbacks are one of those pesky teams that cannot be allowed to hang around at all, lest they get a chance to chip away. Unfortunately, the Phillies ran into some strange outs to thwart comebacks they could have attempted. They’ll get another chance […]
Indulging in my self defeat: Diamondbacks 4, Phillies 3
After a mostly ugly series at San Francisco, a return home to play the Arizona Diamondbacks should have helped get the Phillies back on track. But the ugly play largely continued against Arizona, and a slew of self-imposed mistakes caused the Phillies to lose the game – and the series – on Sunday by a […]
Gamethread 4/12: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks
After pulling out a narrow win on Saturday afternoon, the Phillies will go for the series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Andrew Painter will make the third start of his young career in the rubber match. The Diamondbacks will go with veteran righthander Zac Gallen. Gallen has had success against the Phillies over […]
Luzardo Changes it Up
There was a lot of talk about running it back this offseason. After a frustratingly brief trip to the Elysian Fields of the playoffs, the fans, writ broadly, wanted change. Few, if any, would’ve wanted a change in Jesús Luzardo, though. His first season in red pinstripes (and blue/black gradient thing; not to fear, City […]
How do you think this team is trending overall?
The first few weeks of the season are over and the Phillies continue flirting with .500. They haven’t played well overall, which might lead some to feel like the beginning of the end is nigh. We all know that core groups go through a prime and a downturn, but no matter all the data that […]
Phillies news: Alec Bohm, Adolis Garcia, Zack Wheeler
Do the Phillies need to win this series at home to make you start feeling any better about them? Most people I know that follow the team are somewhat “blah” about the start the team has gotten off too, not caring that it’s just the beginning of the year still. They just want to see […]
Role reversal: Phillies 4, Diamondbacks 3
In last night’s game, the Phillies jumped out a big lead in the first inning, only to do nothing the rest of the way but give back the lead and the win. Today, the roles were switched. Arizona got out to a quick lead, then watched their starter give it all back. I like it […]
Gamethread 4/11: Diamondbacks at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Diamondbacks: Let’s talk about it.
The Notes: Luzardo handles Beck, Jonathan Bowlan tweaks
Jesús Luzardo dazzled in the second game of the road trip against the Colorado Rockies, striking out 11 in 6.2 innings of one-run ball. It was a strong bounce back start after struggling against Texas to begin the year. There is one three-pitch sequence that can tell anyone how dialed in he was in Coors. […]
There is an Alec Bohm issue, or so you say
The Phillies took another loss last night that probably should have been avoided. A hot start to the game where the first four batters all scored was followed up by more swings and misses than Disney live action remakes. One of the bigger culprits of the game was Alec Bohm, whose struggles continued thirteen games […]
Phillies news: Brandon Marsh, Bryce Harper, MLBPA
So we’re gonna do this Brandon Marsh as the cleanup hitter thing now? I guess it’ll work against a team without left handed relief pitching, but later on? What then? On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Scoreless Streak: Death & Rebirth. Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 4
The Phillies gazed upon their scoreless streak and said: no more. And so it was, in the bottom of the first inning on April 10th, 2026, that Trea Turner singled to left, and Kyle Schwarber walked, and Bryce Harper hit one to right to score Turner. The scoreless streak thus passed away at the age […]
Gamethread 4/10: Diamondbacks at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Diamondbacks: Let’s talk about it.
I’m not sure why you’re so surprised about the Phillies
Most of the time, a new season means a new beginning. It is infrequent that iterations of a roster are repeated year after year. When things don’t go right, it is common for significant changes to be made. As all of you reading this know, the Phillies have sought to buck that trend in recent […]
You get nothing for nothing if that’s what you do: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks series preview
Considering the competition, a .500 record on the Phillies’ six-game road trip was disappointing. But considering the stadiums they had to play in, the result was acceptable. Can we just burn Oracle Park to the ground? The Phillies will now have nine straight games at home. It’s still plenty early in the season, but with […]
The Phillies All-Doppelgänger Team
A few days ago, I was looking up Jesús Luzardo on Baseball Savant, as one does. Due to a typo, though, I accidentally searched for “Jesús Lizardo”. I expected to be redirected to Luzardo’s page. Instead, though, I was brought to a page on the very real Jesus Lizardo, a catcher who was in the […]
What are your first impressions of Jonathan Bowlan?
When the Phillies acquired Jonathan Bowlan in a trade over the winter with the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Matt Strahm, you would have been forgiven if it was the first time you were ever hearing about someone named Jonathan Bowlan. The 29-year-old had only appeared in 37 career MLB games to that point, […]
Phillies News: Aidan Miller, Zack Wheeler, the Offense
The Diamondbacks. the D-Backs. The Snakes. The Desert Dudes. I made that last one up. Anyway, Arizona is up next. Onto the links. Phillies news Runs have been in short supply recently. Here’s a look at why. Aidan Miller’s back injury has kept him out of action, but he’s on the path to recovery. Zack […]
Zack Wheeler’s third rehab outing shows there’s still work to be done
One of their missing pieces to their roster, the Phillies saw Zack Wheeler make his third rehab start with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Wednesday evening. The results were better this time around, if that’s something that you’re looking at closely. The real thing to watch with Wheeler is how the stuff is coming out post […]
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