Small victories, large defeats.
PHILADELPHIA — Chase Shugart let the cat out of the bag in Miami over the weekend, admitting on the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast Tim Mayza was known as “The Sheriff.” The nickname has gotten around the clubhouse, enough where Mayza is “Sheriff” by default. Mayza isn’t the oldest player in the Phillies bullpen at 34 […]
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The Phillies return to Citizens Bank Park Tuesday in a much better place than when they left it. Rob Thomson began last week at the helm of a struggling 9-19 team that had suffered a 10-game losing streak and had lost 11 of 12. Dave Dombrowski reacted and replaced Thomson with his new bench coach, […]
Throughout baseball history, there have been players who can’t seem to decide if they are stars or not. They will turn in or two seasons that make it seem like they’re stars but also have seasons in which they look far more like good, but not great players. (Ask an older Yankees fan about Roberto […]
The automated ball and strike system is here to stay, and we’ve already seen its impact around baseball. It seems that the general consensus between players, fans, and media after one month of the new system is that it’s a welcome improvement that also adds a bit of a new strategy wrinkle to games. So, […]
It was a bit of a surprise when the Phillies promoted Felix Reyes to the majors on April 18th. It was a major surprise when he batted cleanup in his first ever MLB game. It was downright shocking that he took Chris Sale deep in his first at bat. However, everything that’s happened since is […]
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Names are a funny thing. Today’s Phillies starter has a name that accurately describes him: Aaron Nola is from Louisiana, where one can find New Orleans, or NOLA (he’s from Baton Rouge, but I have a good time with these puns, so I’m gonna laissez les bons temps rouler). Today’s Marlins starter has a name, […]
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Marlins: Let’s talk about it.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (17-16) Pitching Highlights: Alan Rangel – 2 GS, 10 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, 2 HBP, 2 HRBryce Wilson – 1 GS, 5 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 4 KCharles King – 1 GS, 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, […]
Well now, that feels much, much better, doesn’t it? After getting their manager fired with their poor play on the field, the Phillies turned around and swept the inept Giants, then took two of three in Miami before wrapping that series up today. It’s pretty impressive what good play will do for a team. Three […]
We’re still roughly a week away from the Phillies having fired Rob Thomson because of the team’s inability to play well. Taking stock of what things look like now is still a wee early since it’s only been six games, but those six games have been against some of the poorer faring teams in the […]
This whole “game on a Monday after a series should end on a Sunday” thing is just weird. Like, why couldn’t they have just scheduled a different day later this year? Very strange. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Try not to move is good advice when you are trapped in a Jeep with a Tyrannosaurus rex bearing down on you. It is bad advice when you are throwing a cutter. Unfortunately, as Marlins pitcher Chris Paddack found out, the Phillies are not like T. rexes,, and they will hit you very, very hard […]
After the Phillies delivered a one-hit offensive outburst on Saturday, they’ll try to get the bats going on Sunday in game three of their four-game series in Miami. Jesus Luzardo gets the ball for the Phillies. The former Marlin hasn’t had a great season so far, but he’s coming off a strong start of seven […]
The Phillies got Harry Doyle’d yesterday in Miami, but hey, they get two more cracks at winning the series down there. Maybe they were just taking that day as a rest day. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
One of the keys to winning baseball games is hitting the ball. While it is possible to achieve victory without recording a base hit, history has shown that getting multiple hits in a ball game is far more conducive to winning. In their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday, the Phillies did not get […]
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There has been a lot Andrew Painter has seen over their first month in the big leagues. He joined a contending team that got off to an uneven 8-8 start, then lost ten straight, and one of the greatest managers in the history of the franchise got sacked not even 30 games into the season. […]
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 […]
There have only been a handful of games in which to judge anything done by Don Mattingly so far. There really isn’t any discernable difference between him and Rob Thomson on much of anything that either does, but one thing does sort of stick out – he’s not a fan of letting starters go too […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]