Let’s hope J.T.’s slump has transformed into a streak | Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports On the one year anniversary of Topper’s promotion, the bullpen pulls together and the offense gets going After a five-game skid, the Phillies pulled out a win and climbed out of a tie with the Washington Nationals in the basement of the NL East. It’s nice to win one every once in a … [Read more...] about Beating teams they should beat: Phillies 4, Nationals 2
Gamethread 6/3: Phillies at Nationals
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Watch (if you really want to) Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Day 2 in Washington. #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/TsKHkNkrgp— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 3, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js For the Nationals: return of the … [Read more...] about Gamethread 6/3: Phillies at Nationals
Well It Wasn’t Castellanos’s Fault: Phillies 7 Nationals 8
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia Phillies are now tied for last place in the National League East. The Philadelphia Phillies came into tonight’s game ranked dead last in on-base percentage at .266. For context, it’s thirteen points lower than the second-to-last Kansas City Royals, the second-worst team in the sport behind the Oakland Athletics. So, Rob … [Read more...] about Well It Wasn’t Castellanos’s Fault: Phillies 7 Nationals 8
Gamethread 6/2: Phillies at Nationals
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Feels like they need to sweep this series Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: DC #RingTheBell : @NBCPhiladelphia : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbmEV // https://t.co/vgbMhIMsON pic.twitter.com/lbWd77mD7e— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 2, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js For the Nationals: the best … [Read more...] about Gamethread 6/2: Phillies at Nationals
Welcome to Suckville: Phillies vs. Nationals series preview
It’s June, Kyle. Time to wake up | John Jones-USA TODAY Sports It’s hard to find much good to say about the Phillies right now No Beastie Boys lyric in the title? Nope, I’m not going to waste my team trying to find an appropriate lyric when the team is playing like crap. After a godawful series in New York, the Phillies head to Washington to take on the Nationals. The … [Read more...] about Welcome to Suckville: Phillies vs. Nationals series preview
Rise and Phight: 6/2/2023
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Yuck. The Phillies are a bad baseball team right now. Let’s get that out of the way, first and foremost. That doesn’t make them any less talented. It’s just undeniable that they are bad right now. Will they continue to be? Probably not. What they cannot do is keep sleepwalking away the days on the calendar. Now, there have been some online … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 6/2/2023
Gamethread 6/1: Phillies at Mets
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Because we have to Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Thursday afternoon lineup. #RingTheBell : @NBCSPhilly // @MLBNetwork : @SportsRadioWIP : https://t.co/HhDxScbUut // https://t.co/vgbMhIN0El pic.twitter.com/PzlIRdSq5n— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 1, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js For the Mets: Day … [Read more...] about Gamethread 6/1: Phillies at Mets
As Expected: Mets 4, Phillies 2
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Amazin’ how bad this series was... Taijuan Walker did not have the triumphant return to New York he probably hoped to have. In fact, his first performance against his former team is one he probably wants to forget entirely. Walker only lasted four innings before being replaced. Though he only gave up three runs, his velocity was down. That … [Read more...] about As Expected: Mets 4, Phillies 2
Rise and Phight: 6/1/2023
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports It’s getting ugly For me, the worst part about watching this team right now is the seeming disinterest they have in playing. They obviously do, but they look like they just don’t care that they’re playing poorly. It’s almost like they’re just waiting for the good baseball to kick in, starting today now that June is here. I understand the … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 6/1/2023