The Good Phight

Do the Phillies wait too long on prospects like Otto Kemp? | Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The narrative that the Phillies slow play their prospects lives on With starting third baseman Alec Bohm slumping to open the season, and Otto Kemp going on a tear at Lehigh Valley, there has been a growing narrative among some Phillies fans that the Phillies should (must?) … [Read more...] about The Phillies and the art of not rushing prospects

Think you can figure out what Phillies player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. Hello Phillies fans! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new The Good Phight In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Phillies player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share … [Read more...] about Can you guess this Phillies right-hander in today’s in-5 trivia game?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images It’s almost Mother’s Day I’m still trying to process how ESPN decided that tomorrow’s game between the Phillies and Guardians was the one they wanted to broadcast for Sunday Night Baseball. Yes they are two good teams and the Phillies do draw well on TV, but the Guardians? Really? On to the links. Phillies news: Andrew Painter is now … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 5/10/2025

Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports There has to be one, right? Interleague play is an abomination on the game and should be abolished whenever the game decides to expand to 32 teams. Ok, that’s off my chest. The Phillies have been playing interleague games for years now and some of the games make sense. Seeing the Phillies in Fenway to take on the Red Sox? I’m down with … [Read more...] about Which interleague matchup is your favorite that the Phillies play?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Ah, the time-honored letdown game. After a comeback victory last night to secure the sweep in Tampa Bay, the Philadelphia Phillies (22-16) put in a sluggish day’s work against the Cleveland Guardians (23-15) to the tune of a 6-0 loss, their fourth shutout of the year. Despite collecting a combined 12 hits and walks compared to 11 by … [Read more...] about Blanked in the ‘Land: Guardians 6, Phillies 0