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Phillies news: Kyle Schwarber, Cristopher Sanchez, Willson Contreras
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Phillies MLR 5/5-5/10/26: There is no stopping the ferreBUS
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (19-20) Pitching Highlights: Bryse Wilson – 2 GS. 9.2 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, HR, HBPCharles King – 1 GS, 2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 KJean Cabrera – 1 GS, 4 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, […]
Three up, three down: week of May 4-10
This might be the easiest top three we have had in a while. Guess that is what happens when the team is playing good baseball – you have players performing well! Three up Bryce Harper – I usually don’t mess around with leaderboards on the bigger numbers until Memorial Day. I’ll use them for searching […]
Would you give Brandon Marsh an extension?
Let’s jump straight to the question of the day: would you give Brandon Marsh a contract extension beyond this season? Is this a question based on yesterday’s performance? Perhaps, but let’s think this one through a little bit. The team’s outfield depth is near nonexistent in the minor leagues outside of maybe Dante Nori. There […]
Phillies news: Brandon Marsh, Dante Nori, Rhett Lowder
Is Cristopher Sanchez at the beginning of a Cy Young run? He’s got his ERA down to 2.11 and has looked dominant the past two outings. There’s this guy in Los Angeles is having an arguably better season, but Sanchez has put himself back into the conversation. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Thanks, Kyle Schwarber’s mom: Phillies 6, Rockies 0
Listen, you’re probably reading this because you were out today doing things with your mom, wife, grandmother, someone. And that’s fine. It’s darn near impossible to watch every single baseball game. So today, just know this: if you missed the baseball game, thank the moms of Cristopher Sanchez and Kyle Schwarber for giving them to […]
Gamethread 5/10: Phillies vs Rockies
The Phillies will attempt to celebrate Mother’s Day by earning a series victory over the Colorado Rockies. On the mound will be Cristopher Sanchez, coming off a spectacular start where he delivered eight shutout innings. He’ll be opposed by righthander Tomoyuki Sugano. The Japanese import has a 3.41 ERA in his second MLB season. Game […]
Other than Jhoan Duran, who is the Phillies’ best reliever?
Last night, the Phillies’ bullpen held the Rockies without a baserunner over 4 1/3 innings. Colorado isn’t exactly a titan of offensive production, but this season, they’ve also been no slouch. Holding them down like that is still rather impressive. It got me thinking: other Jhoan Duran, who is this team’s best reliever this season? […]
Phillies news: Alec Bohm, Fleer, Bobby Cox
It seems as though that Alec Bohm is the Phillies topic of the weekend right now. Most of the articles being written about them are centered on the struggling third baseman and the team’s plans with him. At least they are recognizing that there is a problem. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
King for a day: Phillies 9, Rockies 3
Alec Bohm has been under fire lately and justifiably so. He’s been one of the worst hitters in the game this year and came under question, even in these here pages, about his viability as a regular in the lineup. Don Mattingly sat him down for two days to give him a reset, but openly […]
The Notes: Adolis Garcia’s Approach and Big Bad Jon Bowlan’s Usage
Does a one-pitch homer count as a sequence for anyone? It’s a fair question but bending the rules is ok. What’s also ok is what Adolis Garcia is doing at the plate. The results haven’t been flashy and the underlying stuff is just fine. He is hitting the ball harder but is also not pulling […]
How are we feeling about playoffs?
Probably not the question to be asking after two consecutive losses, but it’s fair. The Phillies are 17-21, yet still maintain decent enough playoff odds by FanGraphs and Baseball Reference. They have played better baseball of late, which has at least made them more watchable. So, how are we feeling about their playoff chances? The […]
Phillies news: Andrew Painter, Dylan Moore, Blake Snell
Maybe there is something about Jesus Luzardo and these midseason starts with the Phillies. He just seems to have troubles with these starts and this would be another one. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Always never enough: Rockies 9, Phillies 7
The Philadelphia Phillies (17-22) overcame a six-run deficit to come all the way back to take their series opener against the visiting Colorado Rockies (16-23) to extra innings, only to let it slip away for a 9-7 defeat. Jesus Luzardo dug a huge hole with a nightmare fourth inning, allowing five runs on five hits […]
Gamethread 5/8: Rockies at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Rockies: Let’s talk about it.
Opposition research: Mickey Moniak
What if before the season, I told you that a former Phillie would be leading the National League in OPS come the second week of May? You’d probably assume that Nick Castellanos was having some sort of revenge season out in San Diego, right? Well, don’t worry. Nicky is batting .183 and playing his usual […]
Let’s not press any panic buttons yet on Andrew Painter
The first inning of Andrew Painter’s start against the Athletics was a painful one. The first four batters all reached base safely and all scored thanks to home runs by Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker. The pitch to Langeliers was a bad one, one that got appropriately punished, but the home run to Rooker wasn’t […]
What do you make of Orion Kerkering’s season so far?
Orion Kerkering was probably the biggest story from the end of the 2025 season. His gaffe that sealed the Phillies’ elimination at the hands of the Dodgers in the NLDS loomed like a specter over the entire offseason. But as we sit in May 2026, Kerkering has been in the background amid the team’s early […]
Phillies news: Trea Turner, Alec Bohm, Spencer Jones
Remember how the Phillies climbed out of their run differential hole with a 9-0 win over the Athletics the other night? That was fun. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Andrew Painter’s Four Seam Fastball: Athletics 12 Phillies 1
It’s one start, only one start. Andrew Painter will make many more this season and over his big league career and hopefully, most of them end better than this. This start is probably an outlier in the grand scheme of things for a young pitcher who has to learn the sport. However, there was a […]
Gamethread 5/7: Phillies vs Athletics
Here are the lineups for the series finale against the Athletics. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Athletics:
Bryson Brings Big Boom in Barrels, Bids Bye-Bye to Bat’s Big Bugaboo
It is said that a leopard can’t change its spots. Change is a necessary part of success as a ballplayer, and thus, leopards do not play baseball (please note, per the Air Bud clause, that this is not technically banned). Bryson Stott cannot be suspected of being a leopard in disguise, despite his cat-like swiftness, […]
Should the Phillies attempt to steal more bases?
Despite their recent winning ways, the Phillies offense is still struggling to produce runs on a consistent basis. There hasn’t been much power to be found outside of Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, and Brandon Marsh is still the only other hitter who has been anything close to consistent. Perhaps the Phillies should look to […]
Phillies News: Cristopher Sánchez, Bryson Stott, Carlos Correa
Edmundo Sosa is such a fascinating ballplayer. He was in swing at everything mode in the eighth inning, but he managed to foul off enough pitches well outside of the zone until he got one to hit and delivered the go ahead, two-run single. And because of it, the Phillies are now 1-10 in games […]
Every day, in every way: Phillies 6, Athletics 3
The Mattingly-resurgent Philadelphia Phillies (17-20), they of “8-2 in last ten games” fame, removed another monkey off their backs as they defeated lefty, Jeffrey Springs, and the Athletics (18-18) by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday night, their first victory against a left-handed starter in 11 tries this season. It was Zack Wheeler’s first home […]
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