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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 […]
Gamethread 5/6: Phillies vs Athletics
Here are the lineups for game 2 of the series. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Athletics:
Which April trends are real or fake?
The calendar has flipped to May, which means we aren’t allowed to say “it’s still only April!” any longer. That’s fairly obvious when one actually reads the calendar, but by this point in the season, some of the things that are happening on the field may actually be how the season is going to happen […]
The ABS Awards
Yesterday, TGP’s own Joe Edinger wrote about how the Phillies fared through the first month of the ABS system. You can (and should!) get the big picture from reading his article. But today I’d like to look at the smaller picture. What were the best and worst ABS challenges from Phillies through the first month? […]
Do you think Aaron Nola is turning the corner?
6 innings pitched, 5 hits allowed, 5 strikeouts, no runs, earned or otherwise. That was Aaron Nola’s line in Monday night’s win against the Marlins. And it was exactly what we want to see from him. It was Nola’s best start of the year by far. One game, however, is not much of a sample […]
Phillies news: Aaron Nola, Adolis Garcia, Tarik Skubal
Death, taxes, Cristopher Sanchez pitching well at Citizens Bank Park. Makes you wonder if the mound there is perhaps different than the mounds across the game. There was always the allegations that the mound at Dodger Stadium was taller than anywhere else, so maybe there is something different. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB […]
Harper and Sanchez: Partners in eliteness – Phillies 9, Athletics 1
After two innings in Tuesday’s series opener against the Oakland Athletics, it looked like it might be another frustrating night for the Phillies’ offense. One night after squeaking out a 1-0 win over the Marlins, the Phillies seemed determined to leave as many runners on base as possible. They loaded the bases against A’s starter […]
How ‘Sheriff’ Tim Mayza has brought the fun back to Phillies bullpen
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 […]
Gamethread 5/5: Athletics at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Athletics: Let’s talk about it.
Is it “Mattingly Magic” or simply reverting to “normal?”
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, […]
Opposition research: Jeff McNeil
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 […]
How the Phillies have fared one month into the ABS system
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, […]
Is it time to end the Felix Reyes experiment?
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 […]
Phillies news: J.T. Realmuto, Garrett Stubbs, Tarik Skubal
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What’s In a Name? Phillies 1, Marlins 0
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, […]
Gamethread 5/4: Phillies at Marlins
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Marlins: Let’s talk about it.
Phillies MLR 4/28-5/3/26: Threshers mash through the competition
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, […]
Three up, three down: week of April 27 – May 3
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 […]
How much does the schedule help the Phillies?
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 […]
Phillies news: Jhoan Duran, Aaron Nola, Ronald Acuna, Jr.
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:
Philasaurus Rex Breaks Out of the Paddack: Phillies 7, Marlins 2
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 […]
Gamethread 5/3: Phillies at Marlins
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 […]
Phillies news: Garrett Stubbs, Dylan Moore, Anthony Volpe
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 hit, that’s all we got? Marlins 4, Phillies 0
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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