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Phillies News: Taijuan Walker, Jesús Luzardo, Bryce Harper
One week ago, I opened up the links by noting that the results of the Braves series would have a major impact on the mood of the fanbase. The same can be said today. Let us hope that this series will turn out better than the last. Onto the links. Phillies news Taijuan Walker’s time […]
Close, but still not good enough: Cubs 8, Phillies 7
The Phillies finally showed some signs of life, but nevertheless they still couldn’t manage to finally break their losing streak, which has now extended to nine games. They erased a 6-2 deficit and tied it at 7-7 in the ninth, but ultimately, they couldn’t find a way to win in extras while Dansby Swanson walked […]
Gamethread 4/23: Phillies at Cubs
Here are the lineups for the final game in Chicago. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Cubs:
Phillies release Taijuan Walker
Prior to Thursday’s game against the Cubs, the Phillies announced that Taijuan Walker was released. Walker pitched Wednesday night’s game behind Kyle Backhus, allowing five runs, four of them earned, in only four innings. It was not all of his fault; Justin Crawford dropped a shallow flyball that eventually led to a run. But it […]
What are the possible changes the Phillies could make right now?
The times, they are bad. The vibes, they are also bad. Pretty much everything associated with the Phillies right now is bad. Nothing is going right and the product on the field is approaching (if it hasn’t already reached) unwatchable. Change has been demanded by many that follow the team, but realistically, what can they […]
Is it time for the Phillies to do something drastic?
The Phillies are a mess right now. You know it. I know it. They know it. To paraphrase the great Yogi Berra, it’s getting late early. You cannot win a division or a pennant in April, but you can certainly lose one. And you can do that by doing things like winning two of your […]
Phillies News: J.T. Realmuto, Clearwater, Lucas Giolito
The Phillies have been bad and unlucky to start the season. Now they can officially add “injured” to that list of grievances, as J.T. Realmuto was placed on the injured list with back spasms, joining the likes of Jhoan Duran, Jonathan Bowlan, and Zach Pop who were already on the IL. Get ready for a […]
Exit 8: Cubs 7, Phillies 2
…we came in? Anyway, I saw Exit 8 a few days ago. It’s a horror film about a man who finds himself trapped in an endless, looping train station passage, returning again and again to the same place. It’s come to mind, watching the Phillies recently. There’s always an element of repetition to a baseball […]
Gamethread 4/22: Phillies at Cubs
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Cubs: Let’s talk about it.
Where have all the fielders gone?
In their attempt to aggravate an entire fanbase to absolutely no end, the Phillies have tried every avenue of the game of baseball. The laser-like focus of fans’ ire has been on the offense and rightfully so. The number of ways that one can talk about how much the offense has struggled are legion – […]
What do You Expect from Wheeler’s Return?
Circle it on your calendar: per Charlotte Varnes of the Athletic, Zack Wheeler will be making his comeback this Saturday, for a start against the Atlanta Braves. We all know what Wheeler can do when he’s at full strength. And if he was at full strength, this would be a very boring question of the […]
Phillies news: Zack Wheeler, Dave Dombrowski, Munetaka Murakami
This is probably completely irrelevant, but does it seem like J.T. Realmuto takes fewer ABS challenges than he probably should? On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Baserunners ahoy! Cubs 7, Phillies 4
The Phillies have had their share of poorly pitched ballgames this season. While they have had games in which they’ve given up more runs, there’s a case that this was actually their worst pitched game of the season. The Phillies’ pitching staff gave up 12 hits, walked ten batters, and hit two others for good […]
Gamethread 4/21: Phillies at Cubs
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Cubs: Let’s talk about it.
Phillies MLR 4/14-4/19/26: Zack Wheeler struggles in rehab start
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (11-10) Pitching Highlights: Jean Cabrera – 1 GS, 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HBPBryce Wilson – 3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, HBPAlan Rangel – 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, WPConnor […]
History is not on the Phillies’ side, but they’re also not dead
With each gruesome loss, the bleakness of their situation increases. You can see it in the numbers. After Monday night’s 5-1 loss to the Cubs, the Phillies are 8-14. They have had a similar, or worse, record a number of times in their long and storied franchise history, and the trends do not portent good […]
The Phillies are playing poorly and getting unlucky
The Phillies can’t do anything right at the moment. They’ve pitched poorly, their defense has been a mess, and their offense has been almost nonexistent. In addition to playing poorly, they’ve also had absolutely horrendous luck, as their .355 batting average on balls in play against is the worst in baseball entering Monday. In fact, […]
How would you align the Phillies bullpen in Jhoan Duran’s absence?
During this brutal start to the season, the Phillies have also seen a rash of injuries hit their bullpen. First it was Jonathan Bowlan (who had been one of the few players off to an encouraging start), then Zach Pop, and finally over the weekend, Jhoan Duran was added to the injured list with an […]
Phillies news: Alec Bohm, Adolis Garcia, Mick Abel
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Taking it on the Chin: Cubs 5 Phillies 1
For one night, it wasn’t swinging bunts or soft jam shots that killed the Phillies pitching staff. Instead, it was hard contact from the Cubs lineup that plagued Nola’s night. Aaron Nola walked back to the mound for his second inning of work in Wrigley, after the offense behind him stranded the bases loaded with […]
Gamethread 4/20: Phillies at Cubs
Game one of a new series on deck. Here are the lineups, let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Cubs:
Opposition research: Nico Hoerner
In 2023, I thought it would be fun to title my series previews using lyrics from Beastie Boys songs. It seemed like a fine idea until the Phillies found themselves seven games under .500 in early June. I decided that they no longer deserved me making the effort to find an appropriate song lyric. Once […]
Three up, three down: week of April 13-19
There are some weeks where finding the three players that played well is rather difficult. With the Phillies, this is one of those weeks. Nothing went right, but on we shall march. Three up Cristopher Sanchez – Man, when your defense lets you down, it can make a good week look a whole lot worse. […]
What do you think will turn around the soonest for the Phillies?
The Phillies just suffered their worst homestand in quite a while. They didn’t hit well, they didn’t field well, they (honestly) didn’t pitch very well either. It’s not good baseball to watch, it’s not good baseball to analyze right now. Is there anything going right for the team at this moment? Bryce Harper has been […]
Phillies news: Taijuan Walker, Bryson Stott, Hunter Brown
I’m usually the one around here that looks for the optimistic point of view with the Phillies. They’re still a talented team that will likely make the playoffs this year, even if right now it’s bleak. The baseball gods have frowned on them in a rather substantial way (or is it the ghost of Harry […]
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