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Who is the Phillies best reliever after Jhoan Duran?
The Phillies have pulled off some historic comebacks in Washington this week. They’ve come back while down to their last strike to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Part of the reason for those memorable comebacks though was forgettable outings from their bullpen. Orion Kerkering served up the go-ahead three run home run in […]
Phillies News: Justin Crawford, Don Mattingly, All-Star Game
The Phillies are heading to Queens for the first time this season. There, they will find a reeling Mets squad that would surely love to rattle off a few victories over their hated foe as a mood-lifter. They will also find some really, really good Chinese food. I had a plate of rice rolls there […]
One Team is Competing for More, the Other Isn’t Close to Ready: Phillies 10, Nationals 5
As you read the rest of this piece and remember the rest of this crazy game on a Thursday night before the Phillies head to Citi Field tomorrow, it is fair to ask what Nationals manager Blake Butera is supposed to do? Nothing worked. Nothing worked for the entire series as the Phillies paraded dingers […]
Gamethread 6/24: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups for the series finale in Washington. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
Most surprising thing at the midpoint? Brandon Marsh
The other day, we posted a poll about which thing has been most surprising this season for the Phillies. The results: Brandon Marsh’s tenure with the Phillies have been something of a roller coaster. His acquisition in 2022 was met with a bit consternation as the Phillies had to send Logan O’Hoppe back to the […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 6/25/2026
Another tough night for the Phillies’ minor league teams, with Clearwater the only team able to emerge victorious. There were plenty of shaky pitching performances across the board, and a demotion to the minors has seemingly not cured whatever ails Tanner Banks. Syracuse 5, Lehigh Valley 4 Things started off well for the IronPigs on […]
Has your opinion on Justin Crawford changed since the season began?
The Phillies came into the 2026 season with an almost unprecedented number of players returning to the team yet again for another year. However, one player that was new was Justin Crawford, as it was all but guaranteed that the top prospect would be the Phillies starting center fielder to begin 2026. And that’s exactly […]
Phillies News: Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Painter, Trade Targets
Another day, another game without Kyle Schwarber in the Phillies starting lineup. Don Mattingly told reporters that Schwarber’s back tightness is feeling better and that he could possibly return to the lineup tonight. Schwarber did appear in the game last night as a pinch hitter and worked a walk after a ten pitch at-bat that […]
Drag Me To Hill: Phillies 5, Nationals 4
In Sam Raimi’s 2009 horror flick Drag Me To Hell, a woman makes a mistake at work and is eventually condemned to eternal damnation for it. This is highly relatable for the Nationals’ bullpen arms, who made a mistake at work and were sentenced to hell for it. Well, surrendering a pinch-hit go-ahead homer to […]
Gamethread 6/24: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups for the third game in Washington. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
Opposing Pitchers: Stop Throwing Fastballs to Alec Bohm
I’ve never been a pitcher— unless we count a few Be a Pro save files in various editions of MLB: The Show —, but I have to imagine it’s something of a relief to throw a fastball. You don’t have to torture your arm with some tendon-twisting, movement-generating motion, you don’t have to worry that […]
Can we leave Bryce Harper alone please?
This off-season, there were reasons to be critical of Bryce Harper. First, he simply wasn’t as impactful on the field in 2025 as he had been in previous seasons. His .844 OPS was his lowest since 2016 and he failed to make an impact in the postseason for the first time in his career. He […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 6/24/2026
The big club had a truly thrilling night as they shocked the Nationals, but the affiliates had one that produced emotions of a rather different sort. All of the Phillies affiliates lost last night, and the pitchers faced particular trouble, with only the Threshers allowing fewer than eight runs. The season is long, and memory […]
What’s your early impression of Derek Hill?
It’s been just under two weeks since Derek Hill left the Windy City and joined the City of Brotherly Love. Since then, he’s played in nine games for the Phillies. That’s not enough to get a particularly accurate picture of his performance. But it is enough to get a first impression, and you know what […]
Phillies news: Bryce Harper, Alan Rangel, Benny Montgomery
Usually, we eschew stories about other sports, but this is a pretty funny Phillies connection to be made. The Trail Blazers hired Micah Nori as their next head coach. Does that name sound familiar? Philadelphia truly is the center of the sports universe. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Bog wild: Phillies 14, Nationals 9
Down 5-0 halfway through the game, the Philadelphia Phillies (43-36) came all the way back to take the lead in the eighth inning, coughed in back up and then swallowed it once again with an epic ninth for a 14-9 victory to tie their four-game series against the Washington Nationals (41-39). Kyle Schwarber was a […]
Gamethread 6/23: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Nationals: Lets’s talk about it.
How are the Phillies at the midway point?
The middle of the season is just about here (no, the All-Star Game is not the middle of the season), which means it’s good to stop and take stock of how the Phillies have been doing. It’s pretty simple for me to list all the of the ways that Kyle Schwarber has improved this year […]
Brandon Marsh is on pace to start the All Star Game
Phillies fans, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is, you’re killing it in your efforts to elect Brandon Marsh to a starting outfield spot on the National League All Star team. In voting released by the league Monday, Marsh’s 1.256 million votes are second-most among NL outfielders, trailing only the Dodgers’ […]
2026 Phillies MLB Draft Preview: Aiden Ruiz, SS
I haven’t seen any mocks sending Ruiz to the Phillies or any rumors reported on interest from the Phillies, but it’s hard to miss the similarities to picks during the Barber/Mattingly/Dombrowski regime. Ruiz is old for the class (turned 19 in March), is an up the middle defender, has a contact over power approach, but […]
What do you think of Don Mattingly’s handling of pitchers?
You simply cannot deny that the Phillies have improved under Don Mattingly’s watch. Since Mattingly took over as interim manager after the firing of Rob Thomson on April 28th, the Phillies have gone 33-17 and resurrected their chances at defending their NL East division crown. That record is the best in MLB over that span […]
Phillies news: Tim Mayza, Kyle Schwarber, Sonny Gray
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An Australian and his Foster: Nationals 4, Phillies 1
The Phillies offense struggled against another left-handed starting pitcher, as this time Foster Griffin of the Nationals shut down the Philadelphia lineup while a back breaking two-run homer from Curtis Mead in the seventh put the game out of reach in a 4-1 loss. Griffin flummoxed the Phillies hitters all night, racking up nine strikeouts […]
Gamethread 6/22: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups for game 1 in Washington. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
Come see C.J. Abrams (while you can): Phillies vs. Nationals series preview
The Phillies’ previous opponent was expected to be a contender but is mired in last place. Now, they’ll head south to take on a Nationals team that many expected to finish in last place but instead finds itself in the mix for a playoff spot. It seems unlikely that the Nationals will remain in that […]
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