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What’s your concern level about Kyle Schwarber’s health?
Kyle Schwarber has been arguably the Phillies best and most consistent hitter this season, but even he too is not immune to slumps. In Schwarber’s case, he has not homered since July 18th and has hit only three round trippers since the start of July across a total of 112 plate appearances. To his credit, […]
Phillies News: Luis Arraez, Jhoan Duran, Alumni Weekend
The Phillies are scheduled to play tonight, but the weather looks dicey at best, with the possibility of a pop-up thunderstorm looming. Hopefully it won’t be another Baltimore situation where the game is played amidst mud piles before a long delay burns one of the Phillies’ ace starting pitchers. On to the links. Phillies news: […]
Extra Unfortunate: Nationals 10, Phillies 4
There is no sugarcoating it: this was a deeply unpleasant game. It didn’t look that way for most of it. Early on there was a charming, cheering, homer clanging off the foul pole from a most unlikely hitter, and later on the Phillies looked like they were in position for a walk-off thriller. But it […]
Gamethread 8/5: Nationals at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Nationals:
It’s time to call Jesus Luzardo a true Phillies ace
For all the hand-wringing (much of it deserved) over the moves the decisions the Phillies made, the players acquired and the Trade Deadline moves not made, the core strength of the team have never been in doubt. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are star sluggers. Jhoan Duran is an elite closer. And the top three […]
BreakingT has some merch for Luis Arraez and Derek Hill
He has injected energy and contact ability into the Phillies lineup already and it’s only been one game. Luis Arraez is a player straight out of the 1980’s with the ability to put the bat on the ball and should be a player that is loved in this city. Here is some merch that you […]
Luis Arraez: The Anti-Schwarber
In the fourth episode of the second season of Star Trek, the crew members of the good ship Enterprise find themselves confronted with evil doppelgängers from another dimension. Though only Spock’s malicious counterpart had a beard, with the sinister versions of James T. Kirk, Dr. McCoy, and others remaining clean-shaven, the idea of evil imitators […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 8/5/2026
Rain wouldn’t have been a problem for the Clearwater vs. Tampa game, since both teams have nicknames of the aquatic variety. But neither Fightin Phils nor Flying Squirrels do well in water; it’s a shame their contest was the one that faced a deluge. Lehigh Valley 10, Worcester 5 What a day for Felix Reyes: […]
What are your thoughts on the new batting order?
A new hitter means a new batting order. Sure, the change in the lineup created by the addition of Luis Arraez is far less shocking than the changes it created for the defense. But there’s still plenty to discuss. Arraez batted cleanup last night. He’s far from the prototypical cleanup hitter, but baseball has been […]
Phillies news: Luis Arraez, defense, George Lombard, Jr.
It’s amazing what happens to a lineup when people aren’t constantly getting struck out with men on base and less than one out. I know the defense is going to be wonky, but the addition of Luis Arraez to the lineup is going to be great. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Arraez-ing tide: Phillies 5, Nationals 0
Luis Arraez’s Philadelphia Phillies (61-53) debut went about as well as you could draw it up with their new second baseman knocking in a pair of runs on a couple of hits to support Jesus Luzardo’s terrific effort in a 5-0 shutout of the Washington Nationals (55-60) on Tuesday night. The new defensive alignment went […]
Gamethread 8/4: Nationals at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Nationals: Let’s talk about it.
How you feeling about the new infield defense?
Listen, the defense has been the hot topic of the Phillies right now. The addition of Luis Arraez has met with some compliments as well as consternation. The unhappiness is mostly due to the shift in defensive alignment the team has in store. We have heard about it already, so let’s see how you feel […]
Zack Wheeler Goes Outside
Zack Wheeler, most protean of pitchers, is always changing something. Sometimes it’s his arm angle (it’s declined every year since 2021, going from 38 degrees to today’s 22). Sometimes it’s the addition of a new pitch, or the subtraction of one (goodbye, Wheeler’s cambio, last seen 2023, now keeping the Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Thylacine, and […]
The Phillies sure are different after the trade deadline
There was a flurry of activity yesterday, the trading deadline for MLB, and the Phillies were caught up in the maelstrom of it all. Bringing in Luis Arraez and Brooks Raley earlier in the day, followed by , there is a new roster in place that will try and get into October and hopefully, further […]
What do you think of the Phillies’ Trade Deadline moves?
The 2026 MLB trade deadline has come and gone and now we’re left to take stock of where everything stands. The Phillies were active as expected, as they acquired Luis Arraez and Caleb Kilian from the San Francisco Giants in addition to adding Brooks Raley from the New York Mets. In exchange, the team shipped […]
Phillies news: Luis Arraez, grades, Adley Rutschman
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Over the Fence. Over the Hill: Phillies 6 Nationals 3
Nationals manager Blake Butera was ejected in the top of the seventh inning because he thought Garrett Stubbs tripped into Nasim Nuñez during a run down that began to change the tides into the Phillies favor. While Butera was not witnessing the game from the dugout, he and the entire Nationals organization experienced a flashback […]
Gamethread 8/3: Nationals at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Nationals: Let’s talk about it.
Grading the Phillies’ trade deadline
There were several moves made by the Phillies today, helping us end our long suffering discussion about what they should do and what they shouldn’t do. Let’s grade them all. Phillies acquire Luis Arraez, Caleb Kilian from the Giants for Ramon Marquez, Marty Gair Obviously the doozy of the deals that were completed, there are […]
The defense is set. For now.
Bringing in Luis Arraez to mix up the offense has the consequence of also mixing up the defense as well. Speaking today with reports, Don Mattingly talked about the new defensive alignment. That is certainly a path to take with the pitching staff the team has right now, but if Robert Frost talked about the […]
Flipping the Bird: Phillies vs. Nationals series preview
Once I returned to American soil on Saturday night, the Phillies started winning again. Now, they’ve been (theoretically) bolstered by a few trades, and are ready to make a run to the playoffs over the final two months of the season. On the other hand, their next opponent has raised the proverbial white flag on […]
Trade deadline day thread
There are probably going to be a bunch of deals made today, so let’s concentrate all of the chatter about them here in this thread. We can talk about rumors, react to what has already gone down around the league, whatever you want. Let’s ride.
Phillies acquire Brooks Raley from the Mets
UPDATE: It’s official. On the lookout for bullpen help, the Phillies are going to make a move for a lefty to help out the group. Raley is a solid addition if it is done, giving them another left handed option that can supplant the options they have there currently. More to come. UPDATE: Here is […]
Phillies trade for Luis Arraez from the Giants
UPDATE: It’s official. It’s deadline day and the Phillies have reportedly made a deal. Landing Arraez has been rumored for a few days, but it appears to have come to fruition. Here is the rumored return. That’s a hefty package, but it’s the offensive upgrade they need. More to come
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