Small victories, large defeats.
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” So said Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. It’s not quite winter yet, and baseball’s not quite over, but the weather’s getting colder and our remaining time with our […]
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The World Series lives on at least one more day (I am writing this before the game even starts). Since Jason didn’t ask it yesterday, did anyone here watch the entire 18 inning game Monday night? On to the links: Phillies News MLB News
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After their record-setting, instantly-ensconced in baseball lore marathon Game 3 that took place last night, the Dodgers and Blue Jays are right back to it tonight for Game 4. Shohei Ohtani is poised to embellish his legend by pitching in a World Series, the first two-way player to do so since Babe Ruth in Game […]
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There’s a reason Dave Dombrowski said what he said. When Dombrowski spoke to reporters last week following another disappointing, early-round playoff defeat by the Phillies and questioned whether Bryce Harper would be able to return to the previous “elite” level of play he enjoyed during his first six seasons in Philadelphia, it wasn’t done out […]
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Throughout the 2025 season, many Phillies fans mourned the absence of reliever Jeff Hoffman, who departed to the Blue Jays as a free agent. But the Phillies didn’t go Hoffmanless in 2025, as they (very briefly) had reliever Nolan Hoffman on the roster. If this name isn’t ringing a bell, that’s not surprising, as Hoffman […]
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I value sleep highly. Having multiple small children that are involved in travel sports and other competitions, my wife and I are on the go constantly. If we’re not going to one practice or game, we’re going to another. It means rest is valued quite a bit. So when I sit down to watch a […]
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Lots happening in baseball!!! Phillies News: MLB News:
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The World Series shifts to Los Angeles and tonight, someone will have a big advantage. Let’s talk about it.
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Alright, this is getting a little out of hand. Let’s acknowledge the biggest elephant in the room, which were the comments made by Dave Dombrowski about Bryce Harper at his end of season press conference. The comments “hurt” Harper. Those comments that were made were as follows: “Of course, he’s still a quality player,” Dombrowski […]
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The team always knew that Garrett Stubbs would be with the Phillies in some capacity. His minor league option that he had available, couple with the one that Rafael Marchan did not, meant that he was going to the minor leagues for the season outside of a possible injury. But was there a higher purpose […]
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In the daily links piece before, I mentioned how much I’ve enjoyed this World Series that has played out. The blow out and the pitching duel had something for everyone to enjoy as far as how the games, but I wondered about other people. There are lots of Phillies fans that check out of baseball […]
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The World Series shifts to Los Angeles today and I have to say: been a pretty good series thus far. Watching the Dodgers get their doors blown off is always fun, but I’m also one of those pitching duel aficionados that actually prefers those types of games to a 12-10 homer fest. I enjoyed Game […]
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Coming into 2025, the top three prospects in the team’s system were pretty well known. Aidan Miller, Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford were, in some manner, labeled as the consensus top three prospects the team was still developing, no matter where you put either one of those players and in what order. With 2026 right […]
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Sometimes, the Philadelphia media market is quite aggravating. We all know that the media tries to perform a single job, but we are in the midst of a ridiculous news cycle. Sigh. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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An explosion of runs led the Blue Jays to an early series lead. Will they extend that lead, or will the Dodgers strike back? Here’s an open thread for game 2.
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The other day, I posed a simple question to you. Do the Phillies need to go further with changes to the team in order to finally get to the summit of the game? The results: they are in. What did you say? That’s a whopping 79% of people that voted in this poll saying that […]
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The team seemingly had the head roll of Mike Calitri as the one who was sacrificed for another early playoff exit. Calitri was reassigned to a different position with the team, so now, they need a bench coach. There was a preference for someone who had managerial experience to fill the role, yet we haven’t […]
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Why yes, I did forget to write something here originally. Here you go! On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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It’s time to crown a 2025 champion. Who will it be, Toronto or Los Angeles? Let’s discuss.
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It seems impossible that the Detroit Tigers would actually do it. A team that is a true World Series contender should never consider such a thing. Despite it lacking all common sense and defies instincts of self preservation, there apparently is a chance that the best pitcher in baseball, the soon-to-be 29-year-old left-handed flame-thrower Tarik […]
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“You’re not dreaming,” went a tweet that the Phillies put out on March 22, 2022. “Nick Castellanos is a Phillie”. All dreams give way to reality eventually, but the awakening isn’t always so harsh. Over four seasons with the Phillies, Nick Castellanos has provided some sterling moments but nothing resembling the transformative excellence that was […]
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In the off chance you weren’t aware, the World Series officially begins tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the best of seven series. Blake Snell will take the mound for the Dodgers against Trey Yesavage for the Blue Jays at 8pm tonight. The Dodgers are looking to […]
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The Fall Classic starts tonight. Enjoy these, the last 4 to 7 baseball games we’ll have until the spring. Onto the links. Phillies news No, the Phillies aren’t trading Bryce Harper. Yes, Dave Dombrowski still sees him as one of the game’s best. Nick Castellanos has hired a new agent after representing himself throughout the […]
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In case you missed it, we here at TGP have officially started our offseason series where we take a look back at every player who suited up for the Phillies during the season. The series kicked off with a look at one of the Phillies biggest questions of the offseason in J.T. Realmuto. So, now […]
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The 2025 World Series is set! The National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to win their second consecutive championship, and standing in their way, are the American League champs, the Toronto Blue Jays. I understand that many Phillies fans might have lost interest in the baseball playoffs as soon as Orion Kerkering threw […]
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