To say this Phillies season is a weird one is like saying Jalen Hurts is a good quarterback… it’s just a fact. The Phillies came into the 2023 MLB season as the defending National League Champions, entering with multiple questions marks surrounding the team. Would Kyle Schwarber continue to hit leadoff, or would he pass the mantle to newly signed …
As fans sit here on September 5th, the Phillies currently sit in 1st place in the NL Wild Card Standings with a +5-game lead, after taking the first game of the Padres series that left fans feeling very anxious. In a game where the Phillies got off to an 8-1 lead by the 3rd inning, it felt like the Phillies …
Before the 2023 MLB Season started, I wrote an article in an attempt to examine Aaron Nola’s value and why I thought it made sense to lock him into a long-term deal. The long-tenured Phillie and Dave Dombrowski broke off negotiations in Spring Training, agreeing the re-evaluate after the season. This typically is a strategy that has positives and negatives …
The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in the thick of the playoff race, just as we all expected. With that said, they still are awaiting production from some of their biggest bats, including JT Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, and Trea Turner. And with that lack of production, the Phillies are searching for an answer at leadoff. Kyle Schwarber is batting .188 with …
Watching the New York Mets bullpen collapse in epic fashion on Sunday brought back memories of recent years that the Phillies fans hope will stay distant memories. The Mets called on Josh Walker and Jeff Brigham to close out a 3-run lead in the 8th inning, only to allow 4 runs on 1 base hit and blow the game. Phillies …
The offense has been clicking, as June always seems to be the Phillies’ tide-turning month. Yet, even after a substantial 15-game run, the Phillies still find themselves behind the Marlins and Braves, as both also had great recent stretches. The Marlins just won 12 of their last 15. The Braves have won 13 of their last 15 as well. Even …
As we sit here on June 6th, the Philadelphia Phillies are on a 3-game win streak, and the offense is exploding in June, as we’ve grown accustomed to. The Phillies find themselves 7.5 back of the 1st place Braves and 4 games out of the 3rd Wild Card spot. The Bullpen has been used and abused as almost every single …
No matter if you are new to baseball or you’ve been watching for decades like my pops, baseball has changed. There is no question that what the game was like just ten years ago is entirely different than it is today and what it will be in years to come—the main reason for this change; is Sabermetrics. Sabermetrics is a …
To say the 2022 season was a disappointment for Nick Castellanos is an understatement. But this story actually starts at the end of 2021. Baseball was locked out, and Nick was coming off his career-best season in Cincinnati, hitting a career-high 34 home runs, an OPS of .939, and was voted to his first MLB All-Star Game. With an unusual …
The month of April has finally ended, and with it, one of the weirdest first months of baseball. From new rules being worked out to ERA’s skyrocketing, the year started lost for Philadelphia. At one point, Philadelphia sat 0-4 allowing 37 runs in the first 4 games, something they had not done since 1931. And then, things started to click. …
