In the end, Aaron Nola stayed home. After reportedly turning down more money to play elsewhere, Nola, the pride of the Phillies developmental system, signed a 7-year, $172 million contract to stay in Philadelphia. It is the largest contract the Phillies have ever given to a pitcher. Nola will likely finish his career in the city where it began. For …
Change is coming to Philadelphia. In a vacuum, the Phillies’ loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Nation League Championship Series just two weeks ago wasn’t the worst thing in the world. After all, the team was a year removed from breaking a decade-long playoff drought, the longest active streak in baseball at the time. In Trea Turner’s first year …
Well, that was brutal. After gaining a 2-0 series lead over the Diamondbacks in the NLCS, the Phillies allowed Arizona to even up the series at two games apiece. The Phillies managed to take Game 5 and gain back momentum before traveling back to Philadelphia to finish out the series. But everything went wrong in Games 6 and 7. The …
Aaron Nola is a marked man. With winter and upcoming free agency fast approaching, Nola knows that every start he makes in a Phillies uniform could be his last. So far this October, he’s made damned sure that they count for something. After a tumultuous regular season, filled with many more downs than ups, Nola has elevated into the best …
Phillies fans packed out Citizens Bank with Red October rally towels waving overhead. All throughout last season’s playoff run, Phillies fans made sure homefield advantage was felt, with national attention realizing the Phillies may in fact have the biggest homefield advantage in baseball. Throughout the NL Wild Card Series, the fans not only showed up, but blew away expectations. “It’s …
Red October is back and, boy, did it live up to the hype once again in the National League Wild Card series between the Phillies and the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. You had everything: An electric crowd, chill-worthy hits, and the whole nation, once again, on notice. Here are my three takeaways from the Phillies two-game sweep of the …
“Outclassed”. It might be the worst description for a loss – it’s the one word a fan never wants to hear. To be “outclassed” is to be outplayed in every aspect of the game. It’s to lose in such a way that your team shouldn’t even be on the field with the victor, for they are just better in every …
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 …
It was a roller coaster series for the Phillies against the Nationals last weekend. Unfortunately for the Phillies, there were more downs than ups. In Friday’s game, the Phillies had a 6-run top of the 4th inning to give them what seemed like a substantial lead against a not-so-good team. The only problem? The Nats answered with a 6-run inning …
The Phillies’ rollercoaster season continues. After an agonizing sweep to the Mets and a frustrating loss in their weekend opener against the Nationals a week prior, the Phillies swept the visiting Detroit Tigers to earn their fifth straight win. It’s been a season of streaks, both winning and losing streaks, that is, for the Phillies, and it has continued this …
