Two more weeks. Two more weeks until the sound of a wood bat connecting with a ball echoes across Florida and Arizona ballparks. Two more weeks until players tell the media they’re in the best shape of their life and looking forward to a career year. Two more weeks until fans of every ball club talk themselves into a parade …
As the calendar turns from 2022, the city of Philadelphia will undoubtedly look back on the year’s unforgettable moments reminiscing a magical run in October. Baseball is back in a big way––the Phillies, who began the year 22-29, broke their decade-long playoff drought and came just two wins away from winning the World Series. The Bank was filled with 46,000 …
Game Five The Phillies find themselves down 3-2 in the World Series after taking a 2-1 lead. Game five went the way of the Astros, who were able to hang onto a 3-2 victory. After Houston took an early lead, Kyle Schwarber responded with a solo home run in the bottom of the first. After the Schwarber home run, the …
Yesterday afternoon, 45,538 fans packed into Citizens Bank Park anxiously anticipating the return of playoff baseball in South Philadelphia. It had been over a decade since the Phillies legendary PA announcer Dan Baker read the starting lineups before a postseason game. Over those long years, Baker announced lineup after lineup of no-name players––guys who came to Philly to resurrect what …
Over the past decade, how many times have we watched yesterday’s game? A two-run lead in the ninth inning squandered effortlessly by a bullpen running on fumes? That was the Phillies we’ve grown so accustomed to seeing the last 10 years. But these freakin’ Fightins…they’re different. They did not hang their heads, kick the ball around, or have their sights …
This Phillies offense is similar to the 2008 Phillies lineup that won the World Series. Stats are one thing but the feeling you get of seeing this lineup eight deep with Jean Segura hitting eighth in the batting order is not something that you see often. The Phillies have not seen a lineup this good since 2008. With the return of …
Depleted Outfield Throughout the season, the Phillies outfield has become increasingly depleted. They have been dealing with the injury bug all season. This continued over the last week as we lost Schwarber and Marsh to injuries. Schwarber exited last Thursday’s loss in discomfort. Luckily he didn’t have to make an appearance on the injured list, but he has been missing …
I took my seat in section 116 just behind the Phillies dugout, in the sweltering 90 degree heat last Thursday evening. The electric sounds of Citizens Bank Park were overwhelming, in the best possible way. Fans were everywhere, eagerly awaiting the newest editions of Noah Syndergaard and Brandon Marsh to take the field. Photographers prepared to take their best closeups …
Brandon Marsh was acquired this past week in the 2022 MLB trade deadline. The Phillies acquired him from the Los Angeles Angels for catching prospect Logan O’Hoppe. Marsh was a high-profile prospect in the MLB pipeline In 2020 coming in at #43 and #38 right before he was called up in 2021. Marsh has always been an excellent center fielder, even …
The trade deadline is officially over and the Phillies made significant additions, in hopes to bring an end to an 11 year postseason drought. Hours before the deadline on Tuesday afternoon, The Phils picked up center fielder Brandon Marsh and starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard from the Los Angeles Angels, and reliever David Robertson from the Chicago Cubs. Marsh comes to …
