Game-Tying Blast The bases were loaded, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Phils down 6-2. Angels reliever Raisel Iglesias was on the mound, who needed one more out to get through the inning; however his fate would be found in the next batter he faced, Bryce Harper. In his career, Harper has excellent numbers against Iglesias. According to a …

Two Days Off! In any world, that would sound like a blessing. As a fan of baseball, it can be agony. Depending on what team you cheer for, it might be a blessing in disguise. For Phillies Phans, it will probably be a mixed bag of thankfulness or impatience.    The Phillies took an 8-7 loss to the Mets in …

The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling. They have lost two of three to the Milwaukee Brewers. Both Saturday and Sunday’s games were winnable, but this line-up is not hitting. The Phillies infield situation is in shambles.    The Phightin’ Phils are not fighting at all. They play with no energy at all, and it shows.    There is no easy way …

The Phillies came into the 2022 season expecting to be a top-flight offense. Six games into the season, they’ve been mediocre. Through six games, they’re averaging 4.2 runs per game. Bryce Harper has arguably been the most disappointing of the entire lineup at this point. After they lit up Oakland on Opening Day, they scored 4, 1, 5, 0, and …

“There is a deep fly ball to right field, going, going, gone! Kyle Schwarber gives the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first with his first home run as a Phillie.” The fans felt that this would happen on Opening Day for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber said in interviews that he “Couldn’t write it any better.”   The …

The Phillies Opening Day roster is pretty much set now. Mickey Moniak and Bryson Stott, who both had monster Springs, presumably have both made the team. Alec Bohm and Matt Vierling, who had less spectacular Springs, also made the team.  Vierling is not exactly a surprise as Joe Giardi had announced prior to today that the Phillies would employ a …

The Phillies have announced they planned to go into the 2022 regular season with a platoon in center field. One half of the platoon, Odubel Herrera, is now injured and will not be ready to go for Opening Day on April 8th. Herrera, who was injured about a week ago, should be out for the next 3-5 weeks. With that, …

There’s a lot of guys on the Philadelphia Phillies that fans are counting on to lead the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. There are some obvious ones like Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto, Rhys Hoskins, Aaron Nola, and Zack Wheeler. But one of the more overlooked members of the 2020 squad is new shortstop Didi Gregorius. …