The Phillies own Rob Thomson became their interim manager almost three weeks ago, after the Phillies front office fired Joe Girardi.   In 2022, the Phillies started off the season with a substandard 22-29 record, as the month of May closed. With a quarter of the season already in the books, the Phillies front office felt as if a new voice …

After 273 games with the Philadelphia Phillies, Joe Girardi has been fired as the team’s manager. The Phillies sit at 22-29 and have underperformed all season long. Girardi’s career record with the Phillies will end at 132-141. Girardi was hired before the 2020 COVID shortened season and led the Phillies to a 28-32 record in 60 games. He followed that …

Phillies ML: Even   Zach Wheeler will take the mound for the Phillies and the logic for this bet basically starts and ends there.  As rough of a season as it’s been for the Phillies, one of their bright spots has been the continued excellence from their ace.  The Phillies lost the first three starts Wheeler made this season, but …

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 claimed their first win over the Miami Marlins, only to suffer another loss in the finale with Zack Wheeler on the mound. The Phillies moved to 4-6 in the first 10-games of the season. They find themselves in fourth place in the NL East.  Unfortunately, the Phils are handling their growing pains as anyone else would, which …

The team is finally together. The Phillies have brought in all their signings, and the players are getting their reps in at the plate and in the field. More importantly, Nicholas Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber are already making a name for themselves in red pinstripes.    The new dynamic duo for the Phillies’ lineup has already smashed home runs for …

Spring Training is rapidly coming to a close, and teams are configuring their everyday lineups. The Philadelphia Phillies have more or less compiled their starting lineup and rotation. The bullpen, however, is suspect for some players, and the bench is not leaving anyone confident. Realistically, the Phillies bench is going to comprise a mixture of Matt Joyce, Andrew Knapp, Brad …

It’s October 28, 2021, and the Houston Astros hold a 3-2 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. Aaron Nola has dominated the Astros in Game 6 and enters the 6th inning holding on to a 1-0 lead. Nola strikes out George Springer to start the inning, but Carlos Correa responds with a single to make it one …

The Phillies currently stand at a very solid 21-18 and are right in the thick of things in the National League playoff race, and for good reason. We know where their strengths and weaknesses have lied so far through the first 39 games of this shortened 60-game season. The bullpen has been a weakness, and the starting pitching has been …

It’s the beginning of July, and baseball is back. As weird as that is to say, it feels so good. With teams set to report to Spring Training 2.0 in their home cities on July 1, it looks like we’re going to try to get in a season. At only 60 games, and with a slew of rule changes and …