The Philadelphia Phillies are back in the playoffs, clinching the number 1 wild card spot and guaranteeing themselves a home series against whoever ends as the 2nd seed in the wild card race. As of now, that seems to be the Arizona Diamondbacks, however, the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres & Miami Marlins are all battling for the last 2 …
Phillies fans: The most wonderful time of the year is oh-so-close to coming back into our lives. Playoff baseball will be returning to Citizens Bank Park in just a few days, and I am over the moon stoked. It’s time for Red October. I was born in 2003, so my recollection of my Phillies fandom came at the tail end …
I wasn’t going to write about Orion Kerkering, but it’s hard not to. In his electric debut on Sunday night’s victory over the Mets, Kerkering provided the Phillies’ bullpen exactly what it needed: a breath of fresh air. With an absolutely devastating slider that averaged just over 16 inches of horizontal break and a sinker that ran up to 100mph, …
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 …
Bryce Harper’s heroics are the best heroics. I still get chills from his walk-off grand slam against the Cubs or his 8th-inning game-tying grand slam against the Angels last season. And, of course, there’s debatably the most clutch home run in Phillies history where (on the 7th pitch) Harper sent one in the air to left-center field against the Padres …
“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 …
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 …
The Phillies have established themselves as a serious threat to reclaim their National League pennant and contend for a World Series championship in the 2023 postseason. Since June 3rd, the Phillies have gone an astounding 46-26, putting the whole league on notice. The Phils currently sit at the top of the NL Wild Card standings with multiple teams in the …
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 …
Two weeks ago, I wrote that the Phillies were headed into one of the most critical stretches of the season. The two weeks featured 12 games, seven against the lowly Washington Nationals, and was the Phillies’ best chance to blow open the National League Wild Card race ahead of tonight’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants. Well, they failed. …
