Is there any better time than the beginning of a new baseball season? The sun is shining, the music is bumping, sounds of baseballs smacking gloves, and dingers flying off the bats. Clearwater is the place to be at right now! But with every new season comes questions about what the fans should expect from the team this year. Obviously, …
With pitchers and catchers reporting to camp this week, baseball season is officially upon us. If you’re like me, the excitement is building within you as it is for the Super Bowl on Sunday night. The Eagles and Phillies are similar in many ways––both made an appearance in their respective league championships, are budding with young stars, and have given …
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 …
Well, Game 3 was fun. Games 4 and 5…not so much. The Phillies are down 3-2 in the World Series after losing the final two at Citizens Bank Park this week. With the series heading to Houston for its final stretch this weekend, the Phils certainly have their backs against the wall. The Astros, after winning 106 games this season, …
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 …
The Phillies offense for the past 10 games, with an exception to August 16th against the Cincinnati Reds and yesterday game against the New York Mets have not been all that good offensively. They have gotten people on base, problem is they never get them in or as much as they should with the amount that have been on. Since …
Rob Thomson. The bullpen. The resurgence of JT Realmuto. Rhys Hoskins’ hot streaks. Nick Castellanos is getting better. The return of Jean Segura. The defense and emergence of Alec Bohm (future Gold Glover). So many things have gone right for the Phillies since they began their hot streak at the beginning of June. The overall improvement and belief that the …
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 …
When Nick Castellanos signed a 5 year, $100 million contract this past offseason, the Phillies were officially all-in as they pushed past the $230 million luxury tax threshold for the first time in franchise history. At the time, Castellanos was coming off an All-Star season where he slashed .309/.362/.576 with 34 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 38 doubles. He was …
The Phillies trailed the Braves 4-3, with two outs in the 8th inning. The count was 3-2 with rookie Bryson Stott at the plate, and runners on first and second. Ping. The ball flew up, up, up and out! As the ball landed in the right field seats, ecstatic cheers rushed throughout the park as the Phils just took the …
