If someone told you on June 1 that the Phillies would be playing November baseball this year…well, we all know what the reaction would be. But, here we are. Red November has arrived, and the Phillies will host the Astros for Games 3, 4, and 5 of the 2022 World Series. In Houston, the Phils stole Game 1 after trailing …
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 …
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 …
A bad feeling crept into my stomach during Noah Syndergaard’s Phillies debut last Thursday night. It stuck with me until the game was mercifully cut short due to inclement weather in 5th inning. It’s not that I wasn’t excited for Thor’s debut – he was the Phillies biggest acquisition at the trade deadline. The team desperately needed starting pitching and …
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 …
