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 …
You always hear it from Philadelphia sports fans. “We boo because we care.” You strike out again and are on an 0-30 slump at the plate? You’ll hear boos walking back to the dugout. You pass the ball instead of going for a wide-open dunk in the paint? Boos will rain down at the Wells Fargo Center. You head back …
For a team dubbed with the catchphrase “Smash the Bell” last season, the Phillies have not lived up to that praise this season. And, before you ask, no, this post is not about Kyle Schwarber. His 20 home runs rank him 6th throughout the MLB. You can be upset with his batting average or his fielding abilities, but you cannot …
After his 53rd strikeout of the season in his 44th game in a Phillies uniform, Trea Turner was on the receiving end of the Citizens Bank Park boobirds in the Phils’ series-opening loss to the Chicago Cubs. Turner, who signed a lucrative 11-year, $300 million contract with Philadelphia in December last offseason, has been underachieving in red pinstripes. It comes …
After starting their season rocky, the Phillies have appeared to pull in the reins a little more, winning 6 of their last 8 games and taking a 3-1 series win over the Colorado Rockies at home. Let’s take a look at a few storylines from this weekend’s action. Storyline 1: A Closer Steps up It feels like it’s been a …
