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Three up, three down: week of Sept. 7-13
A 3-4 week for the Phillies isn’t horrible considering the competition they had, but the general tenor that is surrounding the team right now isn’t that great. They should have done more against both the Astros and Braves, yet several blown games really has left a sour taste. Three up J.T. Realmuto – Yes, the […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/14/2026
Half of the Pharm has finished their 2026, but the IronPigs and Fightin Phils are still in action. Fall beckons, baseball goes on. Worcester 8, Lehigh Valley 7 A four run sixth gave the IronPigs a lead, but they couldn’t defend it, falling just short agains the WooSox. Kameron Misner, Keaton Anthony, and Colby Thomas […]
What is the one lineup change you would make right now?
The Phillies offense is not playing particularly well right now. There are multiple hitters mired in if not exactly slumps, then at least not hitting well. Personnel changes aren’t really going to happen at this point in the season, so the only real solutions that they might have are lineup changes. Mixing things up isn’t […]
Phillies news: Trea Turner, Tanner Banks, Rafael Devers
Who would have thought that in the year of our Lord 2026, we’d see a pitching matchup of Bailey Falter against Tanner Banks. What a crazy world that we live in. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
First round preference: San Diego Padres
Earlier this week, we asked you to choose your preferred first round opponent for the Phillies. Your responses were this: It’s not surprising that the Padres would be the choice. It has always felt like the Phillies have played them well, regardless of where it is. Were those games to come to fruition, it would […]
BCIB Takes His Braves Scattered, Diced, and Smothered: Phillies 9, Braves 4
It’s not quite true that all’s well that ends well, given that the good ending to this series in no way erases the fact that the Phillies lost said series. But it is true that batting around against a hated rival is really, really fun. Trea Turner got the Phillies’ first hit on a little […]
Gamethread 9/13: Phillies at Braves
After playing some awful baseball in the first two games, the Phillies will attempt to salvage the finale of their series in Atlanta. Andrew Painter will start for the Phillies. The rookie will attempt to improve on his two starts against the Braves earlier in the season when he gave up eight runs in 9.2 […]
Has Aaron Nola Been Unlucky with the Homer Thing?
It’s been a good season for Aaron Nola. Especially in the second half, he’s looked solid and reliable; a comforting return to form, like a rerun of a favorite TV show. There is one thing that’s still plagued him, though, a thorn that he can’t quite pull out of his paw: the homers. The home […]
What’s your favorite obscure moment with the Atlanta Braves Rivalry?
There is 1993, when the Phillies knocked the Braves down in six games, including hammering Greg Maddux around for six runs in the series finale. There is the NLDS’s in 2022 and 23, the height of which being when Bryce Harper stared Orlando Arcia down after a home run. There are several moments to choose […]
Phillies news: Jesus Luzardo, Orion Kerkering, Edward Cabrera
Is it just me, or is Don Mattingly completely and utterly inept at managing a bullpen? Nothing he does makes sense, yet he continues making stupid decisions night after night after night. I truly cannot wait for a new manager to take the reins here. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Digging a Holman: Braves 12, Phillies 2
For three innings, things were going well for the Phillies. Despite being forced to utilize a bullpen game, they had a 1-0 lead over the Braves. By the time the fourth inning ended, they found themselves trailing 8-1 as Grant Holman had a debut he (and everyone else) would like to forget. The rest of […]
Gamethread 9/12: Phillies at Braves
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Braves: Let’s talk about it.
Do the Phillies still have a homefield advantage in October?
We’ve gotten to a point in the Phillies’ recent playoff history where we can rank the crushing losses they have experienced at home over the last three Octobers. Here’s my ranking from least-to-most devastating: From the start of the 2022 playoffs through Game 2 of the 2023 NLCS, the Phillies’ homefield advantage at Citizens Bank […]
Do you care about home field advantage in the playoffs?
In these next few weeks, as the season winds down and playoff teams are put into their proper place in the bracket, a lot of words will be spoken about home field advantage. Our own John Stolnis will be talking about this in a little bit and you have probably already seen some things pop […]
Phillies news: Trea Turner, Bryson Stott, Luis Robert
Jose Alvarado’s appearance last night probably solidified what Don Mattingly is thinking in the playoffs. He and Alex McFarlane are going to be the bridges to Jhoan Duran. Jonathan Bowlan looks like he is struggling to handle to pressure as it continues to mount with each appearance that gets closer to September, so maybe those […]
Four leads, then a funeral: Braves 6, Phillies 5
What looked like a good night for the Phillies, a night in which they were able to sneak a few runs across the plate against Chris Sale, turned into a bullpen nightmare. It started off a little rough for the Phillies, Aaron Nola serving up a home run to Matt Olson that somehow clanged off […]
Gamethread 9/11: Phillies at Braves
The Phillies begin a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Field on Friday night. The teams split a four-game series in Philadelphia last weekend. Aaron Nola will start for the Phillies. When he faced the Braves last weekend, he allowed just one run in seven innings. Chris Sale will be the Braves’ starter. […]
Softest fans in baseball: Phillies vs. Braves series preview
After the Phillies dismissed the Braves in the 2023 NLDS, I wrote a “fond” farewell to the Braves and their fans, in which I pointed out how soft the fans are and lamented that General Sherman didn’t do a good enough job in destroying the city. Little has changed since then. We didn’t hear quite […]
The Phillies are always chasing
Well, it was fun while it lasted. In Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Astros at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies offense put together perhaps the most undisciplined displays of hitting MLB has ever seen. They faced Christian Javier, Houston’s right-handed starter who is a shell of the pitcher that famously threw six no-hit innings against […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/11/2026
Summer is coming to an end, and so is the season for the Phillies farm teams. The IronPigs and Fighting Phils still have regular season ball to play, but the Threshers and BlueClaws have played their last game of the year. Worcester 7, Lehigh Valley 4 A five run first put the IronPigs in a […]
Where do you think the possible MLB expansion teams will be?
Earlier this week, ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote about the possibility of MLB expansion, noting that there are already a few cities in the lead to possibly receive new franchises. Those cities are Salt Lake City, Nashville, Raleigh, Portland, Orlando, and Montreal. Of course, the impending fight over a new collective bargaining agreement will be an […]
Phillies News: J.T. Realmuto, Prospects, IronPigs
This time last week, the Phillies were preparing to face the Braves, with huge divisional stakes But now…they’re preparing to face the Braves, with huge divisional stakes. The more things change, the more they stay the same. But we hope they’ll change at least a little, standings-wise. Phillies news NBC Sports Philadelphia puts together their […]
If you Didn’t have School or Work Today, this Game did not make you More Productive or Smarter: Astros 2, Phillies 1
Was this the dumbest baseball game ever played? No, that would be a stretch. But if you didn’t have school or work today and decided to watch this one, your brain would be in danger. From Alec Bohm hesitating at second base on a groundball to his left or Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña getting caught […]
Gamethread 9/10: Astros at Phillies
The Phillies and Astros will wrap up what has been a bizarre series on Thursday afternoon. In both of the previous games, the Phillies fell behind early, and while their comeback fell short on Tuesday, they were able to surge ahead on Wednesday. Zack Wheeler will start for the Phillies. The righthander has given up […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 9/10/2026
It wasn’t a good night for Lehigh Valley, but the news was much better out of Reading, where Gage Wood was backed by four home runs, and the Fightin’ Phils reached the precipice of a spot in the Eastern League playoffs. Worcester 8, Lehigh Valley 3 The IronPigs fell into an early hole on Wednesday, […]
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