Small victories, large defeats.
We’re ten games into the 2026 season, which is not nearly enough to look for things that are concrete. A new approach by one player may only be just a blip on their season long radar. Drawing a conclusion from a ten game sample isn’t really going to give us a lot of information, but […]
The Phillies’ bullpen, which has been quite strong of late, is about to get another reinforcement to help shorten up games. We know the last time that Orion Kerkering set foot on a major league mound, bad things happened for him and for the Phillies. However, the way the bullpen is currently constructed, he shouldn’t […]
Spring training is a time for hope. It can come in two forms – fans hope their team will put it all together to make a run at a happier ending to their season than the one before while teams hope their players make it through the gamut unscathed. Injuries are a concern and everyone […]
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (7-2) Pitching Highlights: Zack Wheeler: 2 GS, 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR, 2 HBPOrion Kerkering: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 KJean Cabrera: 1 GS, 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, BB, 5 KAlan Rangel: 2 GS, 10.2 IP, […]
If you’ve been following MLB closely over the last few years, you are well aware of the general lack of starting pitching depth around baseball. There are quite a few teams who struggle to field four good options in their rotation, let alone five or possibly more to fill in as substitutes over a long […]
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It wasn’t Andrew Painter’s best start. It just wasn’t. In the four-inning, 90-pitch outing for the rookie right-hander, there was bad command, which led to hitters’ counts and good swings from the Giants offense. That San Francisco offense might not have capitalized in the first. After back-to-back singles from Luis Arraez and Matt Chapman, he […]
The Phils open up a three-game series in San Francisco with Andrew Painter on the mound for his second career start. Here are the lineups, let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Giants:
The Phillies’ western swing started out well with the team scoring seven runs in the first inning of Friday’s game against the Rockies. Unfortunately, the offense largely dried up throughout the remainder of the series The Phillies will try to get their bats going again when they travel to San Francisco for a three-game series […]
I’m not a huge fan of the Nationals or the Rockies. They’re bad teams that are annoying to watch, but the Phillies need to play them thanks to the MLB schedule. This past week, the Phillies were supposed to win a series against each team, yet were only able to accomplish that against one of […]
The Phillies are headed to San Francisco next to continue their road trip. That might sound like a solid trip for the team, but it feels like bad things happen in San Francisco, especially in Pac Bell Park (or whatever it is called these days). To wit: However, there are multiple ballparks that feel like […]
You had to think that a weekend in Colorado would help the offense a bit. Then they went and scored three runs in two games. I can’t figure this offense out just yet. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
The Phillies were going for a sweep over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday. But two home runs by Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak and a second straight day of quiet offense from the Phillies allowed the Rockies to avert the sweep as they beat the Phillies 4-1. Taijuan Walker was looking to rebound […]
Happy Easter! In addition to candy, the Phillies are hoping the bunny gives them a sweep as they conclude their series against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. They’ll hope that Taijuan Walker can do better in his second start of the season after a rough outing against the Nationals. He oddly has good career […]
It’s Final Four weekend in college basketball, so if you’re more focused on that, you can be forgiven. It’s a thrilling event to take in, even if your bracket is busted. For today’s question, it’s taking that concept and putting a baseball spin on it. What is your baseball “Final Four”? You can take this […]
Hey, Happy Easter to all of you. Hope your eggs were filled with Phillies chocolate coins, if they still even exist. Enjoy those egg hunts today. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
The Philadelphia Phillies (5-3) grew their early season win streak to four games as they came out on the right side of a rare pitchers’ duel in Denver, defeating the Colorado Rockies (2-6) by a score of 2-1 on Saturday night. Jesus Luzardo bounced back from his rough first start with a 6.2 IP 11 […]
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Rockies: Let’s talk about it.
The first week of the season was somewhat miserable for corners of the fanbase. It didn’t help that they didn’t win their opening series against the Rangers, losing it in quite bizarre fashion. Outside of a furious comeback against the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon, they almost lost the series to them as well, meaning people […]
The unit of the universe is the atom. The unit of a baseball game, however, is the moment. A season is comprised of series, which are comprised of games, which are comprised of innings, which are comprised of plate appearances, which are comprised of pitches and the subsequent swing decisions, and all that results. You’ve […]
Friday’s 10-1 blowout of the Rockies was the perfect salve for a lineup that was struggling. Granted, they were not facing a pitching staff that would be considered one of the better ones in the game, but it’s not as though they were facing monsters on the mound in Philadelphia. Several Phillies left town for […]
It seems that Zack Wheeler got roughed up a bit last night in his rehab start with Lehigh Valley. It’s probably mostly important to remember that he had major surgery and we aren’t sure what version of Wheeler will be returning soon. It’s also important to remember that this is his spring training, so peaks/valleys […]
Colorado Rockies fans assuredly did not have high expectations for the 2026 season. The team lost 119 games in 2025, and they didn’t seem to significantly upgrade the roster in the offseason. So, when the fans sat down to watch their home opener against the Phillies on Friday afternoon, it’s not like most of them […]
The first road trip is here, and the Phillies are starting out at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The starting pitching matchup is a reunion for Team Italy’s WBC rotation – Aaron Nola for the Phillies and Michael Lorenzen for the Rockies. Both are looking for their first win of the season. Here are the […]
The numbers, they are ugly. Yep, it’s fair to say that, one week into the 2026 season, the “run-it-back gang” is misfiring on all cylinders. It has been frustrating to watch. As a team, the Phils are batting .220 with a .314 on-base percentage and a .360 slugging percentage. Those numbers are… not great. Turner’s […]