Philadelphia Phillies 2023 Baseball Season

[jvett77]

I'm becoming more optimistic. Phils are 16 games over .500 at 74-58. Can they play .600 ball in the remaining 30 games? Hitters have gone HR happy, team BA is .260, and pitching is much improved: Nola 12-8, Wheeler 10-6, Walker 14-5, and Lorenzen 8-8. Relievers Strahm and Kimbrel are 15-7.

First, last year Phils were 18 over .500 at 80-62 on Sept. 14. But in the final 20 games, they suffered two 5-game losing streaks with a 7-13 record to finish 87-75. They went 2-5 vs Braves, 0-3 vs Cubs, and 0-2 vs Astros.

It's a different story this year. Next month they face the tough Braves 7 times and MIL this weekend. But of the remaining 30 games, 20 are against losers - Mets, STL, PIT, MIA, and SD.

.600 ball at 18-12 is a reasonable goal for the month to finish at 92-70. Let's see how this works out.

 

[Retroram52]

In a major salary dump, the Angels put quite a few players on waivers. Three or four of then are pitchers. Let's if the douchebags in the FO do ANYTHING to add to their fragile pitching staff. Here's a quote from ESPN:

"The Los Angeles Angels placed nearly a quarter of their roster on waivers Tuesday, including starter Lucas Giolito, relievers Matt Moore, Reynaldo Lopez and Dominic Leone, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Randal Grichuk, prompting a flurry of intrigue leading up to Thursday when the teams that win the claims will be revealed, sources told ESPN."

 

[Sparhawk]

 

[Sparhawk]

In a major salary dump, the Angels put quite a few players on waivers. Three or four of then are pitchers. Let's if the douchebags in the FO do ANYTHING to add to their fragile pitching staff. Here's a quote from ESPN:

"The Los Angeles Angels placed nearly a quarter of their roster on waivers Tuesday, including starter Lucas Giolito, relievers Matt Moore, Reynaldo Lopez and Dominic Leone, and outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Randal Grichuk, prompting a flurry of intrigue leading up to Thursday when the teams that win the claims will be revealed, sources told ESPN."

Why Are the Angels and Other MLB Teams Giving Good Players Away?

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The pitchers have value, but there are plenty of teams below the Phillies that would scoop them up before we have a shot at them.

 

[Retroram52]

We shall find out come Thursday Sparhawk!

 

[python3]

Everybody is doing what they're supposed to do. Very dangerous

 

[jvett77]

Amazing! On No. 300. What a comeback. Please, no retarded relief in the 9th.

 

[jvett77]

Just what I was afraid of.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Amazing! On No. 300. What a comeback. Please, no retarded relief in the 9th.

August has been great and stuff but ever since the All Star break the bullpen has been leaking oil.

 

[python3]

Turner does it again!

 

[jvett77]

Fantastic! But again, gotta finish the 8th (they're loaded) and no retarded relief in the 9th.

 

[python3]

And the beverages by Hoffman

 

[jvett77]

Good grief, 5-4. Alverado, you idiot!

 

[jvett77]

 

[python3]

That did not fuckin happen

 

[jvett77]

It's up to Castellanos, Stott, and Bohm.

 

[fightinfunbags]

August has been great and stuff but ever since the All Star break the bullpen has been leaking oil.

The hot bats have masked some real consistency issues with the pen. You can’t win the World Series without a pen. Hopefully, this is just something they have to pitch through and they all find it again at the same time. They’ve all traded back and forth whose turn it is to fuck it up. Kimbrel, Alverado, Dominguez, Soto, Hoffman, Strahm…they’ve all done their fair share and as a result I would guess that all of their WHIPs and ERAs are up since All Star break.

 

[Cedrique]

Don't overthink this one. Bohm got jealous because Turner is now the golden boy so he had to fuck up so he'll get another standing ovation.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Don't overthink this one. Bohm got jealous because Turner is now the golden boy so he had to fuck up so he'll get another standing ovation.

Said to my wife last night as I was eerily calm…if that’s nearly any other player I’m coming through the tv set in furious angry. But I appreciate what he’s done in putting in the work to be better defensively and he really has been a nice defensive player this year when last year he was a liability. Everybody should get a mulligan in a 162 game season. Just don’t make a habit out of this Bohm.

Morning after, I’m incredibly concerned about this bullpen.

 

[Cedrique]

Said to my wife last night as I was eerily calm…if that’s nearly any other player I’m coming through the tv set in furious angry. But I appreciate what he’s done in putting in the work to be better defensively and he really has been a nice defensive player this year when last year he was a liability. Everybody should get a mulligan in a 162 game season. Just don’t make a habit out of this Bohm.

Morning after, I’m incredibly concerned about this bullpen.

I guess I'm a little concerned that Alvarado may be injured or something. But let me ease your mind a little bit. The Phillies had 12 come from behind wins in August. What does that say about the bullpens of other teams? And these last 2 heartbreaking losses where the bullpen blew it? The inning before the opposing teams bullpen blew it to let the Phillies go ahead. So I still like the guys we have in the bullpen. Not the best, but in the top 10 at least. Nobody's perfect (except maybe Lights Out Lidge that one year)

*sorry to PETA for using the term "bullpen" 3 or 4 times there. I should have said "relief squad" or something