August 9, 20242 yr Bohm chasing a bad pitch on a 3-1 count. Feels like that’ll come back to haunt them.
August 9, 20242 yr Come on bohm you let the one go that was very hittable for the one that wasnt going anywhere
August 9, 20242 yr Alvarado has no control tonight. This is gonna end poorly. you can sense Suarez is going crush a ball off him.
August 9, 20242 yr 8 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Alvarado has no control tonight. This is gonna end poorly. you can sense Suarez is going crush a ball off him. Reverse jinx!!!
August 9, 20242 yr 4 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said: I have no faith in this bullcrap pen If it makes you feel better Dominguez has looked good for the orioles
August 9, 20242 yr Just now, Bwestbrook36 said: Estevez hadn’t allowed a run since like May before coming to the Phillies.
August 9, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Estevez hadn’t allowed a run since like May before coming to the Phillies. Well now the monkey is off his back!
August 9, 20242 yr The bullpen is going to melt down in the playoffs, guaranteed. Each one of them has been incredibly shaky over the past month. Really wish DD did more than swapping out Soto and Dominguez for Esteves and Banks.
August 9, 20242 yr Three more to go and then we can take a minute to assess and see where things are as they come back home
August 9, 20242 yr Look, I was about to jump of a cliff but.....then I was listening to 97.5 last night, forget who was on but they made a great point......the decisions that were made, get JT surgery done, let Suarez rest, etc....all helped contribute to that slide along with the fact, they got out of sync with the London trip and honestly faced better competition. But....they were all made at a time when the Phillies had a huge lead, and made with October in mind, not July. They've halted the skid, they are playing better and they still have the BEST record in baseball. Is this team perfect? Nope! But you can say the same thing about every MLB team. We need two things.....1. Be as healthy as possible going into October and 2. Go in hot Did this swoon suck? Yup! It made for a long couple of weeks.....but come on, baseball is a marathon and the Phillies are exactly where they were before the slide....the best team with the best record in MLB. PS, if the season ended today, the Braves wouldn't even be in the Playoffs!
August 9, 20242 yr One thing I will say though.....they definitely need to avoid that first round, with the Padres and Arizona both playing really well, would like to avoid that round at all costs. Just get one more in Arizona and this brutal trip would be 5-5, get 2 wins and come back 6-4 and we should be thrilled.
August 9, 20242 yr 16 minutes ago, NYEagle said: Look, I was about to jump of a cliff but.....then I was listening to 97.5 last night, forget who was on but they made a great point......the decisions that were made, get JT surgery done, let Suarez rest, etc....all helped contribute to that slide along with the fact, they got out of sync with the London trip and honestly faced better competition. But....they were all made at a time when the Phillies had a huge lead, and made with October in mind, not July. They've halted the skid, they are playing better and they still have the BEST record in baseball. Is this team perfect? Nope! But you can say the same thing about every MLB team. We need two things.....1. Be as healthy as possible going into October and 2. Go in hot Did this swoon suck? Yup! It made for a long couple of weeks.....but come on, baseball is a marathon and the Phillies are exactly where they were before the slide....the best team with the best record in MLB. PS, if the season ended today, the Braves wouldn't even be in the Playoffs! Yep, exactly what I’ve been saying all along. MLB seasons last forever and no team stays hot all year with the possible exception of those few that have won 110 games. Let’s get thru the next three and then we can reset for the long stretch and on into October.
August 9, 20242 yr Just now, DrPhilly said: Yep, exactly what I’ve been saying all along. MLB seasons last forever and no team stays hot all year with the possible exception of those few that have won 110 games. Let’s get thru the next three and then we can reset for the long stretch and on into October. They are not a team that can be consistent through the postseason
August 9, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, Joe Shades 73 said: They are not a team that can be consistent through the postseason Fine, then get hot for 15 games
August 9, 20242 yr 4 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said: They are not a team that can be consistent through the postseason What team right now can you say with 100% certainty CAN be consistent? The Guardians? Lost 5 in a row. The Yankees? They were in a worse slide than the Phillies for a while. The Orioles? Good luck with their bullpen. The Dodgers? Good luck with that starting pitching. Point is I actually trust Dombrowski....I think him and Topper actually plan for the post season in the regular season now. I think they intentionally are doing things this season that may cause slides, may cause panic, may cause doubt but they are doing them to prepare or be prepared for October. Will it work out with 100% certainty? We shall see.....
August 9, 20242 yr 1 hour ago, Joe Shades 73 said: They are not a team that can be consistent through the postseason TBH, I actually think the bullpen is gonna wind up being fine in the playoffs. Because when you get to September and you have a big enough lead, you’re gonna be able to rest some guys. And I think that’s going to help some of those guys and look fresher in the playoffs. The thing that concerns me more than anything is, can this team hit with runners in scoring position consistently enough. last night that game could’ve been over in like the 4th inning if the Phillies just did what they needed to do. Not going to be perfect with RISP all the time but through the first 5 innings this team was just downright awful with RISP against Montgomery who’s not been good his year. If you have bases loaded with one out and you managed to not score in the playoffs, that can be huge momentum turner. Imo their playoff success is going to come down to can guys hit with RISP in big moments and not just be reliant on HR. If they try to just hit HRs to a World Series title it’s not going to work cause eventually it’ll run dry. It’s exactly what happened in their last two playoff series losses
August 9, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, Joe Shades 73 said: They are not a team that can be consistent through the postseason Is there any team in MLB that can be consistent through the postseason?
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