4 hours ago, mikemack8 said:

It's pretty simple to me - early in the season the Phillies beat up on trash teams on the way to a great record.  The schedule has been significantly harder in the second half, with much better pitching, and they're struggling.  They are closer to a .500 team than they are to the nearly .600 winning % they currently have.  They still haven't fixed their issues going back to when they got no-hit against the Astros in the World Series - they chase way too many pitches out of the zone and make it way too easy for these pitchers to get through innings without laboring at all.  

One other thing I noticed last night - once JT hit that double and Stott scored to get us within one, Snediker immediately went to the pen.  Up to that point Schwellenbach had been dominating us, but the minute Snediker sensed it was starting to unravel for him, he yanked him.  Topper would have left him in for at least 2-3 more batters and lost the lead in the process.  He sometimes trusts these guys WAY too much - can't sense when it's time to be a manager and stop trying to be everyone's buddy.  

The Phillies record against winning teams is also skewed cause early in the season they beat up on the Mets, padres (in april) and SF who were not playing well. Their record against .500 teams since they went to London is more reflective of what they are 

Phillies offense in the first inning:

Walker gives up a run in the 1st and out here making $18 mil:

Phillies offense no hit thru 2:

walker doesn’t give up a run in the 2nd:

Realmuto…. Marsh… hays!!!!!:

 

Schwarber, Turner like:

3 straight hits to open the inning and that is all you Fing end up with!? F this nonsense 

Everyone to walker in the 3rd

Well I’m out after that homer 

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Well I’m out after that homer 

Me too what a joke

Walker should be sent down. He's just terrible.

 

phillies opposing hitters:

 

 

phillies hitters:

 

You can not continue to run Walker out there

They’ve got to have innings eaters in the minors that would at least have a first pass edge over Walker due to lack of scouting reports and familiarity.

Doubt they have the guts to DFA Walker. That's some humble pie that both DD and Middleton would have to eat. One can dream though. 

Of course as bad as he is, once again the offense no shows. Schwarber with 2 more k's. Just an abomination  

3 minutes ago, vsptroops said:

Doubt they have the guts to DFA Walker. That's some humble pie that both DD and Middleton would have to eat. One can dream though. 

Of course as bad as he is, once again the offense no shows. Schwarber with 2 more k's. Just an abomination  

Offense getting better at bats this game

I am excited to see all the changes this offseason.  Team will look very different next year 

Just pointing out if the Phillies didn’t dick around with painter last year and just did the surgery in March he’d be back by now. Probably be your 5th starter on an inning limit for the rest of the year. 

1 hour ago, GoEagles5921 said:

I am excited to see all the changes this offseason.  Team will look very different next year 

No it won't

30 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

No it won't

Don’t think we can move some guys and others didn’t sign here to just be traded. Castellanos is going to be here next year with 2 years and $40 mil left. He played well for most of 2023 and had no market. Schwarber has 1 year left and frankly i don’t see us trading him in the offseason. Possibly at the deadline if we are out of it. Realmuto is back cause his value is non existent with the year he’s had and - year left. Maybe a deadline deal. Plus we have no one else til Tait is ready. Love Marchan but guess what? He’s hurt again in the minors. Thats his issue. Harper has a no trade so he’s not going anywhere unless he asks out. Not getting off Turner’s contract with the amount of year’s left. Nola has 6 years left. I could see him being dealt but you are gonna take back less due to his contract. Wheeler just got an extension. Could see a contender wanting him but i dont see us dealing him with painter just coming back. They aren’t trading Ranger or Sanchez as they are the future with painter

i can see them moving on from marsh to go out and upgrade LF. Rojas unless he’s a part of a trade is back. Stott is back in 2025 because Caba nor miller will be ready til 2026 at the earliest. I actually think the bullpen likely looks a lot different. Estevez is likely gone. Hoffman may or may not be back. Strahm and Kerkering might be the only two definitively back. Ruiz is probably a long relief guy. Lazar might be in there.

if i were to guess marsh (unless he turns it on down the stretch), bullpen, walker and Stubbs are different. I’m guessing we also bring in a 5th starter cause painter will be on an innings restriction. 

 

 

3-12 with RISP. Schwarber and Turner ice cold 0-10 with 6 K's.

Phillies

8-8

13-3 (21-11)

13-3 (34-14)

11-5 (45-19)

8-8 (53-27)

9-7 (62-34)

4-12 (66-46)

8-8 (74-54) – reality setting in. 40-40 since the end of that 26-6 stretch early.

How haven’t they fired Topper or Long yet?