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VP of Sports Betting Content at XLMedia; Co-host of Crossed Up: A Phillies Podcast @UpPhillies ; Phillies for @crossingbroad
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Phillies fans deserve a World Series parade after a postseason of Dr. Oz/Fetterman commercials.
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Bryce Harper on the postgame radio broadcast talking about the fans:
“I wish I started my career here.”
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Impressed the Lions were basically able to channel the Eagles’ six-week collapse and pack it into 10 minutes.
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It took everyone like 6-7 years to hate the Phillies following the World Series win, so what the Eagles have done here in just 3 years is pretty special.
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Eagles fans when Jalen Hurts completes a six-yard slant to DeVonta Smith against air this week.
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Watching the 1980 NFC Championship Game.
Wind chills of -17 degrees.
Eagles fans:
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Thursday: Eagles crush draft, Phillies sweep, Sixers close out.
Friday: Embiid’s face breaks, Phillies getting no-hit, Eagles draft a backup center in Round 2.
True to the brand.
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Here’s Chase Utley on Roy Halladay and what his kids meant to him. Wonderful moment from Utley.
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The guy in front of me getting his coffee at Wawa just said to the cashier, “Seranthony Domínguez — that’s my fuckin’ guy, bro.”
Baseball here is all the way back.
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Bryce Harper mentions twice that next year’s team will have more pieces.
Probably obvious by now, but change is coming.
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Holy shit.
That might be one of the greatest sports moments in this city’s history.
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A.J. Brown should start Game 3 for the Phillies, in my opinion.
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Phillies players are going to feel like they’re on a different planet when they take the field at Citizens Bank Park Friday.
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That inning — and game — is entirely on Rhys Hoskins.
We tend to overreact in the moment sometimes, but that just can’t happen.
He has been abysmal.
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The Ben Simmons talk this week will make Carson Wentz seem like Chase Utley.
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I think the Phillies should strongly consider bringing back the bullpen cart. This thing is majestic.
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Caller on sports talk radio just said the Phillies shouldn’t sign Bryce Harper because he plays right field, problematic because Little League teams play their worst guy there.
We have reached previously unattained depths of Hell.
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Bryce Harper is having one of the best individual seasons of any Philadelphia athlete over the past 30 years.
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Just heard a great and totally fresh Carson Wentz point on ESPN that I had never heard before.
Did you know that Frank Reich, the Colts head coach, was the Eagles offensive coordinator in 2017, thus creating a natural fit?
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2017 Doug Pederson was probably the best coaching job in this city I’ve ever seen.
2022 Rob Thomson might be right there.
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The Phillies were getting pounded in G1 of a doubleheader against the Nationals 14 days ago.
I cannot comprehend how quickly this has escalated.
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Indeed, some members of the Cowboys were at Del Frisco’s last night. The scene:
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I’m a writer, and I appreciate a good storyline, but the Houston redemption tour thing is weird.
It’s not a feel-good story, and nobody cares.
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The Phillies bullpen has now allowed two earned runs over 32 innings. Guys like Marsh, Stott, Castellanos, and Bohm are rolling.
They need to get the rotation figured out.
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Phillies can’t go home any worse than 1-1.
Game 3 at CBP will make Petco Park look and feel like a town rec coach pitch game.
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Bryce Harper on Kyle Schwarber’s hot streak:
“I’ll guess I’ll thank Wawa for Schwarberfest.”
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Choosing between watching the 7-0 Eagles and the Phillies in G5 of the World Series feels like a minor price to pay for the Eagles being 7-0 and the Phillies playing in G5 of the World Series.
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Your favorite 100+ win eliminated baseball team didn’t get robbed by the system.
Grow up.
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My thing with this game is this:
You were down at 10 — at Arrowhead — against that quarterback — and that coach — and it didn’t matter. Nothing matters. They just find a way.
Style points have been lacking all year, but, man, they’re tough as hell.
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If the Eagles had the MVP frontrunner, at home, as a favorite, in front of a national audience on Christmas, up against his biggest threat, and he essentially shit his pants on national television — I just cannot imagine what the aftermath of that would look like here.
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The Phillies offense through 16 games:
BA: .293 (1st)
OPS: .812 (2nd)
OBP: .348 (3rd)
SLG: .464 (2nd)
Doubles: 41 (1st)
Triples: 6 (t-1st)
Runs per game: 4.69 (t-14th)
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Dude hits a homer in his first ML at-bat and it’s totally overshadowed.
The Turner thing, too.
If you believe in “vibes,” this team has it all going right now.
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The Phillies averaged 28,459 fans per game at CBP in 2022.
I think that’s set to receive a bump.
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ESPN is featuring the Phillies on the season opener of Sunday Night Baseball.
The big splash is coming.
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A 1:07p start time for a postseason game is absolutely comical.
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Bohm owning what he said was the right play.
Might outweigh the fact he said it in the first place.
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Some interesting Nick Sirianni comments from Giants safety Julian Love on GMFB this morning.
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Giants lose.
Phillies are suddenly 2.5 games out of a postseason spot.
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Nick Castellanos just won the Phillies a postseason baseball game.
Big money shit.
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As more time goes on, this no-hitter feels increasingly impossible.
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Like if we’re going to sit here and say that Jose Alvarado hasn’t been good for the Phillies, I don’t know what to tell you.
He was one of the best relievers in baseball for four months.
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Not sure if this means anything, but the
#Phillies
are 7-0 with at least one day of rest this postseason.
Have outscored opponents 41-17 in those games.
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The next 48 hours of
#Phillies
takes, summarized:
1. It’s all good! Definitely would take a split going in.
2. Absolutely pathetic! You cannot blow a 4-0 lead/everything is terrible.
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Here I come to defend the manager — Jose Alvarado has been one of baseball’s best relievers for two months.
The story of this game is a simple one — Phillies have 4 hitters making a combined $90M this season.
They’re a combined 0-for-12 with four strikeouts.
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Rob Thomson just said on the telecast that Rhys Hoskins was walking around in the clubhouse.
Guess we’ll see.
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Eagles feel like the only NFL team that doesn’t surprise anyone with the screen while also always being surprised by the screen.
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Bryce Harper. Home run.
The concrete is shaking in the auxiliary press box.
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Doug Pederson is the NFL coach of the year. It’s not even a debate.
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Just came across this. Still the best team social video I’ve ever seen.
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John Smoltz is going to have to break for 30 seconds on the Darvish Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.
1-0, Phils.
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Here’s something I absolutely loved from Rhys Hoskins last night.
He falls behind 1-2 and works a walk against a guy who’s blowing through the lineup.
Works a great AB, and then look at his reaction into the dugout as he goes down the line.
This is winning energy.
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It has been 4,014 days since the Phillies last played a postseason game.
They can punch a return ticket tonight.
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The Phillies recorded 13 hits and 8 runs, their catcher hit for the cycle, and they missed a go-ahead homer in the 9th by two feet, all before losing.
They were, however, able to use none of their primary relievers in a game they led by four runs.
So there’s that.
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If Trea Turner doesn’t get hurt, you’re probably talking about him as an MVP frontrunner right now.
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Anytime you feel bad about being a Phillies fan, just remember, you could be a Mets fan.
Francisco Lindor, Javier Báez and Kevin Pillar were among those Mets players to flash thumbs-down signs after their hits today.
"When we don't get success, we're going to get booed," Báez explained afterward. "So they [the fans] are going to get booed when we get success."
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National League rotations by ERA:
Phillies: 2.59
Dodgers: 3.30
Cubs: 3.33
Braves: 3.47
Pirates: 3.69
But it’s not just.
They’ve also thrown 20 more total innings than the next closest team and average more IP per start than any NL rotation.
Crazy.
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Phillies just got 19 outs from a bullpen that allowed one run.
Brad Hand is good.
Excellent win.
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The Phillies brand could not be any hotter going into the regular season.
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Phillies won the NL last year, could — and probably will win 90+ games this year.
It’s nice Mickey Moniak is having a nice year against right handed pitching.
Let it go. Jesus.
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Caller into 97.5 just now:
“Go Birds! Dallas sucks!”
Then called Nick Sirianni a pathetic worm before proposing a Deshaun Watson trade for Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith, and a 1st.
Finished by predicting a 27-20 Eagles win.
A Mount Rushmore call.
@Kevin_Kinkead
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According to Baseball Reference, no team has done more to boost their postseason odds over the last 30 days than the Phillies (47.2% increase to 92.4% overall).
Next best : Cubs (37.1% increase)
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With a friend who’s an Orioles fan.
Says Henderson should have had Kimbrel throw to him.
I laughed.
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The Phillies have won two straight games trailing in the ninth inning and won both games thanks to homers by Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm, and Matt Vierling.
Fans should be excited today — if you can’t enjoy these wins, what’s even the point?
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Here’s the
#Phillies
bullpen in non-Brogdon innings since Sunday (5 games):
18.2 IP, 14 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 26 K
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The
#Phillies
have that look right now.
Have to get in first, but no National League team will be excited about seeing them if they’re in.
All three of these games had postseason pacing and they met the moment in each.
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Eagles won one Super Bowl with Nick Foles and 10 backups.
Sean Payton won one Super Bowl with a HOF quarterback in 16 years.
Lots of almost though.
"Yeah, we're not looking at the Eagles for any model." -- Sean Payton, when asked if their kicker-long snapper signings this week were similar to what Philadelphia did with Josh McCown in previous years.
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Edmundo Sosa in May, among all NL players with at least 80 plate appearances:
.597 SLG (1st)
1.4 fWAR (t-1st)
.972 OPS (4th)
.415 wOBA (4th)
172 wRC (5th)
.375 OBP (11th)
Just outrageous.
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Loud cheers for Santa before the bottom of the eighth inning.
A true redemption story.
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The Phillies look ill-prepared to play competitive baseball. It’s not one guy, or one thing, it’s a little bit of everything — and it’s baffling.
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Barring a comeback, the Phillies will have blown 2-0, 2-0, 7-0, and 4-0 leads this week.
Total disaster.
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Ranger Suárez is on a different level right now.
His last 6 games:
40 IP, 29 H, 6 ER, 10 BB, 37 K, 1.35 ERA, 0.975 WHIP
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Ready for this?
Cliff Lee first two starts with Phillies in 09: 16 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 15 K
Drew Smyly first two starts with Phillies in 19: 13 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 13 K
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The Phillies have an 80.5% chance of reaching the postseason, per FanGraphs.
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At his current pace, Kyle Schwarber is on track to finish the season with:
46 HR
72 XBH
101 RBI
103 BB
Each would be career-best totals.
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Andrew Bellatti in June with Lehigh Valley:
8 games
8 IP
6 hits
0 walks
0.75 WHIP
0.00 ERA
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How about Doug Pederson throwing darts to...Dietrich Jells?
🎯 🎯 🎯
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Bryson Stott homers. Walk-off. This place is going crazy.
Best win I’ve seen from a Phillies team in this stadium in years.
Absolutely insane.
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This Phillies season has a 90s baseball movie arc to it.
Season is going miserably.
There’s a turning point.
Season does a total 180.
I feel like we’re in the Runaround Sue phase right now.
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If Marsh had entered for Schwarber, that’s the third out.
Just a dismal game from the dugout tonight.
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Pretty confident Matt Klentak isn’t the Phillies GM next year.
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