Trea Turner is a gamer (Division Champion Edition)
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The "team meeting" was just Garrett Stubbs crossing out "shimmy" and circling "big balls" on a whiteboard and the rest of the team nodding and agreeing.
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"That’s a guy I can go to when times are hard ... that’s a guy who I can go to when it’s not about baseball. And I know he’ll be there for me because I’ll be there for him. Not to get all sentimental. But that’s my guy out there."
-Brandon Marsh, on Alec Bohm.
Brandon Marsh is back at Angel Stadium this week for the first time in 21 months, since the trade that changed everything.
He has since found a purpose in Philadelphia -- with the help of his roommate:
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This is like...the whole thing with Rob Thomson.
He believes in his guys. And sometimes it doesn't work out, and we rip him to high hell for "giving away wins." Maybe correctly? I sure have.
But you don't get these winning Phillies moments without his love and patience either.
I’ve watched this over and over again, and one thing continues to stands out.
Rob Thomson believed in Johan Rojas. The first two weeks of this season, that’s a pinch hit spot 10 out of 10 times.
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Phillies fans in February: WE CANNOT RUN THIS TEAM BACK AS IT IS! DOMBROWSKI YOU *HAVE* TO SIGN A FREE AGENT!!!!
Phillies fans in May: KODY CLEMENS HAS *EARNED* A SPOT ON THIS ROSTER ... WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE "DON'T HAVE ROOM" FOR HIM
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thanks for asking
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a drunk guy sitting in front of me last night turned around and asked me why Orion Kerkering isn't spelled "O'Ryan" and when I explained that O'Ryan is an Irish last name and Orion is the Greek name of a constellation he did not follow at all
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Projected Starting Pitchers for the Texas Rangers series at Citizens Bank Park:
Tuesday 6:40PM:
Jon Gray vs. Ranger Suarez
Wednesday 6:40PM:
Andrew Heaney vs. Taijuan Walker
Thursday 1:05PM:
Jose Urena vs. Zack Wheeler
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Thinking about Buddy Kennedy.
When you're in that moment - hometown kid, at the plate, B9, crowd chanting your name, with a chance to win it - you're probably tempted as all hell to play some hero ball. Instead he stayed within himself and had a great AB.
Good shit.
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I have a pretty high tolerance for sports radio bs bc I'm always entertained, but "fire Rob Thomson" discussion the day after they just won the division for the first time in 13 years seems a little much.
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2023 NLDS Game 4 when the Phillies knocked the best team in baseball out of the postseason for the second year in a row.
When Acuña had the bases loaded and Rojas made that catch robbing him...when Matt Olson tried to murder Bryce Harper...crazy moments, man
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The Pirates being "in" on Taylor Ward doesn't mean that nobody else is, so I'm not ruling the Phils out yet necessarily.
That being said, and let me be clear, the Pittsburgh Pirates doing literally anything to make their team better is good for baseball and Pennsylvania.
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The Baseball Gods absolutely want Bryson Stott to hit the career-defining Grand Slam that awakens him as the actual Chase Utley 2.0 with how many times he's been up with the bases loaded and it just hasn't happened.
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I know the "Fire Rob Thomson" crowd will always blame him for a loss but he did everything perfectly last night.
His weirdest move was leaving Ruiz in for the 10th, and that *worked* - you should trust Hoffman, you should trust Alvarado, and you don't ask Bohm to bunt with RISP.
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This was my first season watching 162. My first season going to CBP for games (36 of them.) My first season with a twitter account just for baseball. From Trea's Grand Slam to Harper blowing out the candles, this was a hell of a year for me and baseball.
I'm getting emotional!
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He said the same thing after hitting The Swing Of His Life last year, and Stott said the same thing after hitting the Grand Slam on Wednesday.
They all love each other.
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Earlier today, Taijuan Walker talked about his "inconsistent" 2023 season. He understands why he didn't pitch in the playoffs. He added that things are "great" with Rob Thomson.
More here, with some details on how Walker is working to get his velo back up
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@PhillyTradesman
I know he's hated in Philly, and I'll root against him so long as he's on the Braves, but Strider is one of my favorite non-Phillie baseball players. He's a really funny, clever, talented and real dude. Breaks my heart he can't play in Cleveland or something.
Good on him here.
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For the record, I am rooting for all of our catchers. I love JT, Stubbs, and Marchán. All of them are exciting dudes.
I think it's pretty much irrelevant who you send down because JT will catch every meaningful inning of the postseason.
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@Robtush
oh hey man
I see you hating on here all of the time, I'm kind of honored to see you hating here in my dumb post lmao
but they're not dollar store beads, they're *Michaels* beads lol
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My feelings towards Iggy the Iguana is similar to that of a Polar Bear. I like to see him and I think he's pretty cute, but I'd rather not be this close.
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I don't really want to go Hot Stove until after the World Series, but I've become convinced that the Phillies more than anything need a big right handed bat behind Bryce Harper and I think I'd rather that be Rhys Hoskins more than anyone else since he's already part of the team.
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@mccrystal_alex
It's just hearsay. Dave Dombrowski, straight from his lips, has made it clear that Nola is his top priority. Until heard otherwise from the front office I don't think there's any need to entertain anything else.
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Taijuan Walker seems like a great human being and I think fans were extremely overdramatic about him last year no matter how much money he was making. I've been a strong supporter (even though he blocked me back in March.)
It's pretty clear the dude cannot continue as a starter.
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of course other baseball fans are going to downplay the Phillies' success
people talk shit on the Braves and the Dodgers all the time
heavy is the head that wears the crown- for however long it may last, we're in Tier 1. Shitting on us is "punching up" right now. Enjoy it!
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One of the highlights of tonight's game for me was Cristian Pache getting an RBI in front of a sold out crowd of screaming fans. I was thinking of this tweet as he celebrated.
Greetings. Remember that the important thing is quality, not quantity. Even if it's just one fan who attends the game tonight, I will play very hard for that one fan to go home happy.
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I'm seeing people do "Phillies Uniform Rankings" and I feel like this is a trick question because everybody has their own personal opinions which will most definitely conflict. Here are mine
1) Powder blues
2) Creams
3) Pinstripes
4) City Connect
5) Road Grays
What are yours?
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I really enjoyed watching you and Candiotti together. Having the Phils announcer and the Dbacks announcer working together on a broadcast was great since both of you had such detailed knowledge of your teams watching them every day.
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Today is when I remind those who don't read my bio that I am bi. You may ask "what does that have to do with baseball? Who cares?" It's just that bisexuals are often erased or forced into boxes. I want to use this day to encourage everyone to be confident in themselves.