72 Seasons of Ethan Witte
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Supreme Blog Lord for @TheGoodPhight. Replacement level Tweeter. President of the J.T. Realmuto Fan Club, pending creation of the CDLC Club. Everton supporter
Mantua, NJ
Joined January 2012
Bryce Harper: chose Philadelphia .JT Realmuto: chose Philadelphia .Zack Wheeler: chose Philadelphia .Kyle Schwarber: chose Philadelphia .Nick Castellanos: chose Philadelphia .Trea Turner: chose Philadelphia . I’m sensing a theme.
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It’s hard to win when:. - Hoskins.- Realmuto.- Castellanos.- Stott.- Segura.- Marsh. are stone cold at the plate.
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The Phillies just took Houston’s best punch and punched back. What a game.
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But Phillies fans boo a lot and say mean names!.
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In 93 pitches today, Taijuan Walker had two swings and misses.
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And last thing: . You’ll see a lot about the Phillies being aggressive and using six relief pitchers and blah blah blah. Of the six, only one threw more than 12 pitches. They could all be used tomorrow…but they’re getting rest. What a job by them tonight.
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Joe Girardi absolutely cannot be the manager at 4:05 tomorrow afternoon.
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It stuns me how a team with an MVP favorite and a Cy Young vote getter is possibly the most unlikeable iteration of the Phillies about 20-25 years.
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When adults are in charge of the Phillies, they bring IN the wisdom of Charlie Manuel, not kick him to the curb with a Wawa bag
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Never again shall we talk about Harper’s contract
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Holy cow, the Phillies won 5 out of 7 on a road trip most expected to be the reverse record. It’s totally fine.
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This is the greatest piece of cinema ever created.
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Lotta takes on here getting down on the Phillies. It’s one series, in New York, against a really, really good team and their top three SP, and not at full strength offensively. Relax, folks.
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Source with the Phillies says the $2 billion isn’t true.
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Kapler’s move of taking out Plouffe, moving Altherr to RF and putting Herrera in CF won them the game tonight. He’s a good manager, folks. Better get used to it.
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What’s not surprising is that pretty much the entirety of Phillies Twitter is in sync in saying how bad for baseball losing Acuna is. But snowballs, amiright?.
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If this doesn’t convince you that a) technology b) a pitch clock is good for the game, nothing will.
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According to Baseball Savant, Jean Segura has the best arm for a 2B in baseball with an average of 86.3 mph. Second place? Bryson Stott, 86.1 mph (min. 175 2B throws).
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When people come up with trade packages for Shohei Ohtani, type them up, then hit publish, what’s the first thing you think?. A) they’re drunk.B) they’re serious.C) there’s a medical emergency they’re having.D) all of the above and/or worse
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Philadelphia, I dare you to do this.
I'd love to see Phillies fans respond to Turner tomorrow night at CBP the way they did after Bohm said "I fucking hate this place" last year . Pick the guy up, who knows how it might help.
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Folks, Rollins’ 20-20-20-20 season is one of the more impressive and underrated accomplishments I’ve seen in my 35 years of watching baseball.
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“Harper, at 30, scores from 1st” Hahahahaha shut up losers.
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Complaining that the Phillies might be done with the deadline even after addressing their two biggest needs and only giving up one solid prospect of note is funny.
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Where were you when ESPN voted Luisangel Acuna into the Hall of Fame?.
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Trea Turner BA vs. pitches 95+ mph:.2021 - .360.2022 - .314.2023 - .185.
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The difference in time from JT to Murphy is greater than Murphy to the last guy on the list here.
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Couple of things:. 1) I disagree with the Kerkering over Seranthony in that inning. Arizona was not hitting sinkers. I’d rather go with that. 2) Arizona has one hitter hitting the ball now and he’s the one who got the hit. Everyone else has been shut down.
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The secret to the Phillies’ recent success: playing late enough that no one is watching them.
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Remember when we were worried about Bohm with the glove?.
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Gabe Kapler makes his return to Citizens Bank Park tomorrow. What is your favorite memory from the Gabe Kapler experience?.
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If Didi can hit a HR with a mask, you can wear one outside.
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Just your weekly/bi-weekly reminder that baseball is a long season and will come with ups and downs. The Phillies are clearly down right now. They’ll still make the playoffs.
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Me, when Rob Thomson writes Turner in the second spot in the lineup tomorrow
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Ah yes, the ole “Let’s antagonize the free agent for waiting to make the biggest financial decision of his life” approach.
@Bharper3407 are you more interested in money or playing for a good team and organization? If it’s about money I think that motivation doesn’t show me your desire to win. You know the #phillies are good organization and team so what’s the issue and holdup. So it is about money!.
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The MLB season is going to be lost because a few owners are mad Steve Cohen tried to make his team better. The same owners, who voted 25-4, to allow Cohen to become an owner.
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I mean, the Braves are good. They took one in Atlanta. And if you think this team, with the makeup they have, are going to let this loss demoralize them? You haven’t watched this team.
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This is classic Scott Boras. Trying to create a market where one does not exist by leaking a team with theoretical holes as “sleeper” team. It means he has offers for both players that aren’t near what he’s been asking for. It’s a tale as old as time….
“Several executives think the Philadelphia Phillies could be a sleeper for one of the remaining marquee free agents in starter Jordan Montgomery or center fielder Cody Bellinger.” -@BNightengale
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I’m, ashamedly, one of the ones who thought the Phillies should upgrade at backup catcher in the offseason. I’m wrong.
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Re: Walker’s guarantee. He doesn’t have a QO. Players, specifically pitchers, without one attached could basically name their price. The money isn’t the issue, it’s the years. If he’s healthy, it’s a fine deal. If he’s not, it’s still fine since adding pitcher like him 1/.
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The only team the Phillies should fear is the Phillies.
As a fan, the only reason to want to avoid a team is because you don’t truly believe your team is good enough to beat said team. That’s fine, you’re allowed to have doubt and still be a true fan. Just be honest with yourself. I’m ALL IN with the #Phightins #RedOctober
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I don’t know many people on Eagles Twitter (there are so many), but Kei is the most clear eyed, knowledgeable fan on this app. She consistently make level headed points, acknowledges good arguments from others and is just the best. Always a pleasure hearing what she has to say.
Eagles fans, I know we had our disagreements, etc, but it was a joy talking ball with y'all for another season.
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When it begins to dawn on Red Sox fans what they just got in Nick Pivetta
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Right now, the Phillies have one of, if not their best, overall pitching staff in their history (something @JohnStolnis said on his podcast). So, I went through a Stathead search and found some interesting nuggets. Follow me on a thread . @TheGoodPhight.
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Alvarado here means Thomson wants Kerkering to see Acuna-Riley.
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@2008Philz The thing is, it limits what they can do next season. Signing Hoskins is fine, but.- he’s in stone as 1B, which means.- Harper in stone as RF, which means.- Castellanos in stone as LF, which means.- Schwarber in stone as DH.
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Say hello to my new favorite baseball play of all time.
Robbing a home run and pretending you didn’t is more disrespectful than any bat flip, great addition to the game
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Let’s all send some positive thoughts to @TheCUTCH22, but also to @adamhaseley7 since this kid is about to step into the fire.
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@Hegelbon @loctastic Scene: closeup of LeBron James’s lips, on his deathbed. He whispers, “Rosebud…”. Cut to Foghorn Leghorn: “I sa-, I sa-, I sa-, I say did you say ‘Rosebud’, son?”. Yosemite Sam enters, randomly shooting his guns: “what in tarnation is a rosebud?” <fires guns more>.
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The Rockies today are fielding a lineup where four starters have a BA under .200. which means they’ll win, 13-3.
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If you as a Phillies fan are not questioning the ability of the FO to identify faults during a season and how to address them, it’s time to start.
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I think what concerns me is that this Phillies team just looks so uninterested right now, like they’re waiting for the run to come any minute like it did last year.
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Folks, Ethan here. Let me talk you down off the ledge - Bryce Harper will be a Phillie.
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And whatever gameplan Kevin Long came up with for this game has been beyond terrible.
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So I guess:. - Kimbrel will get save chances when it’s a three run lead.- Dominguez and Alvarado will alternate as stoppers.- both will get the one or two run saves depending on matchups . Not a bad plan.
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Imagine having to go to Familia in the 10th because you burned through the other RPs in your bullpen.
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C’mon man, don’t do this. You’ve got a really, really good team. Don’t turn into the 49ers of baseball. Take your L’s, use them as motivation, but don’t cry about the schedule.
"I don't like the system, quite honestly". @Braves Manager Brian Snitker weighs in on the 5-day built-in layoff for the top playoff seeds, and why he believes it negatively affected the team's offense. ▶️
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Phillies: let’s improve our current team to get a RP that is very, very good and all we have to give up is a solid prospect and another that may have been lost to the Rule 5 draft next year. Fans: boooooooooooooo.
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I am running with my own theory that the signing of Merrifield is a direct result of years of bad drafting under Klentak. If they’re any better, bench rosters spots can be filled by players that were taken then.
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You know who isn’t getting a ton of love right now?. Nick Castellanos. He’s been the most consistent Phillies’ hitter this season and it feels like he isn’t talked about.
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Sixto is still only 24 years old. Really hope he pans out, but boy did the Phillies convincingly and unequivocally win that trade
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You’re all welcome.
The Phillies will re-sign JT Realmuto. He won’t sign somewhere else.
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If I’m an opponent the Phillies might face in the playoffs, seeing Trea Turner turn into what they thought he would be must be terrifying. Power, speed, defense - that’s a top 8 player in the game when he’s right.
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KRUK: “Beautiful fundamentals by Odubel Herrera!”. Most of the WIP callers:
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Conforto - hurt, going on IL.Scherzer - discomfort in side.Hamels - already missing time for shoulder . Might this be the year where everyone else gets hurt and the Phillies stay (relatively) healthy?. Can I leave more spaces like @AlexCarrMLB does?. We. Shall. See!.
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Explains why the Phillies wouldn’t add much at the deadline.
On the radio broadcast today Dan Gladden said when he was a player GM Andy MacPhail pulled him into his office to tell him to stop throwing baseballs to the fans. “They cost $11.50 and we can’t afford that,” MacPhail said. #MNTwins
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I’ve had this theory since last night about Nola’s start that has been bugging me. This is thread that is me running down a rabbit hole that is probably wrong, but I think there is something to it. Join me! 🧵.
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Every time you see a move by another team and get mad the Phillies aren’t making moves, you’re just experiencing FOMO. They’re the clear 3rd best in NL, a top seven team in MLB. They’re already very good.
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I have found the quickest way to an argument amongst friends, family and spouses. It is this:
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I will continue to say it: MLB should severely discipline the Marlins if they knowingly violated protocols while in Philadelphia. Postseason bans, lost draft picks, fines, all of it. Make the SMU “death sentence” look like mercy in comparison.
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Your regular reminder that the Phillies are, in fact, a good team as well.
Any @Phillies fan watching this Game 3 should have mild to major concerns. If you don’t you’re bluffing. These are 2 very challenging teams.
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I still say they sign him, but why would Realmuto want to stay in Philadelphia?.
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It was at this point in the offseason when fans starting going crazy, talking themselves into ideas like this one
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Phillies fans, your chance at subterfuge has arrived
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Folks, it’s only one game. Calm down a bit. The Phillies are defending NL champs.
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The Arenado move is most likely why the Phillies haven’t signed Didi. They have to be working the phones on Story first.
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This was a masterclass by Thomson. Ultra aggressive with the bullpen was a necessity against this offense and he did it.
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Everyone complaining about this. How long have the players known the rules would be different? Couple of months? Ok, then get in the box and be ready and follow the rules.
Bottom of the ninth. Tie game. Bases loaded. Full count. The dream scenario. And . Cal Conley didn't get set in the batter's box with 8 seconds left on the pitch clock. Umpire calls an automatic strike. At-bat over. Inning over. This is the new reality.
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Cliff Lee is the answer here since his trade put them in the World Series in a year where Hamels had a season long playoff hangover.
I want to be excited about James Harden but I don’t know too much about basketball. Is there a good equivalent to the James Harden trade in Phillies history?.
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Alright folks, you know you wanted it again. (Pardon the handwriting) Here is tonight’s official @TheGoodPhight Sunday Night Baseball BINGO board!
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I refuse to engage with the yokels knocking Nola. They weren’t as angry when he pitched the team to a wild card berth and when he dominated Atlanta in the NLDS.
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