2026 Phillies Thread

[RyanSnyder]

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[mh-larch]

Really? He doesn't seem very talkative.

 

[RyanSnyder]

464. Sheesh.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[rudedude]

Let's not get crazy. He's not a miracle worker.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Standings at the end of August:

In the East:
- 4 back of the Braves
- 9 up on the Marlins

In the Wild Card (3 teams make it):
- tied with the Cubs for 1st
- 5 up on the Padres
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- 5 1/2 up on the Diamondbacks
- 9 up on the Marlins
- 10 up on the Cardinals
- 11 up on the Pirates

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Grant Green]

What the hell is that from? That is Buscemi, right?

 

[Grant Green]

Who would have believed two months ago that Aaron Nola and the bullpen would win the Phillies a game.

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Phillies bullpen confidence meter: Who's the most dependable setup man to Jhoan Duran?

After months-long struggles, the Phillies' bullpen has been much better, though still sometimes shaky. Who can Don Mattingly most rely on for September's pennant chase?

www.phillyvoice.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Grant Green]

He's having a really nice season.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Standings after Sep. 1 games:

In the East:
- 3 back of the Braves
- 9 up on the Marlins

In the Wild Card (3 teams make it):
- 1 up on the Cubs
- 6 up on the Padres
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- 6 1/2 up on the Diamondbacks
- 9 up on the Marlins
- 10 1/2 up on the Cardinals *
- 11 up on the Pirates

* = Cardinals are still playing, against the Dodgers

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

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Tip I got from my 9 yr old Phillie phanatic grandson:

Game highlights are on YouTube a few hours after they are finished. Links pop up with no score shown so you can watch the game “blind” in ten minutes first thing in the morning.

Great for these west coast trips!

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

Magic number for a playoff spot is down to 15

 

[LundyPSU]

Haven’t been able to follow closely. But good run here by Phils. Starters doing well, hopefully Wheeler figures it out. Bullpen still seems shaky. Hitting approach different post-Arraez trade?

 

[BrianS]

IMO, no counting our Big 3 starters (Sanchez/Wheeler/Luzardo), I want to give BIG KUDO's for the turnarounds of both Nola and Painter the last couple of weeks! Our starting rotation has become one of the top 3-4 in MLB! Wow, what a difference.

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

A sweep today and we get the tiebreaker against AZ. If they lose AZ ties the season series at 3-3 and has the 2nd tiebreaker - division record - pretty much locked.

We’ve clinched HtH against the Padres so they aren’t an issue in the event of a tie. Cubs have clinched HtH against us, so need to beat them in the standings if we want to claim a higher WC.

That said - keep this heater up and the 2 seed is in play. Dodgers scuffling and a bunch of games with the Braves

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[NittPicker]

The Phils finish the regular season against the Brewers and the Rays. Of course, the only two teams which are currently over .600. Hopefully by then both will have clinched their respective divisions and will be resting some guys.

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[royboy]

IMO, no counting our Big 3 starters (Sanchez/Wheeler/Luzardo), I want to give BIG KUDO's for the turnarounds of both Nola and Painter the last couple of weeks! Our starting rotation has become one of the top 3-4 in MLB! Wow, what a difference.

Yeah, a really encouraging trend.

Painter went 7 shut-out innings today vs D-Backs, allowed just 2 hits, had 6 K's and gave up 0 Walks.

Unfortunately, the offense was just not there, with the exception of Bryce Harper, who got on 3 times with 2 walks and a Single.