Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2023 Edition)

[DancingPanther]

The NL HR leaders for the last 30 days.
#1) Trea Turner (PHI), 13
#1) Kyle Schwarber (PHI), 13
#3) Marcell Ozuna (ATL), 10
#3) Matt Olson (ATL), 10
#3) Ronald Acuna Jr (ATL), 10
#6) Bryce Harper (PHI), 9

There are other teams in the NL right?

One of those teams is 14-13 in that span. The other is 19-9.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Fidrych?

Obviously some of these are injury related... but Dontrelle Willis looked like hall of fame trajectory before 25 and then was just garbage.

Steve Avery looked like he was going to be challenging Smoltz, Maddux, and Glavine for a Cy Young and then he just fell apart .

There are exceptions of course. They are pitchers after all. A lot of volatility with the position.

Two of those are before my time but Dontrelle didn't have a huge track record before he made the big leagues. Chicago gave him away. Dontrelle's downfall was command. Possibly not being able to repeat a unique and over exaggerated delivery. He was a head whacker too. Hell of a hitter though.

Also a different era of baseball. Pitcher technology/data and general knowledge of pitcher mechanics is light years ahead of what it was 20 years ago. Guys reinvent themselves all of the time...if they put the work in.

 

[DancingPanther]

No Marsh or Stott tonight

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Maybe the Phillies should consider not giving up homers to Olson.

 

[Rebels57]

This umpire should be investigated for how badly he's squeezing Wheeler. This is f***ing disgusting.

Would be great if Bohm stopped hitting into DP

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Phils are gonna get smoked by this team if they make it through the Cubs or whoever.

 

[Rebels57]

I f***ing hate this piece of shit Braves team. Especially Acuna.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Maybe next year, gents.

Ball go boom for bad guys.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Not what you want to see from Wheeler

 

[Rebels57]

Wheeler completely imploding in his biggest start of the season. Hooray for not having an ace!

 

[Sombastate]

Man, every pitcher we have just flat out sucks

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The Braves have one of the best lineups of all time...

 

[Magua]

Listen, the Braves are pretty good this season, but what have they done lately, hmm?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Listen, the Braves are pretty good, but what have they done lately, hmm?

The Phillies are surely having more fun.

 

[DancingPanther]

95%!! A virtual playoff lock. Team is built for october

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

It's ok guys, the Cubs are facing a guy with almost a 7.5 ERA. He'll shut them down.

 

[DancingPanther]

It's ok guys, the Cubs are facing a guy with almost a 7.5 ERA. He'll shut them down.

Teams blow leads all the time. Quit melting down. And are you questioning their playoff chances?? 95%!!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Teams blow leads all the time. Quit melting down. And are you questioning their playoff chances?? 95%!!

What if I told you that means that there's a 5% chance that they don't make the playoffs?

 

[DancingPanther]

What if I told you that means that there's a 5% chance that they don't make the playoffs?

Quit rooting for them to lose

 

[DancingPanther]

One of those teams is 14-13 in that span. The other is 19-9.

14-14 vs 20-9 now

 

[wankstifier]

I guess Snell is the front runner? What a bad Cy Young race. I feel like Strider should be the front runner for being unhittable 4/5 of the time

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

BCIB

 

[DancingPanther]

We'll always have the split yesterday

 

[Halladay]

Hey Rob, Rojas should be starting over Cave. This wont happen though.