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

[Flybynite]

When all is said and done, it’s a sport. It’s entertainment. Frustrating series but if that’s the worst in your life then things are pretty good. As Philly fans, going by myself who started paying attention to sports when I was ~11, out of the 100 big 4 sports seasons all but 2 have ended in disappointment. It is what it is. Don’t let a sport knock you off a square

I spent most of my life being diehard and having team eliminations put me in a depressed mood and stuff. I think I started to mellow out a lot and I think COVID sports shutdown probably cold-turkeyed me.

I just lost the huge need to always be watching a game, or feeling like I "NEEDED" to watch or someone wouldn't consider me a "true fan".

After seeing the Sixers continually failing, the Phillies fail in the WS, Eagles lose a SB... I realized it doesn't really bother me much. It's like watching a TV show and having the writer come up with a shitty ending.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Maybe they’ve a Womack, Freese, Davis moment in them

 

[Jack Straw]

@Jack Straw and @DancingPanther deserting us in our time of need.

Hey, I did my part. I posted my Ted Lasso gif. I can’t help it if the Phillies hitters don’t know what a strike zone is.

 

[FLYguy3911]

1-out rally. Here we go.

I'll take Schwarber getting another AB as a win.

 

[Rebels57]

Marsh walk, Cave PH homer to tie it. I feel it in my bones.

 

[Magua]

Similar NLCS vibes:

 

[Striiker]

I think I hate Castellanos

 

[BiggE]

I dont feel anywhere as bad as I did on February 12, 2023 or February 6th, 2005. Something just felt off after the debacle that was game 4. Kimbrel was basically a slight better version of Familia the second half of the year.

Yeah, the worst for me was having 2 bullshit calls cost the Flyers a chance at a game 7 at the Spectrum in the 1980 SCF. This is bad, but nowhere near the living hell that was.

 

[Halladay]

I think I hate Castellanos

You are just learning this now?

 

[Cody Webster]

Useless

 

[Flybynite]

For the second straight year I will say

Do not want Castellanos to be a Phillie the next season.

 

[Halladay]

Why did Rob refuse to drop Nick last playoffs but did this season?

 

[Magua]

2024:

“Nick, what did you learn about yourself from the last postseason?”

“Nothing.”

 

[Rebels57]

At least Marsh has had good ABs. Cant say im mad at him.

 

[Cody Webster]

Hate to see it

 

[wankstifier]

They'll have to pay some team to take Castellanos as a DH

 

[Svechhammer]

Congrats, Topper

You're the biggest choke artist coach we've had in a very long time. Andy Reid ain't this bad, you hack

They'll have to pay some team to take Castellanos as a DH

It would be worth every f***ing penny

 

[TheKingPin]

Up 2-0. Up 3-2. 4-3 final

 

[GKJ]

Cave is battling

 

[Embiid]

Glad I didn't watch those zillion regular season games rendered meaningless by this choking situation as Terry Murray would say...

 

[trostol]

i had fun..learned a lot

 

[Chinatown88]

Can't wait to see what Dembrowski cooks up this off-season.

 

[Halladay]

They'll have to pay some team to take Castellanos as a DH

Good, get him off this team. Infuriating and this isnt just from this game. Ive posted this so many times in this thread.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Gross series. At least my schedule is freed up and no stress inducing games

 

[Svechhammer]

f***ing choke artists