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

[DancingPanther]

They have had 3 terrible losses since Saturday.

Just a bad weekend. They could just sweep the Marlins. Quit rooting for them to lose

 

[GKJ]

I actually read Covey hasn’t been that bad apart from when he got here. Obviously he should’ve gotten out of that 11th inning.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Thomson probably gonna drop a scheduled loss lineup on us tomorrow with it being a getaway day and having ten straight games at home with no days off.

 

[CutOnDime97]

At least Bottalico should be good

 

[DancingPanther]

 

[trostol]

Casty is literally..one of the worst nicknames or what ever ...i have ever heard

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

It won’t happen but I wouldn’t even care if they benched Turner for the next few weeks.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

It won’t happen but I wouldn’t even care if they benched Turner for the next few weeks.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t play this weekend to protect him from the crowd.

Likely? No but it wouldn’t surprise me.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t play this weekend to protect him from the crowd.

Likely? No but it wouldn’t surprise me.

One could only hope.

 

[Halladay]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t play this weekend to protect him from the crowd.

Likely? No but it wouldn’t surprise me.

They are playing the Royals if he can't have a good series ge should retire.

 

[Flybynite]

Carlos Correa would've gotten it done

Dansby Swanson is actually having the best season out of the 'big free agent' short-stops lol.

Dansby Swanson .266/.350/.446/.796 113 OPS+ 3.7 bWAR (7/$177M)

other 3
Xander Bogaerts .262/.341/.391/.732 106 OPS+ 2.3 bWAR (11/$280M)
Carlos Correa .226/.301/.394/.694 91 OPS+ 0.9 bWAR (6/$200M)
Trea Turner .240/.293/.374/.667 82 OPS+ 1.0 bWAR (11/$300M)

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Lost in all of this is that Schwarber is a bum also.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Pull a reverse Mighty Ducks and wear the Team USA WBC jerseys next game

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

They are playing the Royals if he can't have a good series ge should retire.

Speaking of people that should retire and the Royals. I just saw Greinke is 1-11.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Is this good?

 

[wankstifier]

Speaking of people that should retire and the Royals. I just saw Greinke is 1-11.

He's still waiting for his chance at SS

 

[GKJ]

Speaking of people that should retire and the Royals. I just saw Greinke is 1-11.

His numbers aren’t to his standard, but he also doesn’t deserve to be 1-11

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Is this good?

Trea Turner after signing a $300M+ contract…

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Lost in all of this is that Schwarber is a bum also.

Our leadoff walker could barely do that tonight.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Loser mentality, they should've seen the best FA's inexplicable downfall coming

 

[snoop88]

What a disgusting way to lose a game lol

Covey wasn’t the problem but him getting the loss after a guy with a 2 something era was inexplicably released to keep him is the cherry on top.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Realmuto “may” play tomorrow. If he doesn’t the catcher situation should be interesting.

Thomson is at “level five” concern about Kimbrel’s workload because Kimbrel has said himself he’s feeling it.

It also doesn’t sound like Thomson is even considering benching Turner.

 

[Rebels57]

It won’t happen but I wouldn’t even care if they benched Turner for the next few weeks.

In all seriousness, he needs to be sent to AAA. He has the yips and needs to get away from the pressure cooker. They cant let one player cost them a spot in the Playoffs because of his salary.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Who do you trust more than Covey here?

The guy they just dfa'ed

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

In all seriousness, he needs to be sent to AAA. He has the yips and needs to get away from the pressure cooker. They cant let one player cost them a spot in the Playoffs because of his salary.

Sosa is definitely worse. I fully admit my take is on the irrational end & more so out of principle.

Being rational I have no idea what they do with the guy right now. They are in between a rock & a hard place right now. If the Phillies were home I’d be pretty certain he wouldn’t be playing tomorrow.

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On another note since Turner pretty much has gotten the blowtorch. The team beyond him is so damn frustrating right now too. Every damn game comes down to the wire. They can never have a relatively stress free win.