Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2024 Edition)

[Halladay]

If you look at the past 30 games (so a little more than a month), they are 16-14. Maintaining this pace over the rest of the year gets them to 96 wins, that will won the division. The Dodgers are a game better and the Orioles and Guardians a game worse. The Brewers and Braves the same record. The Yankees are 10-20. Alot of the top teams are going through lulls. The Astros and Mets are the top teams in that time period with 20 and 19 wins and then the Twins, Red Sox, and Pirates all have 18.

While they are struggling, I don't think they will go into free fall like the Yankees are and I still expect them to win the division. They definitely need to add another high end reliever and outfield bat though I don't think a closer is necessary as Hoffman should be that. Despite his struggles Jose is still very good against lefties and using him situationally against them for now would work.

 

[dragonoffrost]

At least the Braves lost again. Alot of the top teams in the league are struggling.

To the Reds who can beat the Phillies, Dodgers, Yankees and Braves but loses to the Tigers and Nationals. Baseball.....

If you look at the past 30 games (so a little more than a month), they are 16-14. Maintaining this pace over the rest of the year gets them to 96 wins, that will won the division. The Dodgers are a game better and the Orioles and Guardians a game worse. The Brewers and Braves the same record. The Yankees are 10-20. Alot of the top teams are going through lulls. The Astros and Mets are the top teams in that time period with 20 and 19 wins and then the Twins, Red Sox, and Pirates all have 18.

While they are struggling, I don't think they will go into free fall like the Yankees are and I still expect them to win the division. They definitely need to add another high end reliever and outfield bat though I don't think a closer is necessary as Hoffman should be that. Despite his struggles Jose is still very good against lefties and using him situationally against them for now would work.

Watch counting on Hoffman to continue to do what he is. The dude can implode for a long stretch at any moment.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[DancingPanther]

Shouldn't this be in the septic tank thread? Jsaq is a long way from his hockeybuzz days (i.e. he's an idiot now) and Charles is commenting on...well anything.

Crochet would mean Painter goes the other way. The only guy I ship Painter out for is Skubal

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Shouldn't this be in the septic tank thread? Jsaq is a long way from his hockeybuzz days (i.e. he's an idiot now) and Charles is commenting on...well anything.

Crochet would mean Painter goes the other way. The only guy I ship Painter out for is Skubal

This thread needs a bit of levity so I posted news along with the village idiots.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

If this starts with the god damn game in 2026, we riot.

 

[DancingPanther]

If this starts with the god damn game in 2026, we riot.

Oh ffs

 

[Flybynite]

If this starts with the god damn game in 2026, we riot.

It won't. The only reason the 2026 all-star game is in Philly is because it's the 250th anniversary of July 4th, 1776.

So it will have something in the logo to reflect that. The biggest question is. So what term is gonna be used for the 250th?

Semiquincentennial, Bisesquincentennial, Sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial

 

[Sombastate]

if this game was in another ballpark, Zach may have given up 3 homers through three innings

 

[DancingPanther]

An offensive clinic

 

[Rebels57]

This team stinks.

 

[Halladay]

Marsh and Schwarber are apparently 0-32 combined. Not ideal.

 

[DancingPanther]

Marsh and Schwarber are apparently 0-32. Not ideal.

Pretty sure the whole squad is like 5-60 lol

 

[Halladay]

Wheeler was awesome tonight at least.

With Rojas on the team Pache is redundant and Klemens should probably be on the team instead of him.

Walking the 9th hitter never ends well.

 

[Rebels57]

Nice to see our only reliable reliever Hoffman into a scoreless 8th, walking 2 batters, and about to lose the game.

 

[Halladay]

Bringing in Soto with runners on, see if it works... seems like an audition for him.

 

[Rebels57]

This dumbass really brought Soto into a game with runners on 1st and 2nd in a scoreless 8th.

 

[Halladay]

This dumbass really brought Soto into a game with runners on 1st and 2nd in a scoreless 8th.

Rob clearly is just trying things out as he thinks the division is over. No other way to justify it.

Somehow got out of it.

 

[Flybynite]

Soto in late and close games
.311 BAA/.429 OBP

Yea... Let me throw this guy in the 8th inning of a 0-0 game.

got out of it by the skin of their neck

 

[trostol]

reminder..TMac is awful

 

[Svechhammer]

Don't let that Casty 2 RBI double take away from the fact he took a 2-2 curve low and outside in the at bat. Earth shattering shocking development right there

 

[DancingPanther]

3 off Duran O_O

Alvarado time?

 

[GKJ]

Soto in late and close games
.311 BAA/.429 OBP

Yea... Let me throw this guy in the 8th inning of a 0-0 game.

got out of it by the skin of their neck

They want to give him more leverage spots with Alvarado having problems. I would definitely find another lefty. With rumors that they looking at a starter, maybe they think they can fixate Sanchez or Ranger in those spots.

 

[Flybynite]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1815932355657314427

Trout makes Embiid look durable.