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

[Rebels57]

Bottom of the lineup ties. Top of the lineup shits the bed.

 

[Cody Webster]

JT!!!

Suck it Muts

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

JT has really come along nicely the last month or so.

 

[Cody Webster]

I don't think I understood a single word, but it's the drool for me

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

When was the last time the Phillies were first to 90 wins?

 

[Rebels57]

When was the last time the Phillies were first to 90 wins?

2011?

 

[DancingPanther]

Eating Diaz's lunch is always so righteous

 

[Shrike]

Nick Castellanos similar to Jayson Werth?

 

[Magua]

Nick Castellanos similar to Jayson Werth?

Gross.

Castellanos in his career 2021 season wasn’t as good as Werth in any of his Phillies seasons. He's still rocking a negative WAR this season. He’s also half the caliber of postseason hitter. Literally half (68 to 133 wRC+).

 

[Rebels57]

Gross.

Castellanos in his career 2021 season wasn’t as good as Werth in any of his Phillies seasons. He's still rocking a negative WAR this season. He’s also half the caliber of postseason hitter. Literally half (68 to 133 wRC+).

That all being said, Nicks had a solid season at the plate since May 1st..a lot of big moments too including 4 walk-off hits. Big catch and stolen base today. He's doing whatever he physically can to make an impact.

 

[Magua]

That all being said, Nicks had a solid season at the plate since May 1st..a lot of big moments too including 4 walk-off hits. Big catch and stolen base today. He's doing whatever he physically can to make an impact.

True. But he can’t hold Werth’s jock, and he’ll probably go 1/24 in the NLCS again. You being so positive just clinched that.

 

[Halladay]

Start Sanchez at home. He's so much much better there and it will probably be they will have the best record in baseball so he could potentially start all his games there.

 

[DancingPanther]

That all being said, Nicks had a solid season at the plate since May 1st..a lot of big moments too including 4 walk-off hits. Big catch and stolen base today. He's doing whatever he physically can to make an impact.

That stolen base might kick me out of my fantasy playoffs. Figures

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Frank Mushed the Braves.

 

[DancingPanther]

That stolen base might kick me out of my fantasy playoffs. Figures

I survived. It came down to a hit by Harris loses it for me and anything else wins it, including a walk. He ripped it up the middle but the shift was on and the Dodgers snagged it. I celebrated like the Phillies walked it off lol

 

[deadhead]

Castellanos doesn't know how to hit, he's dog meat against any pitcher who can throw low and away off speed stuff. Werth was far more disciplined. When Castellanos is patient and waits for something on the inner half of the plate, he can be effective. Werth could also field, Castellanos is a serious liability (half his "good" plays come from effort on balls a good RF would make look routine).

Turner is also undisciplined, has gotten away with it so far, but as he ages and bat speed slows, if he doesn't learn how to hit could fall off the cliff.

 

[Shrike]

Castellanos doesn't know how to hit, he's dog meat against any pitcher who can throw low and away off speed stuff. Werth was far more disciplined. When Castellanos is patient and waits for something on the inner half of the plate, he can be effective. Werth could also field, Castellanos is a serious liability (half his "good" plays come from effort on balls a good RF would make look routine).

Turner is also undisciplined, has gotten away with it so far, but as he ages and bat speed slows, if he doesn't learn how to hit could fall off the cliff.

I think he gets better results when he’s just up there hacking. I like wearing out pitchers by making them throw pitches but some guys, their brains just don’t work that way. All I’m saying is the way Casty plays and his approach to the game gives him credibility. Werth only retired after trying to make the Mariners at the end of his career on a minor league contract then getting injured. You gotta love the game to go out like that after that huge contract with Washington. That’s what I see in Castellanos that reminds me of Werth.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

Le numbre magique = 5

 

[Danko]

Got to love this time of year. Good decisions to be made. Sounds like Hays may not make it back in the regular season so you get lots of opportunity to figure out your Left Field/Center platoon. Sosa comes back tomorrow. Got to figure they would keep Wilson, Clemens and Stevenson but it's gonna get tight.

 

[DancingPanther]

Just checked in on Bohm's defensive ratings. They've really ticked up this season. I get that these defense metrics are prone to ebbs and flows on a season to season scale but it's still promising that he could stick at the hot corner long term without being a liability. His 6 outs above avg this year at 3rd are in the 90th percentile of all fielders and this year he has +1 defensive runs saved. Every other season he's been in the negative double digits

 

[Rebels57]

Got to love this time of year. Good decisions to be made. Sounds like Hays may not make it back in the regular season so you get lots of opportunity to figure out your Left Field/Center platoon. Sosa comes back tomorrow. Got to figure they would keep Wilson, Clemens and Stevenson but it's gonna get tight.

Wtf? Are they removing his kidney?

 

[Danko]

Wtf? Are they removing his kidney?

According to the team he isnt able to run full speed/ has weakness.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I had soreness for about a month. Albeit I never got treated. I imagine it is really painful to swing given the torque on your core/back.

 

[Rebels57]

Bryce is gonna f*** around and win a GG at 1B

 

[Rebels57]

Would love to know how Ranger went from so good to so bad in one season. No chance he is in my NLDS Rotation.