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

[Svechhammer]

They’re about 70-40 since June 1.

Ok?

And the Phillies have the 2nd best record in MLB this year despite having every 5th game a guaranteed Taijuan loss. It ain't worth losing sleep over this matchup, we've got this

 

[Rebels57]

Then better hope wheeler pitches 9 innings lol

We have the best remaining bullpen in the Playoffs. Only the Braves and Brewers were better of the playoff teams. And now they're all rested.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

didn’t really care who won the game. Gotta beat whoever you’re matched up with and the Phillies should like their odds against any team. Not saying they will win against any team but they have as good a chance to as any. The bats just can’t go ice cold

 

[Svechhammer]

Mets -> Dodgers -> Yankees

That's a perfect dream trio of dragons to slay en route to the title

 

[Halladay]

3 of the Phillies losses against the Mets were Taijuan starts and and Jose Ruiz faced them more than Wheeler has this year.

 

[Svechhammer]

I have gone to one Phillies game in the past 15 years

It was a Taijuan start in Baltimore where Ruiz came in relief. Do not let me get a playoff ticket

 

[Svechhammer]

3 of the Phillies losses against the Mets were Taijuan starts and and Jose Ruiz faced them more than Wheeler has this year.

Or to spell it out with numbers and stats to make it look official n shit...

 

[DancingPanther]

Jomboy (sco Plats) showing Williams was tipping. What a bum

 

[Svechhammer]

Jomboy (sco Plats) showing Williams was tipping. What a bum

Yeah and then he throws a middle outside change to an Alonso who knew it was coming

oof

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1842020353729515582

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Rich Nixon]

They’re about 70-40 since June 1.

My wife is a Mets diehard, meaning I am nominally a Mets fan as well...their vibe right now is very 2010 Flyers. You can't see any reason why they should be winning all these games, but you also can't see any reason why they shouldn't, if that makes any sense. Last night was nerve-wracking, but there was still this sense like "They'll come back and win, because why not."

Good lineup, good defensive position players, but their pitching is confusing. Starting staff is just a bunch of guys who can get through 5-6 innings without ever looking particularly smooth or dominant (cough 2010 Flyers goalies). Bullpen is kind of a mess, and Mendoza isn't always the best decision-maker there. Could crash and burn at any second, doubly hard because it's the Mets, but right now they're just playing with that house-money confidence that can be dangerous.

Excited for this series, maybe not so much for the emotional rollercoaster that it will be in this house.

 

[Jack Straw]

The Orioles are 0-10 in their last 10 playoff games, which isn't a recipe for success.

Success is overrated.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Mets, Knicks, and Rangers are the only 3 teams I despise.

Have an odd feeling the Phils go down. Really hope not

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Phillies Owner John Middleton Provides an Unsparing Blueprint for His Peers

Middleton is intent on bringing a title to Philadelphia—and he’s put his money where his mouth is in a time when many team owners prioritize profit over wins.

www.si.com

When Harper’s wife, Kayla, became interested in nutrition a few years ago, he began asking the team chefs to bring in pasture-raised, grass-finished beef and raw milk, much of it from Amish country.

@DancingPanther Raw milk. The E. coli is going to hit in WS G5, isn’t it?

 

[ponder719]

Mets -> Dodgers -> Yankees

That's a perfect dream trio of dragons to slay en route to the title

I mean, I get it, but I would much rather be facing teams I wouldn't mind seeing win a Series instead. If any of those three teams win, I'll be really pissed off; if it's the Padres or Brewers, who've never won, or the Guardians, whose last win was during the Truman administration, I'd be a lot cooler with that, because at least we didn't lose to a team whose victory personally hurts to see.