The Grades Of The Phillies Closest Competition At The Deadline


Tuesday was one of the wildest trade deadlines in the history of Major League Baseball. There was a franchise-altering move, plenty of smart moves, some head-scratching moves, a few under-the-radar depth moves, and whatever the Colorado Rockies are doing.   Asked about the Rockies being the only team to not make a deadline trade, Bill […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | August 3, 2022

Grading the Phillies Moves At The Trade Deadline


Dave Dombrowski was asleep for about a week, up until approximately 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon. As the rest of the baseball world was reacting to the shockwaves of the Nationals being a poverty organization, rest assured Dombrowski wasn’t missing his daily cat nap.   Then, out of seemingly nowhere, the Phillies made two trades in […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | August 2, 2022

Realistic Deadline Additions For The Phillies


When Dave Dombrowski spoke to the media in the Phillies dugout before their series against the Braves, he was shockingly transparent. He seems to like where the Phillies are at lineup wise, especially with Jean Segura on the way back and Bryce Harper hopefully returning by the time the Birds wrap up their preseason schedule. […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | July 28, 2022

The Awesome History Of Phillies In The Home Run Derby


The Home Run Derby is easily my favorite all-star game-related competition in any sport, and nothing really comes close. I snooze heavily on the NBA dunk contest and 3-point contest, especially in recent years. The NFL just recently started doing competitions for their pro bowl week after fans essentially got on their hands and knees […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | July 18, 2022

Phillies Without Four Unvaccinated; Realmuto Has…Interesting Response


After splitting a four game series with the St. Louis Cardinals that saw the Phillies drop the last two games, an already undermanned lineup will become even thinner. Because of Canada’s law that prohibits unvaccinated individuals from entering the country, Alec Bohm, J.T. Realmuto, Aaron Nola, and Kyle Gibson will not be able to join […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | July 12, 2022

Outfielders The Phillies Should Acquire Sooner Rather Than Later


Now that it’s official that Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is going to miss a good chunk of time, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski has some decisions to make. Do the Phillies, who are currently 1.5 games out of a playoff spot, trust what they have on the roster now and wait for Harper to […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 28, 2022

The Phillies Are Royally Screwed


I’m not going to sugarcoat this. I will not try to convince anyone of anything good. If you came here looking for any sort of hope for the Phillies this summer, you’ve come to the wrong place. On today, June 26, with the Phillies three games above .500 and 2.5 games back of the last […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 26, 2022

Let’s Play The Blame Game: Who’s At Fault For Tuesday’s Loss?


The Phillies have lost heartbreakers before, hell they’ve even done it this year. Who could forget the absolute meltdown by the Phils in the ninth inning of a 7-1 lead against the Mets? While Tuesday night may not have been as bad as that, it was still an absolute catastrophe.   One thing we’ve learned […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 15, 2022

The Phils Are Hot, The Schedule Gets Easier, The Fun Continues…Right?


Right now, I feel exactly like Patrick Star in that scene from Spongebob where he returns home to his rock and doesn’t know any of the people in his house. When it comes to the Phillies of the past week, I don’t know who any of these people are.   5 straight wins?! 9th inning […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 10, 2022