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

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

Reading Between The Lines Of Tuesday’s Miraculous Win


Tuesday night’s win was one of the most non-Phillies, Phillies win my eyes have ever seen. That’s truly saying a lot given I said the exact same thing just three days ago about Sunday’s win.   The sudden turn around of the Phils and the recent wave of doing the exact opposite of what they […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 8, 2022

Viva Las Vegas: Harper, Stott Are The Future, But Is The Future Now?


When the Phillies signed Bryce Harper to a mega 13-year, $330 million contract in March of 2019, they expected him to step up in the clutch moments like he did on Sunday afternoon. When the Phillies drafted Bryson Stott, they will say that they eventually expected the same thing from Stott that they did from […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 7, 2022

Joe Girardi Has Been Fired…So, Now What?


An absolute bombshell was dropped in the Philly sports world while I was at the gym this morning (I workout sometimes).   Joe Girardi is out as Phillies manager. Rob Thomson interim — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) June 3, 2022   After writing a mere three days ago about the pros and cons of firing Joe […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 3, 2022