MacPhail offers to exit stage left, Phillies appear ready to make that happen
One of the things that happen eventually in baseball is a change in upper management. This is very much in full swing with the Phillies ‘again’. We’ve been […]
Major League Baseball pulls the rug on Minor League Baseball teams and leagues
It’s one of the biggest scaling back operations that the MLB has undertaken in a long while. I was talking about this very subject today on The Baseball […]
Looking ahead to next year’s World Series
I still think the MLB should do a much better job of marketing the pinnacle of the baseball season, The World Series. All too often it’s just like […]
Latest Phillies Talk Podcast – No rush for new GM, we may need a President and more!
It’s been a little while, but here’s the latest edition from Phillies Talk Podcast with Rich Baxter and Matt Veasey, make sure you stop over to PhilliesBell.com and […]
Building blocks of stupidity by the BBWAA
We’ve seen this before, the statue stealers, the attempt to change history, the stupidity that exists in the reasoning of such things. Well, there is more. This is […]
World Series gets tied up, and some Phillies thoughts
The 2020 World Series is being played in a neutral location for the first time ever. It’s a novel approach to a Covid-19 world in 2020. Is it […]
Phillies season ends with a fizzle
What happened to the Phillies sizzle? That swagger that they showed in Spring Training I, in March when they looked like they would run the table in 2020. […]
Phillies week recap – Sept. 13 -20th 2020
The past week for the Phillies started off really badly, the Phils had 3 straight losses to the Marlins, yes, that Miami team that hasn’t done much in […]
Phils appearance in the playoffs likely, but where?
More than half the MLB will make the playoffs in 2020, a move that will draw more interest in the post season for more teams. The way the […]
Late-blooming Phillies now 2 games over .500 – Dick Allen jersey retirement
The Phillies find a way to keep winning, and it’s starting to show in their record, with the win last night, they are now 2 games over the […]
Howard adding stability to starting rotation and updated odds to win World Series
Embed from Getty Images Spencer Howard was what the Phillies anticipated from him being able to do last night for this Phillies team. He took the ball and […]
Arrieta gets pummelled by Braves in 2nd, Phils lose
It’s been something that’s been familiar to Phillies fans in the past 3 seasons. Having Jake Arrieta on the mound, which equates to a loss by the end […]
Winning is just what the Phillies need now
The Phillies have been on a winning streak, that’s exactly what they need to do at this time in the season, with Labor Day weekend happening next weekend, […]
Why I’m done with baseball and sports for this year
This year has been a trying time for many in this country and around the world. The Covid-19 crisis has tested us in our spirit and our will […]
Winning streak extended, Phils starting to look a little better
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Hoskins is turning things around at the plate with another HR last night A win last night against the Washington […]
Phils find a way to win last night, but prior to that it’s been bad
The Phillies managed to hold on to a 5-4 lead in a game and win last night in Atlanta in front of an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball audience […]
Is Arrieta the worst bust free agent the Phillies ever signed?
With yesterday’s loss, Jake Arrieta has provided the Phillies with a 19-22 record in the last year of his 3-year $75M contract with the team. One has to […]
Phils make quick work of Mets
The Phillies have really sort of owned the Mets over the last 23 games coming into the series, the Phillies have won 16 of those games (not counting […]
Trying to figure out why the Phillies have stumbled
It’s no secret, this season has been challenging for all MLB players, the original plan of doing exactly what the NHL and the NBA are doing now by […]
Phils to play 3 in two days, Spencer Howard will make his debut on Sunday
He’s 24 years old, his name, Spencer Howard. He’s on tap to start his first MLB game on Sunday during the doubleheader against the Braves this weekend. It’s […]
Here’s the latest Phillies Talk Podcast, Marlins Covid Madness with Rich and Matt
It’s the dreaded Covid-19 virus that has killed over 150,000 in the USA alone as of now, it struck the Miami Marlins with about 17 infections of coach […]
Phils to play weekend series vs Blue Jays
The Phillies and the Yankees were postponed, the Phils have all tested negative so far in the Covid-19 tests after playing a Marlins team that had a massive […]
Covid-19 forces postponement of Phils vs Yanks
The news yesterday that up to 16 players and coaches had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus from the Marlins (8 known yesterday and 4 previously) after they […]
Velasquez disappoints in the first start for 2020
Vince Velasquez was handed an early lead yesterday and did nothing but squander it. The Phillies came out swinging against stand-in pitcher Robert Dugger for the Marlins who […]
Phillies add offensive blast to Game 2, wrap up with Marlins today
The Phillies were firing on all cylinders towards the middle of yesterday afternoon’s game against the Marlins. Backed by rock-solid pitching in Zack Wheeler, the Phils offensive juggernaut […]