2022 Phillies Thread
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Ladies and gentlemen, your 2022 Philadelphia Phillies!!!
Lol. Gonna be a fun year. Not a great game tonight though.
Stott or Camargo should be at 3rd… Not sure why Bohm got the start tonight…. He’s mentally shot and needs a fresh start somewhere else…
Nelson holding down the fort in long relief but the offense can't take advantage. That first inning may have set the mental tone for the remainder of the game. This team can be soooo frustrating to watch.
Edit: Yeah, then he walks the #9 hitter on four pitches.
Edit: Yeah, then he walks the #9 hitter on four pitches.
It's annoying in the sense that it feels like the same things happen year over year over year. I know we're only a few games in, but a lot of last year's frustrations are already showing up again.
Awesome!!! The Phils still drive me nuts but the wait was worth it.
now 5 runs, and the Phils take a 5-4 lead. The crowd is buzzing, and suddenly I don't hear those annoying Mets chants.
now 5 runs, and the Phils take a 5-4 lead. The crowd is buzzing, and suddenly I don't hear those annoying Mets chants.
Just me over here yelling at my TV. My wife had to text me to keep it down with the kids in bed.
Innings like that are why I love baseball. That was fun.
Wow. Definitely felt like a loss through the first seven innings. Great win…
Hand looked like he remembered how to pitch tonight there buddy.
(I've been waiting a month to quote this message Greg)
Hopefully a series and season tone-setting victory.
And say what you want about Bohm's defense, and there's a lot to say, but he has 6 ABs and has gotten on base ALL six times. (3H, 3BB).
And say what you want about Bohm's defense, and there's a lot to say, but he has 6 ABs and has gotten on base ALL six times. (3H, 3BB).
Bohm admitted that he said what we all thought he said in postgame. I appreciate that he's not gonna pretend he said something else. Hope people don't hold that against him. He had a great night at the plate. I'm hoping he can get back to the Bohm we expected a few years ago.
Great response from a young athlete in Philly. That's all he had to say, I think. Philly is a hard town, no doubt, but people just want honesty and hard work. He's got to keep working to get better, but own it and move on. I respect it.
You don’t realize how much it took to stand up and say that in a town that can make it really tough. If you are old enough to remember Lance Parrish and how it went South immediately and never changed for his entire time here, ask an old timer about it. Bohm could have elected to not answer the questions but instead he stood up and took it on. This town will also support you unfailingly if you Man up and own it. I suspect that Bohm might be in for some support that he doesn’t envision is coming his way. Kudos to Rhys and Didi, that’s leadership.
I don’t know what to make of his game and where he fits in long term honestly, especially with Stott. If Rhys is not given a big extension, you can see Bohm at first which I think is where he ultimately belongs. 3B is really an instinct position and I don’t see great instincts from him. It’s something that you have or don’t have. He was so good offensively the first year and although he was a major disappointment last year, it’s hard to not play it out with him.
But how he handled it tonight is a positive in my book.
Yeah, I agree with all of that. He needs to keep working. If he upped his stock and was able to help the Phillies with a trade, I'd be all for it. It was reported that they were shopping him in March. Obviously, we all want immediate pieces to help now, but trading him for two solid prospects in a few months wouldn't be a bad thing either. They need talent in the system. We all know that.
Would have been even better if the cuss word had been spelled Phu….g! More play on the Philly vibe.
Ha, I am willing to bet there are numerous places in Philadelphia running those shirts on the presses this morning to sell outside the stadium tonight.
Great post...the only caveat to add would relate to the reference to 3rd being an instinct position, which of course is true. Nevertheless, ironically his throwing errors (which inherently mean that the ball is already in his hands at that point) are something separate from the instinctual part of the position.
Agreed, because although it may be desirable to trade him, trading "low" does not make sense.
I agree, but the kid has been hitting well and that can hind some of his defensive woes...not to the degree he is making errors, but at least a hot bat makes some tolerable. I think Long may have been the most important hire for the Phillies in a long time as he seesm to have really helped Bohm, Moniak and now Stott all young guys making early season impact. If Bohm stays hot at the plate he has more team control left than Hoskins, so that may be an avenue with the big contracts in the outfiels may need to add some ptichign depth and Hoskins could bring the best package back and move Bohm to First.
Another potential deal could involve Didi if he starts hittign again. Stott could slot in at SS and Didi could bring back some pitching. At least their are options with what Dombrowski did in the offseason.
Ump Scorecards does a great job at looking back at how the home plate ump called every game the day after. They also have a data base you can search for each ump from the past. I like to look at it especially when Angel Hernandez was behind the plate. 
Ump Scorecards does a great job at looking back at how the home plate ump called every game the day after. They also have a data base you can search for each ump from the past. I like to look at it especially when Angel Hernandez was behind the plate.
It would be nice to have MLB averages for Accuracy and Consistency right there, for comparison’s sake. I would imagine that the numbers I’m seeing on your link are at the high end of the scale, no worse than average. But what do I know?
