2023 Phillies Thread
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Bad baserunning by Harper. I'm trying to put myself in his shoes, figuring out what he was thinking. I’m not coming up with much.
I’ve seen a hundred catches just like that, so have you, and so has Harper. It doesn’t compute.
Just a little enthusiasm. No biggie. Every stadium has their thing. I'm sure Philly has some quirky antics too.
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And I've misjudged a few also. Well, shake it off and back to Philadephia.
The Braves dimmed the lights regularly, five or six times minimum. I’d never seen it before, myself.
It’s pretty basic. You stand on 2nd base facing 3rd base. Ball isn’t caught you score. Ball is caught you go back to 1st.
Thought Wheeler should have been pulled after the Olsen hit. Command was slipping and a couple of balls were smoked. Can't take chances with Atlanta's offense.
Yeah. For as great as Topper was in game 1, he was just as iffy in game 2. The Phillies really let one get away. I can’t help but feel they’ll be on the golf course next week thinking “if only…”
I didn’t hear Post Game since I’m in Clearwater already. I don’t think it was horrible by Harper. If it’s caught, he goes back to first and ATL plays no doubles defense with Harper on first and 2 outs. You need 2 hits to score Harper. You don’t tag from first so he’s either at first with 2 outs or who knows if he scores if Acuna backs up clean. But you have first third at worst with an out. Realistically most likely scenario was Harper at first, two outs. That’s still better than ballgame over but Harper wanted to make sure he scored if the ball wasn’t caught.
Biggest issue was fact that Phillies had 16 baserunners, Braves 6. Phillies got to Braves pen early which was what they dreamed of. They didn’t get it done. The crap run on Turner error was huge, how does that happen?!?
Should be 2-0 coming home.
Biggest issue was fact that Phillies had 16 baserunners, Braves 6. Phillies got to Braves pen early which was what they dreamed of. They didn’t get it done. The crap run on Turner error was huge, how does that happen?!?
Should be 2-0 coming home.
IMO, the error that let in the Braves first run and the two run D’Arnaud homer cost them the game. Huge momentum shifts there
The Phillies got beat the same way they have beat so many people, hit some home runs late. These teams do mirror each other in so many ways. They have bounced back so often after bad losses this year so let’s see if they do it again Wednesday night. They should have big advantage with Nola v. Elder. Get game 3 and then see if you can make it uncomfortable against Strider in game 4. If not you have Wheeler on full rest in Game 5. Let’s hope they get good Nola tomorrow.
Raise your hand if you’d love a split when asked Sat am. They got this!
It wasn’t a horrible play by Harper but he did slip, that didn’t help. If he doesn’t slip he’s probably back on first.
I’d loved the idea of a split in Atlanta, but that was a tough loss.
I didn’t think the pitch to Riley was bad. It looked low and away and out of the zone to me. I still can’t believe Riley hit it out.
I still like the Phillies in 4.
I didn’t think the pitch to Riley was bad. It looked low and away and out of the zone to me. I still can’t believe Riley hit it out.
I still like the Phillies in 4.
That guy looks like he is using a selective/exclusionary process for a misleading presentation.
Just saying: I think the Phillies are a good organization and I really like Turner, but I’d be cool with Harper never winning a World Series. Totally a “You left, you missed your chance,” deal on my part. (He didn’t screw over Washington so it’s not about that.)
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