Philadelphia Phillies 2023 Baseball Season

[Cedrique]

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Hope it stings for these 4.

They need better focus for 162 games. Can't win on just energy.

Nah, they're fine. They weren't trying to win anyway. They just wanted to string you along for a while so they could let you down. Did it work?

 

[Sparhawk]

Here's the thing.
Dodgers didn't hit. They lost.
Braves didn't hit. They lost.
Bottom line, Phillies didn't hit. They lost.

The DBacks did all the little things they needed to do.
That's what wins games in the post season.
Props to them.

All this stuff about Thomson and analytics is just noise.

Look at the box score of Game 7.
Phillies used 5 pitchers. DBacks used 6.
Both teams used 5 pitchers in Game 6.
Both teams used 8 pitchers in Game 4.
Both teams used 5 pitchers in Game 3.

Talk about analytics and matchups all you want, but one team executed better than the other team.
We can blame it on Kimbrel in games 3 and 4, but we had our chances in games 6 and 7.
We simply didn't execute.

I'm hot happy with how this season ended, but it was still a good season.
We need to have the Nola conversation.

 

[Drasci]

Let's buy Shōhei Ōtani

 

[eaglesnut]

Nah, they're fine. They weren't trying to win anyway. They just wanted to string you along for a while so they could let you down. Did it work?

Yes, I was super excited.

 

[jvett77]

That must have been rough sitting in the barracks, following the games on that shitty dial up internet they had back then, only to have them piss away their lead in two weeks.

Anyway, thank you for your service.

Internet? This was ancient history. We did a have radios back then. Only some Defense networks could communicate with each other through the ARPANET which evolved into the internet when TCP/IP was invented in 1983. Damn, I am freakin old.

 

[jvett77]

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Hope it stings for these 4.

They need better focus for 162 games. Can't win on just energy.

Hard to believe these four superstars would get shut out in the two most important games of the year. No one could have imagined such a dismal performance from these big money guys who played well all season. 3 of the 4 losses to the DBacks were by a total of 4 runs. Damn frustrating and sickening. So, credit AZ pitching staff.

 

[python3]

You guys know the Rangers will shell Pfaadt on Monday

 

[Cedrique]

You guys know the Rangers will shell Pfaadt on Monday

yup

 

[Retroram52]

The big money stars quit too!! Pathetic!

 

[Retroram52]

And now there is this about Thompson.

Walker Expresses Disdain for Phillies After Not Pitching in Postseason

Philadelphia Phillies Taijuan Walker expressed his displeasure with the Philadelphia Phillies after failing to appear in the postseason.

www.si.com

 

[Retroram52]

Scapegoats got fired. The guy should have gone with them is Thompson and the GM!

https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/news/philadelphia-phillies-make-coaching-changes-following-nlcs-fumble#:~:text=On%20Thursday%2C%20the%20team%20announced,for%20the%202024%20MLB%20season.

 

[jvett77]

And now there is this about Thompson.

Walker Expresses Disdain for Phillies After Not Pitching in Postseason

Philadelphia Phillies Taijuan Walker expressed his displeasure with the Philadelphia Phillies after failing to appear in the postseason.

www.si.com

I had forgotten all about Walker for some reason. The guy had a great regular season record, most wins, 15-6, 4.38 ERA. He gave up 20 HR, while Nola gave up 32 HR, with a 4.46 ERA. However, his ERA was high in September, averaging 4 ER in each of 5 games so I guess Thompson saw him as a risk. It does seem like he earned a berth in the post season though.

 

[Retroram52]

I agree jvett. Along with a lot of mismanagement by Thompson, a weak bullpen in a number of areas, and the big four overpaid stars going nearly completely silent in the batting department in Games 3 through 7, all contributed to letting the D-backs back into the series where they just took it.

Dildoes arrived in Game 3 and stayed. I don't think things will change in the future until the FO gets their heads out of their asses and begin to make some much needed changes. They also need to find a bunch of new pitchers who can get things done and add some more bats while moving the mentally weak ones out the door!

 

[TheSnowdog]

I think next year along with the “bullpen game” they should implement a “benchwarmer game” in which all of the scrubs warming the bench will play instead of the starters

 

[python3]

Scapegoats got fired. The guy should have gone with them is Thompson and the GM!

I didn't wanna see Tajuan out there. But I don't know what they do going forward, with 3 years left on his contract

 

[Cedrique]

Phillies' Scott Kingery: Team declines option

Phillies' Scott Kingery: Team declines option

www.cbssports.com

 

[Sparhawk]

Phillies' Scott Kingery: Team declines option

Phillies' Scott Kingery: Team declines option

www.cbssports.com

Dude turned a .400 spring training into $23,000,000.
Good for him.
Best of luck on your next team.