Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images That broom is getting worn out Toronto Blue Jays Record 16-19 (.457) Last place in the AL East Philadelphia Phillies Record 25-11 (OMG) First place in the NL East In 2024’s Baseball Prospectus, Steve Sladkowski (from the punk band PUP), laments what he perceives as the Blue Jays’ loss of joy. “[T]he joy of the game I’m talking about here is a joy of the game that exists within the larger world of the season. That joy is one that is irresistible in the best teams, even when they’re struggling.” Despite the crest the Phillies have ridden of late, they will, as ..read more

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images George Klassen still doing George Klassen things. Worcester 4, Lehigh Valley 2 (5/3) Worcester 4, Lehigh Valley 0 (5/4) Worcester 11, Lehigh Valley 1 (5/5) Tyler Phillips - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 6 K, HR, WP, 7 GB, 1 FB David Buchanan - 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 5 GB, 0 FB Max Castillo - 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, 4 GB, 1 FB Griff McGarry - 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K Simon Muzziotti - 3 for 12, RBI, K Matt Kroon - 3 for 5, 2B, 2 BB, K, HBP Kody Clemens - 1 for 4, RBI, BB (throwing error) Darick Hall - 1 for 11 ..read more

These are outstanding You may remember the clip from Sunday Night Baseball. Brandon Marsh, being interviewed and asked about who he’d have in a band. "stay loose and sexy, baby." pic.twitter.com/cTrp96d3C3 — Absolutely Hammered (@ah_pod) May 5, 2024 Inspiration abounds when clips like this make the rounds and BreakingT has you covered. Not gonna lie, the AC/DC one is about as outstanding a shirt as you can get that is Phillies related. BreakingT also has some others that are available, including more for your friend Marsh. Click on this link to take you to The Good Phight’s section of th ..read more

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Alec Bohm’s hit streak ended at 18 games... what’s next? Despite the joy of a sixth straight win, and clinching a four-game series sweep against the Giants, there was one sad goodbye made on Monday night. Alec Bohm went 0-for-4, ending his hit streak at 18 games — the longest in Major League Baseball so far this year. Alec Bohm's 18-game hit streak came to an end today. It's the longest in the majors so far this season and the longest by any @Phillies player since 2017.#MLB | #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/3EDpBJBmxd — Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) May ..read more

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Who let Bryce Harper heat up? You kind of know when Bryce Harper is about to go on a hot streak when he takes off the batting gloves. Long a creature of superstitious habits, Harper went without the hand protection yesterday and promptly hit a home run. Let this be a lesson to opposing pitchers: you see Harper put the gloves away, you better execute your pitches. On to the links. Phillies news: Spencer Turnbull and Taijuan Walker have new/old jobs on the pitching staff, plus other notes from Matt Gelb. Bryson Stott should be able to step right into old shoes wit ..read more

The Giants had no chance against Zack Wheeler and the red hot Phillies. | Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports The good times continued as the Phillies won their sixth straight and finished off a four-game sweep. After the Phillies handled the unimpressive Angels and Padres with relative ease in previous series, there was some worry that the Giants and their strong rotation might slow the Phillies down. But the way things are going for the Phillies, I’m not sure any team could slow them down. Heck, the Giants didn’t even serve as a speed bump. In Monday afternoon’s series finale, we got more of the ..read more

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports A mop? A mop! Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: The rare Monday matinee#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/oikl3EG2pJ — Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 6, 2024 For the Giants: Finale in Philly : Philadelphia, PA ⏰: 1:05 p.m. PT : @NBCSGiants : https://t.co/u6HWjFPmtr : @KNBR | KSFN#SFGiants | @CocaCola pic.twitter.com/8mHGD2ncTc — SFGiants (@SFGiants) May 6, 2024 Let’s talk about it ..read more

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images These Phillies won’t wilt like the Charlie Hayes-led 1995 crew. You can tell the Phillies are red-hot. They won on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. I don’t have the record in front of me, but it seems as though the Phillies are something like 3-47 in their last 50 appearances under the bright lights of ESPN’s national game-of-the-week broadcast. But last night, riding a huge Bryce Harper 3-run bomb, the Phils edged the Giants 5-4 and ran their record to an MLB-best 24-11. They are on pace for 111 victories, the best start by any Phillies team, yes including th ..read more

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports This wasn’t the easiest choice Not all weeks are created equal. Sometimes, there is an obvious player to choose from, one that has been the clear best one on the field for seven days. Other times, there might be two choices, an option we had last week with Ranger Suarez and Alec Bohm. This week is an example of the third kind - the week without someone leaping out and proclaiming himself as the Phillie of the Week. So, let’s stretch a bit and name someone who doesn’t often get named with one of these awards. Jeff Hoffman: 3 G, 3 IP, 70.0 K%, 0.0 BB%, 1 SV, 0.00 ..read more

Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports Guess who they play today? This whole “play the Giants again after Sunday night baseball” thing is kind of weird. I actually forgot about it until this morning, but hey, a mop-ortunity is there for the Phillies. If you don’t know what a mop-portunity is, research the Cespedes Family BBQ guys. On to the links. Phillies news: We all know Bryce Harper has a love affair with the city of Philadelphia. Just how did that come along in such a short time? Spencer Turnbull is going to the bullpen (for now). How he is approaching that situation is what we’re wondering. The Phi ..read more