Sound the alarms. Philadelphia Phillies prospect Gabriel Rincones Jr. sent an absolute NUKE out of the ballpark on Wednesday that traveled over 500 FEET in Reading.  Gabriel Rincones Jr. destroys home run out of the park Gabriel Rincones Jr. was a Round 3 draft pick (93) by the Phillies in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Florida Atlantic. In 50 at-bats this season with the Reading Fightin’ Phils, he’s batting .300 with a 1.017 OPS. Rincones has four home runs and five RBI to go along with 15 hits and four stolen bases in 50 at-bats.  This freak is just 23 years old, standing at 6’3” and ..read more

Spencer Turnbull signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in February to provide some rotation depth while primarily operating out of the bullpen. Because Taijuan Walker missed the start of the 2024 season, he was elevated into the starting rotation.  Over five starts, Turnbull has a 1.33 ERA, tied for the fourth-lowest in all of Major League Baseball.  Last night, he pitched five innings against the Reds and allowed three hits, three walks and one earned run while striking out eight. He handed over a 3-1 lead to the bullpen and the Phillies ultimately lo ..read more

Death, taxes, and the New York Mets being total losers. In the latest embarrassing headline coming out of Queens, NY we have a “brand new” promotion from the Mets where they will offer dollar hot dogs to the small, pathetic crowd that shows up to their game against the Chicago Cubs on April 30th. We are only a few weeks removed from Steve Cohen taking to Twitter and interacting with Mets fans, saying they need to give Francisco Lindor the “Trea Turner Treatment” in effort to make him a good shortstop again. Quick Update on Lindor: Mets fans actually tried to do the Trea Turner ovation thing an ..read more

Ranger Suarez was on the mound last night as the Philadelphia Phillies opened up a 10-game road trip in Cincinnati, cruising to a 7-0 win over the Reds – marking their seventh straight victory.  Ranger Suarez was on the mound and yet again, was dominant. He crushed through seven innings, allowing two hits, walk, and five strikeouts – extending his scoreless inning streak to 25 innings.  Ranger Suárez, Filthy 76mph Curveball. ? 5th K pic.twitter.com/Aeahxi72cf — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 23, 2024 Suarez has now posted the longest scoreless innings streak by a Phillies pi ..read more

The Philadelphia Phillies went 8-2 on their 10-game homestead and have now won six straight games after sweeping both the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago White Sox.  Trust me, the Rockies and White Sox are pretty freaking horrible – in fact, they are the two worst teams in Major League Baseball. Colorado did manage to win yesterday and are now 5-16 on the season, while the White Sox are 3-18 on the year with a historically bad run differential (-71). At the same time, you can’t take beating bad baseball teams for granted. The Phillies are now 14-8 on the season, 8-2 over their last 10 ga ..read more

Atlanta Braves ‘mascot’ and known Epstein client, Blooper, just doesn’t know when to shut up. The fuzzy abomination took to Twitter today to respond to Barstool’s Big Cat saying he’s a knock-off Phillie Phanatic. It wasn’t the first time he managed to embarrass himself talking about the greatest mascot in sports history. Blooper took issue with Pardon My Take rightly claiming he’s a Phillie Phanatic wannabe: I’d say the obsession with me is embarrassing but we’re talking about a city with a statue dedicated to a fictional boxer — Blooper (@BlooperBraves) April 22, 2024 worry about your own m ..read more

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Scott Kingery and #JETPAXSZN is officially underway in Lehigh Valley.  Scott Kingery is batting .302/.375/.721 over 13 games in April with the IronPigs. He has five home runs, 13 RBI, a double and a triple with five walks and five bases stolen during that span. In the IronPigs six-game series at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Kingery went 4-for-19 with two home runs.  Scott Kingery is on FIRE in the month of April Scott Kingery gives Lehigh Valley an early lead with a 2-run double … Hea got 13 RBIs in 13 games in April pic.twitter.com/UsKd ..read more

The Philadelphia Phillies will be without Bryce Harper as the begin a 10-game road trip tonight in Cincinnati.  Prior to tonight’s game, the Phillies announced that Bryce Harper and his wife Kayla are expecting their third child. With Harper out over the next ew days, the Phillies recalled Kody Clemens from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  Note: According to MLB rules, Harper can miss no more than three games on the paternity list, so he will be back on the active roster no later than Thursday’s series finale in Cincy. Bryce Harper to paternity list – Kody Clemens recalled from Lehigh Valley ..read more

Ranger Suarez dominated the Rockies lineup last night, throwing a 112-pitch, complete game shutout, allowing seven hits, zero earned runs, and a walk – striking out eight.  Ranger Suárez, Nasty 83mph Changeup. ? pic.twitter.com/JGKz55c8eC — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 16, 2024 It marked the second shutout in Major League Baseball this season. The first came when Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros on April 2nd. It was the Phillies’ first shutout since Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter against the Washington Nationals last August.  Ranger Suarez – Ice Col ..read more

The Philadelphia Phillies barely hung on to beat the lowly Colorado Rockies last night by a final score of 2-1. It wouldn’t have happened without JT Realmuto and Jeff Hoffman heroics or Cristian Pache roping an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. Jeff Hoffman: ‘I wish baseball was more of a contact sport’ With the win, the Phillies are now 9-8 on the season and will host the Rockies yet again tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Bad Vibes? Don’t see it changing much? Really? Why is that? The general buzz around the Phillies and their “slow start” to the 2024 season is glaring. Philly Sports Talk R ..read more