Bryce Harper switched from No. 34 to No. 3 when he came to the Phillies because he didn’t think Roy Halladay’s number should be worn by another Phillie. I asked him today what his thoughts were on the number being retired.
Kyle Schwarber has 106 walks, 175 strikeouts, a .190 batting average, 39 home runs, 88 RBIs and an .801 OPS. This is truly one of the most bizarre seasons in MLB history.
11 years after the Cardinals brought an end to the greatest era of Phillies’ baseball with a shutout, the Phillies shut the Cardinals out, ending the careers of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina.
Kind of crazy.
At tonight’s Philadelphia Sports Writers Association dinner, Rob Thomson said a coach from one of the teams the Phillies played in the playoffs told him playing at Citizens Bank Park was “four hours of hell.”
The Detroit Lions sold out tickets for their watch party at Ford Field — 2,500 miles away from their game in San Francisco — with proceeds benefitting local youth.
The wicked witch of the west song was played on the organ at Truist Park as Bryce Harper walked to the plate. He proceeded to hit a home run on the first pitch he saw.
Trash is being throw on the field at Truist Park. This shouldn't define Braves fans, but realistically, you wouldn't hear the end of it if the roles were reversed.
From 2007 to 2010, Jayson Werth homered 95 times, drove in 300 runs, had an .885 OPS and posted an 18.0 fWAR, fifth among all outfielders. His 11 postseason home runs are the most in Phillies’ history.
Aaron Nola on trying to break the Phillies record for Opening Day starts: “I think Wheels should get the next Opening Day start, honestly. What that guy has done is incredible.”
A young fan battling cancer just got the chance to do a ceremonial first swing and run around the bases with the Phillies and Marlins giving high fives as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Night. Bryce Harper greeted her at home plate.
These are the type of plays where the minor league challenge system would make perfect sense for. This is clearly not a strike to Trea Turner, and would take 10 seconds to overturn.
There was just a WWE-esque moment at Citizens Bank Park. It was unclear why Drew Ellis wasn't coming to the plate, and then Bryson Stott's A-O-K song started playing and the stadium erupted.
On this day in 2016, Chase Utley returned to Citizens Bank Park as a visitor for the first time. After a lengthy standing ovation, he proceeded to homer twice.
Alec Bohm to
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on how much the seventh-inning call affected the game: “I mean, you’ve got Bryce Harper coming up with the bases loaded down one. So, as much as that affects the game, I guess we’ll never know what would have happened.”
On this day in 2006, Ryan Howard homers twice and drives in seven runs against the Yankees.
Even in a loss, Howard becomes the first player to hit a home run into the third deck in right field at CBP.
Underrated Chase Utley moment: On July 30, 2009, Jonathan Sanchez nearly hit Utley in the head. Later in the at-bat, Utley homered.
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later told the story of how Utley "screamed expletives at Sanchez all the way around the bases."