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@CoreySeidman You’re hilarious

Matthew Boyd has allowed 5 HR to left-handed hitters over the last 5 years. They’ve hit .204. Is tonight the night the Phillies’ right-handed hitters do something against a lefty?

@975TheFanatic Complacent. Stale. If any of this surprises anyone, you haven’t been paying attention.

"This hadn't crossed my mind for this year, but now it has. Is this team getting baseball old? It is the biggest fear that I have... If it is, there is no looking back. You have given away all these contracts... if they go on this road trip, and they come back 2-5, huge huge problems." - Ricky Bottalico on @975Unfiltered 📸Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

@CoreySeidman Why does this surprise anyone? Obviously you have forgotten the last several Octobers. They are now older and more complacent. Window of opportunity was closed 2 years ago. All downhill now.

The individual performance of some hitters will normalize as the season wears on but this does not at all look like a small-sample-size thing. It looks like a lineup that has one section capable of creating a rally.

Phillies scored 10 runs at Coors Field on April 3, then were held scoreless in 63 of next 71 innings They followed by scoring 13 runs Monday to beat the Cubs, then scored in 6 of the remaining 45 innings of the homestand 2+ weeks of being held scoreless nearly 90% of the time

@CoreySeidman And this surprises you? Why?

Phillies Innings With a Run Sunday: 1 of 9 Saturday: 1 of 8 Friday: 1 of 9 Wednesday: 0 of 9 Tuesday: 0 of 9 Monday: 2 of 9 Sunday: 1 of 9 Total: 6 of 62 This has been the case even in their wins. The only team they’ve created multiple rallies against was the Nationals.

@SportsRadioWIP Not nearly good enough. Understatement. Old. Washed up. Stale. They don’t care. No passion. Etc

Spike Eskin calls out the Phillies for “fooling” him this offseason. “Maybe they fooled me, maybe I fooled myself—but I bought in, and I owe people an apology. I told everyone this team was elite. Now, 12 games in, it feels all too familiar. They’re good… but not nearly good enough.”

@BigPhoenix6741 @975TheFanatic Nobody is arguing. Stated facts and that apparently caused you to be confused.

@epbaseball2019 @975TheFanatic like I said, I'm just not interested in arguing with a child. Have a nice day, son

"I bet you never thought you would look at what seems like a good lineup nd see the leadoff man hitting .167, and the number 2 hitter is hitting .174, and the number 3 hitter is hitting .136, and the cleanup hitter is hitting .208. Then I am going to tell you that is not the Phillies lineup, that's the Dodgers lineup. Just a reminder that it is not just the Phillies." - Jayson Stark gives us some context for the slow start by the Phillies' lineup. @975Unfiltered 📸Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

@DavNuch @BigPhoenix6741 @975TheFanatic For sure

@BigPhoenix6741 @epbaseball2019 @975TheFanatic While I agree with you, for sure. Signing Ohtani sure did help.

@BigPhoenix6741 @975TheFanatic “Actually be like 6 lol”. Thats language of a 3 year old. Keep living in fantasy land thinking that 4 horrendous Octobers will lead to 2 WS championships for the Phillies. There’s zero comparison between the 2 organizations. Stick to pickle ball.

@epbaseball2019 @975TheFanatic I think you must actually be like 6 years old if you don't remember the Dodgers discourse lol I'm gonna stop talking to you now, go bother your mom

@BigPhoenix6741 @975TheFanatic “Leads to wins”. If you enjoy meaningless regular season wins vs the Nats and Rockies. Look at the last FOUR Octobers. And look at the Dodgers last 2 Octobers. But keep citing ancient history instead of recent FACTS. You’re dumber than Dumbbroski.

@epbaseball2019 @975TheFanatic Dodgers were proven October flops before they were proven winners lol 8 straight division titles with nothing to show for it

@975TheFanatic @975Unfiltered This surprises anyone why?

Jayson Stark shared a troubling stat about Bryce Harper when he joined @975Unfiltered "According to Statcast, there are 276 full-time players. Where would you guess that Bryce (Harper) ranks in average exit velocity in that group?.. How about 235th... I get that it is early, but doesn't it feel like that is an accurate depiction of how out of sync he has been?" 📸Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

@BillColarulo @975TheFanatic @rickybottalico @975Unfiltered @sylvanakell It’s the Nats. Big deal

Reacting now to the Phillies extra innings win over the Nationals on 97.5 The Fanatic! @rickybottalico @975TheFanatic @975Unfiltered @sylvanakell

@CoreySeidman Excuse. Excuse. He puts himself in a hole most times. Speak the truth. He’s been on a downward slide for years. He’s washed up.

You know the baseball cliche that a cold hitter always seems to quickly find himself in an 0-2 count? Bryce Harper's been down 0-2 in 6 of his last 14 plate appearances. He's been ahead in the count 2-0 only twice and 3-1 once so far this season.

@975TheFanatic @rickybottalico @BillColarulo He wouldn’t be fired up if he had a clue. This team is washed up. Window of opportunity has been closed.

🔥Ricky Bo Is Fired Up After Watching “one of the worst games (he’s) can remember seeing since the Gabe Kapler era.” 🔥 #phillies #mlb @rickybottalico @BillColarulo 📸 Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

@975TheFanatic Anxiety 😂. Lots of anxiety to get paid millions to play a game. The “hitting” was the same as the last 3 Octobers. More than a trend. One and done this October too. Harper, JT, Garcia washed up.

𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝟑 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 Were the Phillies feeling anxiety or trying too hard in their opening series loss? “I don’t think we’re that type of team.” -Bryce Harper

@975TheFanatic @JohnKincade @ScottLauber He’s not only not elite, but he’s not in the top 5 on his own team. Washed up

Bryce Harper Can Still Be Elite, But The Big Moments Escaped Him Last Season #RingTheBell @JohnKincade & @ScottLauber 🎙️ Emilee Chinn/Getty Images 📸

@UncleCharlie50 If he’s surrounded by former major league managers one of them should manager. Construction of this team is horrible (washed up backup 1b among other questionable guys) in addition to him not knowing the rules. Celebrating late when there was nothing to celebrate. Pathetic

Mark Derosa is catching a LOT of heat right now. Lots of people saying he shouldn’t manage the USA team. Lots of people saying you need a big league manager running the show. As a member of the 2023 WBC team that won a silver medal, and went 2-0 (sniff) for DeRo, let me weigh in on this matter. I saw the interview where he said “tickets were punched”…. I saw it. Is it possible that he didn’t know the exact situation? Maybe. But let’s think clearly on all things people are concerned about really quick: 1. Does he need to have big league experience as a manager to manage the team? The short answer to this is NO. He managed in 23 and knew the format. He knew how the roster needed to be constructed. He knew how teams would be calling and basically telling him how he could use their guys. All teams do it. All teams have parameters on their players. I’d argue he knew this particular system better than the normal manager. Side note…he’s surrounded by big league managers in Freddi Gonzalez and David Ross. Also, Dino Ebel is widely respected as one of the best baseball men and coaches on the planet. Side note 2…. As a teammate of his and player of his, I can honestly say he is one of the best ever at bringing people together and in this format the team has to become a team quickly. Nobody better for that. 2. Did he really not know the exact situation? As stated before, he’s surrounded by staff and USA people. Surrounded by media asking questions all day long. Are we really to think that nobody had given him the tea? Please. I believe he misspoke. He would have known the night before that interview all the scenarios. 3. How could he sit Bregs, Bux, Turang, and Harp? Replaced by PCA (2 home runs and top 10 MVP), Gunnar Henderson (homerun and top 2 MVP in 2024), Ernie Clement (single and just set records in the postseason), Paul Goldschmidt (single and 2022 MVP). They hit. The fact is they gave up 8 runs. The team they gave up 8 runs to is hotter than fire and scored another 9 last night. I wanted them to win that game as much as you did, but sometimes you lose. Let’s just for a second say that DeRo didn’t know the situation. Then the entire staff, hoard of reporters, all the roster… they didn’t know either? It’s hard to get behind that theory. Whoever is still locked in on him being incompetent though, you keeping that same energy if the USA wins and then all the sudden he’s a silver and gold medal winning manager?

@1zzyzyx1 @JamesCarville Carville is mentally challenged and looks like a martian. He’s irrelevant.

James Carville felt a wave of regret about his video from a few days ago on Donald Trump. After watching the dignified transfer of the soldiers, all his previous feelings resurfaced. I have to agree with Carville — Trump is disgusting. #DemsUnited

@BrettThackABC27 Be bold. No hedging with ifs and maybes 😂

HERE COMES THE #SLEET: We’ve been talking about this for days, but this AM guidance continues to highlight sleet as far north as Hburg for the second half of Sun. We still like our 8-14” due to cold - but it will be difficult to achieve a foot if this occurs. #27Weather #PAwx