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bigel57 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:05 am Wheeler looks like he doesn’t give ash it. Body language is insulting and embarassing. Pull him

Or make him eat innings.

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

It's getting to the point where my biggest fear is that this team won't be awful enough.

It'll be a perfectly useless 76-win season. Draft lucky 13th.

Schwarber back in the leadoff spot tonight.
Sure.

Actually, I think it was 100% appropriate to skip a GDT, and you have nothing to apologize for. The Phillies haven't shown up for about 20 games this year. Us missing one thread is a drop in the bucket by comparison. And honestly, the GDTs with only 7-8 posts aren't a sign of the health of this boar...

I'm bullish on Turner for the long run. His head is just not in a good place right now. Schwarber is the biggest problem. Castellanos has admirably turned himself into a .300 hitter, but one without any punch, which ain't great. Realmuto looks worn down. He needs more days off to survive the summer ...

It's a pipe dream, but has there been any mention of Harper at 1B? I wouldn't want to rush him, but then they could shuffle Schwarber to some DH starts and start looking at other outfielders. It's just unrealistic to think they'll bench Schwarber, as much as it makes sense. They simply need the guys...

Matt Gelb
@MattGelb
The Phillies are swept in New York. They have scored nine runs in their last five games. They have struck out 58 times in their last five games. They are in a dark place right now.

Also time for the "LOSING IS A DISEASE" speech.

Hard to say. That doesn't tend to be his style. Their options are super-limited right now. Like, it's clear they need pitching. But they also have a punchless offense, so why would it matter if they added pitching? Seems like a compete breakdown in all facets. I have never seen an offense so consis...