Phillies' 2023 GDT #152: 09/20/23 Phillies(82-69) @ Braves (97-54) - 12:20pm

[Christopher]

YES!

[bigel57]

Roller coaster team. I am way too old for this kind of team. Gritty gutty win
Now don’t shit the bed against the Mets!

[BelmontShore]

Bullpen is a major concern but that's a much needed series win, on the road no less.

[Christopher]

3-4 vs. Braves in September, and two of those losses were winnable.

I'm sure all the legitimate negatives will be dwelled upon, but this Phillies team doesn't seemed cowed by Atlanta.

[Christopher]

Braves fans bitching about:
-- the umps (I think it was bad both ways)
-- Braves' hitting with RISP
-- Bryce Elder
-- Terrible managing
-- The Phillies always playing the Braves tough
-- Swinging at bad pitches
-- Blaming Acuna for not directing Williams where/how to slide in the 9th. Headfirst slide beats that Castellanos throw.

Fandom is the same everywhere

[Christopher]

3-game lead over Arizona for #1 wildcard.

Arizona's schedule to finish:
-- Giants today
-- 3 vs. Yankees
-- 3 vs. White Sox
-- 3 vs. Astros (who will probably care about those games)

[Christopher]

1st four games of 7-game homestand

THURS: Suarez vs. LH Peterson (5.22)
FRI: Walker vs. Megill (4.94)
SAT: Wheeler vs. Quintana (3.02, very good recently)
SUN: Sanchez vs. Butto (3.09)

Mets still have a lot of hitters.

[wrench248]

Kruk's commentary on Castellanos play in the 9th is priceless...


https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/09/t ... oises.html

[FolesMVP09]

Was busy with work, so knew nothing about what was going on until I got the alert that they won

I would have aged 30 years following that game

Big big win in a game that I thought was a guaranteed loss

They need to go 5-2 on this homestand. Mets series worries me - winning game 1 is critical with Walker going Friday

[FolesMVP09]

Kruk's commentary on Castellanos play in the 9th is priceless...


https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/09/t ... oises.html

Wow - didn't realize that it was a foul ball. I know that it worked out, but that was dumb