Phillies' 2023 GDT #159: 09/28/23 Pirates(74-84) @ Phillies(89-69) - 6:05pm

[BelmontShore]

No one should be THAT consistently bad at their job and stay employed. He's just awful.
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[BelmontShore]

Lorenzen spins out so hard he's practically facing 2B on his follow through. WTF?

[BelmontShore]

This ump crew is a fucking embarrassment.

[wrench248]

Amazing that Castro has been on the roster this long

[FolesMVP09]

Amazing that Castro has been on the roster this long

Not impressed with his .250ish OPS as a Phil?

[wrench248]

Amazing that Castro has been on the roster this long

Not impressed with his .250ish OPS as a Phil?

I’m surprised it’s that high.

[FolesMVP09]

Bryce is so awesome - he had security guards get the helmet from the 10-year-old who got it so that he could autograph it.

[Captain Obvious]

We were one section over from Shwarber's home run.

Other notes:

Casto, and Cave are God awful. You knew going into the 9th they had no shot. They must cook a good postgame meal or something.

I would say the umps sucked, but thats an evergreen statement nowadays.

They need to calm down with the Kimbrel entrance. IMO it was so overkill. Then again every team does it with their closer now i don't get it (get off my lawn!)

34,000 in attendence despite the not so hot weather.

[Christopher]

Obviously the result of that suspended game that the Marlins lead 2-1 in the ninth looms very large for the Cubs, Reds and Diamondbacks.

Anything that might get Arizona to use Gallen and/or Kelly this weekend is good

[Christopher]

"The Marlins close with three games at Pittsburgh and would have to return to New York on Monday to complete the game against the Mets if it's needed to determine a postseason spot."

Marlins have tiebreaker over Arizona, which could motivate Arizona vs. Astros.

OTOH the Diamondbacks might not care whether they face Philly or Milwaukee -- in other words, they might see #3 seed as just as desirable as the #2 seed.