Linda Holmes: The good thing about the Phillies is that they get all their problems out in one game and get absolutely clobbered, and then you can hope things will be better tomorrow. Get it all out of your system! Throw bad! Hit bad! Pitch bad! Catch bad! Okay, have a beer and get some sleep.

The good thing about the Phillies is that they get all their problems out in one game and get absolutely clobbered, and then you can hope things will be better tomorrow. Get it all out of your system! Throw bad! Hit bad! Pitch bad! Catch bad! Okay, have a beer and get some sleep.

In fairness to them, they have three star players injured. So if they have to get a pants-down spanking now and then, I can’t be mad.

I knew the pitch clock had made the game faster and better, but I was unaware that had started administering pants down spankings on occasion. May have to catch a game

Well, you know, they’ve got all that time to fill because the game is shorter.

I’ll take it (FIL is a Phillies fan) over my White Sox spectacular level of mediocrity this year.

Oh they’re very good this year, I have zero complaints. They are also (knock wood) a lot of fun to watch and not embarrassing as humans to any great degree.

Not a sports fan but it's hard not to root for a city with such great mascots. Gritty AND the Philly Phanatic? GO TEAM GO!

Truly, great mascots. Gritty is a mascot only Philadelphia would love, and they do.

This just popped up in my FB memories. Gritty is THE BEST

Amazing.

It really is amazing how well they captured the entire vibe of Philly when they created Gritty.

I remember reading a quote from a fan like, "Gritty might be an asshole but he's OUR asshole so we love him" 😅

When I saw the lineup they rolled out today had Marsh hitting cleanup I knew this was a possibility. On to Atlanta. (Also so delighted to find out you are a Phillies fan, ,and a lawyer, I knew I liked you)

I was present at the Terry Mulholland no-hitter in 1990!

I enjoyed being a Phillies phan back in the day and booing my team the year it wound up losing to Joe Carter and Wild Thing

I’m a little worried that Ranger seems to be a bit discombobulated. But I have faith that with his personality and his talent and he’ll figure it out.

Yeah, they’re always going to be … messy, a bit. Like with the phenom today, just kind of not his day. But hopefully they just hold on to their butts and get on with the season.

Getting Bryce back in a week or so and JT some time this month should help a lot.

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