Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2024 Edition)

[Flybynite]

Didn't even realize it was a day game today. 5-0 win. Wheeler with another great start 6 innings allowing just 1 hit. So in his last two starts he's allowed 2 hits.

Bryce homered in his 2nd AB coming back from the paternity leave.

 

[Rebels57]

The pitching on this team is very very good, even if they have had an extremely easy schedule to start the year. They didnt get to win 16 last year to may 7th (35th game of the season), so almost two weeks later.

Don't you worry, Walker is back on Sunday!

 

[DancingPanther]

Luzardo has elbow soreness. Add him to the pile

 

[FLYguy3911]

He already blew out in high school I think which is why he slipped in the draft. Miami has arms for days though. They need bats.

 

[Cody Webster]

Luzardo has elbow soreness. Add him to the pile

Surprisingly, I don't have him on my fantasy team. My fantasy team is the IL kiss of death right now

My team was off to a great start this year, which usually never happens. It's a 12 team keeper league that started back in 2007 and I've made the playoffs maybe 5 of the years. The first week of the season, I had the second highest point total for the week, lost highest on the last day and had the second highest point total for week two, then injuries happened.

We have 22 roster spots and 2 IL spots; 10 active hitters with 2 bench spots, 8 SP's and 2 RP's. As of this morning, I have 7 guys on the IL, so I am stuck keeping 5 of those guys on my active roster. Five of the IL guys are fielders, Bellinger, Yelich, Edman, JP Crawford and Royce Lewis and two are pitchers, Cody Bradford and Bobby Miller. I am pretty much stuck taking auto L's at this point because I can't really afford to drop any of the guys that are on the IL. The one year I had a good team and I am getting crushed by injuries

 

[trostol]

Surprisingly, I don't have him on my fantasy team. My fantasy team is the IL kiss of death right now

My team was off to a great start this year, which usually never happens. It's a 12 team keeper league that started back in 2007 and I've made the playoffs maybe 5 of the years. The first week of the season, I had the second highest point total for the week, lost highest on the last day and had the second highest point total for week two, then injuries happened.

We have 22 roster spots and 2 IL spots; 10 active hitters with 2 bench spots, 8 SP's and 2 RP's. As of this morning, I have 7 guys on the IL, so I am stuck keeping 5 of those guys on my active roster. Five of the IL guys are fielders, Bellinger, Yelich, Edman, JP Crawford and Royce Lewis and two are pitchers, Cody Bradford and Bobby Miller. I am pretty much stuck taking auto L's at this point because I can't really afford to drop any of the guys that are on the IL. The one year I had a good team and I am getting crushed by injuries

that sounds like my league...were of all things..the robot team as I am calling them( I have to manage them cause we lost a manager) has a bunch of guys on IL..except...they are some how in first place...keep in mind I am not doing trades or pick ups (I think) with this team lol

 

[Cody Webster]

that sounds like my league...were of all things..the robot team as I am calling them( I have to manage them cause we lost a manager) has a bunch of guys on IL..except...they are some how in first place...keep in mind I am not doing trades or pick ups (I think) with this team lol

Lol. It is so frustrating. I finally have a good team and a third of my roster is hurt and I can't really do anything about it.

 

[PDX Flyer]

that sounds like my league...were of all things..the robot team as I am calling them( I have to manage them cause we lost a manager) has a bunch of guys on IL..except...they are some how in first place...keep in mind I am not doing trades or pick ups (I think) with this team lol

Did you wind up keeping Gunnar?

 

[trostol]

Did you wind up keeping Gunnar?

Nope...kept Bryce, Ohtani and Carroll

 

[wankstifier]

Short stay for Holliday

 

[FLYguy3911]

Short stay for Holliday

Think they wanted to get the draft pick for ROY placement and figured that wasn't going to happen with his start so now they play the service time game.

 

[trostol]

Funny thing is I tried to get Holliday and the manager didn't want to trade them..now he got sent back down lol

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Not much of a difference between trotting me up to the plate & Castellanos right now.

I'd bet on you getting to first faster for sure. He must be slower than Bohm. I couldn't believe he didnt beat the throw for the last out of the first.

 

[Rebels57]

Good start so far

 

[Rebels57]

It's hittin season already!

Schwarber, Harper, Marsh, Castellanos have all homered so far. Its only the 3rd inning.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

 

[Rebels57]

JT now the 5th Phillie to hit a dinger tonight

 

[Cody Webster]

@trostol....guess who has Gallen on his team...

 

[Flybynite]

It's hittin season already!

Schwarber, Harper, Marsh, Castellanos have all homered so far. Its only the 3rd inning.

Always good to see it happen against the Padres

Spoiler

 

[Flybynite]

This has been something they've done a lot in the past few years. Target college pitchers who were super-raw, but had a "live arm". I read the guy was throwing upper 90s and hitting 100 when they drafted him, but he had a 6.72 ERA and 8.4 BB/9 in two college seasons. Although did have 8.0 K/9.

Grew up in Wisconsin and then pitched for Minnesota so not exactly 'hot-bed' areas. May have been behind in development, but Phillies saw something and maybe they were right.

 

[Bigtimefeed]

Always good to see it happen against the Padres

Spoiler

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about this earlier today.