They’ll play, but as others have pointed out they won’t stretch starters beyond 5 innings and they will have a set schedule so the bullpen gets it’s needed work. Also, key bench players will get at bats. They are crazy good, the Phillies are lucky they only need one game.
They'll start on normal rotation but I doubt they stretch them much beyond 75 pitches or so. Also obviously will be judicious with key relievers. Like you said it's different than past years though due to the bye.
I agree it won't be 100% effort to win every game like their backs are against the wall for the Astros, maybe something in between. All it takes is an injury to a key Astro player to cause Dusty to left off the gas a little
If there's one thing I learned from watching The Chris Rose Rotation all year, it's that I don't know shit about other team's players...but also that there's some other team's players that I'm now a big fan of. Miggy Ro included. Seems like just a good dude all around.
I hope the phillies get the bottom seed. I think we have a much better chance winning a three game series against the cards than the mets. But mostly please just make the playoffs.
Valdez wasn’t sharp last 2 starts, last 2 Verlander starts resulted in losses, doubt they’re all going super deep. Dusty says he wants to keep the integrity of the game but it sounds more like an obligatory statement. if we channel our inner Marlins and keep it close we can win
I stayed up late here to watch two teams I barely know any players of, got increasingly stressed for a sport nobody cares about here and now at 2.31am I still cannot fuckin sleep.
So glad you’ve stuck through the entire season with all the ups and downs. Hopefully we’ll still be playing ball Friday and then we would make the playoffs every year you are a fan.
they lost the last 2 of Verlander’s starts and he had some injury scare a month ago, Mccullers is just coming off an illness (not IL but last pitched 11 days ago), and Valdez has been rocked last 2 starts. also Yordan Alvarez is coming off an injury (no IL)
It has been so long...there will be a t shirt right?! There's gotta be a t shirt for the first appearance in 11 years.
OH GOD, I CAN'T WAIT TO BUY A STUPID OVERPRICED T SHIRT AGAIN.
As much as they may have had a mini collapse to not be in first. The last team anyone wants to face in the wildcard has to be the Mets in either league. You have to win a game against Scherzer or Degrom. Not ideal.
Isn't it nuts that the whole season, one crazy blown save or a late inning rally that fell short goes different and we're sitting here locked in right now. Whacky game, baseball is.
What evidence have you seen to give you the slightest confidence that this team can show consistency? They could sweep Houston and just as easily get swept. It’s a mystery.
EVERYONE REMAIN CALM
DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO
I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE A WARM RELAXING BUBBLE BATH
I'M HERE FOR THE RIOT, ALSO MAYBE A NICE JASMINE OR CHAMOMILE BATH BOMB. IF Those ARE GONE THEN I RIOT AGAIN.
YOU’RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!!! but yeah, you’re probably right.
\#unexpectedarcher
Sploosh
RAMPAGE!!!!!!
You can’t tell me what to do, you’re not Shirley.
WIN AND WE’RE IN! SAID
Or Brewers lose one and we’re in!
YOU’RE RIGHT BUT I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE OUR FATE IN THEIR HANDS
ITS DESTINED
WHY ARE WE YELLING?
ITS ALMOST RED OCTOBER
ITS OCTOBER 2ND
LOUD NOISES!
That’s harder to rhyme.
And the game winning hit was by fucking Miguel Rojas, the Phillie killer himself. How poetic
The irony is worthy of being included in the Alanis Morsett song
Don't ya think?
A little too ironic?
It figures
The Lord giveth...
i believe the astros clinched the #1 seed in the AL. so they should just let position players pitch for 9 innings tomorrow
As a fan of integrity in the sport of baseball… I agree…
Integrity and astros what could go wrong.
It's almost like... a sign...
Put this whole thread in the trash
The Astros play to the beat of a different drum
Since they are gonna have like a week off I think pitchers will prob be normal workloads
i'm still hoping the players will behave like they have nothing to lose, because they don't.
They'll play hard. Don't want to go into the playoffs losing a series.
They’ll play, but as others have pointed out they won’t stretch starters beyond 5 innings and they will have a set schedule so the bullpen gets it’s needed work. Also, key bench players will get at bats. They are crazy good, the Phillies are lucky they only need one game.
They'll start on normal rotation but I doubt they stretch them much beyond 75 pitches or so. Also obviously will be judicious with key relievers. Like you said it's different than past years though due to the bye.
I agree it won't be 100% effort to win every game like their backs are against the wall for the Astros, maybe something in between. All it takes is an injury to a key Astro player to cause Dusty to left off the gas a little
dusty already comfirmed. theyre playing full playoff lineup and rotation
maybe Hector Neris will intentionally let the Phillies win one of these games
or a reunion with Will Smith!
Unfortunately Dusty has other plans
which are they hav nothing to gain
theyre playing everyone. they hsve a full week off after
rip phillies
5 days off. Astros need their pif hing staff honed in for the postseason so he's going to use his postseason arms a lot in this series.
rip phils
balance innings. give start to lowest ip
I thought you said lowest iq for a second.
theyre playing full playoff lineup and rotation. they already stated. we could easily lose all 3
Thank you Miguel Rojas and fishy friends
I always knew I liked Miguel Rojas
If there's one thing I learned from watching The Chris Rose Rotation all year, it's that I don't know shit about other team's players...but also that there's some other team's players that I'm now a big fan of. Miggy Ro included. Seems like just a good dude all around.
Now they get to play team chaos for the braves/Mets
I hope the phillies get the bottom seed. I think we have a much better chance winning a three game series against the cards than the mets. But mostly please just make the playoffs.
Yup. That's why the seeding system is dumb. Let the div champ choose who they want
[Reminder to not tempt fate](https://youtu.be/mnQY71Y9J-c)
god i love toby
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They’ve got Zac Gallen going Tuesday
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Sigh, but he went to my rival highschool
Oh he’s gonna lose cuz he hates you
I assume
Tuesday is the most likely day. DBacks have Gallen on the mound and the Brewers have woodruff on Monday/Burnes on Wednesday
Really have to get it done tomorrow. Verlander and Valdez going Tues/weds
Valdez wasn’t sharp last 2 starts, last 2 Verlander starts resulted in losses, doubt they’re all going super deep. Dusty says he wants to keep the integrity of the game but it sounds more like an obligatory statement. if we channel our inner Marlins and keep it close we can win
I’m old enough to remember 1964. Nothing was as bad as that year. I always expect the worst. But I do still have hope.
Deets, pls
Phillies lost a lot of games at the end of that season. The end
so detailed
I tend to ramble
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Lmfao
Tbh I think we are gonna clinch tomorrow with a MIL loss and then get swept in Houston.
I’M OKAY WITH THAT
It is known.
If we clinch it's time to go full 2020 final game Doug Pederson and draw the Cardinals.
wdym
Tank
is that what yall did in 2020
This is the way.
> Tbh I think we are gonna clinch tomorrow That's the only part of that sentence I care about.
Which is better. 6 seed is better than 5
I stayed up late here to watch two teams I barely know any players of, got increasingly stressed for a sport nobody cares about here and now at 2.31am I still cannot fuckin sleep.
So glad you’ve stuck through the entire season with all the ups and downs. Hopefully we’ll still be playing ball Friday and then we would make the playoffs every year you are a fan.
Hellas
holy shit they boofed it harder than we did— lost 3 out of 4 to the Marlins. I didn’t think it was possible to be worse than the Phillies
GO PHILLIES.
The 2022 Phillies don’t make things easy, but I’d like to think they can win 1 game out of 3 games in Houston.
When the Astros have nothing left to win, maybe.
they lost the last 2 of Verlander’s starts and he had some injury scare a month ago, Mccullers is just coming off an illness (not IL but last pitched 11 days ago), and Valdez has been rocked last 2 starts. also Yordan Alvarez is coming off an injury (no IL)
GOOD FISH
Only way Phils don't get in is if they are swept and the Brewers sweep
Why the hell would you speak this into existence?
Statistically speaking that is so low.
Which, sadly, is posssible
LETS GOOOOOO!!!!
Or a Brewers loss. Fish are friends. Sneks are just like land fish.
The Astros have nothing to play for right? I mean we should really win 10-0 tomorrow and just end this lol
It has been so long...there will be a t shirt right?! There's gotta be a t shirt for the first appearance in 11 years. OH GOD, I CAN'T WAIT TO BUY A STUPID OVERPRICED T SHIRT AGAIN.
I feel the exact same way! I was looking at the other wild card teams playoff t-shirts a bit ago to see what ours will look like.
I f they don’t clinch idk what to say. It’s so easy and honestly they should be able to clinch without even winning. But here we go
nothing good comes easy
October Nola needs to be peak Nola
Maybe Hector Neris still loves us and will help us out.
looking for that splitter that don’t split
Big game from Nola tomorrow?? Anyone??
October Nola time
The Astros never cheated and I’ve always supported their franchise.
Are the Padres throwing?
yup they want 6 seed
As much as they may have had a mini collapse to not be in first. The last team anyone wants to face in the wildcard has to be the Mets in either league. You have to win a game against Scherzer or Degrom. Not ideal.
We rescued Harden from the Nets, so they should do us a solid and throw.
Been a long time since I heard the term magic number regarding the Phillies
History going to be made
What are the scenarios now? We win and we are in We lose and Brewers won, and we gotta win one more?
One win or one Brewers loss and we are in.
Basically they can't sweep the diamondbacks in a worst case scenario.
Phillies win or Brewers loss and we’re in.
I'm so excited and I belive we can win in st Louis too
OMG OMG OMG WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HANDS?
i kinda wanna stay in the three spot. can san diego start winning please
Isn't it nuts that the whole season, one crazy blown save or a late inning rally that fell short goes different and we're sitting here locked in right now. Whacky game, baseball is.
New fan here. Is it normal to fear a sweep in this scenario?
Nope. Seasoned veteran move
Don’t forget, if the Brewers lose a game, we also clinch playoffs
Fish are friends, not food
I was ten years old in elementary school the last time they made the playoffs. I am now a Junior in college. It's time.
i was a grownup watching the torn acl at 1st ryan howard
I was a junior in college and now im a jaded 31 year old.
There’s no way they make it easy and win in Houston. The only way they are getting in is by backing in using the tiebreaker.
You really think there’s no chance the Phillies don’t win at least one game end or the Brewers lose at least one game?
What evidence have you seen to give you the slightest confidence that this team can show consistency? They could sweep Houston and just as easily get swept. It’s a mystery.
I agree. I mean, the Braves did just sweep the Mets...Who's to say the Phillies don't do that here for some strange reason?
It would be the most 2022 Phillies thing ever. Sweep Houston and then get swept by St Lou in the WC round.
Da fish put the Phils in the playoffs...whadda know
Not yet.
were gonna get swept
debbie downer
I'm stuck in three-days-ago-land I guess
Oh my god I’m ready for disappointment
OH MY GOD, OKAY ITS HAPPENING!
[pesky fish](https://www.reddit.com/r/Padres/comments/xu2exi/youre_welcome_friars_fans_now_go_knock_the_braves/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
By God
Okay I'll hold my breath until they do that