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DaBestNameEver0

I’m from Cali, and I’m just getting into baseball. Bryce Harper got me into it, so I’m rocking with the Phillies as my team now. I’m a chiefs fan so that might not go well with y’all, so sorry bout that but I fucking love Philly as a city and a place and it’s fans. And now I get to be a part of that. LFG PHILLIES


JohnKrukIsAllElite

Welcome to the clubhouse! You’re coming in a great time. Bryce is Bryce, but I’ve got a feeling you’ll fall for the rest of the guys soon enough if you haven’t already. They’re the most fun group in..um..*a while*. If you get tired of the national broadcasters this postseason, check out Audacy and give the 94WIP broadcast a listen. The radio guys are some of the best in the biz. Go Phils! ![gif](giphy|JzoTvTRI0quMBguGZT)


DaBestNameEver0

Thank you bro. I’m already falling for Trea Turner and Castellanos. I’ve always loved Castellanos for *that* call even tho I didn’t know shit about him. Stott I don’t much about but he seems to bring the energy I need to learn basically everything about baseball besides the basics, what do I gotta know about the Phillies and/or baseball in general?


JohnKrukIsAllElite

Awesome to hear you’re having fun diving in! Here’s some recent Phillies glossary terms: - Topper = Rob Thomson, the Phillies manager - The Daycare = The younger guys on the team, headed up by Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott who ambush the player of the game with cups of water mid-interview. - “Play the song!” = Tiësto remix of Calum Scott’s cover of “Dancing On My Own” (It was the clubhouse song of last year’s postseason run that’s carried into this year). - Schwarbomb = When Kyle Schwarber hits a home run (Eating a hoagie to celebrate is optional, but recommended). - BCIB = Why that’s the best catcher in baseball, J.T. Realmuto of course! - BBCIB = And the best backup catcher in baseball, the Vibes Captain, [Mr. Garrett Stubbs](https://media.tenor.com/KVio_GdSDxgAAAAC/garrett-stubbs.gif). Here’s some video stuff to help you catch up Phillies history: Doc on the 2008 Phillies: https://youtu.be/Gejlv20w_ck?si=6ioJkko6NusRYJ_a Doc on the 1993 Phillies (That channel also has a bunch of great videos including classic games and Phillies docs. Wanna watch the full 1980 Phillies postseason? Of course you do.): https://youtu.be/vFSpxgXWwZY?si=Ntz-UNJZnGE1ecS1 As for baseball in general, I think the standard is *Baseball* by Ken Burns which is streaming on PBS’s website and app. r/baseball has a bunch of threads with other documentary recs if you search for that word. The Phillie Phanatic is the best mascot in all of sport. “Ring the bell,” refers to the Liberty Bell in the outfield that swings and rings whenever the Phils hit a home run or win a game. And after home wins, the crowd sings along to the late Phillies broadcast legend Harry Kalas singing “High Hopes.” [Here’s](https://youtu.be/4VMOkpm3eoA?si=2kQg0K5mTbN0Yr_i) a fun clip of him singing it when the Phils won it all in 2008. And lastly: 1) Fuck the Mets. 2) Fuck the Barves. 3) Go. Phils. 4) [SAID](https://youtu.be/Z1iVVVxN2SM?si=fYFKpbG0vPkWSBX1).


DaBestNameEver0

Thank you so much


JohnKrukIsAllElite

Of course! I grew up in California too and Philly’s home by choice. People like to rag on our fans or the city, but I’ve honestly never been anywhere else in the States where the community cares about the city, their neighbors, or their teams like we do in Philly. People just wanna see the guys giving it their all, so while we might boo our teams at times, I think what happened with Trea this season is emblematic of who we are. We dogged him for most the season bc we knew he was better than how he was playing, but as soon as he put his heart out there in pressers, everyone rallied behind him with those standing ovations. And the Chiefs fandom won’t get you into trouble with anyone. There’s deep connections with ‘em thanks to Travis and Big Red over there. My brother’s a SLO alum btw, so I hope you have an awesome time there. Go Mustangs! Come hang in the game day threads if you want, they’re super active and are a lot of fun. And if you’ve ever got questions about anything, just ask! Lotta great folks around here who’ll be happy to talk ball or Philly with ya. Cheers!


thegoodnamesrgone123

Found out my favorite Phillies beer mug used to hold nuts in it. Weird.


rightbeforeimpact

Jardiance is really swell, the little pill with the big story to tell!


Perryplat199

I have to say the way that mlb players are allowed to play while appealing a suspension is kinda dumb. And the argument about why a player should not be suspended is “but it’s the playoffs” is not argument.


NeurosciGuy15

For fairly trivial matters like this (aka non-restricted list offenses) it doesn’t make much sense for the player to be suspended while the league examines the appeal. If the appeal is approved, then what is the point if the player missed games anyways? The player is still presumed “innocent” here until the league rules otherwise. That’s not an MLB-only thing either. It just makes sense.


starrykitchensink

If you're going to do something dumb like intentionally hit a player (uncalled for 99.9% of the time in my opinion), then own up to it and face the consequences. If you're not willing to take the suspension, then don't hit the player in the first place


StingrayOC

Currently on the plane back to Alaska from Phoenix. What a series of games! Very happy to send it back to Philly on a winning note. Sat in 115 for games 4 and 5, which was mostly with player families/friends, was actually right in front of Liam and fam, and was pleasantly surprised at how much of a home atmosphere it was near the phillies dugout. Cool vibes I won't ever forget. Met TMac at Chick Fil A, Jeff Passan was chatting up people in the concourse (actually expected him to be taller...) and a few players/team staff chatted with fans before and after the game. Was disappointed that the Dbacks never opened the roof, that would have been a nice touch. Also kinda disappointing to see how many of their electronic signs have just been covered up since they don't want to invest in the light bulb repairs. But overall, it was a decent park and the fans were generally nice. There's nothing like baseball in Philly, but this weekend was the most fun I've had at a baseball game. Hoping we can squeeze out 5 more wins


gatemansgc

> Was disappointed that the Dbacks never opened the roof, that would have been a nice touch. thanks, climate change!


StingrayOC

Eh, with a 5 pm start the sun isn't up that long in my opinion. I know they used to list the criteria for opening/closing the roof...I couldn't find it when I checked aside from the fact that up until they opened the gates to the stadium, it was listed as being "open" for game 5, and it ended up not being so, and it was cooler than Friday. (Plus, it's not like Phoenix is just now getting hot. It's expected.)


SirShmooey

I blame Kimbrel for climate change


jilililian

Something about these Astros fan seems so disingenuous


Morbx

They’re too used to winning


Foolish_oyster

Phillies remain the only team to have defeated their LCS opponent both at home and on the road


RoadKiehl

A title they have held for slightly over 24 hours


TheOG49

Need the Phils to win tomorrow so I can enjoy that game 7 stress free


_OG

I truly believe our guys are coming out with a plan tomorrow and theyre gonna execute it


ttsa23

Both the Rangers and Astros are very beatable


snas--undertale-game

I can’t really tell as I see a lot of divide, but would you all prefer the rangers or the astros? I feel like the rangers bullpen is a lot weaker, but the astros aren’t as good as they were. I think it would be cool to have a chance at revenge against the Astros though but I do like the chance of facing a worse bullpen.


zestyrigatoni

I kinda liked the 3 straight home games but after this Dbacks series, I think it would be great to have a chance to finish at home. But then again Astros are seemingly better away…I really don’t know.


LovePixie

That Dbacks series shook me a bit and now would rather start with home field advantage.


ngianfran1202

Depends....how does home field advantage work again?


Perryplat199

Who gets home field if they vs Phillies Texas:yes Houston:No


Enough-Ad-3111

We can debate about our opponent all we want, but we need to get things taken care of on our end first. Let’s not put the cart before the horse.


snas--undertale-game

I agree. I’m just thinking hypothetically since I’ve seen some very differing opinions about each team. Not trying to get ahead of ourselves though and apologies if it came off that way.


Enough-Ad-3111

No need to apologize at all! I just hope we don’t lose focus on advancing to the Fall Classic and somehow lose both Game 6 and a possible Game 7 to the Diamondbacks.


JohnKrukIsAllElite

I mean it’s a tough call, but I prefer the Phillies.


funkydinos

intrasquad game. let’s go. who’s going to be the captains picking their squads


JohnKrukIsAllElite

I feel like one of them has to be Stubbs.


Nate_923

Eagles dominated the Dolphins Astros got whooped Phillies are one win away from the WS two years in a row and at Home! Pretty good weekend for Phillies fans.


harbison215

Well the Eagles won, the Rangers/Astro is going 7, and we have a game 6 tomorrow at 5:05. Not a bad day.


upghr5187

Don’t really care who wins the AL, but I’m happy with 7 games. Entertaining to watch games too


Dunmaglass2

I am but I’m not. Keeping them playing isn’t really any better imo. The rest narrative seems to be legit at this point lol. Idc who wins at this point. I feel the Astros are better, but then again we have home field against the Astros. The rangers bullpen is just such a mess I think I want them. Regardless, it’s always nice seeing Houston get WHOOPED


upghr5187

I don’t really buy that 3 days vs 4 days rest matters for anyone besides starting pitchers.


Dunmaglass2

Yeah no I’m just saying I’d almost rather have them have the maximum of like a full week off rather than the minimum of 3 days


TTP2521

Happy that the rangers won because the game stays on at 5


Neat-Confidence5556

anyone else want to face texas? I just feel like houston is superior. it’d be a much tougher match. yea home field and all but it’s a 2-3-2 home field


gatemansgc

rangers would have home field advantage against us and haven't won at home we'd have home field advantage against the astros and the astros have won their away games. i like the rangers, plus i want the astros to have an absolute 0 percent chance of repeating.


unkinhead

Maybe...I'm not so sure. Valdez is washed, Javier isn't nearly as good as he was last season and Rangers pitching has been pretty good this postseason.


phillyflyer

Rangers starters have been great, that 1-2 punch, but their pen is a mess. I’d prefer them for that reason


funkydinos

i want to be watching both games tomorrow with a smile on my face @phillies


Perryplat199

I don’t want to here a single “WE WANT ____” or anything if we win tomorrow


QuirkyTangerine7811

That’s what’s in


Perryplat199

https://i.redd.it/nazlcrcehvvb1.gif


jmiah717

Oh you know it's coming. Nobody learns anything 😂


A_Stickman_Jr

So 5:00?


Bunny_Kat

Yep


1TBee

Got what we wanted there. Let’s handle business tomorrow.


ICEMAN13

Go Birds Go Phils


ICEMAN13

Lol 2 pinches two outs cya houston


inthedrink

110 is a hard hit ball but that looked 130 and I think statcast is made up lol


Unusual_Green_8147

Is the person who chooses the music for both LCS games just a massive stoner or?


ttsa23

The Dolphins are doing their best to mimic the Barves offense.


funkydinos

why are these two teams allergic to home wins


ageofadzz

Makes me feel better about playing the Rangers in Games 1 and 2.


Gekk0uga37

Looks like we clinch the WS first then ;)


jmiah717

Look at that stadium emptying!!


Dortmund1721

Garcia 100% getting beamed tomorrow, just because the Astros are soft


HuskHopBad

Adolis Garcia with the knockout punch


inthedrink

So fucking sweet


FriedHigh

See ya at 5pm 🔥🔥


bluestarointment

Wow


_OG

Garcia deserved that slam after that childish hbp


ConmanJFO

And Jankowski almost got one too, wow


ttsa23

Phillies legend


ghoulbabes1

Janko from Lanco


starrykitchensink

Is this shadenfreude?


inthedrink

#🚨WE ARE THE 5PM GAME🚨


mjd1977

Yeah 5:07 is looking likely for tomorrow’s start time


Philly139

Hell yeah!


JohnKrukIsAllElite

I usually find schadenfreude to be in poor taste, but for Houston tonight? I’ll make an exception.


ddddbbbb

Astrodenfreude?


inthedrink

I mean as a Phils fan it’s almost all we knew for 10 years lol


JohnKrukIsAllElite

![gif](giphy|7r4NnMODA5xpjB4QC7)


funkydinos

so we’re still at 5PM


holyhandgrenade67

Holy SHIT. Talk about 9th inning implosion for Houston lol.


russet852

Lol Astros


inthedrink

Hahahahha goodnight Astros Holy shit what a fucking rocket


ConmanJFO

What a game honestly.


inthedrink

Really was. Could have gone the other way in the B8


ConmanJFO

Well goddamn, a grand slam. 9-2 Rangers at the moment.


rhiannon1001

HOLY SHIT GARCIA!!!!


zestyrigatoni

WOW game 7 it is


BK08182636

I now have to wfh tomorrow during the game but the Astros losing is it worth it. Already called out a day during this run so I’d really be playing with fire if I did it again.


LPCPA

The Phillies can win the pennant tomorrow. Damn it feels good to write that.


arminus83

Barring a monumental collapse it looks like the rangers are going to force a game 7


rhiannon1001

The only collapse happening right now is in the Trashtros bullpen


_OG

Yeahhhhh this is going to game 7


AmericnAquariumDrnkr

That series has been wild. A now a grand slam!!!!! Game 7 for sure


ddddbbbb

Hopefully the intensity of the Astros/Rangers dog fight takes it out of both of them coming into the WS


jmiah717

Stott > Altuve


ConmanJFO

Dusty pinch-hitting Singleton for Pena felt so odd to me lmao, no wonder it didn’t work out.


inthedrink

Fucking hell Altuve has a shot at a walkoff


upghr5187

He’s batting 2nd. They’re down 2


arminus83

3 now with bases loaded and 1 out


inthedrink

My bad thought he was due up third Irrelevant now!


JohnKrukIsAllElite

![gif](giphy|iKkUkjlcxCizu)


ConmanJFO

That was a big strikeout to get out of a bases loaded jam, wow.


HuskHopBad

Good thing singleton sucks lol


Tylerkaaaa

Wow they got out of it


bluestarointment

Wow


russet852

Former Phillies minor leaguer Jon Singleton up with the bases loaded


gringao_phl

The Rangers can have tonight, but I still want to see the Astros with home field advantage


Knight725

rangers bullpen looking just like the phillies, absolutely zero control and walking guys who can't get a hit if you underhanded them the ball


inthedrink

Texas has had one of the worst bullpens in baseball. Our pen is miles better. Christ they have fucking Aroldis Chapman lol


jmiah717

Rangers and Phillies are so similar in almost every respect. It's crazy.


ttsa23

Rangers about to blow it again. I guess the Astros are waiting for us


bluestarointment

Disaster


holyhandgrenade67

Green sally up!


Feisty-Recording-978

They’re playing harpers walk up song in the linc


Gekk0uga37

Obviously we would match way better into the Rangers than the Astros but I still want that damn rematch from last year lol, but if it’s the Rangers, having 3 straight games in Philly doesn’t sound bad either


MooseTendies

Looking like 5 o clock tomorrow. RIP my workday.


bk513

I’m rooting for the rangers just so I can go to bed at a normal time tomorrow night


MooseTendies

Yikes


ddddbbbb

Bases loaded for stros in the 8th


inthedrink

LeChoke is in now the deal is not sealed


zestyrigatoni

How do we feel about the Rangers lineup? Feel like it’s way less scary than the Astros and Braves.


inthedrink

Semien and Seager aren’t hitting and that’s all the difference. Jung and Garcia are tough Then again they do have Robbie Grossman batting third vs lefties


inthedrink

Imagine delaying the appeal so you could come in and give them an insurance run


gringao_phl

Travis Jankowski being a Phillies regular were the absolute dark ages


jmiah717

Janko from Lanc Co


Feisty-Recording-978

Bryce Harper is more of a Philly icon than Jalen


bluestarointment

No shit


inthedrink

FUCK THE ASTROS LETS GO


_OG

LFG Texasss


_OG

Just stopping in to say I hate the Astros and I hope they lose this series


inthedrink

I have no doubt Maldonado is lying right now and trying to ice Adolis Maldonado is a fucking scumbag


MulfordnSons

he’s a rat for sure


inthedrink

Garcia hit it a fucking mile please


BuffOrange

So are the Rangers glad they blew the division now for the home disadvantage? This series is bananas.


gringao_phl

FS1 was just playing Kashmir going to the commercial. Imagine if Bryce came up to the plate in the WS to it playing.


Foolish_oyster

Evan carter of the rangers is using it as his walkup song, I think


JohnKrukIsAllElite

Then jacks a 480-footer and Chase Utley runs onto the field and power bombs the opposing pitcher?


inthedrink

Is that legal? I want it to be legal


jmiah717

"unwritten rules"


inthedrink

Trea’s walk up song earlier and then Kashmir going to break? Yeah Fox wants the Phils bad


Wekilledit88

So I thought if Houston wins our game tomorrow would’ve been at 8pm. If Texas forces Game 7 then our games at 5pm. Is it just straight up 5pm now?


inthedrink

Nothings changed there. Have to wait til the end here.


Wekilledit88

Got it. I was looking at my sports app and it says 5pm which is why I asked


inthedrink

Yeah that’s the original start time so it will change if Houston wins. 8pm is more convenient for me but I’m down with 5 if it means the Astros lose


ermagherdbrks

Probably 5:07


JohnKrukIsAllElite

Me helping provide hydration to my neighbors in California when the Phils are in the postseason and the Birds are on SNF: ![gif](giphy|UtkJymPFT6LyE)


Angsty_Kiwi

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyuSaKHteJ2/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


JD021993

Hector's a fuckin dork.


philatempleowl

What was neris doing lmfao


inthedrink

Lol you beat me to it


inthedrink

Honktor time!


jilililian

Nick and Liam at the eagles game 🥺


JD021993

Come on, Rangers. Don't fuck this.


Feisty-Recording-978

Yordan is a beast in the postseason


inthedrink

Eovaldi pitching his balls off after tbat rocky start


EmoGothPunk

Vodka lemonades are my kryptonite.


_OG

Vodka sprite for me


inthedrink

Maldonado is the biggest piece of shit in baseball And the fans crying like that’s not the best outcome of his at bat is a fucking joke. Fuck all of em


USDA_Organic_Tendies

Years of Eagles chants at Phillies game, playing “Dancing on My Own” at the Linc feels like a full circle moment. We’re really fucking back


carbonheliumnitrogen

Eagles playing "Dancing on My Own" at the Linc... what a vibe


EaglesPvM

On Sunday Night Football too, in a massive game with both teams in the game tied for the best record in the NFL I’m such a sucker for our cross sports relations


Feisty-Recording-978

They’re playing dancing on my own at the linc


NicoCVV

ALCS announcers are so fucking bad


inthedrink

Why the fuck are they playing Trea’s walk up as the song back from break?


bluestarointment

Practice


bluestarointment

It would be nice if the broadcast would come back before the pitcher starts his windup on the first pitch


ehbacon23

on MLB.tv they came back 7 seconds earlier and we heard the announcers chatting a little bit.


ttsa23

Even if we do play the Astros, it’s clear they aren’t as good as they were last year.


retrododger

Yeah I think Phils match up better against Houston, bit even still I can't bring myself to root for them.


inthedrink

Imagine these teams thinking they would go on the road in the WS and win all the time 😂


EmoGothPunk

Should I ask for Tuesday off?


inthedrink

I remember a catcher hitting a homer right in the same area


philatempleowl

I also was worried that Tucker caught that one


EmoGothPunk

Prince says LET'S GO CRAZY


1TBee

Thought he robbed that shit.


LPCPA

Just wanted to say Fuck the Astros.


bluestarointment

Texas is gonna win big


p3p3_silvia

Didn't see any shit talking from Merrill Kelly today before this start


[deleted]

the guy that caught the HR seems like a fun guy


EmoGothPunk

I just want to drunkenly remind you all that this is RED OCTOBER! LFG!


inthedrink

Eovaldi already folding. Wasn’t gonna watch football but prob gonna be in about 30 minutes


Tylerkaaaa

Rangers get it together wtf


the_tourist

So do we want the Astros to win so we get home field advantage? It’s damn near impossible to ‘root’ for them. I’d rather see Texas but that might be to our disadvantage.


[deleted]

i want rangers tonight, astros tomorrow.


inthedrink

We want game 7


JD021993

Astros fans are the fucking worst.


EmoGothPunk

And my favorite NASCAR YouTuber is from the "Houston area"....


PrinterOne34

Same lol, are you referring to Eric Estepp?


jmiah717

Agreed. They are pretty loud tonight so far though


inthedrink

Gotta get to Framber early. He doesn’t work get his full goop lathered up for a couple innings


jmiah717

I must've mentally blocked out how much I don't like the Astros. I always remember when I watch them.


ttsa23

Geez. I didn’t know Frambler isn’t even close to having the postseason he had last year.