Nick Castellanos is the Phillies' X-Factor in the Postseason.
I dug into a bunch of his splits, talked about his 2nd half-surge, and touched on his upcoming milestone, which speaks on his work-ethic and love for the game. Newest for
@CrossingBroad
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Kyle Schwarber went and got Michael Mercado and moved him up to the front of the handshake line after the game after his first career Major League win.
That’s a leader.
You have a…
3,500 yard passer
1,000 yard WR
1,000 yard WR
1,000 yard RB
And you go QB Draw, QB Draw, bubble screen to your 2nd string RB with 4 minutes left in a tie game. This is a joke. AJ Brown has every right to be furious with this offense right now.
BEN SIMMONS IS AVERAGE
JOEL EMBIID IS INJURY PRONE
JIMMY BUTLER IS A BAD INFLUENCE
MIKE SCOTT HAS TOO MANY TATS
JJ REDICK CANT GET HOT
TOBIAS HARRIS CANT SHOOT
TJ MCCONNELL IS TOO SMALL
BRETT BROWN CANT COACH
ITS THE WHOLE TEAM
The Phillies hung up new artwork in the clubhouse of BayCare Ballpark:
- Trea’s walkoff against SF
- Stott’s grand slam against MIA
- Harper staring at Arcia
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@ToddZolecki
“When Little Johnny goes 0 for 100 in his next couple at-bats, let’s make sure that parent doesn’t get mad at him, because we all do it” - Bryce Harper 😂
Tyler Phillips said “thank you” to Rob Thomson as he walks off the mound in his first career start.
He grew up dreaming about pitching on that mound. Now, he leaves to a standing ovation.
Baseball.
5 years ago, the news broke that Bryce Harper was signing with the Phillies. Since then…
122 HRs, 368 RBIs, .931 OPS, 1 MVP, 2 Silver Sluggers, 1 NLCS MVP, 1 Pennant, and 1 Bedlam at the Bank.
The King of Philadelphia👑
Morgan Wallen, a Braves fan, is rocking a Phillies city connect jersey at his concert tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
“I was gonna play ‘98 Braves, but y’all have beat our ass so bad in the playoffs”
12 years ago today, the Phillies signed a 16-year-old kid by the name of Ranger Suarez for a signing bonus of $25,000.
12 years later? Suarez holds the lowest postseason ERA (min. 20 IP) in Phillies history (1.62).
Phillies record against the Rockies, Athletics, and Marlins this season: 8-8
Phillies record against the Dodgers, Brewers, and Padres this season: 13-2
Baseball.
Jeff Hoffman has been traded twice. He’s been optioned to the minors 13 times. He’s been DFA’d once, and released once.
He now has a 1.21 ERA in 37.1 IP in ‘24, is going to get paid this offseason, and is heading to his first All-Star Game.
Don’t ever give up on your dreams.
These cleats and jacket that Bryce Harper got are INSANE.
All four Philly teams logos/colors are somewhere in the cleats and jacket🔥
(📸: Phillies / TikTok)
“This Phillies team has done something no other Phillies teams have done, won 36 of your first 50” - Scott Franzke
“Yeah, but other teams have won the World Series” - Matt Strahm
Alec Bohm has the highest difference in All-Star votes from 1st to 2nd in all of baseball at 745,111 votes.
I think it’s probably safe to say he’ll start the All-Star Game.
"They miss Rhys Hoskins. The Phillies made a mistake here. They chose defense over offense and right now they can't hit enough.
"If they put Rhys at first base, they'd be a way better offense."
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@JoeGiglioSports
Everything about Kyle Schwarber screams leader. This guy is such a freaking monster.
The Phillies can’t let him walk once that contract is up. He shouldn’t play in another uniform for the rest of his career.
Remember when Bryce Harper called Alec Bohm over to the dugout and Bohm hit a homer on the next pitch in the World Series?
Harper said absolutely nothing. This is next-level work from Bryce.
Aaron Nola made his Major League Debut back in 2015 when he was just 22 years old.
Nola turns 31 today, and 9 years later, has racked up 97 career wins, is the all time Phillies leader in K/9, tallied 1,703 strikeouts, and has thrown over 1,500 innings for the Phillies.
The Phillies have lost four straight series…Oakland, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Cleveland.
They’ve increased their lead in the NL East by a game over those 16 days.
“They’re gonna give you all of their love, they’re gonna give you all of their hate. They’re gonna give you everything they’ve got” - Nick Castellanos on Philly fans
Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber, Johan Rojas, Garrett Stubbs, Bryson Stott, JT Realmuto, and more were all hanging out over the weekend.
Nick’s son’s birthday was this weekend, I assume it was maybe for that.
I just love the vibes of this team.
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Jake Elliott’s 4th quarter field goal is a play from Super Bowl LII that should never be forgotten.
After already missing an XP early in the game, a rookie stepped up and absolutely nailed a game-clincher on the biggest stage in sports.
“I feel like we can tell them (Major League Baseball) the sky is blue and they’d figure out a way to tell us it’s not.”
-Matt Strahm in regards to the uniform disaster
Probably the best, most underrated moment of Zack Wheeler’s Phillies career so far.
A complete-game shutout to sweep out his former team on the day Roy Halladay’s number was retired.
It’s sickening how much I think about this. Probably my favorite moment in sports history that wasn’t a championship winning play.
The play, the reactions, the crowd. Just absolute chills every single time.
For the first time in Phillies history, the Phillies have 3 pitchers with 10 wins before the All-Star Break.
Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, and Ranger Suarez.
What Eagles should do at RB:
- Sign Zeke
- Draft Bijan
- Trade for Ekeler
- Trade for Lamar, move to RB
- Bring Shady out of retirement
- Trade for Derrick Henry
Chase Utley just said that himself, Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, and Ryan Howard are going to Scotland to play golf together after the London series.