Let's nip the Tarik Skubal thing in the bud

I'm hopeful to be a resource in dumbing things down for fans during the CBA drama. I'm not going to do fake neutrality, though: I'm pro-labor and want to see baseball played in 2027. Hope you'll give this a read!

The Phillies will begin their NLDS rematch with the Dodgers tonight on Apple TV before Tom McCarthy and John Kruk return for the weekend. 🍏📺

The Phillies are going to be done playing the Cubs, Giants and Padres before ever playing the Mets. That makes zero sense.

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Phillies Stoplight🚦: Did Cristopher Sánchez just have the greatest month in team history? youtu.be/g-0P01XMET4?...

Cliff Lee in June 2011 vs. Cristopher Sánchez in May 2026

I love that we’re headed for an amazing NL Cy Young Award race.

NEW Phillies Stoplight🚦: Did Cristopher Sánchez just have the best month in team history?

Cristopher Sánchez makes history as Phillies sweep Padres onpattison.com/sports/crist...

Cristopher Sánchez now has a 3.3 WAR, per @fangraphs. The next closest is Cam Schlittler, who is at 2.9. Only four other pitchers are even above 2.0: Jacob Misiorowski, Davis Martin, Joe Ryan Kevin Gausman.

Cristopher Sánchez's month of May: 39 IP, 25 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 45 K, one complete-game shutout, 0.00 ERA Best month by a Phillies starter ever?

Crazy Cliff Lee stat that feels relevant again because of Cristopher Sánchez: Two months after he posted a 0.21 ERA and three complete-game shutouts in June of 2011, he went 5-0 with a 0.45 ERA and a complete-game shutout. And he finished third in NL Cy Young voting that year.

Just absolute paint from Cristopher Sánchez to Xander Bogaerts.

Cliff Lee's June of 2011 was the best month I've ever seen a Phillies pitcher have. Cristopher Sánchez will make his closing argument to match or top that today. Here's a look at how their numbers compare right now.

Big nights from Trea Turner and Aaron Nola? That'll play.

The Phillies will go for the sweep Wednesday afternoon in San Diego.

Man, that ninth inning by Jhoan Duran was one of the best innings I can ever remember a Phillies reliever having.

Every Phillies win right now feels like it has to be won like a playoff game: Stars homer, starter is nearly perfect and bullpen protects a one or two-run lead. That’s not a sustainable formula over 162. You need some laughers.

This is a cool shot by David Frerker of Imagn Images of Trea Turner's bat breaking.

Thing I meant to share over the weekend: the Phillies have this powder blue Dick Allen bobblehead on display in the HOF Club. The significance? Only a select few fans got this uniform on the bobblehead giveaway in June of 2023. Most got him in the 1950-1969 uni.

From me on B/R: The Toughest 2026 MLB Trade Deadline Question For Every Team

Phillies set to wear ‘newly designed Nike jerseys with stars and stripes-themed numbers’ on Fourth of July

Chris Simms drops Jalen Hurts from No. 10 to No. 21 on 2026 QB countdown

Jason Kelce is right

Jesús Luzardo and Phillies pitchers shut the Padres out on Memorial Day.

Trea Turner had eight errors over 1,216 1/3 innings last season. He has six errors in less than 450 innings this year.

Free idea for MLB: Every team should play a wraparound series against a divisional opponent on Memorial Day weekend, with the final game of the series on Monday.

John Kruk is back in the booth with Tom McCarthy Monday as the Phillies play in the Padres in San Diego.

Phillies Stoplight🚦: Set for a test against Nick Castellanos, Padres youtu.be/43RMM_WL4u0?...

NEW Phillies Stoplight🚦: Set for a test against Nick Castellanos, Padres

37,808 is Sunday’s attendance at CBP for Guardians-Phillies. Probably not the weather they expected when they got Memorial Day Weekend tickets, but nonetheless

This game might set a record for most reviews.

Tom McCarthy is back in the booth today. So is 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels.

Even Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler are blown away by Cristopher Sánchez

Zack Wheeler has the Donnie Baseball stamp of approval.

Bryce Harper on Zack Wheeler

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The Phillies have snapped their three-game losing streak.

Zack Wheeler is done after six shutout innings. He has a 1.67 ERA after his first six starts back after a blood clot/thoracic outlet decompression surgery, which is insane.

36,125 is the attendance at Citizens Bank Park for Saturday's Guardians-Phillies game.

Zack Wheeler just made José Ramírez look lost at the plate, which is very hard to do.

The tarp is coming off the field!

Whenever a big contract doesn't work out, there's a contingent of fans who suggest the player mailed it in after getting paid. That's very rarely the case. Taijuan Walker will have made more than $100 million by the end of this season and is signing a minor-league deal.

Taijuan Walker reportedly signs minor-league deal with Angels

The new projected start time for Guardians-Phillies is 6.

Dan Baker says the Phillies hope to announce an updated start time shortly.

Game is starting in a rain delay

Phillies Nuggets: How does Cristopher Sánchez's May stack up to Cliff Lee's June 2011?

There’s another weather call at 3, but Don Mattingly said “it sounds like things are going in the right direction.” So the expectation is today’s game will start at 4:05.