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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 11h

Last yr vs Mets overall: 1.279 OPS

schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 15h

Since “Bedlam at the Bank”,

✅ Bryce Harper has a .965 OPS in the postseason.

✅ it’s the 7th highest postseason OPS in MLB*

*of 68 hitters with 50+ PA

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 15h

Since 2015, 87 players have batted 100+ times in the postseason.

Of those 87, Kyle Schwarber has the 9th highest OPS (.907).

Bryce Harper has the highest (1.016):

stathead.com/tiny/Xpb0C

No player hits well in every postseason series they play.

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Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 5d

i loved the 2025 philadelphia phillies. no playoffs can make me hate them. defector.com/what-ill-rem...

What I'll Remember About The Phillies | Defector

At the Phillies’ 2025 home opener, we decided that it was our year. As my friend Dana and I stood next to the giant balloon arch and let someone take our photo, people around us were feeling optimisti...

defector.com

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1st Viscount Craigavon @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · 5d

this is so, so good. it's also, in its way, a paean to the regular season and why it matters in and of itself, even if MLB is doing its best to pretend it only exists as a prelude to the playoffs.

Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 5d

i loved the 2025 philadelphia phillies. no playoffs can make me hate them. defector.com/what-ill-rem...

What I'll Remember About The Phillies | Defector

At the Phillies’ 2025 home opener, we decided that it was our year. As my friend Dana and I stood next to the giant balloon arch and let someone take our photo, people around us were feeling optimisti...

defector.com

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 4d

Game 4 was a devastating, crushing loss.

Now, if I were told in March that the #Phillies would make the postseason but without Wheeler and Alvarado, Nola would be limited to 2 innings, and they would lose a closely fought series to LA, that would be disappointing but tolerable.

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 4d

Game 4 was a devastating, crushing loss.

Now, if I were told in March that the #Phillies would make the postseason but without Wheeler and Alvarado, Nola would be limited to 2 innings, and they would lose a closely fought series to LA, that would be disappointing but tolerable.

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Bob Vetrone Jr. @boopstats.bsky.social · 6d

Postseason Series Lost by Phillies Despite Outscoring Their Opponent:

2010 Giants (20-19)
2011 Cardinals (21-19)
2023 D-backs (30-21)
2025 Dodgers (15-13)

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 6d

With 2 HRs last night, Kyle Schwarber:

✅ passes Bernie Williams for 3rd most in postseason history (23)

✅ passes Bryce Harper for most in #Phillies postseason history (14)

✅ ties Ryan Howard with 58 total HRs in a season (regular + postseason)

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 13d

The #Phillies have faced the #Dodgers 5 times in the postseason, beating them the last 3.

Looking forward to a 4th straight.

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks, rankings are for NL/AL.

schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 13d

The #Phillies have faced the #Dodgers 5 times in the postseason, beating them the last 3.

Looking forward to a 4th straight.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 14d

The Land of Cockaigne, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1567

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horse massacre @torqpenderloin.bsky.social · 15d

the thing about playoff baseball is that a simple chopper to third feels like you're about to watch your house burn down. and we're supposed to want to watch this

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah, good catch. I missed it because Rice tied for the RBI lead and I only saw Cooper. Belongs on the list.

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 15d

With the 2025 playoffs starting today, a graphical summary of the #Phillies' history in the postseason.

Their first appearance was a victory behind Grover Alexander.

However they didn't win another postseason game for 62 years.

www.thegoodphight.com/post/o7qfoeY...

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 15d

Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber have captured the rare "Split Triple Crown", where teammates combine to lead a league in AVG, HR, and RBIs.

They're only the 2nd set of teammates to accomplish it in the last 55 years.

www.thegoodphight.com/post/DtU_Gc4...

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 16d

Mea culpa -- the above list entirely misses the active streaks, and two of them are longer than the Phillies' drought:

Athletics 73
Guardians 71

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 16d

By the way the only active franchises without a batting title are the two expansion teams of 1998, the Rays and Diamondbacks
-- both are now at 28 years and counting...

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 16d

Not to pile on the Mets, but one last look back at their season:

Their games vs. .500, peaking on June 12th, game 69 (along with the '24 and '25 Phils):

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 16d

When Richie Ashburn won the NL batting title in 1958, it was the #Phillies' 8th -- tied for the 5th most titles by a team in MLB history at that point.

The 66-year gap to Trea Turner's title this year is by far the longest any team has ever had between titles:

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Phillies Tailgate @philstailgate.bsky.social · 17d

Buddy Kennedy could get a ring this year if the Phillies, Blue Jays or Dodgers win the World Series.

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 17d

The #Phillies finished the regular season 0 for their last 20 with RISP:

9/24: 0-1 in last AB
9/25: 0-10
9/26: 0-4
9/27: 0-3
9/28: 0-2

➡️ Hitting with RISP is key in the postseason

But

➡️ Finishing 0-20 doesn't say anything about what will happen in the playoffs

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schmenk-bsky @schmenk.bsky.social · 18d

13 in 2011
2nd most: 9 in 1976

Currently 13, will finish somewhere ftom 11-15.

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