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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 2d

The Phillies should’ve just held onto J.P. Crawford in 2019, and they’d indisputably be playing in their League Championship Series in 2025

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 2d

Sacrifice bunts remarkably DON’T eliminate the need for timely hits in high-leverage situations to win a ball game

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of times these things require teams to act fast though because it’s the nature of the business. The best available replacement candidates might be off the market if they wait for 3 weeks

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 2d

Most people who say they hate baseball analytics have no idea how to define baseball analytics

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 2d

"Instead of consideration for National League Manager of the Year after a 96-win season, Rob Thomson now faces uncertainty with one year remaining on his contract, looming offseason roster changes, and an ownership group demanding World Series results."

Will Rob Thomson Return As Phillies Manager in 2026?

Rob Thomson couldn't guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series. Will Dave Dombrowski and John Middleton hire a new manager in 2026?

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Baseball Tonight spoke about Rob Thomson's future with a tone that Phillies fans won't want to hear.

"We’ve been analyzing baseball for a century and a half now, and there is no commonality among managers who have the ability to win in the playoffs.” -Jeff Passan

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Who takes the fall after another exit from Red October? Bob Nightengale spoke with Kevin Cooney on 97.5 The Fanatic about potential changes.

"If they fall short, is Rob Thomson’s job safe? He’d be much, much more vulnerable than anybody else I think in that front office."

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Orion Kerkering blew the last play of the game in dramatic fashion, and the Phillies hitters blew the final game with a slow burn with 1 run in 11 innings

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

The Phillies finally met their defeat.

A nerve-racking Game 4 loss pushes a franchise with a lucrative payroll desperate for a World Series into an offseason of turmoil with major changes looming.

Phillies Eliminated in Game 4 Loss With Major Changes Looming

The Philadelphia Phillies are eliminated from the MLB Playoffs after losing Game 4 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Even despite the Alec Bohm error — which Bryce Harper erased with a great snare the next hitter— the Phillies have played great defense to help Cristopher Sanchez through 5 shutout innings

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe the first mistake for Cristopher Sanchez- a 97 mph hard sinker down the middle that Tommy Edman fouled off

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Bohm missed a routine double play ball … with two outs?

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

Great defense for the Phillies to get all 3 outs in the 2nd inning

- Max Kepler diving catch to rob Tommy Edman
- Alec Bohm sharp double play turn against Will Smith

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

On the broadcast, it looks like the upper deck at Dodger Stadium is nearly empty

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 3d

The Phillies face elimination once again at Dodger Stadium.

Cristopher Sanchez pitched well in Game 1, but he failed to put the exclamation point on a good start in a rough 6th inning.

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

The Bridge to Jhoan Duran – with minimal starter length and a shaky bullpen – failed the Phillies in Games 1 & 2.

Meanwhile, Walker Buehler sits in the bullpen in 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦
the type of scenario the Phillies signed him for.

Rob Thomson, Phillies Have An Unused Bullet Left to Fire

Walker Buehler is ready to provide Rob Thomson and the Philadelphia Phillies with exactly the role they signed him for in the MLB Playoffs.

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

The Schwarbomb you'd all been waiting for.
The Phillies busted out of the slump with an emphatic 8-2 blowout at Dodger Stadium.

Phillies Crush Dodgers in Game 3, Stay Alive in NLDS

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS behind Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suarez.

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

Dave O'Brien and Jessica Mendoza were stunned by the distance on the Schwarbomb at Dodger Stadium on 97.5 The Fanatic.

"That is way, way back... It is way, way gone."
"You talk about breaking a slump? He did it by hitting that one a country mile."

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

Ironically, Marsh should’ve dove

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

The hits by Schwarber, Harper, and Realmuto were all fastballs left over the plate.

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

Aaron Nola had good velocity on his fastball in the 1st, but he’s thrown it over the middle of the plate too many times already.
Mookie hit the fastball for a triple and Freddie Freeman fouled one off that was right in the heart of the zone

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

Lost in the shuffle — the Flyers start the season against the Stanley Cup champion Panthers tomorrow

Will Flyers Finally Break Playoff Drought in 2025-26?

The Philadelphia Flyers enter the 2025-26 seasons with long-shot Stanley Cup odds after a five-year playoff drought.

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 4d

The season numbers for Aaron Nola don't compare to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who will finish in the top 5 in the National League Cy Young vote.

The Phillies will probably hope for a short outing - about 4 innings - from Nola

Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 5d

The league office and the tv networks just took a deep breath with the Yankees surviving Game 3, and they'll hope for another break from the Phillies tomorrow

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Colin Newby @tonewbyginnings.bsky.social · 5d

The Citizens Bank Park crowd sounded ready for a long Red October when Cristopher Sanchez struck out Shohei Ohtani in Game 1.

They were holding onto hope that the Phillies would rally in the 9th inning of Game 2.

They just haven't had enough to cheer about.

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