Matt Gelb
@mattgelb
Phillies beat writer for The Athletic. One half of Phillies Therapy podcast. Daily Orange U.
Phillies have scored three more runs today than they did last night. Also, it’s apparently 2025 at loanDepot Park.
The influencers are gone. The smoke is here. The field has been destroyed. Aaron Nola is on the mound. Time for some real ball again.
Do the Phillies plan on making a mockery of the replay rules for the remainder of the season? Possibly.
Sunday night ball. It’s going to be cold. The game is on every NBC platform except NBC.
Happy Opening Day again. Trea Turner is rocking the balaclava again. Dinger remains pantsless.
It is an incredible day for baseball in South Philly. Larry Bowa, 80, is hitting fungos. He’s lost track of how many Opening Days this is for him. Appreciate you following along, reading and listening this season.
Phillies have four home games selected for Sunday Night Baseball on NBC/'Cock ... although one is Sunday Afternoon Baseball:
It ended up not mattering, but we can still talk about it. The timer violation on Brandon Marsh with two outs and bases loaded after an intentional walk in fifth inning was insane. “There should be a little bit of feel there.”
There was no big speech to make. The manager just asked his players not to think of the enormity of it all. “Don’t try harder. Trust harder.” Then, with one swing, they remembered. The Phillies are still alive: www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...