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[Mike @ToasterToes]

@ThePhilliesShow Fine if Wheeler is mad but he’s the one who needed 100 pitches to get thru 4 2/3.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@dialoguer28 @ToddZolecki Agree about Wheeler. But it seems like every game the SP averages 18-20 pitches per inning - then gone after 5 IP.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@MattGelb Modern baseball. Starting pitcher handed 5-0 lead but still needs 100 pitches to get into the 5th. No such thing as pitching to contact or using your defense. Gotta K everybody = high pitch count

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@Buster_ESPN I love the Phils but biggest threat to LA?! We’ve got no RF, a CF who can’t hit and no no. 4 or 5 SP. How the hell do we contend?

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@MattGelb @charlottevarnes How sad is our minor league system that it cannot replace either SP with 6 ERAs.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@SportsRadioWIP Strap him to Elon’s rocket and send him to Mars. Otherwise - release him.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@LO_Phillies @ConnorThomas975 Tightrope is exactly right. Runs scored vs. allowed has them a .500 team. At 80 games in that’s what the Phils really are. Numbers will - sadly - catch up to them.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@ToddZolecki Nola’s got an ERA of 6 over 17 start this year - and 17 last year. It’s not a fluke. This is who he is now. How long do Phils keep running him out there?

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@ShenkLarry Nola has an ERA of 6 thru 17 starts this yr and 17 last year. Thats who he is anymore. Gotta face it

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@MattGelb Well, his ERA in 17 starts last year was 6.01 - so he's consistent.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@JimBowdenGM Agree that Mets should try for Cora. But why in the world would he want to go there? Certainly be better jobs avail for '27 - assuming there is a '27 .....

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@EvanDrellich @Ken_Rosenthal We all realize that nothing substantial is going to be done until March - when there will be pressure of losing games.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@MattGelb @charlottevarnes Hill’s got a career OPS of 636 which is awful for an OF. He ran into one last night. Great moment but nothing more.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@ThePhilliesShow True, but when you only score 2-3 runs in a game then every out becomes important. How about getting a bat and score some more runs?

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@awfulannouncing Does this end the Korn Ferry Tour? Or does it remain - just one level below the Challenger?

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@PhilliesNation He was never ready! His ‘25 ERA in AAA was 5+. Question should be how much damage did Phils do by giving him a job he wasn’t ready for?

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@ChrisCillizza @HunterBiden Audience? Irrelevant. Media reported non-stop about private citizen Hunter in ‘23-‘24. So he deserves as much media time now for him to speak his mind.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@ThePhilliesShow Sure. Keller has stunk this year and look at his record - it’s his ‘25 success that’s the outlier.

[Mike @ToasterToes]

@PhilliesNation Mattingly can’t afford to give up on Turner or Painter. No viable replacement for either