MLB · Week of Sep 21–27

Philadelphia Phillies

2-4 this week · 88-74 overall · vs MIL, vs TBR

66

Misery Index · Miserable · = from 68

Four straight losses in, 88 wins reads like a hostage note, and the driver's seat smells like smoke.

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Tue, Sep 22W 6-4vs MIL32
  • Wed, Sep 23L 1-4vs MIL81
  • Thu, Sep 24L 1-5vs MIL83
  • Fri, Sep 25L 0-2vs TBR97
  • Sat, Sep 26L 1-12vs TBR79
  • Sun, Sep 27W 7-3vs TBR21

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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Worst game: Fri, Sep 25, L 0-2 vs Tampa Bay Rays

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

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What happened

The week opened kindly — 6-4 over Milwaukee, a fanbase briefly warm about Marshy — and then closed its fist. Milwaukee took the next two, 1-4 and 1-5, and the turn came in Tampa's 0-2 shutout, where the only instruction left was "STOP FUCKING SWINGING AT EVERYTHING." The 1-12 followed like a receipt. One poster said this team has "no heart," another simply enjoyed no season less. Sunday's 7-3 made it 88-74, and somebody still insisted on "THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

What fans said

  • “this team has *no* heart. None. Pedro Martinez was 100% right to call this team out.”

    u/itsxrizzo▲ 1.1kdespair

  • “.@phillies I am going to starve myself to death outside of your third base gate just so I can haunt you from hell”

    @PanasonicDX4500♥ 1.2kgallows humor

  • “Hey @Phillies, I think you owe the @Padres some cheesesteaks.”

    @SammyLev♥ 353

  • “A true mark of his success would be looking at the successful offensive prospects he's developed, or long-term turnarounds he's manufactured. Which don't really exist, because he sucks.”

    u/hwf0712▲ 649frustration

  • “dude how is this a real organization”

    @schwarbombz♥ 197frustration

  • “Just a bunch of cocky losers that have everything blow up in their faces.”

    u/Cool-Top-6929▲ 455rage

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What fans posted

The memes and clips Philadelphia Phillies fans shared on X and Reddit around this week's games. ⚡ means it was posted during a big swing.

Game 1 · Fri, Sep 25 · L 0-2 vs TBR

  • [Sielski] Poor outing from Sanchez yesterday. Didn’t meet the moment. Phillies needed 6 innings of -1 run ball from him

    [Sielski] Poor outing from Sanchez yesterday. Didn’t meet the moment. Phillies needed 6 innings of -1 run ball from him

    u/Thegrandmistressofoz▲ 747sarcasm

  • How it feels every game when the bullpen comes in.

    How it feels every game when the bullpen comes in.

    u/nemesisinphilly▲ 412despair

  • 2023 Phillies

    2023 Phillies

    u/smartesteaglesfan▲ 352gallows humor

  • Let's go live to the Phillies paradeGIF

    Let's go live to the Phillies parade

    u/drphys81▲ 343gallows humor

  • Vibes⚡ swing

    Vibes

    u/No_Bus2383▲ 313despair

  • Making the post season down to 68.5% and I still think that feels too high!GIF

    Making the post season down to 68.5% and I still think that feels too high!

    u/Aggressive_Craft_981▲ 121gallows humor

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Game 2 · Sat, Sep 26 · L 1-12 vs TBR

  • Shoutout to the Broadcast Crew

    Shoutout to the Broadcast Crew

    u/doodlesl▲ 724gallows humor

  • “We’re in the driver’s seat.” #RingTheBell

    “We’re in the driver’s seat.” #RingTheBell

    @jawn_kruk♥ 133sarcasm

  • I’ve never heard booing this loud▶ 0:18

    I’ve never heard booing this loud

    u/bk513▲ 485rage

  • Please Don’t Take Out Our Aggravation On Nola⚡ swing

    Please Don’t Take Out Our Aggravation On Nola

    u/psychowolf26▲ 451despair

  • How the Caminero HR sounded on #Phillies radio▶ 0:21⚡ swing

    How the Caminero HR sounded on #Phillies radio

    @jebmaize♥ 92despair

  • Phillies RN

    Phillies RN

    u/dekes_n_watson▲ 348gallows humor

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