Schwarber Says Teammates ‘Looked at Him Weird’ After 488-Foot HR The Phillies star didn’t recount the moment in much detail when he was asked about his record postseason homer. Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2022
Marcus Hayes: Phillies’ money players Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler, and Kyle Schwarber win Game 1 of the NLCS SAN DIEGO — In the past three years, John Middleton committed more than half a billion dollars to three players. He got his money’s worth Tuesday night. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 19, 2022
Padres held to one hit, lose Game 1 of NLCS to Phillies SAN DIEGO — It was history simply by taking place. Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022
Kyle Schwarber Crushes Hardest-Hit Postseason HR on Record Oh, he got all of that one. Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2022
Bryce Harper’s astonished reaction to Kyle Schwarber’s towering 488-foot HR was Phillies fans everywhere Us too, Bryce Harper! USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 19, 2022
Jason Mastrodonato: As Kyle Schwarber leads Phillies offense to NLCS, Red Sox must have regrets There’s a lot the Red Sox will look back on and regret from the 2022 season, perhaps no bigger decision than to let Kyle Schwarber walk in free agency. Boston Herald · Oct 19, 2022
NL Championship Series: Five subplots to Phillies vs. Padres Seventeen days ago, the Phillies got swept out of Chicago a few hours before the San Diego Padres lost for the fourth time in seven games. And in that moment, it was difficult to tell which team looked less like it actually wanted to make the playoffs. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 17, 2022
Baseball quiz: My kind of season (postseason is) I should start by apologizing to Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen for messing with the great song they wrote, “My Kind of Town (Chicago Is),” but I bet Frank Sinatra would have sung my version for the quizmaster. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 15, 2022
Marcus Hayes: Aaron Nola and Rhys Hoskins return Red October to the Phillies with magical performances PHILADELPHIA — They’d been through the worst of it. Through the rebuild, and the losing, and the failed prospects and the empty seats and the last four managers and the dead Octobers. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022
Mark Bradley: The resourceful Braves turn a taut Game 2 into a vital NLDS victory ATLANTA -- This is how fast it can happen. With two out in the sixth inning, Zack Wheeler had retired 17 of 18 hitters, needing 58 pitches to run through the Braves’ batting order twice. His 59th delivery – a sinker that bore in, as opposed to down – plunked… Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022
Surprise! The Phillies Can Do No Wrong The team known for its bad bullpen and bad defense is playing mistake-free baseball. How long can this continue? Sports Illustrated · Oct 11, 2022
A Series of Unfortunate Decisions The Cardinals absolutely crumbled in the ninth inning yesterday. There’s no other way to explain how they went from up two with two outs to go for a win, to down four and having to bat in the bottom of the ninth. Closer Ryan Helsley, who was called upon to… Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022
Benjamin Hochman: A look at who the Cardinals should use vs. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper The last time Bryce Harper faced the Cardinals in the playoffs, he couldn’t legally drink Champagne. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 6, 2022
The drought is over: The Phillies clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2011 HOUSTON — For much of Monday night, it appeared the Phillies’ ticket back to the postseason would be punched after the final outcome of a game that was played more than 1,100 miles away. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 4, 2022
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 2, 2022 Phillies splash past National, 8-1, reduce magic number to two WASHINGTON — As it drizzled outside Sunday morning, Phillies officials gathered in the visiting clubhouse for multiple meetings with representatives from the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball. Everyone agreed on the objective.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 2, 2022 Phillies bash five home runs to salvage split in doubleheader with Nationals as wild-card race with Brewers tightens WASHINGTON — At about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, in the 157th game of the season, with a playoff spot in sight, against the worst team in the league, a backup infielder walked to the mound to get the final out of the eighth inning for the Phillies.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 29, 2022 Phillies fall to the Cubs again after Aaron Nola’s woeful fifth inning CHICAGO — In the top of the third inning on Wednesday night, Kyle Schwarber took off from second base to third base, setting himself up to score on a sacrifice fly. He jokingly tipped his cap to the dugout, and touched home plate when Bryce Harper popped up to left…
Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2022 Aaron Judge Makes History, but 61 Is Not the Record Barry Bonds holds the single-season record, yet what the Yankees star has accomplished is still worth celebrating.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 26, 2022 Phillies fall to Braves, 8-7, in 11th inning, fail to gain ground in wild-card race PHILADELPHIA — After an offensive explosion in the first five innings of Sunday’s game, the Phillies’ bats fell quiet once they returned from a rain delay that lasted 2 hours, 5 minutes. The Phillies entered the delay with a one-run lead, and for a while, it looked like the bullpen…
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 22, 2022 Here’s 12 thoughts on a flagging playoff push as the Phillies try to ‘stay in the fight’ Here’s the thing about possessing a playoff spot rather than chasing one: It’s unnecessary to always keep one eye on the out-of-town scores.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 19, 2022 Phillies have shown they have ‘fight,’ which will be tested again during final homestand ATLANTA — Since Rob Thomson took over as Phillies interim manager in early June, his team has shown an ability to bounce back from even the most soul-crushing losses. Going into their final series before the All-Star break, the Phillies had lost four straight. Then they went to Miami, a…
Chicago Tribune · Sep 17, 2022 Paul Sullivan: It has been ‘a bummer’ of a season for Kris Bryant and many others from the 2016 champion Cubs CHICAGO — The iconic image of the first burst of celebrating Chicago Cubs players remains as fresh in your mind now as the day it happened almost six years ago in Cleveland.
Miami Herald · Sep 14, 2022 Late home run burns Sandy Alcantara in Miami Marlins’ loss to Philadelphia Phillies MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara could only watch as Nick Maton got hold of his elevated sinker in the seventh inning and sent it sailing toward right field. The Miami Marlins’ ace had maneuvered around his share of jams through the first six innings of the series opener against the Philadelphia…
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 13, 2022 Who’s the Phillies’ MVP? J.T. Realmuto heads the list, but there are other worthy choices. When the fifth inning began in San Diego on that Saturday night in late June, everyone’s mind was still on Bryce Harper and how much damage a wayward 97-mph fastball had wrought upon his left hand.
The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2022 Aaron Judge turned down $213.5m. Now he’s on his way to a home-run record The slugger turned down a huge contract extension from the Yankees and bet on his own abilities. It looks like he made the right decision