Phillies blog

The holiday season is in full swing and there’s no better way to get into the spirit than with a Philly Mascots Yule Log.

The Phillies are on the brink of elimination as they square off against the Mets for Game 4 of the NLDS. Follow along for live updates.

This is what it’s all about.

No one knew what to make of Cristopher Sanchez this time last season, but now the Phillies will turn to their most improved pitcher for Game 2 of the NLDS.

With the exception of seven shutout innings from Zack Wheeler, the Phillies came out in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Mets Saturday looking like a group that hadn’t yet had its morning coffee.

In 2013, Rob Thomson was Joe Girardi’s bench coach for the Yankees. Now, Thomson has taken the Phillies to the postseason for the third straight year and Mendoza did the same as a big league manager for the Mets.

While waiting impatiently for Game 1 of the National League Division Series to start Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, here’s a look at a few commonly accepted truisms about the postseason: CONVENTIONAL WISDOM NO. 1 The division winners who earned byes (Phillies, Dodgers Yankees, Guardians) are actually at a disadvantage going into the playoffs because the 5-day layoff between the…

Larry Bowa and Charlie Manuel know a thing or two about the importance of having momentum going into the postseason.

You know what they say … imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

From one eight to the other eight … this welcome was pretty great.

To celebrate Cole Hamels Retirement Night, NBC Sports Philadelphia’s newsroom looks back at their favorite moments of his career with the Phillies.

An all-class move by David Dahl heading into Friday’s game, where the Phillies are celebrating Cole Hamels Retirement Night.

Calum Scott will be performing in Philly during the 2024 MLB playoffs.

A ceremonial double play?! A ceremonial double play.

He’s The Showman for a reason, ya know.

Are there any other Phanatic bats laying around? … Asking for a friend.

NBC10’s Erin Coleman goes behind the scenes with the folks at King of Prussia’s Victus Sports to see the custom baseball bats they are designing for the Phillies’ trip to London. The “Bat King” even showed off a special bat for Bryce Harper.

Chase Utley, Bryce Harper and Rob McElhenney. You probably won’t find a better MLB London Series 2024 promo than this one.

The Phillies have the best record in baseball and are reaching records that have been set for over a century. They’re *that* good.

Where there’s Phillies-Mets, there’s always chaos.