Ethan Witte

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Supreme Blog Lord for @TheGoodPhight. Replacement level Tweeter. President of the J.T. Realmuto Fan Club, pending creation of the CDLC Club. Everton supporter

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Articles

I have some questions about the handling of Bryce Harper’s wrist injury

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images I am not one to question a player’s toughness. Lord knows that baseball players endure more health related issues throughout a season that we will likely never know about, but that they play through anyway. Aches, sprains, tightness, all of these issues are probably on the daily plate of the athletic training staff that they handle with exceptional care and diligence.
Three up, three down: week of June 2-8

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Photo by Rayni Shiring/MLB Photos via Getty Images So this has been a disappointing week I would say. Talk about trying your hardest to find the good in something. We’re trying to find good things to talk about here, but the Phillies did their best to make it tough on us. Ranger SuarezMr. Rager is starting to heat up.
How much blame should the hitting coach bear?

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Usually when a team struggles, particularly one that has talent like the Phillies do, there has to be blame pushed onto someone. No one can fire the players, much to our sometimes chagrin, so instead, the focus falls onto the coaching staff. The Phillies are not immune to this either and it has happened before. There have been multiple times that Kevin Long has been in the crosshairs of fans when the offense struggles.
Rise and Phight: 6/9/2025

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Another day, another bad loss by the team. Yet again, the offense came up small, doing nothing all day and forcing the pitchers to be too fine, resulting in a broken bat hit that felt inevitable. I’ll still choose to believe that this is a good team that is in the midst of a really bad slump, but there are some concerning things that are happening right now.
You like six-man rotations, huh?

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Last week, we heard that the Phillies do in fact have something of a concrete timeline for when Andrew Painter will arrive in Philadelphia. Possibly the most hyped pitching prospect that has come through the organization in quite some time (of all time?), Painter will go right into the rotation when he is deemed ready. However, that will leave the Phillies with some decisions to make when that happens, a question we posed to you, the readers.
Rise and Phight: 6/8/2025

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Listen, it’s not going to be easy today. Paul Skenes will be on the mound and the Phillies cannot rely on their pitcher, Cristopher Sanchez, to throw a shutout like what happened the last time Skenes opposed them. They’re going to have to score runs, a tall task right now, but a task nonetheless. On to the links. Orion Kerkering’s sweeper is his money pitch. He has found it again and has done well in his role ($).
yuck: Pirates 2, Phillies 1

2 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images You know, it’s really hard to advise people not to overreact sometimes. This is a smart community of baseball people that we have cultivated here. Most everyone in this community knows that baseball is a marathon, we can’t have a football season mentality to each game, blah blah blah. But sometimes, the Phillies make it difficult to not overreact to what we’ve seen on the field.
Gamethread 6/7: Phillies at Pirates

3 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Somewhere, your middle school child sees the headline and start spouting off brainrot Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:Saturday's squad#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/WEGk10rzvB— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 7, 2025For the Pirates:Saturday baseball vs. the Phillies. @SNPittsburgh @937theFan | The PRNPresented by @bet365_us pic.twitter.com/wuV2OkA0UZ— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 7, 2025Let’s talk about it.
Gamethread 6/7: Phillies at Pirates

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ethan Witte

Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:• None The latest odds on where Bryce Harper will land are out. Where are the Phillies? • None Hittin’ Season #219: Which Phillies will NOT be here in 2019? • None FanPost Friday: You can be the Phillies (assistant) GM in the SB Nation Offseason Simulation• None One last mess at McFadden’s• None Are the Phillies trying to lower expectations on free agency?
Let’s flood the ballots for Kyle Schwarber

3 weeks ago | thegoodphight.com | Ethan Witte

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Well look at that. It’s already time for All-Star ballots to happen online. Good lord, where has the time gone this year? With those ballots comes the inevitable questions about who is deserving of heading to the game, this year being hosted in Atlanta, and who is going to be voted as the starter for each position.