Let’s Not Repeat The Phillies World Series Weather Debacle
PHILLIES NEED TO TAKE THEIR OWN ADVICE Major League Baseball is VERY protective of their home openers. It is a day of celebration and excitement that rivals a National Holiday….
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – MARCH 30: Aaron Nola #27 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches in the second inning against the Texas Rangers in the Opening Day game at Globe Life Field…
(Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)PHILLIES NEED TO TAKE THEIR OWN ADVICE
Major League Baseball is VERY protective of their home openers. It is a day of celebration and excitement that rivals a National Holiday. Unfortunately, Mother Nature exerts control over the day in a way that doesn’t affect other sports. A rainy day can ruin the party so baseball has another plan. They will schedule open dates after the scheduled home opener to make sure they don’t miss out on enjoying the party. The Phillies should have already learned a valuable lesson from the debacle that was Game 3 of the World Series.
Major League Baseball refused to call Game 3 off due to weather concerns. They ignored the forecast. They opened the stadium and charged for parking and concessions. The rain kept coming and there was an awful night had by all. They had to move the game to the next night and every game of the series was shifted back. The disruption could have been completely avoided if MLB decided to respect the weather forecast which was clear for the next 3 nights. Hopefully, the Phillies don’t allow their fabs to be inconvenienced again.
Why would you schedule an off day for Friday? You do it because you want to know you have two chances to have that glorious opening day experience without a rain delay and fans being subjected to a miserable experience. As we awake on Wednesday morning we have one thing that is not debatable. There is no rain in the forecast that would affect the games being played on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Thursday afternoon actually holds the chance for severe weather and it is expected to arrive during the game window. So I ask, why would there be any reason to risk the fan experience when you scheduled a day off to insure against it?
Baseball has been doing things to change their game and improve the fan experience. The pitch clock has sped up the pace of games and made it far more action packed. The new rules of holding on base runners has already shown a huge jump in stolen base attempts. It’s a more aggressive game and challenges the players to create memorable moments in a smaller window. That is applaudable and is being met with fan approval. How about looking out for them and making sure that the celebration of the 2022 NL Championship isn’t met with a severe weather delay? It makes way too much sense.
NOLA AND WHEELER - PART TWO
The first starts of the season for Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler were less than desirable. Nola was gifted a 5-0 lead and couldn’t hold it while getting flustered with runners on base by the new pitch clock. It’s not often you get up by 5 on Jacob deGrom and when you fail to close the deal it’s frustrating. Umpiring issues got the Phillies off their game on Saturday as they were pummeled by the Rangers. Both games were plagued by a lack of mental toughness. They get a chance to wipe the slate clean as the Nola faces the Yankees and Wheeler will pitch the home opener vs the Reds. It would be great to see these two changing the early season narrative.
Phillies Release 2023 Schedule
The Phillies will play EVERY team in 2023 thanks to the new MLB format. Who will be on the team? We have no idea. Will they be any good? We sure hope so. But here is when, and where the 2023 Phillies will be next season! Plan accordingly.
March
March 30th @ Texas Rangers
April
April 1st @ Texas Rangers
April 2nd @ Texas Rangers
April 3rd @ New York Yankees
April 4th @ New York Yankees
April 5th @ New York Yankees
April 6th VS Cincinnati Reds (HOME OPENER)
April 8th VS Cincinnati Reds
April 9th VS Cincinnati Reds
April 10th VS Miami Marlins
April 11th VS Miami Marlins
April 12th VS Miami Marlins
April 13th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 14th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 15th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 16th @ Cincinnati Reds
April 17th @ Chicago White Sox
April 18th @ Chicago White Sox
April 19th @ Chicago White Sox
April 20th VS Colorado Rockies
April 21st VS Colorado Rockies
April 22nd VS Colorado Rockies
April 23rd VS Colorado Rockies
April 25th VS Seattle Mariners
April 26th VS Seattle Mariners
April 27th VS Seattle Mariners
April 28nd @ Houston Astros
April 29th @ Houston Astros
April 30th @ Houston Astros
May
May 1st @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 2nd @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 3rd @ Los Angeles Dodgers
May 5th VS Boston Red Sox
May 6th VS Boston Red Sox
May 7th VS Boston Red Sox
May 9th VS Toronto Blue Jays
May 10th VS Toronto Blue Jays
May 12th @ Colorado Rockies
May 13th @ Colorado Rockies
May 14th @ Colorado Rockies
May 15th @ San Francisco Giants
May 16th @ San Francisco Giants
May 17th @ San Francisco Giants
May 19th VS Chicago Cubs
May 20th VS Chicago Cubs
May 21st VS Chicago Cubs
May 22nd VS Arizona Diamondbacks
May 23rd VS Arizona Diamondbacks
May 24th VS Arizona Diamondbacks
May 25th @ Atlanta Braves
May 26th @ Atlanta Braves
May 27th @ Atlanta Braves
May 28th @ Atlanta Braves
May 30th @ New York Mets
May 31st @ New York Mets
June
June 1st @ New York Mets
June 2nd @ Washington Nationals
June 3rd @ Washington Nationals
June 4th @ Washington Nationals
June 5th VS Detroit Tigers
June 6th VS Detroit Tigers
June 7th VS Detroit Tigers
June 9th VS Los Angeles Dodgers
June 10th VS Los Angeles Dodgers
June 11th VS Los Angeles Dodgers
June 12th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 13th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 14th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 15th @ Arizona Diamondbacks
June 16th @ Oakland A's
June 17th @ Oakland A's
June 18th @ Oakland A's
June 20th VS Atlanta Braves
June 21st VS Atlanta Braves
June 22nd VS Atlanta Braves
June 23rd VS New York Mets
June 24th VS New York Mets
June 25th VS New York Mets
June 27th VS Chicago Cubs
June 28th VS Chicago Cubs
June 29th VS Chicago Cubs
June 30th VS Washington Nationals
July
July 1st VS Washington Nationals
July 2nd VS Washington Nationals
July 4th @ Tampa Bay Rays
July 5th @ Tampa Bay Rays
July 6th @ Tampa Bay Rays
July 7th @ Miami Marlins
July 8th @ Miami Marlins
July 9th @ Miami Marlins
July 14th VS San Diego Padres
July 15th VS San Diego Padres (DOUBLE HEADER)
July 16th VS San Diego Padres
July 18th VS Milwaukee Brewers
July 19th VS Milwaukee Brewers
July 20th VS Milwaukee Brewers
July 21st @ Cleveland Guardians
July 22nd @ Cleveland Guardians
July 23rd @ Cleveland Guardians
July 24th VS Baltimore Orioles
July 25th VS Baltimore Orioles
July 26th VS Baltimore Orioles
July 28th @ Pittsburgh Pirates
July 29th @ Pittsburgh Pirates
July 30th @ Pittsburgh Pirates
July 31st @ Miami Marlins
August
August 1st @ Miami Marlins
August 2nd @ Miami Marlins
August 3rd @ Miami Marlins
August 4th VS Kansas City Royals
August 5th VS Kansas City Royals
August 6th VS Kansas City Royals
August 7th VS Kansas City Royals
August 8th VS Washington Nationals
August 9th VS Washington Nationals
August 10th VS Washington Nationals
August 11th VS Minnesota Twins
August 12th VS Minnesota Twins
August 13th VS Minnesota Twins
August 15th @ Toronto Bluejays
August 16th @ Toronto Bluejays
August 18th @ Washington Nationals
August 19th @ Washington Nationals
August 20th @ Washington Nationals (Williamsport Game)
August 21 VS San Francisco Giants
August 22nd VS San Francisco Giants
August 23rd VS San Francisco Giants
August 25th VS St Louis Cardinals
August 26th VS St Louis Cardinals
August 27th VS St Louis Cardinals
August 28th VS Los Angeles Angels
August 29th VS Los Angeles Angels
August 30th VS Los Angeles Angels
September
September 1st @ Milwaukee Brewers
September 2nd @ Milwaukee Brewers
September 3rd @ Milwaukee Brewers
September 4th @ San Diego Padres
September 5th @ San Diego Padres
September 6th @ San Diego Padres
September 8th VS Miami Marlins
September 9th VS Miami Marlins
September 10th VS Miami Marlins
September 12th VS Atlanta Braves
September 13th VS Atlanta Braves
September 14th VS Atlanta Braves
September 15th @ St Louis Cardinals
September 16th @ St Louis Cardinals
September 17th @ St Louis Cardinals
September 18th @ Atlanta Braves
September 19th @ Atlanta Braves
September 20th @ Atlanta Braves
September 21st VS New York Mets
September 22nd VS New York Mets
September 23rd VS New York Mets
September 24th VS New York Mets
September 26th VS Pittsburgh Pirates
September 27th VS Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28th VS Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29th @ New York Mets
September 30th @ New York Mets
October
October 1st @ New York Mets
Then Playoffs
Then around Halloween we hold a parade
