Phillies fan mood — May 9, 2026
55
Touch and Go
▼ 2 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (57)
01 · Trend
The last 30 days
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APR 19
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02 · The vibe
How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day
Phillies fans are cautiously encouraged by a genuine rotation revival and a managerial spark, but a historically slumping cleanup hitter, a struggling young starter, and a worsening prospect injury keep the mood firmly grounded.
03 · The count
The scoring dimensions
Dimension
Score
Score
Confidence
Results satisfaction
58↓ 14
conf 72
Pitching confidence
74↓ 11
conf 85
Lineup confidence
48↓ 10
conf 78
Health outlook
38
conf 70
Manager confidence
65↓ 5
conf 68
Front-office trust
52↓ 6
conf 45
Postseason belief
30↓ 12
conf 55
04 · Ask the crowdOne question.
One question.
One answer.
Ask the bot about how the mood has shifted this season. Phan-o-meter will give you a straight answer based on all the grumbling it's heard.
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05 · Cheers & groans
What was working and what was not
+8
Rotation Renaissance
From worst ERA in baseball to best over a seven-game span — Sanchez, Lozardo, and a returning Wheeler have genuinely turned the rotation into the team's anchor again, just as it was always supposed to be.
-5
Painter's Growing Pains
Three home runs on two-strike fastballs, a ballooning ERA near 7.00, and opponents batting .358 off his heater — the optimism is about his makeup and long-term ceiling, not what's happening on the mound right now.
-7
Bohm's Historic Slump
A .433 OPS through 37 games ranks fourth-worst in franchise history — the cleanup spot is effectively broken, and a quiet benching and 'reset day' have replaced any real solution at third base.
+6
Mattingly Bump Is Real
Going 6-1 since the managerial change, with sharper play and decisive lineup decisions — the new manager is drawing genuine credit, even if the roster was always capable of this run.
-6
Aidan Miller Alarm Bells
Miller has gone from taking ground balls to no baseball activities whatsoever — a prospect the organization was counting on for depth has become a serious and worsening injury concern with no timeline.
06 · In the air
Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths
*As read by Phan-o-meter
He is brutal right now... as of right now, he stinks. And that's a huge bummer.
Podcastscore 18
I believe that until the day I'm not on this earth that he's going to hit.
Podcastscore 62
From literally the worst to literally the best in the last week.
Podcastscore 82
He is no longer taking ground balls. He's no longer doing any baseball activities. You might call that a setback.
Podcastscore 15
Hittin' Season and The Phillies Show both encouraged by the rotation's dramatic turnaround and Stott's hot stretch, but tempered by Bohm's historic slump, Painter's struggles, and real concern over Aidan Miller's back.
Fan analystscore 62
Talk-radio host framed the 12-1 blowout as a blip in an otherwise encouraging stretch, expressed cautious optimism about the team's trajectory, but explicitly said he does not expect a World Series run and flagged Crawford's defense and Painter as ongoing concerns.
Talk radioscore 50
07 · At the gate
Attendance
Recent gate, 14-day window
85.7%
-11.2pp vs. 96.9% baseline · 2025 same-calendar-window
Fans are voting with their feet
Sentiment is what people say; the gate is what they do. Capacity is 42,901 at Citizens Bank Park; the baseline compares against 40 games from last year's same calendar window.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | % Cap. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY 8 FRI | vs. COL | L 7-9 | 39,478 | 92.0% |
| MAY 7 THU | vs. ATH | L 1-12 | 37,543 | 87.5% |
| MAY 6 WED | vs. ATH | W 6-3 | 36,474 | 85.0% |
| MAY 5 TUE | vs. ATH | W 9-1 | 36,069 | 84.1% |
| APR 30 THU | vs. SF | W 3-2 | 36,861 | 85.9% |
| APR 30 THU | vs. SF | W 6-5 | 34,109 | 79.5% |
| APR 28 TUE | vs. SF | W 7-0 | 36,731 | 85.6% |