Phillies fan mood — May 31, 2026

Phanometer
How Philly feels about the Phillies, today
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
Sentiment meter at 59 out of 100
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Touch and Go
2 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (61)
01 · Trend

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02 · The vibe

How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day

A late-night walk-off in Los Angeles has Phillies fans exhaling, but the joy is borrowed — a historically broken right-handed lineup remains the team's stubborn anchor even as Sanchez approaches baseball immortality.

03 · The count

The scoring dimensions

Dimension
Score
Score
Confidence
Results satisfaction
68
conf 72
Pitching confidence
88
conf 95
Lineup confidence
32
conf 85
Health outlook
62 2
conf 40
Manager confidence
58 4
conf 45
Front-office trust
52 4
conf 55
Postseason belief
42 4
conf 60
04 · Ask the crowd

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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

+9
Sanchez chasing immortality
A 44-plus inning scoreless streak now ranks among the greatest in baseball history since 1900, with Orel Hershiser's all-time record coming into view for a June 3rd start.
-8
Offense structurally broken from the right side
Every right-handed hitter on the roster has an on-base percentage under .300, the leadoff spot is posting the worst OBP in franchise history going back to 1898, and Turner's .281 OBP is nearly unthinkable for a two-time batting champion.
+5
Sosa walk-off lifts spirits in LA
Edmundo Sosa's go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning off Tanner Scott gave the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Dodgers, generating genuine late-night excitement and a series victory in enemy territory.
+2
Skubal trade fantasy vs. deadline reality
The idea of adding Tarik Skubal to a Sanchez-Wheeler rotation is being floated as terrifying, but skeptics note the price in prospects would be enormous and the offense — not the rotation — remains the actual problem.
-3
20-8 under Mattingly masks a middling roster
A remarkable managerial turnaround since the 9-19 start has the Phillies at 30-28, but honest assessment suggests this team hovering near .500 may be closer to its true level than the hot-streak numbers imply.
06 · In the air

Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths

*As read by Phan-o-meter
Baseball's fun again. Baseball's funny when you watch Christopher Sanchez pitch.
Podcastscore 92
I don't think fans are out, but I also don't think they're in.
Podcastscore 38
He is a 300 million dollar shortstop who needs to start playing like one.
Podcastscore 22
The Phillies are three games back of a playoff spot right now. Play it as it lies.
Podcastscore 55
Phillies Therapy offers the sharpest structural critique — league-historically bad leadoff OBP, right-handed hitting epidemic, and a sober question of whether hovering around .500 is the team's true level.
Beat writerscore 48
The Phillies Show and Phillies Talk overflow with historical awe for Sanchez while honestly wrestling with Turner's slump, Nola's fragility, and whether the offense can support a playoff run.
Fan analystscore 72
WIP oscillates between excitement over a dream rotation scenario involving a Skubal trade and frank distrust of the offense, saying fans won't believe until October.
Talk radioscore 60
YouTube commenters are largely skeptical — dismissing a Skubal trade as unrealistic, blasting Dombrowski, and predicting a great rotation still loses 1-0 every night.
Fan commentsscore 38
X posts are buoyant after the Sosa walk-off win over the Dodgers, celebrating the late-game heroics and the strong Mattingly-era record, while also surfacing the ugly offense numbers and the vast gap behind Atlanta.
Fan postsscore 65
07 · At the gate

Attendance

Recent gate, 14-day window
88.5%
-8.8pp vs. 97.3% 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 38 games from last year's same calendar window.
DateOpponentResultAttendance% Cap.
MAY 24 SUNvs. CLEL 1-337,80888.1%
MAY 23 SATvs. CLEW 3-036,12584.2%
MAY 22 FRIvs. CLEL 0-138,09288.8%
MAY 20 WEDvs. CINL 4-938,22289.1%
MAY 19 TUEvs. CINL 1-437,52787.5%
MAY 18 MONvs. CINW 5-440,06593.4%