Phillies fan mood — August 7, 2026

Uneasy

▼ 2 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (45)

01 · Trend

The last 30 days

100

TODAY

APR 19

APR 24

APR 29

MAY 4

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MAY 30

JUN 4

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JUN 24

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JUL 4

JUL 9

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JUL 29

AUG 5

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SEP 4

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Daily score30-day baselineToday

02 · The vibe

How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day

The joy of Arráez's arrival is colliding hard with a nightmare night — a historic bullpen collapse, three injury scares in one game, and a manager decision that had everyone second-guessing — leaving the mood genuinely rattled.

03 · The count

The scoring dimensions

Dimension

Score

Confidence

Results satisfaction

42↓ 30

conf 80

Pitching confidence

38↓ 20

conf 82

Lineup confidence

62↓ 1

conf 78

Health outlook

35↓ 20

conf 85

Manager confidence

40↓ 15

conf 68

Front-office trust

38↑ 6

conf 72

Postseason belief

42↑ 4

conf 65

04 · Ask the crowd

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

-6

Painter Hamstring Scare Reopens Rotation Wound

Andrew Painter was pulled after just four innings with hamstring tightness — exactly the depth-at-starter scenario analysts warned about days before the deadline — and the lack of a backup option is now a live, not theoretical, problem.

-5

Historic Extra-Innings Collapse Against Washington

Surrendering six runs in the 11th inning — only the third time in franchise history — on two hits but five free passes was described as a complete meltdown, with Alvarado and the new relievers Killian and Raley all failing in their moments.

-4

Mattingly's Steal Call Draws Real Scrutiny

Sending Bryce Harper on a steal attempt with two outs and Luis Arráez at the plate cost the Phillies their best chance to win in extras, injured Harper's wrist in the process, and sparked the sharpest in-game managerial criticism of the season.

-6

Three Injury Scares in One Night

Harper's wrist on the slide, Derrick Hill's shoulder after crashing into the center-field wall, and Painter's hamstring all in one evening left fans and analysts deeply unsettled about the health of key contributors entering a crucial stretch.

Arráez and Hill Remain Genuine Bright Spots

Despite the ugly loss, Arráez's early production — two RBI hits, a home run, enormous energy — and Hill's ongoing heroics continue to represent real, tangible reasons for optimism about the offense's ceiling down the stretch.

06 · In the air

Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths

*As read by Phan-o-meter

WIP Daily host, reacting to the Harper stolen-base call in extra innings

Are we sure Don Mattingly knows what the hell he's doing as a manager?

Podcastscore 22

beat writer (Phillies Therapy), assessing the trade deadline's pitching outcome

I cannot be talked into what they did or did not do on the pitching side at this deadline.

Podcastscore 30

YouTube commenter reacting to the extra-innings loss

Dave Dombrowski needs to be fired. This Phillies team will not make playoffs.

Podcastscore 5

fan analyst (Hittin' Season), on Arráez's early impact

Luis Urias is that energy jolt. But even more so than the energy. I think he brings fundamentals to this team that it hasn't had.

Podcastscore 74

Matt Gelb, Phillies Therapy

Phillies Therapy (Matt Gelb) was cautiously open to the defensive reshuffling and credited Arráez as the best midseason offensive acquisition of the Dombrowski era, but was unambiguous that not adding a trustworthy October reliever or starter was a significant misstep.

Beat writerscore 48

Hittin’ Season, podcast

Hittin' Season, The Phillies Show, and Phillies Talk all praised the Arráez acquisition and Derrick Hill's heroics, but each show expressed real alarm at the failure to add rotation depth and concern over Painter's hamstring and the new bullpen arms' rough debut.

Fan analystscore 50

WIP Daily, 94WIP

WIP Daily (Joe Giglio) was sharply critical of Mattingly's stolen-base call, alarmed by three simultaneous injury scares, and questioned whether Mattingly is a better in-game manager than his predecessor — a notably blunt take.

Talk radioscore 36

YouTube commenters

YouTube comments split between excitement about Arráez and blunt rage — one comment called for Dombrowski's firing, another declared the team doesn't deserve the postseason, and several blamed Schwarber and the offense for the extra-innings collapse.

Fan commentsscore 33

07 · At the gate

Attendance

Recent gate, 14-day window

95.8%

-2.7pp vs. 98.5% baseline · 2025 same-calendar-window

Sentiment is what people say; the gate is what they do. Capacity is 42,901 at Citizens Bank Park; the baseline compares against 35 games from last year's same calendar window.

Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	% Cap.
AUG 6 THU	vs. WSH	W 7-3	40,301	93.9%
AUG 5 WED	vs. WSH	L 4-10	37,025	86.3%
AUG 4 TUE	vs. WSH	W 5-0	38,731	90.3%
AUG 3 MON	vs. WSH	W 6-3	41,115	95.8%
JUL 26 SUN	vs. NYY	W 11-4	42,799	99.8%
JUL 25 SAT	vs. NYY	L 1-3	44,562	103.9%
JUL 24 FRI	vs. NYY	L 0-1	43,165	100.6%