Phillies fan mood — August 11, 2026
38
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▼ 14 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (52)
01 · Trend
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02 · The vibe
How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day
The bullpen's collapse into one of baseball's worst relief units has turned every late-inning lead into a white-knuckle ordeal, and fans have stopped pretending the current roster is built to simply coast into October.
03 · The count
The scoring dimensions
Dimension
Score
Score
Confidence
Results satisfaction
42↓ 16
conf 82
Pitching confidence
48↑ 6
conf 80
Lineup confidence
45↓ 21
conf 72
Health outlook
35↓ 17
conf 70
Manager confidence
28↓ 27
conf 78
Front-office trust
32↓ 16
conf 65
Postseason belief
30↓ 8
conf 75
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
Bullpen in freefall
A 5.40-plus ERA since July 1, an 11-percent walk rate ranking third-worst in baseball, Alvarado getting destroyed by left-handers, Kerkering's velocity and confidence visibly cratering, and now Killian likely done for the year — the relief corps has become the clearest obstacle between this roster and October.
-6
Mattingly's decisions under fire
Using Brooks Raley in the sixth inning of a game the Phillies trailed, then running out Alvarado to protect a late lead; leaving Kerkering in too long on multiple occasions; and cycling through relievers so aggressively that the bullpen needed a two-man Monday night just to recover — the managerial fingerprints on the losing stretch are impossible to ignore.
-5
Alec Bohm: the roster's most divisive figure
A first-pitch sinker chopped into the dirt with the bases loaded and one out, a mental error at first base, a drop to eighth in the order — Bohm's late-game failures have crystallized a debate about whether De La Cruz and Harper at first would simply be better, with raw fan opinion overwhelmingly in favor of the change and more measured analysis reluctantly concluding there is no clean replacement.
+6
Luzardo and Stott as the two bright spots
Luzardo's 2.04 ERA since June 10 with the most strikeouts in baseball over that stretch has fueled a genuine debate about whether he should start Game 2 of a playoff series over Wheeler; Stott's .444 average and 22-for-22 stolen-base record over a recent six-game stretch have made him the quiet MVP of a lineup that needs every baserunner it can manufacture.
+4
Schwarber's return and the 50-homer chase
After going more than a month without a home run while somehow never relinquishing the NL lead, Schwarber hit two bombs in Sunday's win and looks like his August power surge has arrived — with 35 homers and roughly seven weeks left, reaching 50 is now a realistic conversation.
06 · In the air
Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths
*As read by Phan-o-meter
The bullpen is the monster that just keeps rearing its head for this team.
Podcastscore 18
I think Alec Bohm's a bummer. I think he bums people out.
Podcastscore 22
Derek Hill has come in clutch more times for this team in half a season than Bohm has his entire career.
Podcastscore 20
They could have won all nine of those games. It's not crazy.
Podcastscore 35
Beat writer (Phillies Therapy / Gelb) walks through the last nine losses to show how close — and how damaging — each has been, flags bullpen as redlined, calls Killian injury a serious blow, and frames October as a grind-to-survive scenario rather than a confident projection.
Beat writerscore 40
Hittin' Season roundtable flatly calls the team mediocre (26-25 since June 10), treats bullpen collapse as the defining postseason threat, and debates benching Bohm; The Phillies Show (Amaro/Salisbury/Zolecki) surfaces similar bullpen alarm and Bohm frustration while giving Luzardo and Stott genuine praise.
Fan analystscore 38
Talk-radio hosts (WIP High Hopes and WIP 94) are harshly critical of Mattingly's bullpen usage, Dombrowski's deadline haul, and the team's fundamental sloppiness, while reluctantly defending Bohm as the least-bad option and calling for McFarlane's immediate promotion.
Talk radioscore 36
YouTube commenters overwhelmingly reject the Bohm-must-start argument, advocate Harper to first and De La Cruz/Hill in the outfield, and dismiss the counter-take as sensationalism — the most viscerally negative voice present today.
Fan commentsscore 22
07 · At the gate
Attendance
Recent gate, 14-day window
93.6%
-3.9pp vs. 97.5% 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 38 games from last year's same calendar window.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | % Cap. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG 9 SUN | vs. TOR | W 7-6 | 40,398 | 94.2% |
| AUG 8 SAT | vs. TOR | L 5-7 | 40,010 | 93.3% |
| AUG 7 FRI | vs. TOR | L 4-5 | 43,641 | 101.7% |
| 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% |