Phillies fan mood — August 12, 2026
43
Uneasy
▼ 5 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (48)
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02 · The vibe
How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day
Mattingly's grip on the job is loosening, Bohm has curdled from frustration into genuine drag, and a bullpen that cannot be trusted past the seventh inning is the cloud hanging over a team that still has three aces and a resurgent Schwarber.
03 · The count
The scoring dimensions
Dimension
Score
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Confidence
Results satisfaction
42
conf 85
Pitching confidence
58↑ 10
conf 82
Lineup confidence
55↑ 10
conf 78
Health outlook
38↑ 3
conf 80
Manager confidence
32↑ 4
conf 90
Front-office trust
38↑ 6
conf 72
Postseason belief
35↑ 5
conf 75
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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
-8
Bullpen in freefall
A 5.40+ ERA since July 1st, a walk rate third-highest in baseball, Kerkering's velocity cratering, Alvarado torched by lefties, and Killian now likely done for the year — the relief corps has become the dominant anxiety swallowing every late-inning lead.
-6
Mattingly's job security crumbling
Dombrowski's non-answer on Mattingly's future, his explicit praise of Alex Cora, and a mounting list of bullpen mismanagement moments have tipped talk-radio analysis from lukewarm support to a lean-out verdict, with hosts and commenters alike questioning whether he has the feel for pitching to survive.
-5
Bohm has become a drain on the roster
The sinker-into-the-ground at-bat in the ninth inning with bases loaded Friday, the Saturday mental error at first base, the double-play grounders — Bohm is now described as a 'bummer' who brings the team's energy down, and calls to bench him in favor of De La Cruz are growing serious.
+6
Luzardo and Stott quietly carrying
Luzardo is putting up a 2.04 ERA since June 10th with the most strikeouts in baseball in that span, while Stott's .444 average with a 1.267 OPS over a recent six-game stretch and 22-for-22 stolen bases have made him the team's most valuable position player by fWAR.
+4
Schwarber's power returning raises the floor
After going over a month without a home run while still leading the National League, Schwarber's back-to-back multi-homer performances feel like a potential August surge that the team badly needs — and his 35 home runs give the lineup a genuine threat it had been missing.
06 · In the air
Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths
*As read by Phan-o-meter
The bullpen is real, real, real bad and I don't want to see them anywhere near a playoff.
Podcastscore 15
I think Alec Bohm's a bummer. I think he bums people out.
Podcastscore 20
Seven and three in the last 10 games, and all I've thought about for the last week and a half is how bad the Phillies are.
Podcastscore 38
Lazardo has been the best pitcher on the staff for the last six weeks.
Podcastscore 72
Beat writer (Phillies Therapy / Matt Gelb) framed the team as frustrating but still in the race, flagging the bullpen's redlined state, Killian's injury, and the fifth inning collapse on Chase Utley night as defining emblems of this squad.
Beat writerscore 44
Hittin' Season panel called the team definitively mediocre since June 10th, with bullpen as the postseason killer; Phillies Show highlighted Luzardo and Stott as bright spots but shared deep bullpen alarm and Bohm fatigue.
Fan analystscore 48
Talk-radio hosts (WIP Daily / Joe Giglio) wrestled aloud with whether the team is good or bad, landing on a thin-margin verdict of 'slightly good,' while shifting noticeably toward out on Mattingly and spotlighting Dombrowski's open door for Alex Cora.
Talk radioscore 40
YouTube commenters were broadly negative — fixating on Bohm, Mattingly's bullpen mismanagement, and structural roster problems from years of drafting, with one calling it a 'shit roster' and another likening Mattingly to a pure caretaker.
Fan commentsscore 33
07 · At the gate
Attendance
Recent gate, 14-day window
93.6%
-3.8pp vs. 97.4% 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 39 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% |