Phillies fan mood — September 13, 2026
48
Uneasy
▼ 4 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (52)
01 · Trend
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OCT 4
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02 · The vibe
How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day
Luzardo's complete-game brilliance and Wheeler's mechanical resurrection have given the rotation a genuine October identity, but a historically broken chase rate, serial base-running failures, and a bullpen that can barely field one trusted arm are forcing fans to confront whether this team is built to survive a short series.
03 · The count
The scoring dimensions
Dimension
Score
Score
Confidence
Results satisfaction
32↓ 6
conf 85
Pitching confidence
68↑ 8
conf 88
Lineup confidence
38
conf 80
Health outlook
72↑ 4
conf 55
Manager confidence
50↑ 2
conf 45
Front-office trust
52
conf 30
Postseason belief
42↑ 7
conf 75
04 · Cheers & groans
What was working and what was not
-7
Base-running carelessness reaches crisis level
Bohm, Marsh, and Sosa each committed costly base-running blunders across the homestand, with the crew cataloguing a pattern that has plagued the team all year and promising to haunt them in October.
+7
Wheeler's return is for real
A mechanical fix — lower hand position, driving with the lower half — has produced three consecutive quality starts with a sub-1.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts, restoring genuine confidence in the top of the rotation.
-6
Bullpen so thin it's reshaping playoff strategy
With only Duran drawing blind trust and everyone else ranging from spotty to unreliable, serious debate has opened about deploying Luzardo out of the bullpen in Game 1 of a wild-card series rather than as a starter.
-6
Offense in free-fall against quality pitching
A historically bad single-game chase rate, 11-for-55 with runners in scoring position across the homestand, and the all-or-nothing feast-or-famine pattern have revived fear that October will look exactly like the last two years.
-4
Wild-card top seed is now the realistic goal
With the Braves holding the tiebreaker and the Phillies needing something close to a miracle to catch them in the division, the focus has shifted entirely to protecting the one-game edge over the Cubs for home-field in the wild-card series.
05 · In the air
Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths
*As read by Phan-o-meter
If we don't, it's going to look exactly like it did the last couple of years.
Podcastscore 28
I feel like every time we sit down, it's like, okay, we're back to four games behind the Braves.
Podcastscore 30
The Phillies are not the favorite in the National League. The Phillies can absolutely win the National League.
Podcastscore 58
Turner's turnaround? He's batting .240
Podcastscore 20
The beat writer (Phillies Therapy) takes the most measured view — optimistic about the rotation's playoff ceiling and openly debating creative deployment of Luzardo, but clear-eyed that the bullpen is thin and the division is effectively gone.
Beat writerscore 52
Fan analyst voices on Phillies Talk and The Phillies Show are deeply frustrated by base-running blunders, offensive inconsistency, and the chase-rate regression, while drawing real comfort from Wheeler's mechanical resurrection and Luzardo's dominance.
Fan analystscore 40
Talk-radio host (WIP Daily) and beat reporter Scott Fransky focus on Turner's potential turnaround and Painter's playoff role, acknowledging the division math is unfavorable while noting Mattingly's steady message to win every game.
Talk radioscore 45
YouTube commenters are dismissive and sarcastic — one flatly rejects the Turner turnaround narrative citing his average, another provocatively ranks Acuña above any Phillies player ever.
Fan commentsscore 22
06 · At the gate
Attendance
Recent gate, 14-day window
94.8%
-2.7pp 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 31 games from last year's same calendar window.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | % Cap. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP 10 THU | vs. HOU | L 1-2 | 37,100 | 86.5% |
| SEP 9 WED | vs. HOU | W 11-7 | 38,642 | 90.1% |
| SEP 8 TUE | vs. HOU | L 5-6 | 39,262 | 91.5% |
| SEP 7 MON | vs. ATL | W 1-0 | 41,820 | 97.5% |
| SEP 6 SUN | vs. ATL | L 4-5 | 42,793 | 99.7% |
| SEP 5 SAT | vs. ATL | W 4-2 | 43,241 | 100.8% |
| SEP 4 FRI | vs. ATL | L 2-5 | 41,883 | 97.6% |