Phillies fan mood — September 26, 2026
23
Not Again
▼ 20 PTS VS. 30-DAY BASELINE (43)
01 · Trend
The last 30 days
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TODAY
APR 19
APR 24
APR 29
MAY 4
MAY 10
MAY 15
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MAY 25
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JUN 4
JUN 9
JUN 14
JUN 19
JUN 24
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JUL 4
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JUL 19
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AUG 5
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AUG 15
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SEP 4
SEP 9
SEP 14
SEP 19
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OCT 4
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02 · The vibe
How Philly felt about the Phillies, that day
The word 'collapse' has stopped feeling hypothetical — a leaderless offense hitting dead-last in baseball, a hobbled cleanup hitter, and a bullpen crisis have Phillies fans toggling between fury and numb resignation three games from the finish line.
03 · The count
The scoring dimensions
Dimension
Score
Score
Confidence
Results satisfaction
12↓ 6
conf 95
Pitching confidence
48↓ 10
conf 70
Lineup confidence
15↓ 5
conf 98
Health outlook
30↑ 2
conf 75
Manager confidence
28↓ 2
conf 78
Front-office trust
22
conf 72
Postseason belief
18↓ 4
conf 88
04 · Cheers & groans
What was working and what was not
-9
Dead-Last Offense, Season-Long Indictment
A .655 September OPS — worst in baseball — and the fifth-worst position-player WAR in the sport have reframed the August hot streak as a fluke rather than a turning point, with the lineup exposed as a structural problem, not a slump.
-8
Leaderless Clubhouse, No Accountability
The absence of anyone willing to confront teammates, challenge stars, or set a competitive standard — contrasted sharply with Pat Murphy's Brewers — has become the defining narrative of why this talented roster keeps underachieving.
-6
Urias Injury Strips Last Offensive Hope
A bad ankle sprain on a controversial umpiring call cost the team its cleanup hitter at the worst possible moment, leaving a lineup already scoring one run a game even shorter heading into a must-win series.
-5
Wheeler Scheduling Nightmare Looms
Every additional loss forces the possibility of burning Wheeler in a meaningless regular-season finale, potentially knocking the ace off the mound for Game 1 of a wild-card series the team can barely qualify for.
+5
Painter Bright Spot in a Sea of Darkness
Andrew Painter's 3.65 ERA over his final 11 starts, capped by eight strikeouts and an electric changeup in his season finale, stands out as the one genuine development story anyone can feel good about heading into October.
05 · In the air
Hot takes from fans, journalists, and loudmouths
*As read by Phan-o-meter
There is no fire. There is no emotion. They look like they know they can't do it.
Podcastscore 8
The leaderless, rudderless Phillies who are so busy worrying about whether they're going to wait around in the clubhouse to 1:00 a.m. to see if the Padres lose that they forget to score runs.
Podcastscore 6
That clubhouse is a morgue where the spirit of baseball goes to die. They are not a team, they're a group of individual players.
Podcastscore 5
Philadelphia is going to be very happy with him moving forward.
Podcastscore 72
Hittin' Season, The Phillies Show, and Phillies Talk all deliver alarming offensive breakdowns — dead-last September OPS, historic RISP failures, Urias injury — with only Painter's development and slim playoff math offering any relief.
Fan analystscore 22
High Hopes and the 94WIP clips are among the most scathing content in the batch — 'leaderless,' 'rudderless,' 'gentle parenting' vs. the Brewers' standard, and explicit shame about a potential franchise-defining collapse.
Talk radioscore 14
YouTube commenters are uniformly furious — calling for Dombrowski's firing, labeling Harper a billboard, describing the clubhouse as 'a morgue,' and cheering the prospect of wholesale changes if the team misses the playoffs.
Fan commentsscore 11
06 · At the gate
Attendance
Recent gate, 14-day window
88.4%
-8.6pp vs. 97.0% 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 25 games from last year's same calendar window.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | % Cap. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP 25 FRI | vs. TB | L 0-2 | 40,133 | 93.5% |
| SEP 24 THU | vs. MIL | L 1-5 | 37,177 | 86.7% |
| SEP 23 WED | vs. MIL | L 1-4 | 37,271 | 86.9% |
| SEP 22 TUE | vs. MIL | W 6-4 | 37,132 | 86.6% |