Marcus Hayes

Topper realizes he could have made better decisions in the NLDS loss to the Dodgers: "I could sleep a little bit better."

Dazed and confused, in his last five playoff games, all losses, he’s 0-for-18. In his last six games of 2025, he's 0-for-21 with 13 strikeouts. It began in 2023 in the Game 6 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Topper worked miracles in 2025, and he'll be a lame duck in 2026. Extend him now, in case the Dodgers roll over the Phils in the NLDS and folks start calling for his head.

The Birds are decided favorites to win the NFC, and effectively tied with the Bills and Ravens among the favorites to win it all. But the sledding will be tough early in the season.

No Andrew Painter, Kyle Schwarber booming, and a clutch-hitting deficit: What the Phillies showed us lately

Now that the club knows its ace will be sidelined perhaps well into next season, it can adjust for now and plan accordingly for later.

Since the ace went down, we've seen good situational hitting, solid defense, and smart baserunning. The Phillies have scored 40 runs during a four-game win streak.

The Birds won it all after the MVP favorite went down. Wheeler is the best, but the team already has won games despite absences this season.

Maybe this time the Phils will listen, even as Roger Goodell continues to turn a deaf ear to the anti-DEI, anti-"End Racism" presidency.

There has never been a combination of this many frontline, cornerstone players in the history of the Eagles franchise, which has ballooned in value.