Game 69 - Rangers Rough Up Gibson, Familia

2022 Phillies Photo Cards #31

Rangers 7, Phillies 0
Game 69 - Tuesday Night, June 21st in Arlington
Record - 36-33, 3rd Place, 8 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  The Bryce Harper-less Phillies showed a lack of punch in Arlington and the Rangers hit four home runs in this 7-0 loss.

What It Means:  Harper's infected blister kept him out of the line-up again, and the offense went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position.  They'll try to avoid a season sweep by the Rangers in a Wednesday afternoon matinee.  (Spoiler alert - they didn't.)

What Happened:  Kyle Gibson took the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of work.  The game was within reach until Jeurys Familia entered from the bullpen.  Attempting a wrap-around inning and coming back out to pitch the eighth, Familia allowed two, two-run home runs to Marcus Semien and Kole Calhoun, sealing the loss.

Featured Card:  Familia has struggled all season, and his ERA with the Phillies is now up to 5.55.  It's tough to imagine him sticking around much longer unless he turns it around, which means this team-issued photo card could be his first and last Phillies baseball card.

Transaction:  Johan Camargo (inf) was activated from the injured list and Michael Kelly (rhp) was optioned to Lehigh Valley.

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Game 50 - Yet Another Loss as May Mercifully Ends

2018 Topps Heritage #494

Giants 7, Phillies 4 (11 Innings)
Game 50 - Tuesday Night, May 31st in Philadelphia
Record - 21-29, Tied for 3rd Place, 12 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  For the third game in a row, the bullpen couldn't get the job done in extra innings as the Phillies lost, 7-4, to the Giants.

What It Means:  After finishing April with an 11-11 record, the Phillies went 10-18 in May, dropping them to within a half game of fourth place.  The team is hard to watch (and root for) right now.

What Happened:  The game headed to extra innings with the score tied 3-3.  Jeurys Familia, pitching for the third day in a row and breaking manager Joe Girardi's self-imposed usage rule, was a one-man circus in the top of the 10th, forgetting to cover first on a ground ball to Rhys Hoskins, then dropping Hoskins' throw allowing the Giants to score a run.  He also had to tie his shoes multiple times.  The Phillies came back to tie the game again in the bottom of the 10th when Alec Bohm hit a perfectly placed single up the middle.  It was then Andrew Bellatti's turn to give up a few runs, which he did in the form of a double by Donovan Walton and a two-run home run by Joc Pederson.

Featured Card:  There's a good chance Familia never receives a Phillies baseball card, so here's a Topps Heritage card of his from a few years ago.

Field Report:  Jenna and I attended this game for a work function, enjoying the spacious air conditioned accommodations of one of the Bill Giles Party Suites - Suite 80.  The company was enjoyable, the game was mostly not.

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2022 Chachi #26 Jeurys Familia

#31
Jeurys Familia
Relief Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  240
Opening Day Age:  32
Born:  October 10, 1989, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
How Obtained:  Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Mets, March 15, 2022
Contract Status:  Signed through 2022
Major League Teams:  New York  Mets 2012-2018; Oakland Athletics 2018; New York Mets 2019-2021; Philadelphia Phillies 2022

First Phillies Card:  N/A
Newest Card Added:  N/A
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (7):  2013-2019

0 - Familia baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 4/26/22.

Complete Chachi Checklist
2022 Chachi New Additions #10
2022 Chachi #26

2013 Topps #271

2015 Topps #402

2016 Topps #190

2018 Topps #689

2019 Topps #589

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2022 Chachi #25 Seranthony Dominguez / 2022 Chachi #27 Brad Hand

Game 12 - Familia Fail Feels Familiar

2020 Topps Total #91

Rockies 6, Phillies 5
Game 12 - Tuesday Night, April 19th in Denver
Record - 4-8, 5th Place, 5 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  A clutch two-run home run from Kyle Schwarber and 11 Phillies hits weren't enough, as Jeurys Familia allowed a three-run home run to C.J. Cron in the seventh to send the Rockies to victory.

What It Means:  As pointed out in a Matt Gelb Tweet, the Phillies have already matched their season-low from 2021 as they're now four games under .500.  The last time they were at least five games under .500 was August 22, 2020.

What Happened:  The Phillies came back to take the lead in the sixth inning on Schwarber's second home run of the season.  They had held an early 2-0 lead following RBI singles from Bryce Harper in the first and Matt Vierling in the fourth.  Hitting into four double plays hampered much of the Phillies production throughout the night.

Kyle Gibson scattered six hits over his six innings of work, allowing three runs and departing with the Phillies holding a slim 4-3 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh, Seranthony Dominguez recorded the first two outs of the inning and appeared to have struck out Charlie Blackmon to end the inning.  The close pitch was called a ball and the inning unfortunately progressed.  Blackmon walked, Kris Bryant reached on an infield single, Familia replaced Dominguez, and Cron hit his three-run home run to give the Rockies a 6-4 lead.

Featured Card:  Familia recorded the first blown save for the Phillies this season, and I wish I could say that was a shocking event.  I've watched Familia record his fair share of saves for the Mets over the years, but I've also watched him cough up his fair share of leads.  It was enjoyable then, but it's painful now that he's wearing a Phillies hat.

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Phils Add a Pair of Veteran Relievers

2022 Chachi New Additions #10

2022 Chachi New Additions #11

The Phillies jumped in with their first official significant signings on Tuesday, inking righty reliever Jeurys Familia and lefty reliever Brad Hand to a one-year contracts each worth $6 million.  I'm not a fan of the Familia signing, especially since I've witnessed several of his meltdowns firsthand, courtesy of his new team.  He'll fill the role vacated by Archie Bradley.  Familia is a veteran of ten major league seasons with the Mets and Athletics, with a lifetime record of 32-25, a 3.28 ERA and 125 saves.  His last major baseball card appearance came back in 2020 in the Topps Total set.

Brad Hand has been around since 2011, and he was an All-Star with the Padres in 2017 and the Indians in 2019.  Hand has pitched with the Marlins (2011-2015), Padres (2016-2018), Indians (2018-2020); Nationals (2021), Blue Jays (2021) and Mets (2021).  He's 32-50 with 464 career games with a 3.68 ERA and 126 saves, one more than Familia.  Hand was in the 2021 Topps Series One set.

In case you forgot, and I certainly did, here's the updated list of offseason transactions to date and I'm sure this list could be outdated by the time I post this.

	2021-2022 Offseason Departures	Date	Transaction
	Jorge Bonifacio (of)	10/8/21	Released.
	Archie Bradley (rhp)	11/3/21	Elected free agency.
	Freddy Galvis (inf)	11/3/21	Elected free agency, signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 12/12/21.
	Ian Kennedy (rhp)	11/3/21	Elected free agency, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
	Brad Miller (inf)	11/3/21	Elected free agency.
	Matt Moore (lhp)	11/3/21	Elected free agency, signed with the Texas Rangers, 3/14/22.
	Hector Neris (rhp)	11/3/21	Elected free agency, signed with the Houston Astros, 11/30/21.
	Andrew McCutchen (of)	11/3/21	Club option declined, elected free agency, signed with the Milwaukee Brewers.
	JD Hammer (rhp)	11/5/21	Outrighted, elected free agency, signed with the Colorado Rockies, 3/13/22.
	Odubel Herrera (of)	11/5/21	Outrighted, elected free agency.
	Travis Jankowski (of)	11/5/21	Outrighted, elected free agency.
	Andrew Knapp (c)	11/5/21	Outrighted, elected free agency, signed with the Cincinnati Reds, 12/1/21.
	Ramon Rosso (rhp)	11/5/21	Outrighted, elected free agency, signed with the Detroit Tigers, 3/14/22.
	Ronald Torreyes (inf)	11/5/21	Outrighted, elected free agency.
	Mauricio Llovera (rhp)	11/7/21	Elected free agency, signed with the San Francisco Giants, 12/3/21.
	David Paulino (rhp)	11/7/21	Elected free agency.
	Roman Quinn (of)	11/30/21	Non-tendered, elected free agency, signed with the Miami Marlins.
	Coming Back
	Cam Bedrosian (rhp)	11/3/21	Elected free agency, re-signed with Phillies (12/1/21)
	2021-2022 Offseason Additions
	Ryan Sherriff (lhp)	11/5/21	Claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
	Kent Emanuel (lhp)	11/19/21	Claimed off waivers from the Houston Astros.
	Nick Nelson (rhp)	11/19/21	Acquired from the New York Yankees for Joel Valdez (lhp) and T.J. Rumfield (1b)
	Donny Sands (c)	11/19/21	--
	Garrett Stubbs (c)	11/19/21	Acquired from the Houston Astros for Logan Cerny (of)
	Scott Moss (lhp)	11/24/21	Claimed off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians.
	Yoan Lopez (rhp)	11/29/21	Claimed off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
	Corey Knebel (rhp)	12/1/21	Signed as a free agent formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
	Jeurys Familia (rhp)	3/15/22	Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Mets.
	Brad Hand (lhp)	3/15/22	Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Mets.