Sadly: After losing to the Braves over the weekend, the greatest fears of Phillies fans were realized.

After losing to the Braves over the weekend, the greatest fears of Phillies fans were realized.

1. It appears like the Phillies are not yet ready to contend with the Braves after losing two of their first three games on opening weekend.

Even if it wasn’t nice, the Philadelphia Phillies won their first weekend series against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. While there is a little sense of comfort among supporters that their division foe, the Phillies, did not sweep them—even at home—the outcome isn’t what many had in mind before the season started.

While some people think the Phillies have a good chance of winning the NL East this year, others don’t. It’s okay, we all have the right to express our ideas.

What’s more, the group thinks it. Or, at any rate, that’s what they stated during the winter and early spring.

Catcher J.T. Realmuto stated on the SportsRadio 94 WIP Midday Show late in spring training, “There’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to compete with them and beat them for the division.” “We simply need to start the season stronger and then continue to be more consistent throughout.”

We have the best squad in the world and the ability to win every game during the regular season, as you can see when we make it to the postseason,” Realmuto continued. “You’re obviously never going to do that, but we just have to change our mindset in the regular season and be a little more consistent over the 162, and be that team that we are in the postseason for the whole year.”

They most definitely didn’t play consistently over the season’s opening three games. However, we won’t know for sure until at least the following month, so it’s still early.

Over the weekend, the Phillies failed to demonstrate that they are on par with the Braves.
Fans want to see the front office’s evaluation of the current squad supported by on-field performance, especially against the Braves, regardless of whether they win the division. If not, this team’s quiet offseason—driven by their internal belief—might be remembered as a lost chance to close the distance between them and the NL East champs.