Entering the NLDS, most people figured the biggest advantage the Phillies had over the Mets was their bullpen. Based on their performance in the regular season, the Phillies seemed to have multiple arms that could be called upon in key late-inning situations, and they would be capable of protecting leads.
That has not been the case through the first two games of the series. It doesn’t feel like an exaggeration to say that the bullpen has been an outright disaster thus far.
Whenever a relief pitcher fails, there will be critics on social media who reflexively declare that the manager made the wrong move.