Man did the Reds fall apart last night. They had a 4-0 lead after 4 1/2 innings and lose 7-4 with 4 errors and giving up 5 unearned runs! :pan:
Go Phillies! :clap:
The Giants blew a 4-0 lead as well as the Braves stole a win from the Giants after getting that double-play with the bases loaded in the 10th and Ankiel's shot into McCovey Cove in the 11th. I still can't believe Farnsworth didn't blow it.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on October 09, 2010, 08:34:24 PM
The Giants blew a 4-0 lead as well as the Braves stole a win from the Giants after getting that double-play with the bases loaded in the 10th and Ankiel's shot into McCovey Cove in the 11th. I still can't believe Farnsworth didn't blow it.
Man, I thought the Braves were done last night. I think we match up well with the Giants. We just need to get our defense together, because it sucks. Conrad and Gonzalez, especially, make a lot of errors.
Quote from: mightyace on October 09, 2010, 07:11:58 PM
Man did the Reds fall apart last night. They had a 4-0 lead after 4 1/2 innings and lose 7-4 with 4 errors and giving up 5 unearned runs! :pan:
Go Phillies! :clap:
The Phillies are the strongest team on the NL side. They might be the strongest team in the playoffs. But Texas looks very good, even though they lost today.
Be well,
Bryant
Yankees/Rangers will be a very interesting matchup indeed.
(yes, I'm presuming that Tampa will lose)
So....who wants some Philadelphia H20? :cool:
Quote from: Adam Smith on October 10, 2010, 11:21:33 PM
So....who wants some Philadelphia H20? :cool:
I'll take some! :jumping: :thumbsup:
Three games against the best offense in the NL and 2 shutouts, one of which is a no hitter! :clap:
Bring on the next victim! :ninja:
Brooks Conrad doesn't need to play another -- it may be extreme but who cares -- Major League game. He's horrible at playing defense. That last error he made last night was a back-breaker.
Be well,
Bryant
Quote from: Bryant5493 on October 11, 2010, 11:04:32 AM
Brooks Conrad doesn't need to play another -- it may be extreme but who cares -- Major League game. He's horrible at playing defense. That last error he made last night was a back-breaker.
Be well,
Bryant
Actually we probably would have won 2-0 or 2-1 yesterday if it weren't for Conrad's errors. Conrad should just be put back to his old pinch-hitting role where he was vital to us making the playoffs.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on October 11, 2010, 11:57:03 AM
Quote from: Bryant5493 on October 11, 2010, 11:04:32 AM
Brooks Conrad doesn't need to play another -- it may be extreme but who cares -- Major League game. He's horrible at playing defense. That last error he made last night was a back-breaker.
Be well,
Bryant
Actually we probably would have won 2-0 or 2-1 yesterday if it weren't for Conrad's errors. Conrad should just be put back to his old pinch-hitting role where he was vital to us making the playoffs.
That's my point: he shouldn't be in the field. He should, like you were saying, be put back in his pinch-hitting role. It's also Bobby Cox's fault as much as it is Conrad's; Bobby keeps putting him out there. Glaus could play third, while Infante could play second.
Be well,
Bryant
^^^
And, I would assume, that he would be a DH in the games in the AL city should Atlanta make it to the World Series.
watch my texas rangers lose
Quote from: mightyace on October 11, 2010, 03:14:48 PM
^^^
And, I would assume, that he would be a DH in the games in the AL city should Atlanta make it to the World Series.
I'm hopeful that we'll make it to the World Series, but Philly might be too strong.
But Bobby did take Conrad out... and put Glaus at third and Infante and second, so we'll see if the defense picks up.
Be well,
Bryant
Yeah- I don't know. Putting the corpse of Troy Glaus at 3rd is a pretty ballsy move. I'm not sure if it's going to be any upgrade over Conrad (the errors may not be there, but I suspect Glaus won't even get anywhere near the balls Conrad would have, preventing him from even getting an error- prompting the great debate "Is it better to not catch the ball at all or catch the ball and drop it?"), but I guess the change needed to be made. I'd have probably just put Diory Hernandez out there or just flipped Conrad and Infante to see if a change of position worked, but I hope this works out (with the Reds out I want them to win the NL)
^^
The Infante-Conrad flip happened in that last Philly-Braves series of the year, with the same result. Hernandez might've been a good alternative as well. My dad was talking about Hernandez as well, but I don't remember him (Hernandez) off hand.
Be well,
Bryant
Since my Braves lost last night, I can focus more on the Falcons, on Sunday. We hit well last night, but didn't get all of the "ducks on the pond" that we needed to get.
Be well,
Bryant
okay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee? Roy Halladay was willing to sign with them for below market price, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded both.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 13, 2010, 11:22:32 AM
okay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee? Roy Halladay was willing to sign with them for below market price, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded both.
1) Story goes that Cliff Lee wasn't interested in signing a long-term deal. He wanted to go into Free Agency after this year.
Phillies wanted an ace they could keep.
2) Phillies thought Cole Hamels was going to be lights out, or at least Roy Halladay Jr. all season, not just the last 3 months
3) What you know you need, while in the midst of a "job" is different than what you think you'll need when you prepare to start a job. Going back to point 1, Phillies thought Hamels & Halladay would be enough, with their starting 8, to win the division and beyond. After being a .500 club with the starting infield starting together only 6 times by the trade deadline, the Phillies realized they needed another pitcher. Thus enters Oswalt.
4) Over the 127 year history of Philadelphia Phillies baseball, the last 4 years are the exception, not the rule for this team.
Cliff Lee came up huge when the Rangers needed it.
I can't believe that the Yankees waited until 4 runs were in during the top of the 9th before pulling the pitcher. :confused: :hmmm:
Quote from: jgb191 on October 19, 2010, 02:33:05 PM
Cliff Lee came up huge when the Rangers needed it.
he has this unnerving habit of doing that.
I'm surprised he's been with 4 teams in the last two years (and possibly will sign with a fifth this offseason). I figure though, he can command a 6-7 year contract that will pretty much take him to the end of his effective career. (He's 33.)
I haven't seen one second of the Phillies/Giants games due to the stinking Cablevision/FOX dispute sadly. I've given up in the chances that the Yanks will be in the WS in 2010. I just need the Giants to take Philly to the clubhouse
Quoteokay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee?
The bigger question to me is how did Seattle possibly get him so cheap? There wasn't even a bidding war from what I understand, Seattle just popped on the radar and had him. All they gave up was a decent pitching prospect that Seattle was confining to the bullpen (a controversial decision), another decent but ways off starting pitching prospect, and a future fourth outfielder. No top prospects had to change hands- all three of those guys were somewhat interesting but none were a future franchise cornerstone, and then they managed to flip him in June for about 1.5x what they got for him (with Lee having half as many starts left on his contract).
That was a weird situation. As a Mariners fan, it was awesome to be able to watch Cliff Lee pitch for a few months- he really was the best- I can think of very few in baseball who are more interesting to watch than Cliff Lee. I'd give anything to see him in a Seattle uniform again, but from a practical standpoint that doesn't make any sense.
The Rangers are just a win away from their first ever World Series and second in (the state of) Texas history. Let's end this tomorrow, we do not want to go back to Arlington, Texas and face the Yankees in Games 6 or 7, even if the Rangers do have home field.
Quote from: jgb191 on October 20, 2010, 12:23:55 AM
The Rangers are just a win away from their first ever World Series and second in (the state of) Texas history. Let's end this tomorrow, we do not want to go back to Arlington, Texas and face the Yankees in Games 6 or 7, even if the Rangers do have home field.
You should keep on editing it to "The Rangers are just two losses away from their most heartbreaking ever playoff loss."
Hey SoCal, climb on up. There's hella room on this bandwagon :-)
Quote from: kurumi on October 21, 2010, 02:44:39 AM
Hey SoCal, climb on up. There's hella room on this bandwagon :-)
hah I'm a Red Sox fan, so of course I am cheering for the Rangers because they are not the Yankees... and for the Phillies because last year they were not the Yankees and they promise not to be that again this year ... and they are of course not the Devil Rays because I still believe said Devil team should end up 66-96 every year and anyone who opposes the natural order of things needs to be smitten down.
Looks like yet another Philadelphia choke on tap.
DANG! :banghead: :verymad: :thumbdown: :-(
Quote from: mightyace on October 21, 2010, 01:19:06 PM
Looks like yet another Philadelphia choke on tap.
DANG! :banghead: :verymad: :thumbdown: :-(
I blame Halladay. He gave up hits in game 1, which is very much out of character for him.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on October 20, 2010, 11:29:56 PM
Quote from: jgb191 on October 20, 2010, 12:23:55 AM
The Rangers are just a win away from their first ever World Series and second in (the state of) Texas history. Let's end this tomorrow, we do not want to go back to Arlington, Texas and face the Yankees in Games 6 or 7, even if the Rangers do have home field.
You should keep on editing it to "The Rangers are just two losses away from their most heartbreaking ever playoff loss."
I won't have to worry about that anymore. Now on to the World Series!
^^^
And the Yankees are gone! (Even if the Phillies still lose the NLCS, misery loves company!)
Quote from: jgb191 on October 22, 2010, 11:35:55 PM
Quote from: AlpsROADS on October 20, 2010, 11:29:56 PM
Quote from: jgb191 on October 20, 2010, 12:23:55 AM
The Rangers are just a win away from their first ever World Series and second in (the state of) Texas history. Let's end this tomorrow, we do not want to go back to Arlington, Texas and face the Yankees in Games 6 or 7, even if the Rangers do have home field.
You should keep on editing it to "The Rangers are just two losses away from their most heartbreaking ever playoff loss."
I won't have to worry about that anymore. Now on to the World Series!
You're right, now it's "just four losses".
Quote from: AlpsROADS on October 23, 2010, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: jgb191 on October 22, 2010, 11:35:55 PM
Quote from: AlpsROADS on October 20, 2010, 11:29:56 PM
Quote from: jgb191 on October 20, 2010, 12:23:55 AM
The Rangers are just a win away from their first ever World Series and second in (the state of) Texas history. Let's end this tomorrow, we do not want to go back to Arlington, Texas and face the Yankees in Games 6 or 7, even if the Rangers do have home field.
You should keep on editing it to "The Rangers are just two losses away from their most heartbreaking ever playoff loss."
I won't have to worry about that anymore. Now on to the World Series!
You're right, now it's "just four losses".
or four wins from the WORLD SERIES TITLE
We don't even know who we're facing and already people are making predictions about the World Series.
HARTFORD WHALERS IN 3!
Some painted the Series as blue state vs. red state; Google vs. Enron; chardonnay vs. Shiner Bock.
But for me it was I-280 vs. I-820. (yes, I know, kind of a stretch)
Congrats to the Giants... and to the Rangers, for their first ALDS victory, and their first pennant; and knocking off Tampa Bay and the Yankees to get there.
As a Phillies phan, I definitely don't like it that SF won. But, I have to hand it to them for what they achieved. They decimated pitchers that looked unstoppable in their previous series. (Phillies vs Red, Rangers vs Yankees)
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 13, 2010, 11:22:32 AM
okay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee? Roy Halladay was willing to sign with them for below market price, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded both.
looks like the Phillies got their man.
excellent.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 14, 2010, 01:48:42 AM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 13, 2010, 11:22:32 AM
okay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee? Roy Halladay was willing to sign with them for below market price, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded both.
looks like the Phillies got their man.
excellent.
WHOOHOO!!!!!Was passing an Inquirer box this morning, saw that red banner across the top of the paper, and gasped audibly. Which is painful, when it's 20 degrees with a stiff breeze....
Of course as a Braves fan that means it's going to be a long next few years. But I still think we have a good enough team to win the Wild Card next year.
Quote from: Michael in Philly on December 14, 2010, 10:43:16 AM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 14, 2010, 01:48:42 AM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 13, 2010, 11:22:32 AM
okay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee? Roy Halladay was willing to sign with them for below market price, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded both.
looks like the Phillies got their man.
excellent.
WHOOHOO!!!!!
Was passing an Inquirer box this morning, saw that red banner across the top of the paper, and gasped audibly. Which is painful, when it's 20 degrees with a stiff breeze....
May Cliff Lee bring you much more pain than that. Signed, Yankees fan.
^^You disappoint me.
And I'm surprised they let you into Massachusetts, saying things like that.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on December 15, 2010, 07:32:42 PM
Quote from: Michael in Philly on December 14, 2010, 10:43:16 AM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on December 14, 2010, 01:48:42 AM
Quote from: agentsteel53 on October 13, 2010, 11:22:32 AM
okay, explain why the Phillies traded away Cliff Lee? Roy Halladay was willing to sign with them for below market price, so it's not like they couldn't have afforded both.
looks like the Phillies got their man.
excellent.
WHOOHOO!!!!!
Was passing an Inquirer box this morning, saw that red banner across the top of the paper, and gasped audibly. Which is painful, when it's 20 degrees with a stiff breeze....
May Cliff Lee bring you much more pain than that. Signed, Yankees fan.
Sorry someone rejected the Yanquees advances. Looks like it's time to rejunvinate the farm systems for the first time this century.
Otherwise, like the rest of Phillies fans......SUCK IT! :-P