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fern · 10-28-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Zephyr

It's weird that baseball will be going into November this year.

Yeah it is.

anonymid · 10-28-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zephyr

I checked out Lee's stats today, because last I remember he was dominating in the NL. After the trade Lee went 5-0, 0.68 ERA in his first five starts with Philadelphia, with an opponents OPS of .443 and average Game Score 75. Imagine my surprise when seeing his final numbers there were only 7-4, 3.39. In his last seven starts he pitched to a 6.13 ERA, .895 OPS, including 7 homeruns in 39.2 innings. He had some ugly games in there.

Yeah. He's been dominant in the postseason, though. Sabathia had a number of ugly starts during the regular season as well; neither guy is invincible. Especially given how potent these two lineups are, and the park they'll be playing in, I suppose a 1-0 pitcher's duel is a bit unlikely. I'd love to see it happen, though; I always love seeing great pitching beat great hitting.

Tungsten · 10-30-2009, 05:59 PM

The starting pitching has been pretty awesome so far. Burnett and Pedro were both much better than I expected the other night. I don't like the Phillies and I don't have a rooting interest in the series this year, but I found myself rooting for Pedro in that game.
Why the heck did Girardi bench Posada and Swisher in game 2? That was pretty strange. I'm all for shuffling the lineup to get the best matchup, but bringing in two mediocre right-handers to start against Pedro seems pretty foolish.

Zephyr · 10-31-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tungsten

Why the heck did Girardi bench Posada and Swisher in game 2? That was pretty strange. I'm all for shuffling the lineup to get the best matchup, but bringing in two mediocre right-handers to start against Pedro seems pretty foolish.

Molina was going to be Burnett's personal catcher this postseason I think because of the defense (eg wild pitch) factor. Swisher has just been bad.

mistermet · 10-31-2009, 10:33 PM

nice to see my original thread has lasted all these months!

so my Mets were absolutely wretched this season. you could blame it partly on the injuries (and oh boy, were there plenty) but this team was poorly conceived from the beginning. Murphy the starter in LF? ugh. Pelfrey as the #2 in the rotation? yikes! 3 years 36 million to Ollie the enigma? yuck. i just hope that they make some smart moves (for once) and bring in some good team players who are legit upgrades. if everybody stays healthy and plays up to their standards (i'm looking at you Jose Reyes and David Wright), this team could be an 85 win team as constructed, so some smart acquisitions would really push them over the edge (a slugger in LF, a real #2 pitcher, possibly a 1B to platoon or supplant Murphy till Ike Davis is ready and some BP help).

oh and this world series isn't making life any better for me. so hard to choose between the yanks and phils as a met fan. either way, mets fans lose here...so i'd much rather see Philly lose, since we have to play them 20 times a year. at least yankee fans have a reason to be pompous (26 rings compared to 2 for the Phils).

Zephyr · 11-02-2009, 07:47 AM

Well that about wraps it up for the Phillies. Only so much you can do against $200 million, though.

anonymid · 11-02-2009, 09:15 AM

Brad Lidge and Cole Hamels stink this year. I don't think there's much more to it than that. Otherwise, this would have been a competitive series.

EagerMinnow84 · 11-02-2009, 08:29 PM

2 outs away again and the Yankees are threatening...

Wow. They are lucky. Their bullpen really sucks this season. I am curious to see if Cole Hamels would pitch in Game 7 (if there is one). "I can't wait till this season is over..." Shut your mouth or return your millions of dollars.

anonymid · 11-03-2009, 07:31 AM

Looks like the formula for a Phillies win is two homers from Chase Utley in a Cliff Lee start: so, if there's a Game 7, maybe they should start Lee (it would be his normal bullpen throw-day anyway) even if it's just to let him go once through order (two or three innings). And Sabathia, who's given up three of Utley's five homers, would be starting for the Yankees . . .

In the meantime, I'm really excited to see what Pedro can do in Game 6. He was very good in Game 2; Burnett simply outpitched him. Pedro probably has the edge this time, going against a short-rest Pettitte . . .

Tungsten · 11-03-2009, 03:57 PM

The Phils are hanging in there. It's good to see a competitive World Series for once. It's been so long since the series has even gone to a game 6.

silenced · 11-04-2009, 06:35 PM

As I watch this series, I come to one conclusion: the Phillies are just no match for the Yankees. The Yankees have the most potent lineup in baseball, but now they have great pitching to back it up, and you are seeing it in this series. The Phillies are simply outmatched, overpowered, and forced to have to work so hard just to keep themselves close.
You just cannot hold this Yankees lineup down, they're way too explosive.
It's amazing that the Phils have even won two games, all because of Cliff Lee.

CrashMedicate · 11-07-2009, 08:05 PM

Tim Lincecum caught with marijuana. I liked him a lot, but I think I like him even more now.

No roids for Timmy, just ganja.

mistermet · 11-13-2009, 11:54 AM

so the offseason begins and the hot stove is starting to heat up! i love this time of year...obviously it isn't as fun as when the games are played, but i love all of the optimism of trade rumors and potential free agent signings and such. my team's supposedly looking at Matt Holliday, who i think would be a great pickup in LF. other than that, i am lukewarm on John Lackey and none of the free agent 1st base options are that great either. i'm really glad they are looking to move Luis Castillo...the guy is a singles hitter who doesn't steal bases and plays poor defense. i'd much rather have Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco or somebody like Brandon Phillips at 2B (hey, i can dream).

Tungsten · 11-13-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mistermet

so the offseason begins and the hot stove is starting to heat up! i love this time of year...obviously it isn't as fun as when the games are played, but i love all of the optimism of trade rumors and potential free agent signings and such. my team's supposedly looking at Matt Holliday, who i think would be a great pickup in LF. other than that, i am lukewarm on John Lackey and none of the free agent 1st base options are that great either. i'm really glad they are looking to move Luis Castillo...the guy is a singles hitter who doesn't steal bases and plays poor defense. i'd much rather have Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco or somebody like Brandon Phillips at 2B (hey, i can dream).

Holliday would be a good signing. Honestly I don't have a ton of faith in Omar Minaya. I'm just hoping he doesn't do anything too stupid this offseason and that they have the sense to bring in a new GM sometime next year.
I'm fine with trading Castillo, but if they do the rumored deal to get Juan Pierre from the Dodgers I may just give up and start watching cricket.

11-02-2009, 07:47 AM	#166 (permalink)
Zephyr Status: gone Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 9,579	Well that about wraps it up for the Phillies. Only so much you can do against $200 million, though. __________________

11-02-2009, 09:15 AM	#167 (permalink)
anonymid Status: gulping for shape Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 2,077	Brad Lidge and Cole Hamels stink this year. I don't think there's much more to it than that. Otherwise, this would have been a competitive series. __________________ "He who has not the courage to suffer either death or life, who will neither resist nor flee, what can we do with him?" - Montaigne

11-02-2009, 08:29 PM	#168 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	2 outs away again and the Yankees are threatening... Wow. They are lucky. Their bullpen really sucks this season. I am curious to see if Cole Hamels would pitch in Game 7 (if there is one). "I can't wait till this season is over..." Shut your mouth or return your millions of dollars. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

11-03-2009, 07:31 AM	#169 (permalink)
anonymid Status: gulping for shape Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 2,077	Looks like the formula for a Phillies win is two homers from Chase Utley in a Cliff Lee start: so, if there's a Game 7, maybe they should start Lee (it would be his normal bullpen throw-day anyway) even if it's just to let him go once through order (two or three innings). And Sabathia, who's given up three of Utley's five homers, would be starting for the Yankees . . . In the meantime, I'm really excited to see what Pedro can do in Game 6. He was very good in Game 2; Burnett simply outpitched him. Pedro probably has the edge this time, going against a short-rest Pettitte . . . __________________ "He who has not the courage to suffer either death or life, who will neither resist nor flee, what can we do with him?" - Montaigne

11-04-2009, 06:35 PM	#171 (permalink)
silenced Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 69	As I watch this series, I come to one conclusion: the Phillies are just no match for the Yankees. The Yankees have the most potent lineup in baseball, but now they have great pitching to back it up, and you are seeing it in this series. The Phillies are simply outmatched, overpowered, and forced to have to work so hard just to keep themselves close. You just cannot hold this Yankees lineup down, they're way too explosive. It's amazing that the Phils have even won two games, all because of Cliff Lee. __________________ I'd rather be hated for what I am than loved for whom I'm not. -bbarn from SAS

10-30-2009, 05:59 PM	#163 (permalink)
Tungsten Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,124	The starting pitching has been pretty awesome so far. Burnett and Pedro were both much better than I expected the other night. I don't like the Phillies and I don't have a rooting interest in the series this year, but I found myself rooting for Pedro in that game. Why the heck did Girardi bench Posada and Swisher in game 2? That was pretty strange. I'm all for shuffling the lineup to get the best matchup, but bringing in two mediocre right-handers to start against Pedro seems pretty foolish.

10-31-2009, 10:33 PM	#165 (permalink)
mistermet Status: Socially Anxious Mets Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 171	nice to see my original thread has lasted all these months! so my Mets were absolutely wretched this season. you could blame it partly on the injuries (and oh boy, were there plenty) but this team was poorly conceived from the beginning. Murphy the starter in LF? ugh. Pelfrey as the #2 in the rotation? yikes! 3 years 36 million to Ollie the enigma? yuck. i just hope that they make some smart moves (for once) and bring in some good team players who are legit upgrades. if everybody stays healthy and plays up to their standards (i'm looking at you Jose Reyes and David Wright), this team could be an 85 win team as constructed, so some smart acquisitions would really push them over the edge (a slugger in LF, a real #2 pitcher, possibly a 1B to platoon or supplant Murphy till Ike Davis is ready and some BP help). oh and this world series isn't making life any better for me. so hard to choose between the yanks and phils as a met fan. either way, mets fans lose here...so i'd much rather see Philly lose, since we have to play them 20 times a year. at least yankee fans have a reason to be pompous (26 rings compared to 2 for the Phils).

11-03-2009, 03:57 PM	#170 (permalink)
Tungsten Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,124	The Phils are hanging in there. It's good to see a competitive World Series for once. It's been so long since the series has even gone to a game 6.

11-07-2009, 08:05 PM	#172 (permalink)
CrashMedicate Status: Racing through life Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Riiiight here. Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 205	Tim Lincecum caught with marijuana. I liked him a lot, but I think I like him even more now. No roids for Timmy, just ganja. __________________ A man has to have goals. A man without goals is like a car without steering. You're going to crash.

11-13-2009, 11:54 AM	#173 (permalink)
mistermet Status: Socially Anxious Mets Fan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 171	so the offseason begins and the hot stove is starting to heat up! i love this time of year...obviously it isn't as fun as when the games are played, but i love all of the optimism of trade rumors and potential free agent signings and such. my team's supposedly looking at Matt Holliday, who i think would be a great pickup in LF. other than that, i am lukewarm on John Lackey and none of the free agent 1st base options are that great either. i'm really glad they are looking to move Luis Castillo...the guy is a singles hitter who doesn't steal bases and plays poor defense. i'd much rather have Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco or somebody like Brandon Phillips at 2B (hey, i can dream).