Phightins Posted October 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 i love being the lower seed team, i think it helps. all phillies need to do it win one of the first 2 games, then they have the series at 1-1 coming home for 3 games. the only downside is game 7 being away. even worst case scenario if the lose games 1 and 2 in LA, they still come home for 3 games where they should be able to make a comeback in the series if cole hamels can pitch even close to the cole hamels of the 2008 postseason, then i really cant see this being a tough series. we just need the pitchers to get a decent, long outing It would be nice but I don't think it's gonna be that easy. We got kinda lucky with the Rockies matchup since they are so loaded on the left side of the plate, so we got to toss 4 lefties their way and essentially shut that lineup down with the exception of game 2. The Dodgers have a far more balanced lineup. The bottom line is that this cannot become a battle of the bullpens. If we go into the 7th inning tied or trailing, it will be a major uphill battle against Belisario, Kuo, Sherrill, and Broxton. We need to get to their starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N4S Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 cut throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Manny! We're right back in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Wasn't pretty but I'll sure as hell take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 It would be nice but I don't think it's gonna be that easy. We got kinda lucky with the Rockies matchup since they are so loaded on the left side of the plate, so we got to toss 4 lefties their way and essentially shut that lineup down with the exception of game 2. The Dodgers have a far more balanced lineup. The bottom line is that this cannot become a battle of the bullpens. If we go into the 7th inning tied or trailing, it will be a major uphill battle against Belisario, Kuo, Sherrill, and Broxton. We need to get to their starters. oh its definitely not gonna be easy. but the phils are in a great situation now. even if they lose tomorrow, they still come home for 3 games. for the dodgers game 2 is a must win, because they really cant be down 0-2 and going to philly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm so happy the Phils stole Game 1. I am that much more confident in this team. Even if they lose Game 2 they go back to Philly with Cliff Lee leading the way. Of course I would like to sweep them and end this asap though. Also RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Yes they already accomplished what they needed to do in LA. Even if they lose today they are in pretty good shape. I just hope they don't take that mentality. Some of the interviews yesterday suggested that they were already satisfied, so I sure as hell hope they don't lay off the gas today. Yes, taking back homefield is nice but a 2-0 stranglehold would be amazing. As for last night, it was a typical Hamels outing, except his fastball was about as good as it's been all season. All three of his pitches were working, but as usual he had a few mental lapses which really cost him. He pounded Manny in with fastballs for his first two at-bats and Manny could not touch him, then in the third at bat throws 3 straight changeups for some reason, and as expected Manny went deep. I guarantee you the bench was calling for more fastballs and Ruiz was too, but Cole can get pretty stubborn sometimes. And right before that, he was clearly upset when Rollins and Utley butchered the would-have-been double play that Ethier grounded in to. I would have been upset too but he did not need to show them up like he did. The bullpen was surprisingly great, with the exception of Madson. Lidge looked awesome with the exception of the 0-2 slider he grooved right over the middle of the plate to Kemp. I did not mind him pitching around Loney either to get the matchup with Belliard. All I can ask of Pedro today is to limit the damage and keep them in the game. He has not pitched since September 30th, and with him I do not know if the extra rest will help him or hurt him. Also, from my years of watching Vicente Padilla here in Philadelphia, I know how much of a basket case he is, so if we can rattle him early it might be an early exit. But if he gets into a rhythm he can be lights out. Hopefully the bad Vinny shows up today . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I didn't know Padilla was this stellar, plus pretty good looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 [expletive] When the [expletive] did the Phillies infielders forget how to play defense, particularly Chase Utley. He has been absolutely brutal in the field this series. I said earlier today that I was okay with a split in LA, but we had this game and handed it to them on a silver platter. That is not okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Ugh, that was such a heartbreaking loss for the Phillies. Really a damn shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Joe Blanton will start game 4, as I expected. Also, this is only Jim Thome's second trip back to Philly since he was traded after the 2005 season. He was a big time fan favorite here, so it will be interesting to see what kind of reception he gets should he come up to bat in the 8th or 9th with the game on the line haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artesticle Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ryan mother[expletive]ing Howard to Jayson Werth!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artesticle Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 good game Franklin http://blog.lehighvalleylive.com/sports_impact/2008/10/large_flyinh.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 It was nice to win a game and save my fingernails at the same time. Hopefully they saved some runs for the rest of this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artesticle Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 philly really loves cliff lee. lol damn never knew they gave him so much love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 It would be awesome if they win tomorrow. I am going to game 5 and seeing a potential clinch game would be sweet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!!!! CLIFF LEE SHUT OUT!!! THATS WHATS UP!!! THE SERIES LEAD IS OURS AND WERE IN PHILLY!! OWNEDD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N4S Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 "Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast." -Ron Burgundy, Anchorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Huge game tonight. Wolf vs Blanton/Happ. 9-8 final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) Huge game tonight. Wolf vs Blanton/Happ. 9-8 final? Blanton is pitching. And what makes you think that? Because Wolf had a rare rough game against St. Louis and because Blanton's most recent start was pretty much his only poor one post-all star break? Anywho, should be a good one tonight. Edited October 19, 2009 by Phightins09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Blanton is pitching. And what makes you think that? Because Wolf had a rare rough game against St. Louis and because Blanton's most recent start was pretty much his only poor one post-all star break? Anywho, should be a good one tonight.Because Wolf has a career postseason ERA of 4.70 and Blanton's is 4.91. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Knick Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Nice HR by Kemp, Dodgers up 3-2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The Phillies offense has been absolutely shut down by Wolf. Probably shouldn't even have the 2 runs they had. Howard wound up in a 3-1 count that should have been 2-2 (the 2-1 pitch was called a ball and it had a ton of the plate). No way does Howard get that fastball if it's 2-2. Anywho, still within striking distance, although that Blake RBI hurt. Blanton didn't make the worst pitch and Blake got it off the end of the bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brand New Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 yeah. wow. im speachless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 This was crazy haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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