Phillies Nation

Sad to say it, but the Phillies just look lost right now. It’s almost as if the normal April slow start and reincarnated itself as a June Swoon. It’s disappointing but the fact of the matter is that this team may not be as good as the writers proclaimed a week and a half ago. I’m a fan till the end, but this team just seems to be lacking heart and it will kill them by September.

Good call. theres a lot of guys who are dogging it hardcore out there. assing around, swinging at junk outside of the zone. staring at gold down the middle. they made excuses for their lack of pitching in the offseason saying that the offense will carry this team. it isnt, then the pitching really gets exposed without run support.

garbage.

sick of it.

going to DC hopefully they get their act together. havent decided whether or not to bring the laptop.

A tough 19 games until the all star break:
3@ oakland
3@ texas
3@ atlanta
4 mets
3 st louis
3 arizona

Here’s to hoping we don’t lose 24 in a row! Can’t you guys just feel that Joe Blanton shut out coming on Tuesday? Then Padilla striking out 22 against us on Saturday? Am I turning into Mike T?

At least Jevon Kearse got a DUI. Driving under the influence is illegal and he could have hurt someone. Glad they got him.

im sick of the nfl.

the nfl has become the wwf.

total fake media driven storylines from week to week in the season. players getting arrested like EVERYDAY. youre forced to watch the nfl too or else everyone thinks youre a terrorist or something, lol. meanwhile, theyre ALL on HGH and the league covers up stuff like that at every turn. steroids dealer prepared to testify that he provided steroids to like half the nfl? found shot to death in his home after meeting with nfl investigators.

sick of it. bunch of criminals running the league, playing the games. its garbage.

they take good kids from college and turn them into wreckless egomaniac criminals.

FUCK the NFL.

and please cut so taguchi.

so taguchi was a waste of a signing we didnt need him and hes only hurt us…hes fucked up more games then most of these everyday player have

For the last damn time, I am a terrible hitter and I am BRUTAL defensively. Also, I don’t speak English or Spanish so I can’t be a clubhouse leader. WHY THE HELL AM I HERE?

Will someone light a match under the Phillies offense. They’re flatter than an Israeli lafa. Hamels did not deserve this loss.

Time to cut Taguchi has come and gone, what the hell is he swinging at that 2-0 pitch for yesterday! Really showed his power drove the ball damn near to shallow left.
I think he’s here as Charlie’s interpretor the only language he speaks intelligently is Japanese.

Seriously, I’m not worried the least bit. I have exhausted all of my pessimism in the early weeks of the season. At this point, I am delusional to bad baseball.

every team is going to go through this… can’t be jumping off of bridges now. I haven’t watched any of these games (save for the lone hamels win that was on ESPN last week) because I live in NYC, but what team doesn’t have a bad period like this during the season? I have a feeling getting out on the road will help them a bit, was a lot of expectation in their heads playing these so-called world series games.

Seriously, lighten up, starting to sound like met fans.

I dunno. Put this week after the preceding tricky, yet winning, road trip- I’m inclined to give the Phillies a pass this week. Frankly, they’re still the NL East’s best chance, by far, of producing a 88-win outfit.

If this post pitching “reality”, well, yu can overanalyze this stuff. Frankly, for two years now, the Phillies are a wild card level team in a weak division. The Phillies are an 88 win team, in contention the past 250 or so games less on their own merits and more due the paucity of play in NL East.

Conversely, the Angles and Red Sox are elite outfits- the two sole members of the American Leagues .600 plus club. You can’t get too disconcerted by the fact that the Phils got their head handed to them by a pair of clubs that are clearly better than them.

They’re just not an elite team- capable of winning the World Series short of astonishing luck. Outside of Utley, you can pitch to their core hitters. In the five rotation spots, they’re a plus at 1 (Hamels), even at 3-4-5 (Moyer, Kendrick, Eaton), and a considerable minus at 2 (Myers). Add a plus ‘pen, and the pitching is north of average, but not by much.

And good teams have bad weeks in the grind of a 162 games schedule, particularly when the draw is loaded with true quality outfits. Nothing this week should put off a sane view of the Phillies as a 90-72 club- but any deep, rational post-season run is unlikely barring a revitalized Myers, another top of the rotation starter via trade and a helpful bat in the bottom or the order.

this was an ugly week. i was at monday and saturdays games. monday obviously was the one nice day all week. now as for what i saw saturday. our offense sucked. flat out sucked. however, myers pitched a hell of a game. he was locating the fastball, his hook was tremendous, and his change actually looked pretty good. aside from 2 bad pitches to vlady, he pitched a great game. i cant blame him for the 8th inning, he had 2 quick outs and then got around to the top of the order again. this was going to be his 4th time through the order. charlie needs to take him out at this point. he had romero ready for 3 straight lefties, and left myers in. bad coaching. horrible coaching. the only bright side i see right now is that after watching brett on saturday, i think he is starting to come around. really.

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Dad,

Since when is saying that Taguchi “isn’t doing a thing this year to help us” defending him??

This isn’t just another case of you being a b!tch, and posting your name as my dad, so I can’t call you out on your lack of baseball knowledge again is it dad? Dad?? Are you still there?? Hello??

If anyone needs me, I’ll be cleaning my room…