Comments on: Commentary: Season Heating Up, Phils Cooling Off

By: Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:46:00 +0000

Well said TJ. In fact I’m ready to go 3 for 4 tonight with a bomb myself.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:12:34 +0000

I agree with everything you said 110% TJ. Probably the most thought out and intelligent post made on here all season.

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:08:40 +0000

Get over Aaron Rowand, and enough with the what ifs. Marson isn’t coming up this year, Ok? Ruiz can call a game with the best of them, and as previously stated many, many, many times beore, who would notice that Ruiz sucked if the rest of our offense produced. I’m not gonna point a finger at anyone in the organization as the scapegoat. This is a team game, we aren’t playing like a team. I think the players got caught up in their egos when they had the division lead. They felt that they had done enough and now it was time to look good. The Mets started closing in and Howard caught fire, but we can’t win games with individual performances, see Ryan Howard’s 2 rbi game against the Marlins. We lose 3-2 in extras after Cole gives up 2 in 8 innings. This team needs a slap in the face, something needs to happen to get these guys back to reality and make them realize that it’s time to play baseball. Give the pitchers some run support! We have lost so many close games this year even with our bullpen cleaning up messy starts. What we need is another bat to kick our offense in the ass and tell them to giddy up or our offense to wake the fuck up.

By: Brooks

Brooks — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:08:04 +0000

Did I say I miss Aaron Rowand?

By: Brooks

Brooks — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:05:37 +0000

Ruiz, Coste, Jenkins, Feliz (who has done better than all of them), even Dobbs (who has shown that he is NOT an everyday player) – the bottom of this lineup needs to be revamped. C’mon Cholly, c’mon Pat – bring that kid up from the minors and let him catch. What freaking harm can it do us at this point? Hell, my wife can GIDP as well as Ruiz!
True that if just 2 out of our big 3 were playing close to their potential we would have probably 3, maybe 4 more wins. But like what was said earlier, every fan knows what this lineup has to offer, what to expect. From the 6th spot on in the lineup, N A D A.
Let’s ponder the season that Hamels is having for a sec. This man has 7 games in which he has given up 3 runs (only 1 time) or less and has all of 3 losses to show for it. He has 4 ND’s and a 2.08 ERA for those 7 games. If there was some semblance of run support behind the wonderkind – he would be hoisted as the premier pitcher in the NL with probably 15 maybe 16 wins and 3 losses.
Bring up the kid from the minors, please!

By: Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:01:56 +0000

The Astros just traded for Randy Wolf. What the hell is Wade doing down there? Trying to acquire as many ex-phillies as possible? He’s clueless. I hear he’s looking to bring Trais Lee and Omar Daal out of retirement.

By: VonHayes

VonHayes — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:45:15 +0000

Don M. – Thanks. At last someone who can see things clearly.

By: CZ

CZ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:29:55 +0000

Anyone else going to be at the game tonight? I’ll be in the cheap, cheap, cheap seats but I’ll be there nonetheless. Go Phils!!

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:29:25 +0000

That is counting the ages listed by the Mets as correct… Carlos Beltran is really 41 years old.. Delgado is 57 years old… and Jose Reyes is 74 years old

By: Soapy

Soapy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:02:03 +0000

Thanks.

By: MA Phanatic

MA Phanatic — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:58:54 +0000

probably would have helped if I included the link there….
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Carlos%20Carrasco&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=471911

By: MA Phanatic

MA Phanatic — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:58:21 +0000

Soapy,
Here’s the page on Carrasco if you’re interested. There really isn’t a timetable on him, it’s really just in how he develops. The Phillies are taking it slow with him, but he’s still very young (21) for Double-A and on his current pace should probably debut in late 2009 if needed and if not possibly as late as the beginning of 2010, unless the pitching continues to suck in which case he’d probably get called up early next year.

By: VonHayes

VonHayes — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:53:20 +0000

Age may not matter, I just think the Mets are quickly discounted for being old by Martinez and Delgado, who I assume will be gone next year. Overall, they are pretty middle of the road. Remember, this is just the active 25-man roster.

Mets over age 30, 12
Phils over age 30, 14

So its now or never for both teams, because the Marlins only 7 guys over 30 (I am just kidding)

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:52:22 +0000

trade? ahahahahahahahahahahaha

i dont think theres any team at all that wants kris benson

By: philsphan

philsphan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:51 +0000

The only way Kris Benson will help the Phillies this year is if we can package him in a trade.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:49 +0000

I dont obsess over the Angels or Mets, so I dont really know. Just trying to make the point that we basically have an offense of guys who are playing well below their average year.

Dobbs is over .300 and Burrell is the only guy with a good OPS…..1.000 on the dot.

By: Soapy

Soapy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:45:17 +0000

Does anyone know when Carasco is due up? Start of ’09? And are his numbers good in the minors this year?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:44:56 +0000

Quickly name me hitters who bat over .300 on the Angles. Or have an OPS over 1000.

Or the Mets for that matter.

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:41:25 +0000

Gavin,

Underachievers.

By: CZ

CZ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:41:24 +0000

VonHayes – I believe those numbers are slightly skewed by the fact that Jamie Moyer is 45 and So Taguchi is 38 – And considering that he is pitching like he’s 30 its slightly unfair to use that logic. I’d be willing to guess that the Mets have far more players who are in their 30′s just not anyone quite as old. I’m not concerned with age as long as players are contributing and staying healthy. The Mets really haven’t had that consistently from their elder statesmen.

But that does shed some light on the fact that the Phils team is not as young as the would lead you to believe…