Comments on: Mets Overcome Phils In 12

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:24:42 +0000

i still think theyve gotta matt morris him and just pay him to get out.

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:23:30 +0000

If he made $2 Million a year, he might… but at 8.5M or whatever he gets next year… he’s not going anywhere.

He really hasn’t pitched that bad too many times this year… as your #5 in your rotation, he’s really not that bad…not good… but not that bad

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:02:47 +0000

young pitching = dont trade

they can trade adam eaton and i wont care though. if he even has any value.

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:48:12 +0000

Why trade your 23 year old pitcher?? Yo guys, pitching is literally SO hard to get that if you have it… you don’t trade it… and to get it, you need to give up a TON

Hamels, X, Kendrick, Carrasco, X …. depending on the fill-ins, if its Myers, Happ… it has a chance to be a good, young rotation

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:20:12 +0000

kyle kendrick. ive heard people call for kendricks trade dozens of times on here. not today necessaqrily though.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:17:14 +0000

I am rallying behind Kendrick picking up a lot of slack next year. He dropped his ERA 2 points over his half of a season last year. I think he can do it again this year. Have faith.

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:14:21 +0000

Geoff, who suggested moving Kendrick? Are you talking about Howie Kendrick?

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:11:12 +0000

Its fun watching Okajima pitch, he looks at the ground and somehow throws it on target.

I don’t see their era dropping below four because for every 4 good outings they have they’ll have a 5 run outing. Its inevitable. But I do hope that Kendrick can continue to keep his pitches down and make progress at this level.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:08:44 +0000

i definitely just took a half day today.

kendrick isnt going anywhere. itd be retarded to move him. no need to at all. young pitching, keyword young, is too valuable.

By: Don M

Don M — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:44:56 +0000

Yea Myers is terrible…

I was calling for his move to the bullpen, so they can sell him as a closer …probably more than a month ago now.

He’s bad… when he throws pitches, his freakin head is looking somehwere between the phils dugout and 1st base… he’s lost on the mound

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:41:24 +0000

I’m sure you mean besides Myers of course.

By: Don M

Don M — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:37:49 +0000

I just think they’ll go in opposite directions.. the more time Kendrick has at this level, the better he can be. Moyer tends to get tired as the season goes on…

Moyer has amazed me at times this year.. he doesn’t seem to get a whole lot of run support when he’s pitching.. but overall, i think all of the Phillies pitchers have done a very good job of keeping us in games and giving us a chance to win

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:34:46 +0000

Moyer’s ERA is 4.12…it peaked at 4.09. If Moyer can get another outing like he had against the Marlins for his next outing he could drop below 4.00 just from that. Kendrick needs to string together another 3 outings in a row with 6-8 innings and less than 2 runs earned to drop below 4.0

By: Don M

Don M — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:31:29 +0000

Yea…..my bad about the Howard rants… we do need a new topic…

Kendrick is really starting to impress me.. when he keeps the ball down, he is VERY effective. Moyer has looked good in a bunch of his starts, and looked somewhat “tired” in others. I think Kendrick has the chance to win you about 15 games with an ERA around 4 (under 4.00 is probably a stretch) …I think Moyer is a nice pitcher, who would be best suited as your #4 or #5 and he can outduel other teams young guys in that role… I don’t think Moyers ERA goes low this year

By: Don M

Don M — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:28:46 +0000

I don’t think he’s shitty….. but I do know that he’s hitting .232 and teams would rather take a .300 hitter than a power-hitter.

I just think that he can’t get you a #1… I was so baffled by your stance that the Giants would trade Tim Lincecum for Ryan Howard….. because they like power hitters…

so know thats what i keep comaring things to in my mind.. Could Howard get you something in return.. YES…. could he get you enough in return, that it would actually make it worthwhile to trade him? No..

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:28:07 +0000

Off topic from the whole Howard thing, but does anyone forsee Moyer and Kendrick’s ERA dipping below 4.0 by the end of the season? That would look really nice for our starting rotation heading into the playoffs.

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:25:42 +0000

The thing with trading Howard if at all is if we’re in contention in 2010.

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:22:46 +0000

I’m not familiar with Center City at all, from South Jersey. We have this little Deli about 4 blocks from my house that had the ’03 Philly’s best Cheesesteak. They carry all the goods.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:21:55 +0000

Don M, he’s never been on the market so you don’t know really what he can net. I post on the MLB message board, and a couple of months ago there was a post about players on the trade block, and I threw Howard out there, and everybody that wasn’t a Phillies or Mets fan was like omg noway he’s on the trade block. He’s the best power hitter in baseball. If that was true a team would give anything for him, blah blah blah. He could net a farm, trust me. You just don’t see his value because you think he’s shitty on the Phillies, which he’s not.

By: Don M

Don M — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:20:45 +0000

Sounds good… anywhere in center city that rocks a mean BLT ???

Coventry Deli has pretty good everything, but im not trying to get caught in the rain walking that far