Comments on: NLCS Preview Part IV : The Pen’s The Thing

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:36:24 +0000

That processing fee is like to me paying a cover charge to go drink in a club. or going to a restaurant and being charge twenty dollars for them to valet your car you are spending money in there restaurant yet they charge you to park. do They only charge it for playoff games is that right?

By: KM

KM — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:28:58 +0000

I am surprised Kuo won’t be starting over Kershaw in game 3 or 4, especially since the Phillies have big lefty hitters. I guess keeping him in the bullpen gives them a little versatility late in games.

Nothing beats the atmosphere at a Phillies playoff game, but honestly I prefer to watch from home. The only way I’d really go to a playoff game during the playoffs is if it was a clincher. Plus, ticket prices are crazy.

By: Griffin

Griffin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:17:15 +0000

Kuo making the roster is not good for the Phils. Now they’ll have two lefties and can counter a Greg Dobbs pinch-hitting appearance with Kuo and save Beimel for Utley/Howard later on. Oh well, this is going to be a tough series

By: Craig P

Craig P — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:10:35 +0000

Sounds like Kuo is going to make the roster and pitch, though probably only able to pitch every other day. Makes the Dodgers bullpen stronger, though it also sounds like Saito may be left off if he can’t be effective. Won’t be concrete til tomorrow.

Jim Rome is a bit of a jerk, and I’m a Dodger fan saying that, I could care less what he says or predicts. He probably can’t name more than 4 guys on their team. Or on the Phillies.

Anyway, good luck.

By: Griffin

Griffin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:26:51 +0000

I just read somewhere that the Dodgers are considering pitching Lowe in Game 4 on short rest so that he’ll be able to pitch game 7 on full rest. Manuel has said he has no intention of doing this to Hamels.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:18:39 +0000

SJ Mike you are annoyed because of your passion for the phillies. Someone is rooting against your team. It’s a normal reaction. Remember games are won on the field .

By: Griffin

Griffin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:18:29 +0000

yeah, they charged me 6 bucks for each ticket and an 8 dollar non-refundable fee for the whole order. So I would up paying an extra 26 bucks. By the way, the game 5 NLDS tickets included that 8 dollar fee that was non-refundable. I got my money back for the tickets, but not that 8 dollar fee. Lame.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:15:12 +0000

Griffin just wondering did they charge you a twenty dollar process fee.

By: SJ Mike

SJ Mike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:14:34 +0000

But Jim Rome is never short to go on a tangent about how much he dislikes Brett Myers.

It was the same deal when we faced Sabathia in Game 2 of the NLDS. It was going to be impossible to beat him, Phils don’t have a chance against him. Most of the predictions that said 3-1 series wins penciled that Brewer win for Sabathia.

Now the Dodgers are an “unstoppable” force for beating the Cubs who played awful and beat themselves.

I’m amused and annoyed all at the same time.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:10:53 +0000

You can’t listen to a lot of these writers. Most of them don’t get to see the teams outside there area. How many times do you think Rome has seen the phillies. He just looks at manny and them winning 20 of 25 and bases his opinion. Its like me and don talking about third baseman I only really have seen felix, a lot and wright a lot and Glaus so I can only comment on those players. How can I tell if a player is a great fielder by his stats. not really. it’s the same when they look at Ryan Howard hitting 254 and say he isn’t mvp because of average. How many clutch hits does he have look at his numbers with runner in scoring position. does he get pitch around because burrell isn’t hitting all these things are factors. Do you think outside the city the writers go into the details to give a accurate account. This year in my opinion the no shortstop played a better shortstop then Rollins. He was unbelievalbe in the field. He might have more errors than others but the plays he made just make him the best this year.He got to ball Hanley raminez would only dream about.

By: Griffin

Griffin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:59:50 +0000

I agree about Harden mikemike, $7 million bucks is a nice price for him. The Cubs had their doctor evaluate his shoulder this morning and then they picked up his option this afternoon. I wish the Phils got him.

By: Griffin

Griffin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:58:38 +0000

Regarding playoff tickets, I had tickets in section 413 for game 5 of the NLDS that were $43 a piece and I have tickets for game 2 NLCS in the same section (weird coincidence) that are $83 a piece. So the Phillies basically doubled the prices from the first round to the second round. Makes sense, and I hope they spend that extra money in the offseason.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:56:04 +0000

Harden had a seven million dollars contract pick up today by the cubs . He was 10-2 with 2.07 era if healthy what a steal. He started twentyfive games. Most starter will go 33-34 so at that price if he misses some starts. still a steal eaton gets 8.5 this year. I thought he was a rental player, now I really wish we got him, he would look good next year. Plus if he is a type a we get two good draft choices. which would have replace the player we would have gave up.

By: SJ Mike

SJ Mike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:50:16 +0000

Mikemike, I know, it is just funny how the Dodgers are suddenly this unstoppable force (much like CC Sabathia before we faced him).

I was just watching Jim Rome is burning, and his lead off topic was all about how Manny will be facing the Red Sox in the World Series. The LCS series haven’t even started, and Jim Rome (along with many other writers) have this pipe dream of Manny back at Fenway and showing up Boston.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:47:17 +0000

SJMike This is there chance to make money for showing the games. If boston and dogers play. You can justifiy large ad dollars. The market share is huge in those two cities. Tampa Bay would be a disaster for the network, I don’t think phillies would be that bad wish I can work the computer better. I believe the 1980 series was one of the highest rated in history and 1993 drew real good number.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:37:33 +0000

Is it a policy of all clubs to charge you a fee of twenty dollars to buy playoff tickets. I don’t understand process fee to buy a playoff ticket.

By: SJ Mike

SJ Mike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:32:28 +0000

Gotta love how the entire national media has a huge man-crush on the Dodgers and a pipe dream for Manny & Torre vs. the Red Sox.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:30:04 +0000

!30 for any playoff tickets is cheap, I go to a lot of sixers games and most times they are comp. My family works for comcast ,but when I sometime have to pay its crazy it cost me almost a hundred a ticket plus parking for side view of basketball, and that’s regular season. To get playoff for that prices is good. You will see the scalper getting over two hundred a ticket tomorrow.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:22:11 +0000

I hear you… I like being able to see the replays. and just have a good view of every play… which usually happens on TV more than in person

By: MP

MP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:52:16 +0000

130 is insanely cheap for what tickets are going for right now, espcially for a lower level section.