Comments on: Planning The Last Few Innings

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:13:40 +0000

Selig should know that there’s a good possibility this game could go into extra innings and avoid scheduling Game 6 on Thursday night. I heard him say that they would probably skip the travel day.

Lets win this tomorrow! We can do it! GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:32:35 +0000

I’m confident! “Ya Gotta Believe” as all of the signs say.

We have potentially 4 innings of batting, they only have 3. Even if we lose, we know that we have 2 games to win one. They have to shut us down the entire way.

If I’m Manual, I play the odds and go for the jugular. I would have Myers, Eyre, and Durbin all ready to go, with Romero and Madson prepared for the 8th. If we score in the 6th, use the bullpen accordingly and get the ball to Lidge. If we don’t, Myers would love a chance to go 2+ innings and shut them down.

No one has talked about it, but I am scared to death of potentially going into extra innings with games 6 and 7 right around the corner. I don’t want to see the bullpen exhausted.

By: Evrybuddy Hits woohoo

Evrybuddy Hits woohoo — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:39:25 +0000

Belfour is out there to start the 6th. While he makes his warm up pitches, we’ll see who is warming up in the pen, obviously a lefty and righty. If Price is in the pen, they should bat Jenkins to get Price in then bring Bruntlett in to face Price. He had a sweet swing on the home run against him. Price may remember that and be careful with his pitches and possibly walk Bruntlett. If any other lefthander, then bring in Taguchi. Whoever it is, get em on base and get em in. The Phils like to start off games with a run or two and make the opponents play catch up. If this happens, with our pen, game, set, Series.

Of course if nobody is warming in the pen, we bring in Stairs to crush the loudmouth Aussie’s measly fastball into the right field seats. If this happens, with our pen, game, set, Series.

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:11:35 +0000

you dont burn your best pinch hitter in the bottom of the 6th when the game is tied…

Jenkins should be the guy

By: GM-Carson

GM-Carson — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:09:55 +0000

I say thanks to Chad Durbin for what he did during most of the season, but I do not want the see him in this game.

By: bigmyc

bigmyc — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:36:58 +0000

Of course, there’s the notion of the pitcher change once Dobbs is introduced, but maybe we still bat him anyway…he IS our best pinch hitter.

By: bigmyc

bigmyc — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:22:51 +0000

Tim, does the omission of Dobbs as that lead-off guy on wednesday mean that we are done with him in light of game two’s performance or are you planning on saving him for the “later” later innings? I think he’ll have a much better plate appearance on wednesday. I think that maybe that different lighting in the Trop had a lot to do with his flopage. He’ll know what to do.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:22:08 +0000

When is MLB going to announce when games 6 and 7 will be played (if needed)….if Thursday is a travel day, and they play Friday and Saturday, could conceivably have Brett Meyers pitch tomorrow, since the game is tied and don’t know how long it may last…..save wear and tear on the bullpen….then Moyer or Blanton could start game 6 on Friday, and Hamels game 7, with either Moyer or Blanton available…..just a thought…..let’s win Wednesday so it doesn’t matter!!

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:14:06 +0000

I agree. Hamels only threw 75 pitches last night. Let him come back out on a day and a half rest…he’ll be fine for an inning (to get to Madson and Lidge) or two (to open the door for Lidge). Or will the 4 month layoff until spring training not be enough rest for him?

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:26:54 +0000

phil, i’ll shoot you a text if i have any empties around me (306) if you want

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:23:42 +0000

i had an awesome time at the game last night, i left when they rolled the tarp out (knowing because of friends phone calls that it wasn’t getting better anytime soon). i then got on the broad sub from pattison to locust, so i could then transfer to patco and head home to jersey. i got on at 12/13 locust and my train got stuck between 12/13 and 9/10th locust. i stood on a train with a bunch of drunken minors (puking and drinking AND SMOKING) for, get this, ONE HOUR… nobody had info, i didn’t get home (cherry hill, right over the bridge) until 1:30… worst patco experience of my life

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:09:49 +0000

1 run. 9 outs.

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:09:30 +0000

hopefully the fact that they made the decision today that it’ll be moved til wednesday at 8:37 gives fans enough time…

i expect a sell out

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:49:59 +0000

I have a standing room ticket I’m gonna try to get into a seat because of this.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:47:57 +0000

Yeah I’d pay 150 or 200 to be there. Anybody that’s trying to make big bucks off their ticket at this point is a schmo in my opinion.

By: Gaylord Focker

Gaylord Focker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:35:15 +0000

There are 26 tickets available on StubHub.com for Wednesday nights game. Still very expensive though. What a horrible situation this is for the potential clinching night. FU Bud Selig you bumbling idiot!

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:16:27 +0000

Yea… I was making phone calls last night when they showed people leaving.. trying to get inside the stadium if the game was to restart at like 2am or whatever.. they need to have people there… you have to figure at least 1,000 can’t make it tomrw night because they are back in Tampa.. (super low number, of course) …. But because those people are the rightful owners to those seats, there is no way the Phillies can sell those seats again.. BUT.. because those seats are counted as people at the game… they won’t be allowed to sell extras because 46,000 or whatever the actual number is.. is the maximum capacity allowed.

By: Joel (GO PHILLIES!)

Joel (GO PHILLIES!) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:13:11 +0000

Don, understood…I’m just saying, if there are empty seats at first pitch, let’s get asses in the seats….Phillies NEED the fans on this….

Good point on fire codes and stuff. The risk becomes if a seat ticket holder shows up, then we might have fights…

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:09:51 +0000

I don’t think there is any way that the Phillies can release more seats.. because there are owners of those seats, with their ticket stubs.. what the would most likely do is release 500 Standing Room tickets or something like that.. but honestly, they probably can’t do that either because of fire-codes and stuff.. if everyone with a ticket did show up, and they would be that much more over capacity.

By: Joe Green

Joe Green — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:06:10 +0000

The Phillies have to pay their ushers, grounds crew, etc also don’t they? Retorical ? Will they be charging again for tickets? I don’t think so. That’s sucks that they’ll be paying for parking again.

ESPN Sports Center just confirmed that game 5 is suspended until Wednesday at 8:37 ET.