DWIPP: 13- Arthur Rhodes, 2006
Posted by Amanda Orr, Thu, March 19, 2009 10:00 AM | Comments: 11
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13. Arthur Rhodes in 2006
In 45.2 innings with the Phillies in 2006, Rhodes was 0-5 with a 5.32 ERA and 1.67 WHIP. He also blew 3 saves that year, which was huge as the Phillies were in the thick of a wild card race.
At Citizen’s Bank Park, Rhodes was 0-3 with a 7.32 ERA in 2006. In 8 games in July, Rhodes had an ERA of 11.12.
Rhodes will be known as the pitcher who blew a save in the 10th inning on the night Ryan Howard broke the Phillies all time single season home run record. Two days later, he blew another yet another save while the wild card race intensified.
Rhodes is currently on the Cincinnati Reds. Last season in Seattle and Florida, Rhodes was 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA in 35.1 innings of work. He did not allow a home run.
Posts: 0 From Section 113
He was one of those pitchers that ALWAYS killed us. If he pitched against us, he killed us, if he pitched for us, he killed us!
At least tht’s how it seemed
Posted: 10:22 AM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Jason B.
This list gets more and more depressing as it goes. By the time we get to number 1 I will have attempted to end my life approximately 8 1/3 times. Thanks for list Amanda… Well written, well thought out, well goodbye to my loved ones.
Posted: 10:41 AM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 130 Amanda Orr
Haha, I’m sorry Jason. Just remember one thing: 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS!
Posted: 10:54 AM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
That’s right Amanda, I’ve learned from many years of following Philly teams that reflecting on the not so good times makes you appreciate the championships (few and far between as they may be) even more. Jason, if you do that you’ll miss the 2009 WFC!
Posted: 11:10 AM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 0 James Kay
Man, that guy was awful. He left some very unpleasant memory burns. And now he is doing reasonably well?
Agreed that the exasperating seasons make the successful ones even sweeter.
Posted: 11:39 AM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
Jason B,
would you bequeath me your Green Phillies cap?
Just write me into your will.
also, are you the “commish” on philly.com?
Posted: 11:45 AM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Rob
This list is a waste of time.
Posted: 12:41 PM on March 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
I would respectfully disagree with you, Rob.
I am entertained and informed by this list and and I’m sure that there may be a few more people like me in this regard. I simply didn’t want this blog post by Miss Orr to be condemned out of hand.
Posted: 07:04 AM on March 20, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg B
Arthur Lee! Arthur Lee!
I will agree that this was one of the worst pitching seasons in my recent memory. I called him the Arsonist because not only would he not extinguish any fires, he would start his own.
Posted: 12:50 PM on March 20, 2009
Posts: 0 Brooks
I am looking for the table setter – Jose Mesa – not the worst since I have been in Philly but definitely near to!
Posted: 08:41 AM on March 21, 2009
Posts: 0 Brooks
Sorry, to clarify, 2003 & 2007 when Jose pitched for the Phils, his ERA was about 6 each year. I guess the reasons he was around for so long is that 2001 & 2002 he saved a combined 87 games for the Phils.
Posted: 12:15 PM on March 21, 2009