DWIPP: 14- Antonio Alfonseca, 2007
Posted by Amanda Orr, Wed, March 18, 2009 10:00 AM | Comments: 19
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14. Antonio Alfonseca in 2007
Alfonseca’s bad year may have been overshadowed by his 8 saves during the time the Phillies were without a closer. Although he converted 8 saves, he blew 5. Known as El Pulpo for having 6 fingers on each hand, Alfonseca took over the closing role for the Phillies when Tom Gordon and Brett Myers were injured.
In 49.2 innings, Alfonseca had a 5.44 ERA and 1.85 WHIP. Opponents batted .314 off the right hander. His strikeout to walk ratio was just 0.89.
Alfonseca must not of liked pitching during the day. During day games he had a 7.20 ERA.
2007 was the last season Alfonseca pitched in the majors.
Posts: 0 Joe A.
personally alfonseca was the coolest guy at bp and would always talk to the kids and also gave many balls away he mite not have been a great pitcher but has to b better then geary!!!
Posted: 10:08 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
that was a blast from the past.
i agree that he must have not liked pitching during the day. We fans didn’t like him pitching either.
Posted: 10:25 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Eli
fabio castro, the ultimate douchebag
Posted: 10:37 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 therookie300
I did like the fact that he saved all three games against the Mets at Shea in June 2007.
Posted: 10:54 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
El PuLpo
Posted: 10:56 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 From Section 113
But the 1 month he did well was th eone we needed him the most. When we lost our closer(s) in ’07 he stepped up for a 4-5 week period. Granted he was pretty bad the rest of the time.
Posted: 10:56 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Justin
Does Joe Roa make this list? How about Omar Daal? Or Nelson Figeroa? Or Brandon Duckworth?
Posted: 11:00 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Chutley
hahahah for a second i thought he was #9
Posted: 11:31 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Albert
I loved this guy when he saved those 3 straight games at Shea. That was an awesome series.
Posted: 11:37 AM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
El Pulpo… the octopus.
He did help us when we needed it… and he seemed like a good teammate (smiling with teammates and always really focused on the mound). He might have put up some awful numbers but he definitely helped us get into the postseason.
Posted: 12:27 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Matt S
I couldnt disagree with this more. The dude did everything we asked for and more…Cant under estimate the saves at shea…and that hop he had from the release of the pitch to a celebratory punch will always have a special place in my heart
Posted: 01:45 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Don M
Its funny that we like Alfonseca more than Geary
Posted: 01:49 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 James Kay
I love this list. It kicks ass where it is deserved. The analysis of each entry is somewhat analogous to a clinician’s report on a seriously ill patient. Those numbers are appalling. And it only gets worse from here.
Posted: 02:35 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 meech.one
I’m his Baseball-Reference sponsor.
And I’m proud of it.
Posted: 03:59 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 christopher
has no place on this list.
Posted: 06:15 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 From Section 113
Don M—> “Its funny that we like Alfonseca more than Geary”
That’s pretty funny, sad, and true all at the same time.
Posted: 06:51 PM on March 18, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg B
EL Pulpo’s contirbutions at the end of the year were forgettable when his arm was dead. People forget that he saved our rears the first couple of months. No way was this a bad season all in and the Phils don’t make the playoffs without his contribution.
Posted: 12:57 PM on March 20, 2009
Posts: 0 mplant
I can’t get down on Alfonseca. His ’07 numbers are far from impressive, but he was solid at a time when there weren’t any alternatives
Posted: 04:46 PM on March 22, 2009
Posts: 0 Becky
Above anything else, the thing that I will always remember Alfonseca for is grabbing the giant hose and spraying down me, along with the rest of the crowd behind the dugout and along the 1st base line after clinching the NL East on the last day of the season. :) What a great day!!!!
Posted: 08:13 PM on February 28, 2010