Sad Offensive Performance Means Another 0-2 Start
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Tue, April 07, 2009 09:47 PM | Comments: 89
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Blame it on the cold, blame it on opposing pitching, blame it on the bats. Whatever the case, the Phillies offense has stunk so far.
The Braves shut out the Phils, 4-0; so far Atlanta has outscored the Phillies 8-1 to open the season. Instead of Derek Lowe mastering the Phils, it was Jair Jurrjens who wiggled out of some small jams, getting many shallow pops and warning-track pseudo-blasts. Ryan Howard and Chase Utley each collected two hits — otherwise it was a paltry showing.
Jamie Moyer surrendered a leadoff home run to Kelly Johnson. That was all Atlanta needed. Moyer gave up four runs in five innings. The bullpen did another stellar job in response, as Chan Ho Park tossed an easy sixth, Jack Taschner threw two scoreless innings and Clay Condrey put up zeroes in the ninth.
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Never thought I’d see the day where the only thing that wasn’t bothering me on the Phillies team IS THE BULLPEN!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 09:49 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
Bad start to your season.Line-up and the starters need to wake up.Can’t blame the defense either because some balls hit found holes and were out of reach.Sure Ibanez made a good play throwing out Kotchman at home and Rollins in a fine play top 9th,but overall….bad start to your season.
Posted: 09:52 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 BurrGundy
I agree with Greg V 100%. very disappointing start. Starting pitching stunk and the hitting was at best second rate. Thank heavens we have 160 more games. This cannot continue.
Posted: 09:54 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
It shouldn’t Brrr,Even I know the Phillies are a much more talented team than this.
Posted: 09:56 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg B
When’s the last time the Phils won an opening series? Blanton better toss a shutout and hit a HR tomorrow.
I sure dislike it when the boys don’t hit. An L is an L, but those high scoring losses are a little more exciting.
Maybe the Phils do like it when the fans are at their throats. You’d think they would be more inspired to start better reading the comments on this blog.
Posted: 09:58 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 tim mccarver sucks
The Phillies hitters look lost in translation at the plate and the starters still think its spring and the braves are taking advantage of the starters mistakes. He have agree with Burr that the only worry we dont have is the bull pen is beyond belief it has to get better.
Posted: 09:58 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Fuhs
Yeah, I’m with Greg. For years, my dad and I used to joke about how a Phillies game was a great lead handily squandered by the bullpen.
I am, however, glad that the bullpen is better than a lot of people expected.
I like that they’ll use the Seoul Man out of the pen. Perfect use of a fifth starter with no games coming.
Posted: 10:01 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
listen, the phils are gonna suck this season…we all know that. Let’s just give up watching the season, I think the marlins need some fans. Afterall, jimmy rollins was right all philly fans are bandwagoners. Lets join the marlins bandwagon, who’s with me?
Posted: 10:06 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Barack Obama
I am the president.
Posted: 10:09 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
I am worried that Utley looks bad at the plate and has no “pop” when he makes contact. He also had that first inning error tonight. I’m worried about him.
Feliz and Victorino do not look comfortable and havent had a ton of spring at bats.
Howard keeps hitting into the shift.
The good news is that with the exception of the long ball the pitching has been solid. A win tomorrow and Phillies Nation can exhale.
Posted: 10:10 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Don’t read my last post, I didn’t post it! I’m a die hard Phillies fan and will root for them forever, forever, forever!!!
Posted: 10:10 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
haha, how’s that feel Chase Mutley?
Posted: 10:13 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Hey, who’s impersonating me? we all know i’m not a die hard phillies fan!! I’m a marlins fan, they’re 2-0!!!
Posted: 10:14 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
you bastard! you bastard!
Posted: 10:14 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
It feels very good estrada…what kinda gay name is that anyway? almost as gay as jimmy
Posted: 10:15 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
then why are you wasting your life on a phillies site, are you some kind of loser?
breaking news: Chase Mutley is a loser
Posted: 10:15 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
I’m not a loser, but you are one.
Posted: 10:16 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Barack Obama
Breaking news: we already knew Chase Mutley was a loser….he’s also a fag and bandwagoner.
Posted: 10:16 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Tim, just think of how many homos Tuesday nights you’d ruin if the comments section required registration.
WFC.
Posted: 10:16 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Shut it Barack, I am not your bitch.
Posted: 10:18 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Barack Obama
What did you say to me?
Posted: 10:19 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
I’m actually Estrada’s bitch ; )
Posted: 10:19 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
damn straight, now let’s have sex
Posted: 10:20 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
This obviously is not the genuine original Chase Mutley and we all know that.Whoever you are…..you need to get out more and find a clue.
Posted: 10:21 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
Okay I’ll stop, sorry.
Posted: 10:22 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Happpy Miner
Yea, listen to my brother!
Posted: 10:23 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Grrumpy Miner
Thanks Happpy, now can we talk about the actual game?
Posted: 10:23 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
good enough for me. How about those marlins though? they lookin pretty good…i just ordered my Hanley Ramierez Jersey
Posted: 10:26 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
Chase Mutley has no life. Can he leave?
Posted: 10:28 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Grrumpy Miner
Marlins won in 2003.
Posted: 10:29 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Says “estrada”
Posted: 10:29 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
grumpy and the phillies won in 2008 and the mets won in 1986 and the dodgers won in 1988 and the yankees won in 2000 what’s your point?
Posted: 10:30 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
he never has one, ignore him.
now what do you think of Uggla? I liked him last year.
Posted: 10:31 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Jacob
!!estrada!! what’s up with you dawg?
Posted: 10:32 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Uggla is def. something special. He’s a potential MVP someday…I might have to change my username to Dan Muggla
Posted: 10:33 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
Chase Mutley! We shouldn’t be on a Phillies site. We aren’t Phillies fan. Where’s the best Marlins site? I will follow you.
I don’t know a Jacob
Posted: 10:34 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Jacob
I don’t like baseball so I have come to complain about it. Why is it so boring?
Posted: 10:35 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Jacob
WHOA! I am definitely a fan. I LOVE THE PHILLIES!!!!!!!
I also want to say the Phillies are still the best because they are the world phucking champs and I will smash you with a hammer if you think otherwise. You got that? You got that? Go Phillies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We will win tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 10:37 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Maverick
It’s simple..
Mets ARE the favorite to win the NL.. they finished a few games behind the phils and with this bullpen last year they would have finished ahead of the Phils… that said… i am a long time phillies fan and what i think they do best is play from behind…and play SCRAPPY….none of this HIGH HORSE were the champs shit…. scrappy fucking baseball..play the game like you want it….not like you own it… leave that game to the Yankees.
Posted: 10:38 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Jason B.
Despite the highly intelligent conversation going on by a couple of jackasses impersonating regulars on the site, I’d like to inject a little something about the game:
The guys were hitting the ball hard tonight, just not in the right spots. Moyers gotta be a little better, but overall this is what I expect out of him…3-4 runs over 5-6 innings. If he can do that every fifth day and we can get decent production out of Park, these games can be winnable. Unfortunately, our bread and butter, our bats, have gone a bit cold. We had the runners on base to win this game, unlike Sunday, they just weren’t getting the clutch hits.
Posted: 10:39 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Maverick
wtf?
Posted: 10:40 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Jason B.
By the way, the real Jacob… i’m with you and the smashing of the hammer. Go WFC!!!
Posted: 10:42 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
h
Posted: 10:43 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 estrada
Jason, you have a sexy name.
Posted: 10:43 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Maverick
you guys censored my last post?? very lame… actually really really lame…
all i said was mets are a better team and would have finished ahead of phils last year had they had this bull pen…and that phils need to play scrappy ball and get off the HIGH HORSE of were the champs ..and start playing the game like they want it… and not like they own it…and leave that shit to the yankees…
what is bad about saying this?…wtf
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Jason B.
uh thanks estrada
Chase Mutley please don’t steal my site
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Yes, yes I do… and my wife is very fond of it.
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
this just seems like a conversation golem from lord of the rings would have. people need to grow up. as for the game…i was there and it was pathetic. moyer looked better than his numbers said
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Maverick
Okay I’ve had enough of this site. I AM PHUCKING LEAVING IT, OKAY? PHUCK EVERYONE!
Posted: 10:46 PM on April 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
the offense was pathetic. the pen was fabulous especially taschner
Posted: 10:47 PM on April 7, 2009