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Some of those arguments suck, but alot of your suck also. Actually we dont hate Reyes, I just think he is overrated. I think J-Roll looks like crap right now and shouldnt be going to the All Star game, but neither should Ramirez at SS, it should be Tejada. I rank Reyes right there with how J-Roll is currently playing honestly. Either way, what do you expect when you come onto a Phillies ONLY site with a screen name of phillyHATER. DUH. Enough with the I like to argue crap, all you are doing is hiding behind a screen name.

AJ has the point I was making. He is like J-Roll is now, (except J-Roll doesnt get injured as much). Very good gloves, mediocre batting.

Phillyhater decided to talk fair baseball? Congrats, I didnt think you had it in you.

Oh well, enough being embarrased on here for me, I have to get up at 430 am for work. Night all, dont get too drunk from this. Yes even you hater guy. I guess, just because I feel like being a good sport.

The position of closer is not always smart. Why not just leave in the pitcher who had a very easy 8th inning (Chan Ho Park) to finish the game. Stay with the hot hand. There is no rule that requires a manager to change pitchers because it is the 9th inning. Charlie (and all managers) should not resist common sense. WHY remove an effective pitcher???? The closer and the “save” statistic should be abolished–they breed irrational decision-making in managers!

Too late, I am following Brian – you are here posting by yourself. Night Philly Phans. The sun will come up and we maybe can not be swept. We’ll see.

lol..alright brian…aj..again i apologize

I am off to bed after this

Reyes 551
J-Roll 885

If you limit J-Roll to 7/10 as in reyes’ years it is 619.5. Equal playing.

Good night, talk for real and you get a serious conversation back. We don’t have to like one another, but be civil here.

j. reed…we solved it…lol…im not an asshole..dont worry…and im not angry at anything..other than the past two mets seasons..

How fast can this team get on the road? I have never seen
anything quite like this home stand. The O’s road record is 9-20; they are in last place in Al East, yet Phils make them look pretty good! What a waste of a dramatic HR by Ryan Howard. I was totally wrong about Madson as a closer – he was using his change up on two strike counts then. What if Lidge comes back no different than when he went on the DL? All these questions must be answered on the road. Who is the leader of this team in the clubhouse and when is Chollie, the player’s manager gonna kick some ass before his ass has to be sacrificed? Last thing – I suggest that from now on starting tonight, there be absolutely no response to any comment from Met fans on this site.
Absolutely no comments whatsoever – if there is a comment, we will know it is coming from another disguised Met fan. Philly fans lets all agree to ignore these Bastardos
(sorry – mis-spelled). If ignored they will go away!
Happy Fathers Day to all Phillies everywhere (players, coaches & fans). Tomorrow let’s win one for the road!

as a yankees fan, i know, you can always count on the mets choking lol

Hey everyone,

I would just like you say I am a mets fan, and I sometimes come on here to see how another team’s fans are feeling I wanted to apologize for the trolls that lurk on your site calling themselves mets fan. They are not people I want to claim as mets fans, its really unfair what they are doing to you, this is your blog, and your team and I want you to know that I am sorry for it.

Summer, that was a fine comment. We don’t like the Mets, but I for one have lifelong friends who are Mets fans. I certainly respect the team and believe that not even the majority of the team’s aficionados are obnoxious. As long as neither they nor I gloat or whine, Mets fans are always eagerly welcome to talk baseball with me. That – not sarcasm, cynicism, gamesmanship or insults – is what baseball is all about.

AJ – Yeah, I love stats. and stats love patterns so when a team with this much firepower has a team wide batting slump it is an outlier and should raise an eyebrow if you see it twice in the same interval of different time frames. Easier said than done. A few year ago I went to a batting cage…it took several dollars and return trips before I could get a swing around before the ball in the fast pitch cage hit the backstop netting. It was more the sound of ball in net prompted me to swing. Perservence paid off, and I was finally able to hit consistently. A week later I went again and 5 dollars later I left with one a meager foul tip to my name…Baseball’s a headgame, but with that being said, if I were playing on a team, I probably try bunting or just make contact or draw a walk if I was have difficult at the plate. I like small ball, manufacturing runs is a way to stay ahead of the Law of Averages or at least keep it at bay when the long ball tatics fail. Sometimes, you have to give up for the pitcher, but when your slumping and not playing fundamentally sound ball aganist lesser arms neither pitcher nor bad bounces adquately explain losses. And that ‘s the problem with analyzing baseball, seperating the element of chance from a pitcher’s or batter’s skill. If a team plays fundementally good baseball, but still loses, tip your cap to their defense. Chances are the Law of Averages will reward you the next time and that ball lined right at the left fielder will be down the line for a base hit. Problem with the Phils is they don’t play this way to often or at least consistently thru the line-up. Cholly expects them to know better but they don’t always act on it . Sometimes, external enforcement is necessary…I bet Jason Varitek lets every batter in the Red Sox line-up know how that night’s ump will call the game. The Bo Sox and the Dodgers both display great plate disclipline. We typically don’t, we are a little more intuitive and perhaps this keeps us from second guessing or pressing which can be as equally detremental to hitting. Its a good approach considering the stress of 162 games but it during rough patches its our kryptonite which other teams see and exploit with a planned approach. Worse thing about this slump is it’s against teams we lost WSs to and that we are as champions not representing the NL, the only league, against the AL abomination. I’m sure we can right the ship and we have a history of finishing strong however we can’t depend on factors outside our control to abided by our team’s dynamic esp. with our pitching woes (i could write a book).

j reed – It took me some time, but that was insightful and you SHOULD write a book. I often wish we would play small ball more. J-Roll and Victorino would kill it if they played it and made things happen for the heart of the lineup. Mark Grace, one of my favorite on-Philly player, is all about putting pressure on the defense, putting the ball in play and making things happen. Things can go wrong, but when the pressure is on, things happen. If I were Howard, once in a while I’d drop a bunt down the third base line. Guess what – they’d re-think the shift – even if he beat it. I mean little stuff leads to bigger stuff. There is so much we could do with our speed and talent. I love home runs as much as the next guy, but everyone is so intent on smacking it out, when we could keep the defense on their toes. We may fail doing it, but I promise we’d keep them on their toes.

Maybe the Phillies should have played 9 innings instead of 1. They need to take their head out of their asses. This is getting embarassing.

Aj: the other thing about speed on the base paths…the pitcher might have to work out of the stretch which can decrease the monmentum the pitcher normally generate from his full wind-up.

AJ
yeah I agree these losses are gettinga bit out of hand. I see them play the mets on the 5th so hopefully they can get rolling by then.

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