Comments on: Gameday: Nationals (50-93) at Phillies (82-60)

By: Jake from vermont(outta philly)

Jake from vermont(outta philly) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:30:55 +0000

Yo Phills Nation, this is Jake from Burlington, Vermont. Growing up in Philly, I’ve been up North here for the past 5 years, and as an avid phillsnation reader its nice to see a B-town shout out.

As for Vermont Pub and Brewery…their beer is alright (at least compared to the aforementioned tons of other microbrews around Vermont) though if ever in town, I would recommend going for a Switchback ale. Delicious microbrew, served only on tap.

Keep up the good work fellas.

By: j reed

j reed — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:10:03 +0000

Man, when i was a kid there was nothing sadder than that Hulk Song…Still gets me.. 2nd to Samuell Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” which should be played at the end of every Eagles season….gold standard my ass. and i don’t even like football.

By: j reed

j reed — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:52:40 +0000

Repeat – the worst bench postion in all of sports, unless your Tom “birds sing my song even when I crap” Brady, is the 2nd and 3rd string quarterback….how’d you like to be Kevin K., scant chances to really prove much unless your name happens to be Tom “the word made flesh “Brady-Christ Superstar, and having to learn an offense over complicated by A.Reid’s passing fetish and in town where one bad game means your hitch hiking out of Philly to the Incredible Hulk theme song while every other car goes out of its way to drive thru every big, polluted curbside puddle you happen to be walking near. Wait someone stops…it s Sean Andrews,,,it’s onto off, off, offf, off broadway where your promoting his one man rendition of CATS on Joe Banner’s dollar…

By: Repeat!

Repeat! — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:47:55 +0000

The Philadlphia Eagles have just signed Joe Montanna. TOUCHDOWN!49ers….

By: Repeat!

Repeat! — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:32:31 +0000

..jreed…stop reading my mind….It’s very frustrating…Just kidding…

By: Repeat!

Repeat! — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:30:32 +0000

In 2008 the Angels lost to Boston…. They always loose to Boston.. The Cubs lost to the Dodegers….The Cubs always loose….Regardless of the oppos….Phils had six day lay-off before th WS…They won it in 5..Why? The back bone of the Champs in ’08 was the BP, which was allowed time to rest..The Phils got some injury issues….They could use the the down time if they got it….Chase’s hip, the BP, Lee’s total pitch count…Happ’s hurting…It’s funny, but Pedro is the team’s healthest starter..Followed by Moyer(spot starter) because of he was moved to the BP…This is baseball not football…There’s plenty of ways to get your starters paying time w/o over doing it.

By: j reed

j reed — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:30:16 +0000

Ed R. Could rest have been the issue or was it that the Angels seem to develop a case of Red-sox-itsis come early october? And there was the Cubs…I am not cetain of how much rest Lou gave his regulars but i’d worry that the Milkly Way might collide with a rogue galaxy if the Cubs didn’t club themselves to death every year. Ultimately, other than Ut’s hip, my main concern is more for the bench players that are not necessarily pinch hitters, who despite some prior experience in this regard, may be called on to do so in the post season and will now have that much more stress to contend with….Granted post season stress can’t be rehearsed, but the tension of stepping out of their comfort zone by pinching hitting can be address by more plate appearances. I think of it like this; bench players are to hitting what relievers are to pitching in terms of real game stress.. pinch hitter is like the closer and the other bench players are like the long man, and set-up guy, or specialist.

By: karen

karen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:12:34 +0000

Ed, I agree with you. I definately feel that Charlie needs to start being the one in charge, not always the players. What damage could have been done if Lidge had gone in there in the 9th? Make sure someone else is ready to go in if needed but give him some work…..from what I have seen about Lidge it is the mental/lack of confidence part that is the largest obstacle. I think there are some roster spots that would be in need of some work for potential fill ins….

By: George

George — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:10:59 +0000

The pitch is called a knuckle curve, not a knuckling curve, and behaves nothing like a knuckleball. It is a curveball that is gripped with the fingernail of one of the fingers; just a different way to give it its spin. I believe it was Bert Blyleven who first used the knuckle curve effectively.

By: karen

karen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:08:40 +0000

I love Chooch…he has the ability to be such a valuable asset if we are to go on and win a second championship this year. Lee is amazing as always…but I can say that the atmosphere at the game was not close to that on sunday. Lee isn’t Pedro but he did an awesome job. I might just be biased as I kept hearing about Pedro tonight by these 2 drunk dudes in front of me at the game :) lol

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:05:09 +0000

Wohoo Clifton!

And props to CHOOOOCH too!

By: j reed

j reed — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:45:42 +0000

Ed R. – considering the Nats have, in the NL, the 4th best AVG, 3rd best OBP, 6th most RBI’s, the 5th most hits, I’d say that Lee’s performed well. His curveball looked good. Scouting reports say he can throw a knuckling curve…For me, it’s hard to tell esp. when i am not sure how something assosiated with no spin works with something that has spin. Although he’s thrown a few that looked like a typical nasty bottom falling out curve with additional break on it. Maybe its expectation informing my eyes or perhaps the qualifier “knuckling” is used to describe a pitch that defies classification. I saw a picture of his one of his grips where his index finger was bent and if i remember correctly the nail portion of the finger tip was on the ball…could this be the grip for that type of curveball or is it something entirely different?

By: Repeat!

Repeat! — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:36:13 +0000

Phillies win their third a row by beating the Washington Nationals 5-0 tonite in Philadephia. Cliff Lee entered tonite’s start coming off of three consecutive poor performances, including his last start against these same Nationals last week in Washington in D.C. Perhaps motivated by Perdo Martinez’s great game against the Mets in prime time, Cliff Lee threw a complete game shut out. Lee allowed just six hits on 124 pitches. He walked three, but he had 9 strike outs, including the last two Nats to end the ball game. Cliff Lee also struck out the side in the 1st and the Phils jumped to a 1-0 lead in their half of the 1st. Phillies added 4 more in the 2nd. The 4th run the Phillies scored in the 2nd turned out to be the last run recored in the game. Hitting with RISP has plagued the Phillies all season. But tonite the Phils were 4-8 in that department. The only real trouble Cliff Lee ran into was in the 4th. The Nationals loaded the bases with 2 outs, but Lee got Bard to end the threat. But I’m sure some “fans will fine something to b*itch about…

-Repeat

By: Ed R.

Ed R. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:01:18 +0000

I agree J-Reed but the Angels clinched so early last year and started to rest their regulars and that did not work out well for them. I think our regular guys need to start games as they normally would and then be taken out early. And of course, get the bench some starts here and there.

By: j reed

j reed — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:56:48 +0000

I guess because of the recent bullpen blunders and that the Nats battle us to the end, charlie opted to keep his position starters in….I hope if we maintain this kind of lead he will cycle in the bench players more to not only rest the regulars but to get the bench more game ready for the post season. Practice only makes perfect for practice games.

By: Baseballbriefs.com

Baseballbriefs.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:54:05 +0000

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By: My Cooler Does Suck

My Cooler Does Suck — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:49:49 +0000

NICE GAME!!!!

By: Ed R.

Ed R. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:48:52 +0000

So is the Cliff Lee we saw tonight the return of the Cliff Lee we all had a man crush on a few weeks ago, or was it just a solid performance by a piss poor Nationals team?

18 straight shutout innings by the Phillies pitchers. Two straight CG’s. Pretty amazing.

By: My Cooler Does Suck

My Cooler Does Suck — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:48:44 +0000

My bad Keith.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:48:23 +0000

alright Cliff Lee! :D