Comments on: Your 2009 National League Champions

By: Rhyan W

Rhyan W — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:51 +0000

Whose eating humble pie now? Phillies suck.

By: Phlorida

Phlorida — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:56:22 +0000

great piece corey, god i love this site. There is zero coverage of the good guys down here, unless they play the braves. I rely on this site in its entirety for real phils baseball content. The Phillies dominated the Doyers, although by listening to the TBS broadcasters, you might think otherwise. It will only be worse if we play NewYork. A well deserved tip of the hat to Tim, Pat, Amanda, Brian, Corey and anyone else I may have missed for keeping me well informed, making me laugh and putting up the best damn baseball site on the internet

By: Corey Seidman

Corey Seidman — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:06:34 +0000

If you trade for Jim Thome, you bat Jim Thome instead of Russell Martin or Casey Blake with the bases loaded and 1 or 2 out(s) in the 8th inning of a 5-run deficit in a clinching game.

The Phillies won every phase of this series, and would have swept if not for shaky defense that took EVERYONE by surprise.

That’s my last word.

By: dodger fan

dodger fan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:47:24 +0000

Typical.

By: mikeB

mikeB — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:51:03 +0000

I agree with letting Happ start against the Yanks in the WS but not Blanton. Delegate him to the bullpen. Has anyone seen his ERA and especially his record against the Yanks and Angels from when he pitched with Oakland? The Yanks pretty much owned him and the Angels were not far behind.

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End of the Week Links « Phillies, Flyers, and Other Random Nonsense — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:03:03 +0000

[...] Corey Seidman of Phillies Nation has a nice, in depth recap of the NLCS. [...]

By: Harry Kalas

Harry Kalas — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:41:39 +0000

I’m not even respond to the BS. The Phillies are in the WS for the 2nd year in a row. That’s all that matters in the end. I live downtown, and celebration on Broad Street was awesome! We saw so many hot chicks in Phils gear walking, running, and stripping in a few cases up and down Broad Street. It was like Christmas. Maybe I’m naive, but I wasn’t expecting that since already won in all last year. I’m sure glad I was wrong. The rain expected in NY this weekend could really make this ALCS even more helpful to the Phillies. A game 7 wipes out C.C. for Game 1. I think eventually the 3-man rotation that Joe used will blow up in his face.

-If the Angels win it might actually be a let down. Hopefully not for the actually Phillies.

-All I ask of Charlie and his staff: Make and committ to defined roles for our pitchers. Can’t keep doing the flip around in the WS.
Unless of course a situation arises for u to abort your original plan.

-The Phils are waisting Happ’s tremd talent/s. I think he should start in the WS.
Same thing w/Blanton. Bring up Condrey(if healthy) and let Blanton remain a starter

-I know the Yanks had the best O in baseball vs lefties this season. But their succ off lefties is not set in stone.

-I like our rotation to be: Game 1 Lee, Game 2 Blanton, Game 3 Cole(can he handle NY? The Mets fans got to him), Game 4 Happ. Game 5-7 if necc.. depends on the situation other than a sweep of course.

Pedro the emger starte

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:31:59 +0000

Vlad was/is one of the best pure hitters in the game of baseball .. its tough NOT to make a mistake pitch to that guy .. you try to make the best pitch you can, and if he hits it, he hits it

I actually had that conversation last night.. his recent lack of power.. was he on the juice before… just a power hitter in his prime … or are the injuries taking that much of a toll on him (as he’s already in his last years) .. he can hardly run at all anymore

he was a great player in his prime.. Montreal and Anaheim aren’t in the spotlight, so he’s very underrated, but his numbers are amazing

By: j reed

j reed — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:14:05 +0000

Chuck – hell yeah that’d be a break for us

By: j reed

j reed — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:04:34 +0000

The Original Chuck P. – word on Poseda’s 1-2 call to Vlad….you call bowl the pitch in and he’d swing at it…granted it might go out…i’ve watched the guy blast stuff out that wasn’t just a ball but unhittable, however that was in his prime…the guy isn’t the same and Hughes curveball was pretty nasty looking. Dumb ass call by Poseda

By: ed

ed — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:50:23 +0000

I don’t think Torre made a bad decision not starting Billingsly because the Phillies crush him. It’s like I don’t Charlie made a bad decision to start Cole game 1 because he owned the Dodgers. Hind-sight is always 20-20. The bottom line is the players have to execute on the field and the Phillies were flat out better and rise to the occasion. That’s why I never panicked at the end of the year because when the lights are on, this team comes to play.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:29:50 +0000

I think SDO is implying that I’M afraid of Sabathia….which I’m not.. All I said was that if the Yankees series gets extended to 7 games and becasue of rain that we would probably not have to potentially face him 3 times…is that a break for the Phillies or not.??…who knows for sure..

By: Don M

Don M — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:56:27 +0000

Who is saying they are really afraid of Sabathia?

I’ll take Lee vs. Sabathia .. and I like our chances in Game 1

C.C. is a great pitcher.. but Rollins, Vic, Werth, Feliz, Ruiz all from the Right-Side .. and probably Francisco batting 9th .. to have that extra speed when it comes back around to the top of the order ..

I like the Phillies chances against either of these teams

By: SDO

SDO — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:51:10 +0000

Why is everyone so afraid of Sabathia? Victorino et al. will take him down just like we did in ’08.

http://vodpod.com/watch/1055327-video-victorino-hits-grand-slam-off-sabathia-nlds-game-2-10208

CLASSIC!!!!

By: joedad

joedad — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:47:37 +0000

No way will the Phils repeat because nobody is getting past the Mets, I mean the Giants, I mean the Braves, I mean the Cardinals, I mean the Rockies, I mean the Dodgers, I mean the Yankees or Angels. Bwahhahhhahhhaaaaa.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:21:18 +0000

Actually, I’ve met quite a few Yankee fans who are very knowledgeable about the game and their team. I don’t fault them for being passionate about their team…and their city. It’s not that much different than the way we are about our team and our city..

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OCP….definitely the Lackey decision was worse. I love that guy (except when we could face him)…he WANTED the ball….and deserved it…for at least the opportunity to get one more batter.

Hey, the Angels are still there….and think about this….this thing goes 7 and CC pitches and the Yanks win….that would be a break for the Phils..we wouldn’t have to face him 3 times, potentially.

By: Jim Hoffmann --the RUNT

Jim Hoffmann --the RUNT — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:56:49 +0000

The Skankees are mercinaries. No heart , just killer instinct. They throw money — lots of money — at their problems and are bad for the sport. I hope the Phils have what it takes to take them down several notches. It was nice to see Joe Torre eat some humble pie, as well. Yankee fans are heartless pieces of crap.

By: The Original Chuck P

The Original Chuck P — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:46:39 +0000

Taking out Lackey was worse by far… Lackey is there ace and despite loading the bases, was in control. Not sure how you remove a guy like Lackey for Oliver with a 4 run lead and 2 outs… he gets better when the pressure is on and he is their best pitcher. Burnett was starting to look a little tired; in the 7th he allowed a hit and a walk to the 8-9 hitters… no outs. Plus, the Yankees had their bullpen set up… maybe they should have went Joba, Hughes, Rivera like they’ve been doing but hindsight is 20/20. The biggest mistake on the Yankee side was made when Posada allowed Phil Hughes to challenge Vlad with a fastball when the count was 1-2… you don’t let him throw that pitch to Vlad. Burn one in the dirt because Vlad will chase.

Saunders/Pettite tonight… tough matchup for the Yankees. This thing could go very easily go 7. Wouldn’t that be something?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:22:07 +0000

Who made the biggest managerial mistake last night…..Scioscia for taking Lackey out too early?…..or Girardi for leaving Burnett in too long?.

And what about Scioscia walking A-Rod with 2 outs?….THAT almost backfired.

By: SpankMyYankee

SpankMyYankee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:16:03 +0000

“The Yankess are now 0-4 in their last 4 series clinching ALCS games so don’t count your Yankees before they clinch.”

Actually that would 0-5 in their last 5….