Comments on: Heartbreaking 9th Sends Phils to 3-1 Series Deficit

By: Benjamin D

Benjamin D — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:47:20 +0000

Christa
Geez, I didnt know that he had surgery! Oops….and I call myself a phillies fan LOL….Seriously though, when did this occur? The last i heard about him was when he was upset being moved into the ‘pen during the regular season to make room for Pedro. Oh well, my mistake. I really like moyer though….wild yes, not overpowering….yes. Hamels, in my opinion, has a bad attiude. The game where he shot utley? a nasty look when he goofed the play comes to mind. I cannnot remember if it was against the rockies or dodgers. When he is on, he’s on and when he is off, he’s horrible. I’m going to go out on a limb here with this comment, but I like Lidge as well. He has good stuff but his control has been his demon the whole darn season. The way I look at it is, I cannnot go out and throw a 95 mph fastball….I cannot through a slider so who am I to say that this pitcher or that pitcher is terrible? The lack of control and location seems to plague all of the philly pitchers. This fact, notwithstanding, Im still supporting them 100%. If the yanks pull it off, kudos to them. However, I love the phils and hope they can do it. This gets back to game 7 pitching…the phils need a good, sharp pitcher. Obviously they have the power. Its only a matter of time before howard werth and ruiz snap their temporary “slump” Ibanez is finally coming around. They are all due and when they finally start hitting, they need the pitching to keep it all in check. Hamels has been tenuous at best. I agree, Happ is young and inexperienced, but he has good stuff. Its going to be interesting to see how this all plays out.
Cheers!

By: Christa

Christa — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:23:59 +0000

Oops… I meant to type that Moyers is “not on the roster.”

By: Christa

Christa — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:20:21 +0000

Benjamin,

Moyers is recovering from surgery, so he is on the roster. I like Happ as a starter. But I don’t think Manuel trusts that he has the mental strength and experience to pitch a “must win” 7th game. Hamels is one of my favorite players, but he is struggling and mentally defeated. Blanton pitched very well last game, but is not the type of pitcher to shut down a team. So, expect him to give up 3-4 runs. He does well, but needs run support from the offense.

It is going to be a tough decision!

By: Benjamin D

Benjamin D — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:50:45 +0000

Hey
Question for you baseball gurus out there:
After the phils win game 6 wed night (I have the utmost confidence that Pedro will help pull this off), who do you think should get the ball in game 7? Should it be Happ or Hamels? What do you folks think about Moyer instead of Hamels if manuel does not choose to start Happ? I know Moyer isn’t overpowering with his stuff but I kind of like him as a starter. Any thoughts?

By: whynow

whynow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:25:19 +0000

BTW

there will be only 1 ‘WFC’ & 1 ‘ the team to beat’ & those honors reside in philadelphia

yes… & if the NYY win the w/s, they will be only ‘WC” – never ‘WFC”

By: whynow

whynow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:20:00 +0000

i think they shown alot of people especially themselves they are not quitters.. no matter what the results of the series ends up being.

By: whynow

whynow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:17:35 +0000

the phillies are not quitters = although i must admit i quit on them. who knows. let’s just win this one and worry about gm6 on wednesday.

as far as a 2nd rate city – no way. i know SpankyYankee proably doesnot remember what a championship parade looks like. last yr – we had well over a million – nearly a million and 1/2 fans at last yrs parade. yes there were some idiots, but i’d say we were classy caring & appreciative fans…

if you look up 2nd rate – you will not see classy, caring or appreciate in their definition.

if we win this gm and lose one of the next 2.. the phillies are not quitters.

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:55:50 +0000

Hit over .235 and be a man. When you hit a HR make sure it goes more than 330 feet, not less. Until that happens stay on your own site and make your own stupid comments.

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:54:02 +0000

Spanky I’m from New York stupid. Lived in NYC for 35 years. The camera was 329 feet from home plate. Hit a real home run and be a man.

By: buddy

buddy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:09:12 +0000

cash is king should be the Yankee motto…will all th yankee cash it is embarrassing that they have not won since 2000

By: NYstateofmind

NYstateofmind — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:06:56 +0000

”Phillies in 5” – Jimmy Rollings. LMAO what a joke. Next time keep ur mouth shut and let the bats do the talking moron lol. Go Yankees!

By: buddy

buddy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:05:09 +0000

I’m a Red Sox fan rooting for the Phillies like I’m from Philly…here are my questions as an outsider: why were they in the shift? have they been doing that all series? I have been watching but do not recall them being in the shift for Texerira…why was Lidge in the game? they had the pitcher’s spot coming up in the b 9th so he was going to be 1 and done…seems like Madson could have gone another inning and then you had Lidge in the holster if necessary; and for more than 1 IP to boot…why did he abandon his slider? I know the threat of a WP was there, but he was throwing it with authority and Ruiz is really good…on another note I really think this series turned on the Werth pick off in game 2…that being said, the Phillies could still could have won this series if they had won last night…every Yankee pitcher is now on short rest and CC was beatable last night…in the end the Yankee war/cash machine is winning, only they have a 25m player at virtually every position…still only Rivera can be used, their BP sux…Phils are blowing it for all of us…

By: SpankyYankee

SpankyYankee — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:03:46 +0000

Mike Schmidt you ought to go on comcast sports night with the low life Mike Barcan….or Beer can….he’s always throwing out those losing can’t do a thing about it “stats” …I’ll bet the those cameras were bought by the Yankees …yeah I’ll bet they did that ….and batting average hmmmm ya better look at yours young fella ….I’m trying to count up how many HR’s Cryin Howard has…..hmmmm can you say O or maybe ZIP….or NADDA….hmmm….I-buy-pez aka the FOOL…I meant Raulllllll…haven’t heard that chant lately……maybe tonight ….hey either way it’s over …the parade will be in the greatest city in the world NEW YORK CITY….you might get lucky and get something going tonight,,,,but ya gotta go to the BRONX if you have any chance ….there’s a guy there you could talk to his name is SLIM as in SLIM-2-NUN….hey the trash is in the bag ….we’ll tell you when you’re going to the curb….hey somebody get Mike Schmidt a tissue…….

By: Charlie Manuel

Charlie Manuel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:15:37 +0000

Sorry fans, we will lose tonight. The big guys just aren’t producing. I should’ve put Cliff in last night but I got so scared and now we are down 3-1. Maybe next year. As for this year the Yankees are the WFC!

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:44:13 +0000

3peat if you want to go on other teams sites and talk about how great the Yankees are, hit over .235 and hit the ball over the fence next time. You think Mantle, Joe D, Gehrig, Ruth & Reggie hit .235 and hit cameras? No.

By: j reed

j reed — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:32:19 +0000

welcome Brad B. – ready for the rollercoaster ride tonight?

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:27:35 +0000

Gee whiz even the 1969 Mets hit .242., get your batting average up if you are supposed to be the greatest team of all-time.

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:25:32 +0000

3peat You keep saying the Yankees are better than the Phillies. Duh. We know that. The Yankees have 26 titles and the Phillies have 2. The Yankees won those 26 titles by hitting big and playing dominant.
Now they are winning like the Mets. Hitting .235 and looking to cameras and silly ground rules to win games.

By: Brad B

Brad B — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:22:31 +0000

Gotta admit I’m a recent Phillies convert – sorry, born & raised in Michigan. Still, I’ve become quite a fan in the past couple of years – in fact, the Phils have rekindled my interest in MLB. Couple of comments. First – while it was certainly unfortunate for Hamels to make the comment about getting the season over with, I think I understand where he’s coming from. Are there any older fans out there that remember when the October Classic was actually played in October? Early October for that matter. The MLB season is exceptionally long and grueling – and seems to be far more a matter of how much money can be generated than any sporting consideration. These guys (both sides) have been at it since February – they’re tired! There aren’t many off days in MLB – and while the money sure is nice – I imagine the traveling and the grueling 162 game schedule wear you down after awhile. Still, sometimes it’s better to keep your thoughts to yourself.
Second – I confess I don’t have that much faith in Charley Manuel’s hunches. Pulling Pedro in the NLCS arguably forced the Phils to play an extra game. Pulling Pedro in New York also seemed a dubious choice – he gave up one bizarre homer to Matsui (I mean – no one swings at a ball that low!) – but he still seemed to have his stuff, and I think it demoralizes a team to have a star pitcher pulled when he’s still throwing good stuff. Then – I agree with many of you that Lee should have started last night. Even if things don’t go well – at least you’ve potentially got him available again for a game 7, if needed. Now – if it goes to 7 – who gets the call? Hamels? Well – you gotta wonder if his heart is in it.
In the end though, I think the bats have to wake up. Werth and Utley have certainly earned their keep – but too many bats have gone quiet to beat the Yankees. Let’s hope the fire gets kindled today, and the bats wake up in support of Lee – and at least get us back to NY. Then – we’ll just have to take it one game at a time!

By: Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:09:37 +0000

The Celtics beat the Lakers, one of the greatest franchises ever, 131-92 to win the title.
That is impressive.
If the Yankees beat the Phillies, who up until 2008 were one of the least winning franchises of all-time, with a .235 AVG, 4:00 ERA and a 329 foot home run it isn’t impressive.
Beat a team by putting up numbers and playing some of your best baseball. Don’t beat a team by setting records with some of the lowest numbers ever, because if you do it proves the series came down to inches and close calls, not one franchise and one team supposedly being superior and on a much higher level.