Cupcakes to the Rescue?: NLDS Game Four, Phillies at Brewers
by WholeCamels on Oct 5, 2008 12:00 PM EDT
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Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers, Oct 5, 2008 1:07 PM EDT
Sloppy, frustrating, uninspired. Last night's defeat to the Brewers was a pretty solid indication of how this Phillies team has been playing all series, but for a couple of high scoring innings in Games One and Two that really covered up just how dysfunctional this offense has really been.
Faced with the prospect of running lefty titan Cole Hamels out on short rest, or on five days rest at home to face truly titanic lefty CC Sabathia in a Game Five series finale, the Phillies chose to save their best for last and instead are running Joe Blanton out today against Jeff Suppan, who despite his struggles recently, pitched like an All-Star for St. Louis in the 2006 postseason. Hopefully the Phils lefthanded bats will wake up against Suppan; if they can't hit against him, they really might not deserve a trip to the NLCS.
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Well said. If Utley, Howard, and Burrell fail to show up again, I am gonna be one worried FuquaManuel.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude, you’re already one worried FuquaManuel
Jeff Suppan pitched like an all star in 2006 – hell that’s Joe Morgan territory
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not worried yet. Talk to me in about an hour and I should know more clearly if I am a worried FuquaManuel.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or if the phils don’t score five in the top of the first?:)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha. No, I would forgive them for that.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice start Jimmy
I was just about to post that my ‘goal’ for the phillies today is to score in more than one inning :)
Good outcome after Jimmy couldn’t hold back his swing
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For all we know, they could be done scoring now! That would keep the streak alive.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i really like this move of putting vic at the 2 spot. just pound suppan with 4 bats from the left side. lets see if victorino, chase, and ryno can build off of jimmy
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes…he knows how badly he’s playing and will take anything he could get
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw you Pedro Feliz. Oh, that was Howard, my bad.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus – really? First pitch Ryan…Petey isn’t in the line up today
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate that goddamn shift…
and heeere’s FrankTV.
Please, Phillies, win this game so I don’t have to see this jackass again.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually, if we win you will be seeing more of him. A lot more of him.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TBS has the ALCS I believe…not the NLCS
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well the eagles are winning and westbrook is playing
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
westbrook out of the game with some sort of upper body injury. great.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, back to football. (I feel like Robin Williams in the restaurant scene in Mrs. Doubtfire)
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry – but where was the 1-1 pitch that was called a ball?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, what they’re saying is that Joe Blanton is not crafty?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just “turned on” the Eagles game. Did Jackson just take it to the hizzy?!?
(Looks like.)
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but he was aided by a blown call on a block in the back. Still, I’ll take it.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He made the conversion to left field cause he was horrible at 3rd base
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fatty making me nervous with that AB to Braun. Gotta finish those.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Made me nervous when I realized he was going to have to pitch after last nights game
gets out of it – but lots of pitches thrown?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a diehard Phillies fan, but after seeing what the Brewers are bringing to the plate today, It’s clear that it’s going to be a Brewers win and eventually they are going to win game 5 also. Such a shame too, because we had a good team this year, but the Brewers look just too good.
Fuqua – did you write this?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not FM’s style. He’s more perpetually nervous than explicitly pessimistic.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fatso can’t get Braun in a 2-2 count.
Now we get the heaviest pitcher vs. batter matchup in history.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably. But I just had to say it.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weren’t Wells and Cecil teammates on the Tigers about 15 years back?
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers have fouled off a ton of tough two-strike pitches yesterday and today. That’s maybe the difference, just raw talent, between Hamels/Myers and Moyer/Blnaton.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or does this ump have a floating strike zone?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CUbs
Red Sox
Yankees
Cardinals
Dodgers
Giants
Padres
A’s
According to Bank of America – these are the passionate fans – i love it :)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
These games never should go to commercial at the same time.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Blanton threw about a million pitches in that first inning.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Victorino and maybe Rollins only guys who make that a double
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A
Good God, could TBS present a more slanted Pro Brewers broadcast as they have in this series?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Our guys showing decent patience early, other than Howard.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, their PitchTrax thing showed it was borderline.
Dobbs with the nice knock.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
did victorino moving up in the lineup get dobbs the start, or did dobbs getting the start move vic up?
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe it has to do with the handedness of the pitcher…Victorino batted sixth, werth 2nd, so that’s the swap.
Dobbs gets the start to get another left handed bat in the lower part of the line up while having four ‘lefties’ at the top.
And maybe charlie realizes pedro sucks
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoltz really getting dumber as this series goes on… talking about “getting close to the pitcher,” with Dobbs up and one out. Ideally you want to get the next two guys, no?
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was babbling about moving parts when werth had the 3-2 count, i ignored it
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat fast enough to make it third.
Come on chooch, earn some trade value
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh that WP makes me feel a lot better…second one this inning – but pat couldn’t advance on the first one
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Would be nice if they told or showed the Brewers infield… okay, looks like they’re conceding the run.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This team is really starting to piss me off now.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m starting to think the backup catcher is the backup QB of baseball. Coste isn’t that good either.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just goes to show how truly bad Ruiz is?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d really like to see a coste appearance at some point in this series. gotta figure ruiz is tied after the night start and now a day start, too
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m surprised charlie didn’t follow the ‘night/day’ game paradigm – maybe the ‘early’ start last night confused him
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not worried yet. Talk to me in about an hour and I should know more clearly if I am a worried FuquaManuel.42 minutes :)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t say worried. Pissed off. Different. We are winning. When we are losing, I will be worried.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love that fatalism on an early sunday morning (only 10:47 here)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again, if Feliz was playing it’s doubtful Blanton even would have gotten up that inning
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Brewers remind me of the Phillies.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok…top of the order again..the key word is patience, are you listening ryan howard?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At least I’m feeling more comfortable with my ‘suicide’ pick for this week
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
has anyone ever actually seen an episode of frank tv?
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure people have – even TBS doesn’t review a show with a 0.0 rating
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried once. Sucks is an understatement.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Hugh Hefner really get it on with any of those girls?
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure he does…Viagra is a ‘boon’ to old useless men everywhere
Besides, he can make them famous – what some women will do for fame and or money is kind of scary
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Men too i’m sure…but i doubt hugh likes men
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, Chase and Ryan, here’s your chance to contribute.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if the series ends today, when is game 1 of the NLCS? and what if it ends on tuesday?
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Game 1 of the NLCS is Thursday, regardless…all schedules are made before a single game is played to accomadate long series and tv schedules.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Ryan to hit Bernie Brewer in the head with a homer.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I want Ryan to have a productive positive at bat, I’m not greedy, where he sees at least 3 pitches
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seroiusly, if all the series end today there will be no baseball until Thursday?
That’s fracking nuts
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’D BE FINE WITH THAT. AND SO WOULD YOU.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only because I have to write a proposal for my web design class by Wednesday at midnight, and I couldn’t go and choose a ‘simple’ web site design idea, i had to choose a complicated all encompassing of one sport kind of idea.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one covering this game needs to say that that was a productive at bat.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow… 5 for 34 with RISP in this series. Makes it tough.
IBB to Howard.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ryno is 10/22 with 3 HR against the bowl of soup
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umps have been bad all series with the low pitch…it’s like they can’t decide whether it should be a strike or a ball.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s what drives me crazy, I don’t mind umps having different strike zones so much as long as each ump is consistent with his strike zone
That was NOT strike 2
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Truth. Just a little consistency, please.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um…could those small sample size pat burrell bashers from last night please stand up…
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jayson Werth BTB
So have the floodgates opened?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They scored in more than one inning…come on – be happy
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, THIS is what happens when Jayson Werth stays healthy huh?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i hate having to rely on just my brewers IQ for things like this. can’t they just show a picture of the bullpen? they don’t even have to say anything if they don’t want to.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, I often marvel that there are so many bad television advertising campaigns in the world, which means there are so many bad advertising companies in the world…how come they don’t fail?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Eagles game, yahoo is stuck on 3rd and 6 with 2:04 to play – what’s going on?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pass batted down on 3rd—field goal try upcoming.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you.
Ok, so fatbathia is pinch hitting for jeff suppan – that’s just stupid
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jimmy Rollins’ homer leading off the game was the second leadoff home run by a Phillie in postseason history. The other was hit by … Jimmy Rollins — in Game 2 of last year’s NLDS. But unlike this one, last year’s homer didn’t give the Phillies the lead. They’d already given up two runs in the top of the first — and went on to lose 10-5.
—Jayson Stark
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I always wonder, who does the actual work for stark to get him his ‘useless info’ – the unheralded stat grunt who probably makes 1/10 of what starks bloated salary is
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like our friend yovani is coming to visit us in the 4th.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blanton Ks on three pitches.
Suisham converts the FG from 48. Nice if the Birds had a kicker like that…
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sports teams in every sport have a history of staying too long with ‘their guys’ – not seeing when they are done until it’s too late…it’s sad
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know how many pitches blanton threw in the first, but he’s now only at 47 after 3 which is almost respectable
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
29 in the first, 18 since. Tough to fault him given that a lot of it was Braun and Fielder, and the bad guys didn’t score.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t fault him, but I’d like to see him go 6 or 7 :)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Patience against this guy. As I type that, the catcher from hell swings first pitch and grounds out.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How many of these in game interviews have they done with the phils bullpen in this series?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s stunning how fast the Eagles can go from Rule to Suck.
They went the other way in the Pittsburgh game, but that’s the only time.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Turnover? None of the web trackings are working real well right now.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, their offense just has disappeared in this quarter, and the Redskins went almost the length of the field on that last drive. And they’ve got it again with 50 seconds left, though inside their own 20.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it the playcalling? I have always felt that Reids in game playcalling after the scripts has always been a bit iffy
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s exactly what it is I think.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just general ineptitude.
Example: Redskins just had a 3rd and 3. They handed off, it was very close—and the Eagles, thinking it was short, called timeout.
The refs measured, and it was a first down. So they actually stopped the clock for Washington in the last minute of the half.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be nice to score some more runs in this game, but given the rest of the series I would say there is a good chance they are done.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Blanton dropped a nasty hook on Braun for strike two there.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And again for strike three.
Four strikeouts today.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blanton doing a good imitation (on the mound) of Brett Myers
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok – TBS delving into the minutiae of strike outs
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure if it’s good or a sign of the apocalypse that seth rogen is some kind of sex symbol acting star…
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A little luck on that last out there—hit hard, right at Werth. But they got quite a few like that last night.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gallardo’s a little better than Suppan.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have all of our runs come off of Brewers starters this series?
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I believe so – after that run got ‘removed’ last night -
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, unless you count the inherited run from last night.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He brought his K stuff to the ballpark today.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice comeback against Hart after the 2-0 start.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t get over how stupid Craig Counsell’s batting stance is.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
These Brewers—I mean, TBS—announcers whining, whining, whining about all the injuries to Milwaukee.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on, it’s a HUGE loss when you lose your best pinch hitter?
Is it wrong that I’m already considering what to do with blanton moyer and the young guns in the off season while considering how to take advantage of ed wade and the illusion of the houston astros ‘contending’ for the wild card?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t feel so bad for the brewers. this is the pitcher that sheets has always been. it was weird for him not to be injured. too bad that it happened, yes. but it isn’t like they didn’t know what they were getting into.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
any chance that, assuming we make it, blanton could earn himself a game 3 start in the CS by his performance today?
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If you were an umpire, hypothetically, would you be a “throw the ball yourself ump” or a “let the catcher throw it ump”?
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seems like the sort of thing I’d be inconsistent about.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would throw it. Every. Single. Time.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d try to get it to the pitcher on one bounce…angled perfectly to arrive in his glove…
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would hope that much like last night when people will calling for Pat Burrells head because of one games performance that Charlie will not use one game to determine who starts game 3 of the NLCS
So according to David Aldridge the phils didn’t give up ‘much’ for BLanton…
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh crap, I forgot that the move to FOX means Joe Buck.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh i know mccarver sucks too – but buck is awful and only works for his dad.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
10 times out of 10, I would take joe buck over franky c.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gruesome flashback of Gallardo’s inning there.
Goofy play followed—I guess an out.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe he actually pitched an inning and a half after that.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can someone explain what just happened – aren’t there rules for when that happens?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
does TBS have only 2 cameras at the stadium?!
by pjnc2003 on Oct 5, 2008 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MLB needs to rewrite their TBS contract (or rip it up entirely) and demand even half decent coverage
by pjnc2003 on Oct 5, 2008 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It can’t be said enough
I hate carlos ruiz
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can Dobbs catch?
Yes Dobbs is a better every day option to Pedro Feliz – but Pedro Feliz suxxorz
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wasn’t suggesting that they catch him. just that at least playing and it seems to be paying off. unrelated, probably.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, the suckitude of Carlos Ruiz is consistent and hence unrelated to who starts at 3rd base.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I love about baseball commentators is that if you get a major leaguer for minor leaguers you usually don’t have to pay much, regardless of who the minor leaguers are, because these announcers are incapable of thinking more than 20 games ahead or so
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who are the Brewers going to bring in? Gange? Can we destroy their “awful” bullpen yet. Because for some reason, a 5-0 lead is still too small. And come on big fella. It’s sunday so let’s keep rooting for the Tight End who pitches!
by Erufus2 on Oct 5, 2008 2:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s a 5-0 lead, please ignore the runner and focus on getting batter out.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoltz now pretty much openly rooting for the Brewers.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Has been all series, it’s like listening to AIkman do an Eagles game.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, because as a sportscaster you are supposed to be impartial
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all I know is that I would be dissapointed if one of our grizzled vets did a braves-brewers playoff game and didn’t show at least some allegiance to the illies
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blanton is pitching for a contract right? He must be.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No, he’s under control for two more years.
Eagles now losing, btw.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Torre creeps me out – but if he somehow wins the world series this year he will be cemented as the bestest most important manager in all of sportsdom EVER
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO guess one more inning for blanton? then madson then lidge? (I don’t suppose match ups in the 8th inning would mean anything to charlie?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember when Shane Victorino used to know what a walk was?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
damn, victorino DP, dont give them anything to be excited about
by pjnc2003 on Oct 5, 2008 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe it's just because we're winning
but this game seems 10-15 times faster than the one last night.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jon – you haven’t said anything about how the phillies starters have done in this series – so how can it be ‘not enough’?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Finally, a chance for the announcers—I mean, the Milwaukee crowd—to cheer.
5-1.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was thinking the same, way to get excited announcers
by pjnc2003 on Oct 5, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prince Fielder homered. This better not give them “momentum”.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah shit. Not a rally. Not now. Come on fatass.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
99 pitches – probably shouldn’t have brought him in
WHO ARE THEY BRINGING IN
Didn’t TBS, you know, used to cover baseball?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
May I ask why those on BSG.com would like the phillies to hit craig counsell in the face?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love when Howard makes a defensive play…
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was big. Great job Madson!
RUNS RUNS RUNS GODDAMNIT
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That swing was horrible Ryan – just horrible
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hava nagillah?
Has anyone else noticed or know why the brewers stadium periodically plays the jewish hava nagillah song as a crowd energizer?
by SilkPhantom on Oct 5, 2008 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cause, in truth, all you heathen christians really want to be jewish :)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hate it when they talk about how much money the phils are going to have to spend in the offseason just to retain the current players.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHo do they have to worry about aside from Pat?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shane Victorino the only one in the dug out applauding…why they be mean to the pat?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SO nice if pat can stay hot
…against the dodgers
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or he is just warm and Howard and Utley can get warm too. THat would work for me.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my goodness just when you want to bury the guy, he shows up like this today! Will go down with a strange legacy
by Erufus2 on Oct 5, 2008 3:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are there people out there who actually use Blue Hippo to buy a computer?
Will go down with a strange legacy
It will be similar to the legacy of Bobby Abreu in Philadelphia, for primarily the same reason, the ignorance of the average fan.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure about the city you are in – but on my feed – FOX dumped the giants seahawks for the Eagles game.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey – you chose to live in city in the heart of evil…
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waitwaitwait—aren’t you in LA? aka “Hell with implants?”
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 hours north of LA in Santa Barbara, and more of fiscally restricted than a choice
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha. This is why I love living where my teams play.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If DirecTV would give me EVERY local channel, i’d get the eagles games as well, but they still lack a local channel.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Brewers Principlal owner looks like some guy who would hang out with the guys from Knocked up.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like him. He went to my college, maybe 10-12 years before I did…
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there goes Pats homer. Thanks anyways Pat.
Please bring in a lefty to face Fielder. Why would you leave Madson in here?
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta figure
the lefty’s coming in—though I don’t know which one.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Because Romero wasn’t warmed up yet – stupid managing
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Phils get lucky – but not having Romero ready is a big mistake
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. That had the potential to go down in the book of stupidest Cholly Manuel managing decisions ever.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m still sort of traumatized by that, even though it “worked out.”
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t say I’m traumatized but it’s a ‘get a better manager’ statistic…though supporters will point to the fact that it worked out so it’s not a mistake.
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Madson looks like he’s suffered a week of bad insomnia.
Feliz with the slowest single ever…
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Was that the slowest moving single ever?
And WHY is pedro feliz at bat – why does charlie hate chris coste?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that would have been a silly looking bottom of the ninth
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Ruiz demonstrates yet ANOTHER thing he can’t do.
WTF is he bunting for?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. At this point they should just surrender Carlos Ruiz’s ABs. He is bad.
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What couldn’t Coste or Marson do right now that Ruiz does?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
9 hits last night – 1 run
10 hits tonight – 6 runs
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Coste bat already and I missed it or does Charlie hate him?
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no sense PH-ing a mediocre hitter for a bad hitter that plays better defense in the 9th inning with a 4 run lead.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pinch hit him for Ruiz – he would have had a better at bat :)
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no sense PH-ing a mediocre hitter for a bad hitter that plays better defense in the 9th inning with a 4 run lead.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ruiz
I’ve been defending him for about a month and a half now, but other than the one single in Game One, he was Nunez-level brutal in this series.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Holding my breath for this one come on LIDGE
by Erufus2 on Oct 5, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
unbelievable end to the colts game.
by the way
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just throw strikes, Brad. Pour ’em in there.
by dajafi on Oct 5, 2008 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
say what you want about feliz. but it is nice being comfortable with that grounder.
by char6587 on Oct 5, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a routine grounder, let’s not salivate like he stopped a triple from happening
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially after he fails to get his ass on the ground to get that one
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mitch Williams is a better analyst than you smoltzy AND he can kick your ass
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s still confused by being on base last half inning…but seriously…he didn’t even attempt a dive
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Always drama. Have you been watching at all the last 2 months?
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
EAGLES SUCK
I’m glad there are good things happening in phillies land because the birds are impossible to watch
by SilkPhantom on Oct 5, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“The Brewers last hope is Jason Kendall”
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well the good news is that the NLDS worked out exactly as I predicted.
The bad news is that the Dodgers look better than I thought they were
by jemagee on Oct 5, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait, dose a trip to the NLCS really warrant a chapagne celebration in the clubhouse?
by FuquaManuel on Oct 5, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was kinda hoping they would high five each other, walk off the field, and just get ready for the CS
by pjnc2003 on Oct 5, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah i agree…but hey….this is pretty cool too…..
anyone notice So taguchi quietly having trouble opening the champagne bottle and geoff jenkins celebrating the loudest after having not really contributed at all lol
by SilkPhantom on Oct 5, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GO TEAM!!!
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Oct 5, 2008 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Have we reached the mountain this season?
I know I am getting ahead of myself but I am interested to hear what others feel. Last year was a success to me…..even though we got swept and barely had a cup of coffee in the playoffs. But it was the first time since I was in 5th grade that it happened. Now, losing would have been a disappointment. But now we are in the NLCS…..with home field advantage. I wonder what are the expectations are now. I really want to win but our awesome starting pitching has been hiding some horrendous playing from out stars (Utley and Howard I am talking about you) but with our pitchers (starters and bullpen) I think we can do this.
by Erufus2 on Oct 5, 2008 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs