Phillies Breakfast Links, July 23, 2009: Bullpen Troubles, Mad Fans, Roy Halladay Watch, Divorcing the Mets
by WholeCamels on Jul 23, 2009 7:08 AM EDT
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Kyle Drabek allowed two runs on six hits, with seven strikeouts, in eight innings.
Roy Halladay Deal could get bigger
I wouldn't mind Marco Scutaro if it means we can jettison Eric Bruntlett...
Sam Donnellon: Here's hoping Lidge rights himself, and quickly
Talk all you want about winning streaks built against sub-.500 National League teams. Debate and salivate over Roy Halladay, and keep your eyes on Pedro, too. It's all worthwhile, especially in late July. Big picture, though? It's all an exercise in futility if you don't get your closer righted, or you don't find another good one to take his place.
(Chad) Durbin, a righthander, cannot control his sinker against righthanders. He now has walked 17 righthanders in 48 2/3 innings. He walked 17 righthanders in all 87 2/3 innings he pitched last season.
Phils still need Lidge, Hamels to shape up
Because of the way modern bullpens are used, a manager cannot remove the "closer" from the 9th inning "save situations" no matter what. It's absurd and inevitably leads to failure, for the pitcher and the team.
Fan Feels Slighted After Catching Howard's 200th Home Run Ball
Stupid fan sense of entitlement. At least she didn't hold the team ransom for autographs from every player, bats, etc.
Are Philly Fans Already Peeved at Pedro?
Wait, was anyone really upset by Pedro Martinez taking number 45, or was it just an idiot radio host trying to generate controversy, and thus ratings?
I'm thinking of divorcing the Mets - NY Daily News
What a boob.
Two runs in ninth have Astros one game out
The Astros' rally began with a single by Ivan Rodriguez, who scored from first base on Chris Coste's double to left-center field. Coste, who was claimed off waivers last week and started in place of the injured Berkman, was going to bunt, but swung away after falling behind 0-2. "That's the biggest thing, when you join a team in the middle of the year and then you get a chance to play, you definitely want to help your team win and personally succeed," Coste said. "There's nothing that will welcome you to a team like helping your team win."
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In my view, Jason Donald should replace Bruntlett. The countervailing factor, of course, is that you don’t want to detract from Donald’s development (not to mention his current injury rehab) by having him sit around on the bench. In that case, I think the solution is to bring Donald up on August 31. That way he’ll be eligible for the playoffs without sacrificing any PT (since that’s when the minor league season ends anyway). The probability that Bruntlett will singlehandedly cost us a playoff berth in the next five weeks is pretty slim.
Hey check it. So it looks like the Phillies just signed their eighth-round pick Jon Singleton, a high school 1B, presumably for a sizeable bonus. He’s 3 for 3 in his first game in the GCL.
Woops, forgot to link. Wildly optimistic pull quote: “I think he looks like Ryan Howard reincarnated. He obviously doesn’t put up the same numbers as Howard yet, but they have the same build.”
So he’s tall and needs to lose some weight?
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Jul 23, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm. Listed at 6-2, but only 215. But I’d venture to guess that Howard weighs considerably more today than he did at 18.
I know I certainly weigh more now than I did at 18 and probably the rest of us do too.
I don’t know how much you weighed at 18, so, I can’t answer that.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
Congrats to Mark Buherle – you’ve thrown a perfect game – so now your pitching career will be looked upon more favorable cause you got 27 guys out in a row with the help of team mates
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Jul 23, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions
Jesus Christ on a pogo stick
Do you actually enjoy baseball?
Quite a bit actually…i’m just not overly impressed by a singular achievement that’s probably more luck than skill and in 10 years people will remember that buehrle ‘threw’ the perfect game and credit him only without remembering the other 8 guys who helped.
I think things like a no hitter or perfect game are nice – i just think their importance of significance historically are vastly over rated and that the players are often ignored if they aren’t the pitcher
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Jul 24, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Profit Maximizers
This is the old, old, curmudgeon. I have watched many ball players. The best one that I enjoyed watching was Roberto Clemente. Right Field, 11 or 12 consecutive golden glove seasons. I felt he was still performing at a high level before he died. How many of the profit maximizers that post here, would have suggested trading him for someone better?
by fan since late 40's on Jul 23, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
Apples oranges and valuing the gold glove – that’s awesome
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Jul 24, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Halladay
Here’s my Halladay issue:
“Halladay has the best win percentage at .673 with a 142-69 record. " (from the ‘deal gets bigger’ story").
The Phillies are .580 with “what they have”. Adding .093 of winning percentage (and perhaps more, since the Phillies are better than the Jays – let’s say .150) only gets 1-2 more wins this year over the “other” option (Ben? Jacob?). Playoffs are essentially random, so no guarantees there. Is an increase of 1-2 wins this regular season and maybe 6 next year (40 starts assumed) worth mortgaging the future?
Count me out on Halladay.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Jul 24, 2009 6:38 AM EDT reply actions
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