Elevator Overload: Nationals at Phillies Game Thread, September 16, 2009
by WholeCamels on Sep 16, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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Rematch! Joe Blanton looks to rebound from his terrible start last week in Washington, versus Livan Hernandez, who was surprisingly good.
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See anything here that is an indicator of why somebody might be hitting poorly this year?
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/sortable/index.php?cid=520085
yep…..
For those of you not clicking…
Rollins pops up 11.1% of PAs. Of all MLB hitters in the top 30 in PAs, Rollins ranks 2rd in pop-up age behind Vernon Wells (13.0).
Whats worse…Jimmy’s FB/GB numbers are 29%/41%. That means that when he does put it in the air, he’s keeping it in the infield about 35% of the time. That’s atrocious.
also gidp was much higher than it should be
especially with his supposed speed
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Also…I think it’s ‘cause’.
Looks to me the typical pop up rate is about 7-8%.
Rollins #’s over the past 5 years: Pop up / Line Drive
2009: 11.1% / 18.5%
2008: 6.5% / 20.7%
2007: 9.1% / 19.9%
2006: 7.3% / 19.3%
2005: 8.0% / 21.0%
LD % held steady at about 20% from 2005-2008. PU% 6-9%. This year, LD down PU up.
That was awesome
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
in class
explain what happened
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
double steal howard of second, Chase of home
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
did P or C throw to 2nd then chase broke for home or was it straight steal like werth’s
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
and as our meme is to pick on Rollins (after a good game last night btw), this was a (proper) replay of a double steal where Rollins brain cramped at third last week.
by Wet Luzinski on Sep 16, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty sure Chase hasn’t been caught stealing a single time this year (again, compare to J-Roll (or don’t))
even Joe West couldn't screw that call up
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks Cliff
At least the pen is rested
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Memo rec'd
Sorry this didn’t come to my attention last inning, I was busy.
But I did manage to strike out the heart of the order in the 3rd. Hope it wasn’t too late.
Yours,
Joe B.
it's true
But Big Joe sure tries to help em out
maybe Ibanez should pitch
The Nats are the only team he’s good against these days. (Okay, that was unnecessarily cruel. Sorry Raul…)
Yahoo sports said
Crawford yelled at PB across clubhouse and then was restrained to a side room
Madden then talked to both and said all was good, haha
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
wonder if wives, girlfriends, or the Baltimore “road crew” was involved. or PTB’s extraordinary suckitude was called on the carpet.
All is not jiffy. hell is falling out of contention.
by Wet Luzinski on Sep 16, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
If Maddon is responsible for all the ‘greatness’ last year why isn’t he responsible for the major suckitude this year?
Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned
by jemagee on Sep 16, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
9+8=13 GB
I wonder about this dynamic of the championship loser collapsing to a far greater degree than the semifinal loser.
If the Phils can’t win another WS, the next best fate is to lose the NLCS.
by Wet Luzinski on Sep 16, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
one thing wrong with mlb.com
very often, they cut away too early and come back too late
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions
Blantron 30, the Automator!
I’m worried about Joey B. He’s beginning and ending this year in a bad way. At least it looks like that now. Hopefully the Nats will let him off the hook (in Dennis Green voice).
If this team had its hitting, starting pitching AND bullpen all “on” at the same time, they’d probably have won the division by now.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
And by "this team"
I mean the Phils, of course.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
again, the lack of walks. Normally after his en fuego streaks, opposition starts to stay away from him and his eye is good enough to lay off and take the BB. Not so much in Sept.
by Wet Luzinski on Sep 16, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
SJPP—re your ticket request from last night. Stay flexible and keep checking StubHub. The site closes about 3 hrs before the event (check the fine print), but I’ve also found some deals about 6-12 hrs before when you get the late cancellation crowd trying to unload at around face value. The 9a-12p time frame prior to a 7.05 start is when you may get lucky.
The Phils are in constant sellout mode now, and now people are guessing trying to pick a clincher, so expect to pay a bit of a premium, esp. on weekends.
by Wet Luzinski on Sep 16, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
should be clinched by then
got 2 tix for fridays game on Phils site
will prob take your advice re the sunday game
btw its last weekend of season been to a few of those weekends
went to close the Vet, cool weekend except we lost
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd night in a row that post has worked. Huh.
by Wet Luzinski on Sep 16, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Rollins didn't want to be outdone by Blanton
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
Gah...come on Blanton
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
Thank you Jayson
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
ok Jayson good play in field, now good ab
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
If I were a 5-15 year old kid in DC…yes I can.
This is essentially the Phils team I grew up rooting for in the mid 80’s, except it had Schmidt on the team.
Nice job to get the lead runner
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
CHoP hasn’t been very reliable lately.
By the way…what happened to Durbin???? Is he DL’ed or crap-listed?
Durbin? Crap-listed.
And that’s kind of unfair to Park. He had a bad outing at Houston, but hadn’t surrendered a run before that since August 8. As a reliever on the year, he’s whiffed 52 while surrendering 42 hits and 16 walks in 49.0 innings — good for a 1.18 WHIP and a 2.57 ERA. In other words… our best relief pitcher.
Little Leaguers
The Nationals need to back over the basics of baseball. These last two nights are an abhomination.
by Pedro45 on Sep 16, 2009 9:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Damn iPhone keypad letters too close together!!!
by Pedro45 on Sep 16, 2009 9:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Werthy slam!
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
mlb.tv is really bad with cutting off the end-of-inning replays tonight
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
you know I heard that somewhere before, oh wait it was me earlier
by SmilingJPhilsPhan on Sep 16, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
lol I do remember reading that
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
here comes the jinx again thanks TMac
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
yea 27 innings in 1995, CSN had a graphic and everything
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
my b
yea didn’t know you were watching csn, lots watch mlb.tv etc
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
1 away from the club record and all…
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Sep 16, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
d'oh...there it goes
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
Winnah!
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
Defensive Indifference
The core happening of Phillies 9th innings.
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