A Few Phillies Links for You, June 17, 2010: Our New Bat God, Moyer'd and Pedro'd, Yo!
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 7:44 AM EDT
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Phillies Taking Nothing for Granted During Slide Video of our New Bat God, the Jobu Homage. Zolecki reports that Utley was the culprit, which kind of makes sense, as I'm not sure that even Vic has the stones to touch Utley's bats. Anyways, in today's comments thread I want us to give our new god a name.
Phillies top the Yankees, 6-3. Perhaps we should have started Moyer in the Series. /Spilled milk'd.
Phillies want Rollins to play full game. I'll be greedy and ask for a full month. I'm like that.
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro admits contact with Pedro Martinez' agent but downplays interest in pitcher. There's really nothing left to read after a headline like that, but go'head if u wanna.
Hagen: A wait-and-see approach with the Phillies. So he went ahaid.
Amaro and aides meet with Manuel and coaches. Nobody's talking, but my hunch is transactions are probably brewing.
McCaffery: Phils haven't showed much in reserve. I'm not saying it's good stuff, but the Delco Times' Jack McCaffery is quickly becoming my go-to guy for NO DUH Phillies analysis + Amaro bashing. And the comments are gifts that keep on giving.
GCobb: Phillies "would love" to get Cliff Lee back. H/T PhillyFriar for tipping me on this one, whose commentary follows. Here's the money quote:
We know that Dom Brown ain’t going anywhere, so forget that. That would be an awful decision. How about packaging Kyle Kendrick and Greg Dobbs? Is that too much to give up for Lee?
I mean, if the M's are making a run at Anthony Rendon, then I'm sure they'd just love to add a couple of sub-replacement level players. So to answer your question, GCobb: no, it's not too much.
(My take is twofold: As God is my witness, I never once wondered if GCobb had a blog; and two, that GCobb's sarcasm meter is outer limits here.)
Fangraphs: It's not Chipper's time yet. Hush you. I'm enjoying the Schmidt Hamlet'd endgame homage. Let's thank God that dream came true and get on with it already!
Prospectus: Ahead in the Count: Is Jimenez in over his head? Latest from TGP'er Matt Swartz, who SIERA's the Rockies' young stud. Bottom line: Ubaldo, Ugood, but Ulucky too. (sub req'd)
NL East
Talking Chop: Hanson Dominates as Braves win, 6-2. Hudson with the win.
Amazin' Avenue: Mets 8, Indians 4. Niese again with the win.
Miami Herald: Hanley Ramirez, bullpen can't get on track.
Federal Baseball: Hernandez No Match for Verlander as Nats fall to Tigers, 8-3.
Minors
Bowie Baysox Defeat Reading Phillies, 7-2. Michael Schwimer fans, avert your eyes. Domonic Brown: another homer.
BlueClaws downed by Legends, 10-3. Hewitt with a nice night.
Clearwater 2, Brevard County 1. Harold Garcia's hit streak at 20 now. Best news is that maybe one day, Aumont can save Jesus!
Jesus Sanchez started the game for the Threshers and gave up just one hit in five innings. He was followed by Phillippe Aumont who hurled three scoreless frames. Justin De Fratus (2-0) then came on and worked the final two innings for the win. All three pitchers allowed just four hits combined and struck out seven.
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Bat Idol
It’s the physical manifestation of BaseBa’al.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jun 17, 2010 7:50 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Robert E. Lee
Killing Yankees since 1861…
Honor is no substitute for victory.
by The Dark on Jun 17, 2010 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Beware! Baseba’al strikes infidels down by extracting small bits of their souls every time they click on “Post.”
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Big fun
So here I sit on the tarmac in a hot plane next to a freaking out woman who can’t find her Vicodin (in checked bag I bet) and a dude who smells like a mix of feet and pepperoni.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jun 17, 2010 7:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah, the spicy-hamper stank is truly nauseating especially in closed environments. Let me guess, the guy has his hair greased up and slicked back and he’s wearing a business suit with french cuffs.
by FuquaManuel on Jun 17, 2010 9:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This is my experience everyday on the riverline only in place of a woman not able to find her vicodin it is a homeless person talking to him/her-self
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
by PatterPoet95 on Jun 17, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Ewwww…. I hope that you did not have to sit long, that your flight is short, and that the lady next to you found her vicodin.
She found it! And offered me one. Now I’m in colorado trying to think of things to do in Denver when your flight is delayed.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jun 17, 2010 1:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114660/
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Read a book.
Surf the web
Chat with us.
Look outn the windows.
People watch.
Explore the city (if the delay is that severe).
Glad that she found her meds… I hope your flight was better than the plane delay was.
Airport Hookers?
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That depends on final destination – if he’s going to Southern california – then he can probably get better when he lands :)
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
From what I understand, they’re two different styles. Colorado Mexican food is like New Mexico Mexican food, which uses a lot of green chile and stuff, and is very different from California Mexican food. Then there’s Tex-Mex, which is very different from either of those.
Maybe not apples and oranges, but apples and pears.
Spilt Milk
Moyer’s season ending injury probably kept him out of the 2009 Series.
by EastFallowfield on Jun 17, 2010 8:09 AM EDT reply actions
don’t let reality get in the way of a good cry.
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think any of the coaches asked Amaro in that meeting, “Hey, why’d you trade that Cliff Lee guy?”
These are baseball people, so I’d expect:
“What the fuggdya want us to do about it, asshole, make chicken goddamned salad out of chickenshit?”
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I chuckled just a little bit on this
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
by PatterPoet95 on Jun 17, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
My bad. I got my sub-replacement level new additions mixed up! Ok, if that’s the case, the question becomes “why the hell is Juan Castro still on the roster?”
At least Beardo once had an unassisted triple play. In all seriousness, though, Castro sucks and basically every aspect of baseball. He’s a sub par defender, a bad OPS guy, and completely lacking in power. You’d think you could find a minor league player who could do at least ONE of those things, and be cheaper to boot.
I thought those (like inside the park homeruns) were mostly luck events, having little to do with talent, although I will admit that is cool.
As for Castro, I am not huge on him, but he is not hitting much worse than the regulars (granted that does not take much), and I like him better than Dobbs at 3rd base (again not saying much). As for Valdez, I am kind of hoping that they do not get rid of him— he seems better than most of the replacement options, and I like him better as a back up shortstop (somethng that I think we are going to need quite a bit this year) than Castro.
Oh, it was complete luck — Bruntlett as his best was a slightly above average fielder. Still cool, though. Castro has actually been worse (albeit marginally) than the Beard over the last couple seasons in the field. Combine that with his mighty career triple slash of .230/.269/.329, and you’ve got a guy who you can’t really justify doing anything.
Pull a LaRussa
Bat the pitcher 8th and Valdez 9th.
Bat them out of order and get the double play over with.
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
“Ruben, you’ve only GM for a short tenure, but in that time you’ve re-signed Jame Moyer, and brought in Raul Ibanez, Pedro Martinez, and Jose Contreras. Do you have a thing for old men?”
by Baseball Nerd on Jun 17, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Looks like Williamsport has filled out its roster (for now).
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=449&stn=true&sid=t449
The good news is that Gauntlett Eldemire has evidently signed! The bad news is that my dream of an outfield featuring Eldemire and Fabio Murakami at the same time may be dashed.
Bah, damn shame.
Both Domingo Santana and Julio Rodriguez are down from Lakewood to help out. Between Santana, Dugan, Hudson, and Eldemire, the outfield should be an interesting situation to monitor.
Also, I want to keep an eye on Jim Klocke, the 31st round pick. As a senior catcher, he was the Ohio Valley Conference player of the year, hitting .370/.439/.635 in 2010, and he showed excellent control of the strike zone (119 BB, 66 K) throughout his career. Seemed to struggle with wood bats on the Cape the past two summers, but you’ve at least gotta like the track record.
by PhillyFriar on Jun 17, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Klocke Strikes 2 As Phillies Win in 9th.
Klocke Facing Ugly Rehab Stint
Pitchers: Klocke Not Right Even Twice a Day
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Dodgers Klocke’d as phillies head to world series
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I may be misunderstanding the difference between GCL baseball and Williamsport, but I’m a bit surprised not to see Stephen Inch on the roster, given vibes I’ve heard at Phuture Phillies. Am I totally off base here?
Well, upon further research, his stats on Baseball-reference certainly speak to the reason he may have been left off the roster. The 27.00 ERA is troubling, but the 0 SO/9 is worse; guess he’s a work in progress.
I wouldn’t read too much into a 2-inning sample, most especially from a draftee’s debut season. I’ll admit I’m a tad bit surprised to see Inch on the GCL roster instead of in Williamsport, but as a Canadian, Inch is surely a bit rawer than your average prospect. The organization is obviously bringing him along slowly, but there shouldn’t be much worry about that. He, Ryan Sasaki, and (eventually) Jesse Biddle will be the pitching focus of that GCL squad.
by PhillyFriar on Jun 17, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
How does he look in a nice pair of jeans?
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough; I wasn’t ready to give up on him or anything, but I am probably trusting those starts a bit too much as exemplars; if Brody Colvin has taught me anything, it’s that young pitchers’ first starts are sometimes not the best predictors. Glad to hear the GCL will have some interesting pitcher development.
Guilty pleasure. Hey, I’m part-time linkin. Whole will be back soon enough.
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Today’s installment, on second review, wasn’t as bad as yesterday’s. But everything he wrote was pretty self-evident in February.
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Compared to some of the writing I have seen of the Phillies, at least it did not put me into an even deeper doom and gloom mood.
Wait, which phillies write for papers and or blogs?
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It shall be named
Pick Up Sticks- and from here on be known as an acronym PUS.
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
Don’t think you wanna go messing with chain and or kids game names for anything
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry- just not into the superstitious stuff- though I was wearing my lucking Phillies shirt last night and they won…
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
by PatterPoet95 on Jun 17, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking more about copyright/patent/trademark laws – you know real things
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
First Response
DOH!
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
by PatterPoet95 on Jun 17, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Second Response
Resisting the urge to debate physical-metaphysical property of paper with writing and signatures on it as “real things.”
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
by PatterPoet95 on Jun 17, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Well unless someone else chose to engage you, it would be a solitary debate between your yourself and you know, as with my masters degree in molecular biology I tend to think of ‘tangible’ things as real when compared to things like superstition and lucky pants
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Schwimmer hasn’t done much since friends, and even that was mediocre at best
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
Trade for Cliff Lee. I think Tyson Gillies, J.C. Ramirez, and Phillippe Aumont should do the trick.
by PhillyFriar on Jun 17, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
If we’re in the world of imagination, I’ll trade those three for either David Wright or Joe Mauer.
by David S. Cohen on Jun 17, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Hated though he may be – i’d prefer A-Rod over wright
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
They can have peanut head too so they have a replacement at third
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll take Longoria over both
"Game 7's are tough... It's a game that's made for men and our guys proved to be men today." -Laviolette
by PatterPoet95 on Jun 17, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s kind of silly
It’s like sixer fans who claim they’d never root for kobe – of course they would
It’s a tired cliche – but if phiadlephia fans would learn the ‘root for the name on the front and not the back’ they’d feel better
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
A-Rod is obnoxious and is the anti-Phillie in so many ways… Manny loafs… both have used PEDs… severe issues with supporting that attitude and behavior.
I didn’t bring up Manny – you did
Alex Rodriguez is one of the best baseball players of all time
A-Rod is obnoxious and is the anti-Phillie in so many ways
Was Bobby Abreu an ‘anti-phillie’? I’m just trying to get a baseline of where you stand on the whole WIP fan thing
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, A-Rod is talented… unfortunately, he suffers from being a word that I am not allowed to use on this board for fear of censorship… and there are certain behaviors that I just can not condone.
I do not have a fully formed opinion of Abreu— I will let you and Fuqua fight that one out… and I do not listen to WIP…
Fuqua and I probably have the same opinion of Abreu
I personally really don’t give a flying frack what a guy does off the field – he doesn’t break laws and this whole steroid thing is a smoek screen red herring bull shit that i’m tired of hearing about.
All I care about is how he does on the field – and there are few if any in the league right now better than him.
You can hate a person and APPRECIATE his talent – i despse kobe bryant as a human being – probably for reasons most wouldn’t get – but i appreciate his talent and would root for him on the sixers
Hell I’d root for derek jeter on the phillies
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t have a problem with Jeter (in fact he may be one of the few exceptions from my genuine hatred of that team). As for A-rod, I believe that he both used them and lied about it, as his own later admissions bear this out. Further, I genuinely do not like the attitude that he brings to the game, to wit his decision to announce that he was opting out of his contract during the deciding game of the 2007 World Series and several on field incidents that strike me as poor sportsmanship and a violation of the unwritten rules that guide this game.
Hey Phillies
Beat the Yankees agiain tonight ok?
Thanks, your friend, BBS
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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions
Did you encourage the Rays to beat the Braves? If not, Imma accuse you of acting out of your own self-interest.
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
No I want the Rays to lose.
Plus, my NL team is the Braves.
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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
and Im banned from DRays Bay
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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
All I said was WOW
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by bestbostonsports on Jun 17, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Comcast
Expanding their ever crappy sports coverage (even of teams they own) on a daily basis.
Next they’ll buy philadunkia
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by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently we’re connecting with them too, although they can’t even spell our name right:
CSNPhilly.com also announced a content-sharing and cross-promotional partnership with local SB Nation sports blogs, among them TheGoodFight (Phillies), BroadStreetHockey (Flyers), LibertyBallers (Sixers) and BleedingGreenNation (Eagles).
by David S. Cohen on Jun 17, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh reeeeeaally?
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by WholeCamels on Jun 17, 2010 3:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Over-unders for tonight?
With Kendrick squaring off against Pettitte on the mound tonight, what is the over under for:
Innings Kendrick lasts:
Runs allowed by Kendrick:
Runs allowed by the ’pen:
Runs scored:
Proposed over-under set:
Innings Kendrick lasts: 5
Runs allowed by Kendrick: 2.5
Runs allowed by the ’pen: 2.5
Runs scored: 6.5
Honor is no substitute for victory.
Under
Over
Over
(Runs scored total, runs scored by phillies or runs scored by yankees?)
Over, Under, Over
The proudest word in baseball is gamer - Tim McCarver 6/12/2010
by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Overs, except for runs scored. This shapes up as a 10-4 loss to me.
by Wet Luzinski on Jun 17, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And the correct answer is:
Innings Kendrick lasts: Over (7)
Runs allowed by Kendrick: Under (1)
Runs allowed by the ’pen: Under (0)
Runs scored: Over (7)
I thought it was total runs when I came up with my numbers, but it still came in over. The house is cleaning up on last night’s game ;)
Honor is no substitute for victory.
Zolecki Tweet
LHP Antonio Bastardo on the DL (left elbow ulnar neuritis). RHP Scott Mathieson recalled.
by EastFallowfield on Jun 17, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions
Interesting.
I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining about Mathieson (I’m not), but I wonder if Zagurski is the better call-up here.
In any case, this looks like a bullpen upgrade.
I was surprised too but not by the phillies
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by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
To you it makes zero sense
To me it does – and really i don’t care if i make sense to you or not – i really don’t care what you say about anything
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by jemagee on Jun 17, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
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