Nachesnacht: Phillies 10, Dodgers 9
by Wet Luzinski on Aug 12, 2010 11:40 PM EDT
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Something ancient in the air, smacking of appreciation, of work making freedom,
of immigrant sons and daughters, the practical lives, jokes, tears, struggle,
and naches. In this new land, one day a schlub, the next, ein Held.
Round about the eighth inning, we were led to believe
that somewhere in this dry hot summer,
as we starved, away from our promised land,
a crazy old man with some wacky ideas might lead us back to milk and honey.
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Addendum: h/t WholeCamels:
But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said unto Judah:
'What? shall we be able, being a small company, to fight against so
great and strong a multitude? ...' And Judah said: 'It is an easy
thing for many to be shut up in the hands of a few, and there is no
difference in the sight of Heaven to save by many or by few; for
victory in battle standeth not in the multitude of an host, but
strength is from Heaven. They come unto us in fullness of insolence
and lawlessness, to destroy us and our wives and our children, for to
spoil us; but we fight for our lives and our laws. And He Himself will
discomfort them before our face; but as for you, be yet not afraid of
them." (The First Book of Maccabees)
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By the way..extra EXTRA kudos for the passage from Maccabees. I think I will use this in class this coming school year.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 12, 2010 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
Best Fangraph ever?
Perfect Quote there WholeCamels, especially since it was Jewish appreciation night
Kolb - a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor - Wikipedia of course
I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
IDK— the one from the 10 inning Friday night comeback v. the Reds was pretty sweet too.
by dannijd on Aug 13, 2010 12:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Swartz was saying on Twitter that the Phillies lowest point was a 0.4% probability of winning. That’s just staggering.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 13, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup— probably the second biggest comeback of the year from a Fangraphs perspective (.3% in the top of the 9th of the game I mentioned).
by dannijd on Aug 13, 2010 1:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that was the first poem I posted on this site!
by Wet Luzinski on Aug 12, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And you see what it got us! Two weeks later the World Series trophy comes to Philly. Any other literary breakthroughs await?
by phillyinportland on Aug 13, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
hellz no.
You have to be retired to have a retired number, and for now, I’d like him to continue pitching.
Is he just a flame thrower with minimal movement? I wonder why the Phils tee off on him so well. He was also getting squeezed a bit.
He has long stretches where he is a pretty dominant pitcher. And by “pretty” I mean “really”. I don’t know what the heck is going on with him right now though. The velocity on his fastball is down a bit, I think.
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
by FuquaManuel on Aug 13, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Fangraphs has his average velos as:
2006 (95.0), 2007 (95.2), 2008 (96.3), 2009 (97.8), 2010 (95.4)
So his FB is a shade slower than it was the last two years, but it’s still in the normal range for him. He was effective in 2006 and 2007, as a set-up man.
It looks like his slider is the pitch that’s really off this year. He is basically a two-pitch pitcher, as he is no longer throwing a change (he used to throw it 2-3% of the time before this year).
That slider that Ruiz hammered last night was truly a hanging turd. Awful, awful pitch, and Ruiz got it.
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by WholeCamels on Aug 13, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting.
I do wonder what happened to him that he lost more than 2 mph on his fastball between this year and last, though.
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
by FuquaManuel on Aug 13, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Good question. Although from the trends, it seems like the weirder thing was why it got so fast last year.
Good point.
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
by FuquaManuel on Aug 13, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Going into the series with the Dodgers I was questioning Charlie not skipping Kendrick’s spot in the rotation and try to give the big 3 as many starts as possible. I felt better about Blanton taking the mound to start the game than I have in a in a long time. Post ASB he had been pitching fantastic, but he got into trouble in the first and, for some reason the BABIP ferries haven’t been very nice to him. The bullpen was atrocious and took us out of the game. Luckily the Dodgers pen was worse. I view this win as one that shouldn’t be on the board, and at the end of the year when you’re scoreboard watching trying to find a win wherever you can this one has the feel of one that will put you over the top.
It sucks to see Raul’s hitting streak end but, it had to end eventually, besides tomorrow is a good day to start a new one. I didn’t catch Madson pitching tonight (Not sure if he did) I know he has been lights out to the point where 11 of his last 12 outings were scoreless, if he can continue to put up numbers like that he’s going to be a huge 8th inning guy. Lidge has come on as of late and if he can continue to get his stuff working this team is going to be really tough to beat.
Can anyone remember the lineup that the Phillies started the first game of the season? In just a few short weeks after all the DL trips that this team has gone through (I don’t need to explain it to the readers of TGP) there is a chance that they all get back on the field together. What’s even better is it could happen the last month of the season and be intact for the postseason. During the middle of the year this team that was so difficult to watch, that couldn’t get 3 runs on the board, from Cole Hamels’s win at home against Boston to Cole Hamels’s win in Boston they couldn’t get anything done. Yet here comes September and here come the Phillies.
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 12, 2010 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
Wow.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
by doubleh on Aug 12, 2010 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That. Game. Was. Amazing
"My truck done shocked the fire outta me. My arm don't hurt no more" - Roy Oswalt
While I too admit that “clutch” is a false belief, in small sample sizes, some guys just seem to come through when it counts.
Carlos Ruiz this year
0.816 OPS Overall
0.882 OPS w/ RISP, 2 outs.
With a 3-2 count, 1.011 OPS
“Close and Late” 0.936 OPS
With score tied: 1.020 OPS
In the 9th inning: 1.138 OPS
Extra Innings: 3.000 OPS (!) (only 5 PAs here…)
I wonder where that puts Chooch in the standings for most clutch hitter in baseball- I know earlier this year Baseball Today said that Andre Ethier was the best in the league when it counted, but with those numbers, Chooch has to be near the top of the league.
Ethier so far this year:
0.844 OPS Overall
0.685 OPS w/RISP, 2 outs
With a 3-2 count, 0.734 OPS
“Close and Late” 0.531 OPS
With score tied: 0.696 OPS
In the 9th inning: 0.835 OPS
Extra Innings: 0.425 OPS
Those look more like an argument for anti-clutch to me, but maybe he was doing better when Baseball Today provided that line.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
I think he was— it was early in the season (prior to his hand injury, and they even admitted that small sample size could be playing a role.
by dannijd on Aug 13, 2010 2:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think it plays a role both ways. There’s also selection bias at work – we remember the bottom of the ninth double that drives in a game-winning run, but forget the two other games where the same guy pops out to end the game. Unusual events tend to be memorable, while the things we expect slip from memory without leaving a mark.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
check this out
Ok, so this is a link to Tim Brown’s baseball rankings, which he posted about 7 hours ago. Notice the records he has for the Phillies and Dodgers. Absolutely priceless. Wrote his column too soon i suppose. Pretty great stuff right there. What a game.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AlqehU29ej3eBpJ97bXJleQ5nYcB?slug=ti-powerrankings081210
Ctrl and print screen together….which copies the screen. Then you use MS Paint and paste and edit to what you want to see.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 13, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to do all that just to post a link?
by PhilsForever on Aug 13, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Then you have to host the picture then put it here in the picture command.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 13, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Needs some ice cream.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 13, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I went to bed at about 10-ish. Imagine my surprise this morning. I found out because my team’s FIP was all screwed up:
Player FIP HD K QS S
Rank
Kershaw, Clayton SP LA 2.900 0 4 1 0
Hammel, Jason SP COL 2.486 0 4 0 0
Kuo, Hong-Chih RP LA 3.200 1 0 0 0
Broxton, Jonathan RP LA 0.000 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 3.343 1 8 1 0
The total FIP is higher than any individual FIP. Then I see the little “sad” box next to Broxton and “Broxton can’t hold off Phils”. Glad to take one for the team, folks.
I’ll have to go back and mlb.tv the last couple of innings, obviously.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 13, 2010 6:40 AM EDT reply actions
Question:
How nice is it for Phillies fans to know that the Dodgers, and especially Jonathan Broxton, are their BITCH?
Broxton is like Pedro the he was the Yanks bitch looks like Broxton is the Phillies bitch.
I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.
Check the game thread last night. I think Christopher A is on the 15 day DL, but he will be here for the rest of the season. Two words: Lamp Condom
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 13, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Broxton
Caught this in the comments at Zolecki’s blog….a commenter there caught a screenshot of Broxton’s Wikipedia entry right after the game. I chortled loudly.
by WanderingMoses on Aug 13, 2010 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
That’s funny
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 15, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
So what are the chances the dodgers lay down for the braves because they know it would affect us? I don’t think this would happen, but since they are pretty much out of it, they have to at least be considering it a little bit don’t you think?
I don’t see the Dodgers doing this, as much as LA fans would like to see it (some were actually rooting to get swept by the Braves just to help them win the division and keep the Phils out of the playoffs).
I could never in good conscience root against the Phils, even if it meant eradicating a rival.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
Link from the700level of the Hex kid at the game soo funny
eff you we winning anyway
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