$35 Million Dollar Men - Phillies' B-Team Rolls Up DoorMets 9 - 4
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 10:43 PM EDT
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By my rough calculations, it looks like it cost about $35,000,000.00 to field the team that beat in the brains of a Mets team that is rapidly losing interest in this, the 2011 MLB season. And of that $35,000,000.00, nearly two-thirds of it ($22,000,000.00) was wrapped up in Shane Victorino and Chase Utley. Two of the cheapest dates tonight were starting pitcher Vance Worley and the versatile John Mayberry, playing first base tonight in place of a dinged Ryan Howard. Combined, the two get less money than Cliff Lee has in his wallet right now, but both showed why it is so important to look for contributors that don't cost $20,000,000.00+ per year.
With that windy wind-up out of the way (and a h/t to Nastyem in the gamethread for the "DoorMets" moniker), there was, you know, a game played tonight. And there was an earthquake and stuff, but that was just John Mayberry hitting another bomb.
Things certainly didn't start off well, though...
In the first inning, Vance Worley gave all of us more heartburn than the earthquake. He took 30 pitches to dispose of the METS, for crying out loud. I was ready to march on CBP with a pitchfork in one hand and a torch in the other, but I settled down when I realized that he was just toying with them. The Mets started things off with two singles by Pagan and Tejada. With runners at first and third and no outs, usually you can figure on the batting team scoring 1.8 runs, right? Except that the run expectancy matrix applies to Major League Baseball teams, and this was the Mets. So of course, David Wright hits a pretty hard shot to Polanco which probably would have been an infield hit, but Pagan had run on contact and was thrown out easily at the plate. Then Lucas Duda struck out. Worley walked Jason Bay but then punched out Nick Evans looking. LOL. Mets.
Then there was boring stuff for a while until the Phillies came up in the third inning. It started when Victorino Look! A bird! hit a solo home run. John Mayberry came up after Polanco reached on a single and Utley was hit by a pitch for the 4,192nd time in his career. Yet another XBH from John John, this time a three run homer. It's kind of getting old, Mayberry. Can't you hit singles, too? Oh, wait...you did that too...
I would say the Mets were doing more boring things while this was going on, but that's not true. In fact, they were going down one after the other in interesting and entertaining ways, kind of like the old Lemmings game. Fifteen in a row at one point. Worley, after the playful, 30 pitch first inning, mowed the Mets down like Australians at Gallipoli. Worley's final line was: 7 IP, 1 R, 9 K, 1 BB, and 5 H on 109 pitches. And he charmed two balls into the outfield with his bat and dimples, driving in one run with his two hits.
The Phillies' bats had another big inning in the fifth. Four Phillies reached with hits, and the big blow was a two run triple by Victorino just over the head of Pagan in center. When the dust cleared on that, the game was in the bag. Michael Stutes made things mildly interesting at the end, regressing in a low-leverage spot, surrendering 3 runs in garbage time. But that was just the Phillies playing prevent defense and running the ball up the gut every offensive series from the sixth inning on.
Fangraph of DEVASTATION!
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Some Fangraphs are so damn beautiful.
by David S. Cohen on Aug 23, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Love the WWI reference.
Those Turks were some gritty bastards with tons of hustle.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 23, 2011 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
We all know
Grit and Hustle can only apply to whiter people than turks
Excellent recap. This was one of the few games all year I missed entirely. I was looking forward to this.
by FanSince1993 on Aug 23, 2011 10:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
But those players don’t lead in RIBBIES!
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
I’m changing my softball league batting stance tomorrow
29 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 23, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m going to try typing differently.
by Phrozen on Aug 23, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was raised as a Lutheran. Salvation through faith is sort of beat into you early on. I’m not going to start questioning Mayberry — I’ll just take it, and be thankful.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
We will never see Dom Brown in our dugout again after his September call-up, if any.
I felt like I thought it hit me - Chase Utley
Easy
I know theres a lot of worry about that going around, but the reality is this:
Francisco is likely not going to be resigned for next season.
Ibanez is definitely not going to be resigned.
Brown, Mayberry, Victorino and Pence will be your 4 outfielders next year, with Martinez providing insurance as your 5th outfielder.
If Dom Brown recovers from his Hamate injury the way he should by spring training, and lights it up, the job will be his.
If Mayberry proves hes not a fluke, it’ll be his. If they BOTH rake, they’ll figure it out.
Either way its a hell of a problem to have.
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
by Joecatz on Aug 24, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
2008 @ regular season end: “Werth looks like he’s the real deal! But what do we do with Geoff Jenkins?” Who cares? WERTH!
I think that’s the analysis you are looking to reprise for a Good Dom/Good JMJ scenario.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 24, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure. No one really thought Geoff Jenkins was going to be a great player for years to come.
If Big John continues to be Jose Bautista Jr., it kind of makes the Pence trade fairly pointless. With 4 quality starting Outfilders though, it could make things pretty interesting next season.
It’s a good problem to have so long as I don’t have to listen to WIP mouthbreathers judging who should be the starter before there’s even been a competition.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
Better not listen to WIP then, because even if Mayberry regresses and hits .220 the rest of the way with 18 bazillion strikeouts, some mouthbreathers will still like him better than Dom.
Better not listen to WIP then
This is just good life advice
I have an army.
We have a hulk.
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 24, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Sage John, the word is SAGE
I have an army.
We have a hulk.
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 24, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t look now, but the Phils have a +161 run differential and are within striking distance of having the most runs scored in the NL. They were 5th going into tonight’s game, 32 behind the Cardinals, who are being shutout. The Reds and Rockies were next and scored 8 and 6 tonight. It’d be hard for the Phils to overcome all of those teams, but their offense is inching its way up.
by David S. Cohen on Aug 23, 2011 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
I would assume the Brewers are in 1st and I can’t see the Phils catching them
29 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 23, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope – the Brewers are just 12 runs ahead of the Phils. Cards, Rockies, and Reds are above both teams.
by David S. Cohen on Aug 23, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Phillies are 5th in Fangraphs wRC+ also.
1. Cardinals 109
2. Mets 104
3. Brewers 103
4. Reds 99
5. Phillies 97
6. Rockies 94
7. Braves 94
8. Cubs 93
Mets?
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine a lineup with New Improved Mayberry™ and Dom Brown.
I may need to go be alone for a while.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
This is disturbing, yet mesmerizing.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah and I’m sure he steals… I mean bases…
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Cubs are worthless.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
Because the Braves are so…………classy
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I was telling you before!
Time is not made of lines. It is made of circles. That is why clocks are round.
-Michael J Caboose
by TheOrangeCone on Aug 23, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
They need to rehire this guy to coach the pitching staff...
Learn how to use their have-to.
by PhillyPhanatic20 on Aug 23, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
OT, but Scott Hartnell caught a foul ball
Braves v Cubs, bottom 5th or 6th with 2 outs and Darwin Barney at the plate…hard line drive foul ball over the 1st base…they panned to the lucky fan who caught the ball and sure enough it was Hartnell wearing a “Beam me up, Scottie” T-shirt holding a beer in one hand and proudly displaying the ball in the other.
29 and counting...
And he managed to do it without falling down? I’m impressed.
Also, wtf is he doing at a Cubs v. Braves game?
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
Getting drunk and/or laid. He’s a hockey player, right?
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
no idea, but I watched it a few times to make sure it was him…as if anyone else in the world could be mistaken for Scott Hartnell
29 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Sergio Romo?
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Tickle Me Romo
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
That made me hurt. I can’t laugh and wake up the kids because of school tomorrow.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Worley
It’s just the Mets, and a seriously depleted Mets team at that, but 9K and 1BB? Does he think he’s Cliff Lee?
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
Worley tells the baseball world what they can do with their regression.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know swinging strikeouts are supposed to be better than called strikeouts, but man, I loooove called strikeouts.
by taco pal on Aug 23, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d argue they’re almost better.
Time is not made of lines. It is made of circles. That is why clocks are round.
-Michael J Caboose
by TheOrangeCone on Aug 23, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Chase and Ryan could discuss this in another episode of Baseball Friends.
by phillyinportland on Aug 24, 2011 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Funny
Not so sure that Big Roy could be convinced to open up on the topic, but any combo with Lil Roy, Cliff, and Cole would be great. “Called strikeouts to end the game with a shutout – yeah!”
by phillyinportland on Aug 24, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Big Roy/Little Roy. Just so Big Roy is like the bulldog in the old cartoons all quiet, while Little Roy is jumping around. Wish I could remember character names, but I’m half paying attention to Social Distortion and can’t think of them now.
Sounds like some old Looney Tunes – I can picture the old bulldog sleeping in the doghouse and someone young and energetic bugging him. Like you, I can’t remember the characters’ names.
by phillyinportland on Aug 24, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Combine that with his two hits and yes… he apparently does think he’s Cliff Lee.
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by FanSince1993 on Aug 23, 2011 11:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The new JMJ has me both incredibly excited, but a bit worried. This kind of success can’t possibly hold up, but he’s been hitting so well that it’s hard to just see it as luck.
I keep telling myself that too, and yet he’s been pretty much hitting the same way through spring training, before he was sent down, and after he was called back up. I’m thinking this might be the real deal. I mean not at this pace obviously he’s not the second coming of Barry Bonds, but he could definitely be a late bloomer.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Since july 5 he has a slash line of:
BA/OBP/SLG/OPS
.318/.356/.718/1.073
With a babip of .317
by Anders Jensen on Aug 23, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t tell that to Kyle Scott
by FanSince1993 on Aug 23, 2011 11:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I can’t; I’m too busy punching myself in the dick.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hmmm I think you might need a healthier activity.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
not really…he just changed his stance this last time he was sent down. He talked about it in the post game w/ Sarge giving credit to GG, Charlie, & someone else for helping him with the adjustment. I have been amazed at how well he is seeing pitches and staying back on breaking balls with this new stance…it is impressive.
29 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 23, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
wonder why they cant do that with Howard then :(
must be a combination of Howard been a more established hitter and therefor aint as likely to try and change his stance.
by Anders Jensen on Aug 23, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I hate jumping on the Yayberry bandwagon because all the 97.5 people have been… but I’ve been a big supporter of him getting more time and really want to see what he can do… maybe he can be our next Jayson Werth…would love that if it was for real.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
If this is for real, then Mayberry’s story is nothing like Jayson Werth’s. Werth had shown plenty of evidence throughout his pro career that he could be really good – he just got hurt is all. Mayberry has shown virtually none. His story would be a lot more similar to Jose Bautista’s than Werth’s.
wouldn’t mind a Bautista Clone on the Phils
It's only gonna get funner
by VanceinmyPants on Aug 23, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes I’m perfectly aware of this but there are certainly similarities… tall right handed former first round pick who develops into a power hitting outfielder while platooning as an outfielder for the Phillies… Jayson was also white.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Jayson was also white.
JMJ is white?
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I was pointing out another way the two are actually in fact different so maybe I’m a jerk for comparing them despite the previously mentioned similarities.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Both are from families with MLB players.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Reminds me of a passage from Sex, Drugs, and Coco puffs
Why do you keep saying that?" he asked in response. "Apples and oranges aren’t the different, really. I mean, they’re both fruit. Their weight is extremely similar. They both contain acidic elements. They’re both roughly spherical. They serve the same social purpose. With the possible exception of a tangerine, I can’t think of anything more similar to an orange then an apple. If I was having lunch with a man who was eating an apple and- while I was looking away- he replaced that apple with an orange, I doubt I’d even notice. So how is this a metaphor for difference? I could understand if you said, “That’s like comparing apples and uranium,’ or ’That’s like comparing apples with baby wolverines,’ or ’That’s like comparing apples with the early work of Raymond Carver,’ or ’That’s like comparing apples with hermaphroditic ground sloths,’ Those would all be valid examples of profound disparity. But not apples and oranges. In every meaningful way, they’re virtually identicle.”
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
This also reminds me of a line from the wire “[Taco pal] you’d take the crab out of crab soup”.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
The next Kendrick start
should be an unofficial TGP “The Wire”night.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I could totally see
Kendrick shooting his own car and calling in a report just to get attention
3’s p’s for presbo— policing, pedagogy, and pitching.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok… pitching for Kendrick might be a stretch…
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s totally Dundalk.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 24, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Well,
I’m gonna have to punch out of work early for that.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 24, 2011 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
win
’That’s like comparing apples with hermaphroditic ground sloths,’
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Also… both have first letter J names and Mayberry’s last initial is an upside down W… just sayin’.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but he hit .265/.287/.442 in 113 triple-A at-bats THIS YEAR! And he wasn’t even improving towards the end: .250/.238/.475 in his last 10 games down there. This just makes no sense whatsoever!
But the good kind of wacky, like when you bring your Fall coat out of the closet and find $30 in the pockets (that so happened to me today)
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
You brought out your fall coat today? That is wacky. It was like 70 degrees in Alaska and you’re getting out a coat?
It’s been high 50’s, low 60’s last couple days here in PA at night—too warm for fall coats IMO, but good for a sweatshirt.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
No kidding? Crazy.
When you say “at night,” I suppose I should add that when the sun goes down (at like 11pm) it’s been getting into the 50s here. Daytime high today was 68, though. T-shirt weather.
Needed to clean it, and in anticipation of the rain from the hurricane.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of regression.....
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-silver_denver_broncos_quarterbacks_082311
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Because the success can’t hold up.. you’re worried? He’s not a starter. He’s a hot bat. Ride him out, and when he’s done someone else should be hot. I don’t see the issue. Many hitters get hot and cold. It’s about using the ones that are hot.
Or, if you’re Manuel, riding out the cold streaks, see: all of last year.
It's in his wheelhouse!!
Carlos Ruiz, My Nickname is Chooch.
2011 ERA comparison, yall
Michael Stutes 3.75
David Herndon 3.61
That’s for the entire year, including April.
Was just checking in here to post this.
Not that ERA ever matter, but I dare anyone to try and argue that Herndon isn’t better than Stutes now.
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by FuquaManuel on Aug 23, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I think it’s a weird bias for first impressions…wonder how long it will take for people to change their views on the two.
by Cole_Hamels_Can on Aug 23, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Well since you dared, I suppose you can say that Stutes has been used in more high leverage situations…./s
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That doesn’t make him a better pitcher.
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by FuquaManuel on Aug 23, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I love advanced stats, but I also recognize the importance of confidence when it comes to performance in sports. Herndon’s confidence was shot early in the season when he had that “pout face” game and he regained it after going back down…Stutes is clearly struggling with that as well. His is missing location badly on several pitches in his last few outings leading to quite a few hard hit balls. I think Herndon and Stutes both have the stuff to be above average relievers, but they are also very hittable when they don’t execute their pitches.
28 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 23, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Arthur Weasley?
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Magic Numbers
For Playoffs: 20 (will be 19 if the Giants lose tonight)
For Division/Home Field Advantage: 28
For Best Record in Baseball: 31
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
19 to have the best Phillies record ever.
They are already in the top quarter of the class, even if they skip school the rest of the way.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 23, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
AND if they win 34 of their remaining 35 games they’ll have the best regular season record in history.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 23, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
oh a complete stretch, but that really puts into perspective how insane the 01 Mariners/1906 Cubs’ seasons really were. I mean even with the year the Phillies are having they’re still way off of that pace.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Jamie Moyer came this close to being on all three teams
by taco pal on Aug 24, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
That’s a lie and you know it. He had no real chance of being on this year’s Phillies team.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Everyone, Jimmy Rollins and The 701 Level are Tweeting each other. The entire Internet has built up to this.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Hahaha, AND he responded to CrashburnAlley’s question about J.A. Happ. Jimmy has been quite the active tweeter lately.
Lotsa free time.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
LoMo and BizNasty tweeting at each other earlier kind of blew my mind.
"We didn't do it the easy way. We took the hard way to do it. But we are part of history now."
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I have an army.
We have a hulk.
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 24, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
phils vs. mike pelfrey
Victorino 13 for 42, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 5 K, .817
Polanco 3 for 19, 1 BB, 0 K, .396
Utley 10 for 34, 2 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 4 K, 1.121
Howard 15 for 40, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 4 K, 1.107
Ibanez 10 for 34, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, .726
Pence 5 for 13, 1 2B, 0 BB, 2 K, .846
Ruiz 5 for 22, 1 2B, 3 BB, 2 K, .596
Orr 4 for 8, 0 BB, 0 K, 1.000
Valdez 0 for 7, 1 BB, 1 K, .125
Francisco 2 for 5, 1 BB, 0 K, .900
Mayberry 0 for 5, 0 BB, 0 K, .000
Martinez 1 for 3, 1 HR, 0 BB, 0 K, 1.667
I can’t wait for another CBP Big Pelf melt down….you need to post the CBP/Citi Field splits
28 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 23, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
mets vs. kendrick
Bay 3 for 16, 1 2B, 0 BB, 3 K, .438
Duda 1 for 5, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, .600
Hairston 1 for 2, 0 BB, 0 K, 1.000
Harris 7 for 19, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, 1.242 (lololol)
Murphy 2 for 10, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, .573
Pagan 4 for 24, 2 2B, 2 BB, 3 K, .481
Paulino 6 for 17, 3 2B, 0 BB, 2 K, .918
Tejada 0 for 6, 0 BB, 0 K, .000
Thole 5 for 13, 0 BB, 1 K, .769
Turner 0 for 5, 0 BB, 0 K, .000
Wright 6 for 24, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 K, .683
On one hand, he’s probably gotten a little unlucky on batted balls there, but on the other hand, nobody’s ever struck out more than 4 times in their careers vs. Kendrick, so 3 K lifetime is comparatively awful.
I am predicting tonight
Is the night that Kendrick throws the first and only no hitter for the phillies staff on the season.
It will be a combined effort with bastardo and madson.
Kendrick will go 7 innings, allow 6 walks, 4 to first batters, and induce 4 GIDPs. He will also somehow strike out 7.
Charliewill pull him After the 7th, not because he’s looking shaky, but because he’s Kyle Kendrick, and Charlie really wants the no hitter.
It’s the reverse Halladay move..
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
OT, but has anyone seen this Jake Fromm kid play....WOW!
throws 78 mph (102 in mlb) and hits the ball a country mile…get on it RAJ
28 and counting...
78 =/= 102… What am I missing?
Also, he apparently goes to “Oitheist” school. Sounds like a freakish religion-cult thing.
The distance to the mound is not as far. Adjusting for that gives what it “feels like” in MLB terms.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 24, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
FTR, I googled oitheist and all that came up was an empty facebook page.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
braces and a uni-brow
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by DirtyWaters on Aug 24, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
but he’s from Georgia
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by DirtyWaters on Aug 24, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
classic…but I was going with the backwoods Deliverance angle
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by DirtyWaters on Aug 24, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Watched them play the PA team tonight...
He hit a ball 300 feet into the 30,000 people in the stands. That PA team brings more people to the ballpark than half the teams in the MLB. Crazy.
I vaguely remember watching Colby Rasmus in the LLWS.
by PhillyPhanatic20 on Aug 24, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
did you see the diving catch and the throw from the hole in short off his back to 1st to almost get the out…unreal!
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by DirtyWaters on Aug 24, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Did see that, amazing.. Orel actually made a good point about his crappy footwork and how he’ll move to the corners when he grows older. Somehwere, Keith Law nodded in approval.
by PhillyPhanatic20 on Aug 24, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Did you see him pitch in that extra inning game?
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by DirtyWaters on Aug 24, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
No. I’m guessing he throws at an Almonte-esque level.
by PhillyPhanatic20 on Aug 24, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright, it’s one thing to go to a Star Trek Convention, it’s another thing to show up with Spock ears. That’s the Nerd-Con level your fastly approaching for a baseball fan.
it’s not limited to baseball
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by DirtyWaters on Aug 24, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I will say that going to the LLWS is kind of a “bucket list” thing for me. It’s one of my favorite annual events in sports.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I used to watch it in year’s past, though this year not so much. If the Pennsylvania team makes the Championship and we do not get blown away by a hurricane on Sunday, I might make the trip to watch it.
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It’s a little bit of a mixed bag for me. The competition itself is great, but the ESPN coverage is a little much at times.
by PhillyPhanatic20 on Aug 24, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
yes but that’s true of anything ESPN covers. Anymore I’m just thankful when a sporting event isn’t ruined by the fact that Fox is broadcasting it.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate Fox
I don’t get any Phils games broadcasted by them, just crap AL Central games.
It's only gonna get funner
by VanceinmyPants on Aug 24, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Completely broke my heart. The team from Kentucky was from a town about 30 miles from my hometown.
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by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 24, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Big Pelf has been stellar at CBP
In his last 5 starts at CBP from 09-11, Big Pelf has accumulated 21.2 innings and posted an 11.22 ERA w/ 11 K, 10 BB, 41 hits….and his in 2 starts there this season it gets only better with a 14.21 ERA over 6.1 innings of pure mound mastery…seems like someone maybe has some inner demons
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I’ll be happy if we just avoid the no-hitter.
Might as well just hand them over.
by All ur Aces R Belong to Us on Aug 24, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like the bullpen is the place for him after all.
by phillyinportland on Aug 24, 2011 4:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Some Crazy Numbers
The Milwaukee Brewers are in an amazing stretch where they have gone 24-4 since July 26th. Since the All Star Game they are 29-10. They have gone from a slightly above .500 team to one that has a chance to win over 95 games. The Atlanta Braves are also hot. They have gone 15-4 since August 3rd. Since the ASG they are 24-14.
And despite two very hot teams in the National League, the Phillies have stayed well ahead of both. Three days after the Brewers began their hot streak the Phillies started an 18-5 stretch of their own. Since the ASG they are 26-10.
And if that’s not that impressive, just think how close the Phillies came to making that mark 21-2. Yes, they are good.
by phillyinportland on Aug 24, 2011 4:55 AM EDT reply actions
Something else that I was thinking about with this recent Hamels to the DL trip…once he comes back, on Monday, the Phillies will now have Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Oswalt and Worley in that order. I assumed that going into the playoffs they were going to shuffle things around anyway to get back to that but now it seems like it is being done before even getting into September.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
Charlie is definitely getting his Chess pieces into place, Independence Day style
I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Aug 24, 2011 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
5th best starting pitcher on team is 9-1
Can anyone ever recall a similar situation?
"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." Groucho Marx
New Phillies bumper sticker
Our #5 pitcher can beat up your #1
For the Phillies, I keep thinking “Marty Bystrom” but his magic was a month or so, not a good chunk of the season, and he was only 5-1 in 1980.
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 24, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Great reply
I remember Marty “Fat Bottom” Bystrom well. An unbelievable September in 1980 (I think he started 5-0 in the middle of a heated pennant race with the Xpos), never to be heard from again.
"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." Groucho Marx
by BenDerDonDat on Aug 24, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I stand, or actually sit, corrected
Memory Fail
"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." Groucho Marx
by BenDerDonDat on Aug 24, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Phillies pitchers hit .127/.154/.142 with 2 2B, 0 HR, and 10 RBI in 378 PA in 2010.
in 2011, it’s .164/.191/.210 with 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, and 14 RBI in 301 PA.
CLIFF LEE
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by WholeCamels on Aug 24, 2011 9:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
When I'm wrong I admit it.
When the Phillies traded for Pence, I predicvted nothing short of a BABIP fueled regression for the ages.
All hes done since the trade, in 22 games is continue to sustain a .344 BABIP and put up the following line:
.317/.402/.549 with 5 HR’s, and a pretty darn good 13BB to 18K’s
to put THAT into perspective, he was at a .308/.356/.471 line with a .368 BABIB and had 11 homers with 30 BB to 86K’s on the season (99 games) before the trade.
So the dude has LOWERED his BABIP by 20 points, increased his OBP and slg. exponentially, essentially DOUBLED his walk rate while slightly lowering his K rate, and hit half as many HR’s in 22 games as he did in 99 with the astros.
Not for nuthin, but MAYBERRY has hit behind Pence in 4 of the 5 games he went deep.
Whos protecting who?
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
Good recap
This is all the stuff of Weird Science
"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." Groucho Marx
by BenDerDonDat on Aug 24, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
correction.
.329/.414/.575 including last night.
Also, Pence is hitting .285 with 3 BB, 6K’s and 1 HR when someone other than Mayberry hits behind him.
Hes hitting .346 with 10 BB, 10K’s and 4 HR with Mayberry protecting.
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
Charlie is known as a really good hitting coach. Perhaps best in the majors. Could have had some effect…?
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
This must be the explanation for Cliff Lee’s hitting….
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 24, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
In Houston this year he worked with Brad Mills and Mike Barnett.
Writer at SB Nation's Philadelphia Union blog, The Brotherly Game. Follow me on Twitter.
If Pence’s success thus far is sustainable, I wonder if the change from Mills/Barnett to Cholly/Gross had anything to do with it.
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Quis proteggere ipsos defensores?
I hope that isn’t a bridge to far, but I tried to work it out riffing on “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
by RememberthePhitans on Aug 24, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
So apparently on nights before he pitches, Worley stays up until dawn and sleeps in well past noon gameday. He does this to avoid anxiousness. I suppose this is good except when he has to pitch an afternoon game.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
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