***The Official Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Thread***

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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Hello! I'm in Denver. Flight was good. People looked up after we landed and hadn't even realized there was a baby on the plane. :D we'll see how the return flight goes. Rox games are all crazy to watch. :lol:

    Nice to see 2 straight 7 run games. EV comin up! Talk to you clowns later.

    that john denver was full of shit...

    is coors a good place to see a game?
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    can't even score on doug davis. amaro has gotta do something soon

    the cubs might be the worst team in the NL. they really, really suck
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    The Fixer wrote:
    can't even score on doug davis. amaro has gotta do something soon

    the cubs might be the worst team in the NL. they really, really suck
    Will win 5-3 relax all will be ok! But yes we do need a bat i agree with you there.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    jamminpearls wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    can't even score on doug davis. amaro has gotta do something soon

    the cubs might be the worst team in the NL. they really, really suck
    Will win 5-3 relax all will be ok! But yes we do need a bat i agree with you there.

    this lineup is worse than the EV album
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Lol,it's light years away from into the wild, but after a couple times around it's grown on me. Not my fav buy any stretch but it's ok.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    CLUTCH!!!!!!!!!
    Go Birds!!!!
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    jamminpearls wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    can't even score on doug davis. amaro has gotta do something soon

    the cubs might be the worst team in the NL. they really, really suck
    Will win 5-3 relax all will be ok! But yes we do need a bat i agree with you there.
    1 run away!!!!!!!!!!!
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    jamminpearls wrote:
    jamminpearls wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    can't even score on doug davis. amaro has gotta do something soon

    the cubs might be the worst team in the NL. they really, really suck
    Will win 5-3 relax all will be ok! But yes we do need a bat i agree with you there.
    1 run away!!!!!!!!!!!

    don't worry, contreras or romero will allow a few runs.
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Oswalt for the 8th or Bastardo then Madson.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Oswalt for the 8th or Bastardo then Madson.

    108 pitches already. I'll be surprised if oswalt is out there next inning.

    f'n braves are on fire
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    The Fixer wrote:
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Oswalt for the 8th or Bastardo then Madson.

    108 pitches already. I'll be surprised if oswalt is out there next inning.

    f'n braves are on fire
    Yes they are but so is Stutes :D
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    stutes is their 2nd best reliever. like this dude
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    The Fixer wrote:
    stutes is their 2nd best reliever. like this dude
    Besides the last Nats series he's been great,Stutes,Bastardo and Madson could hopefully be are back end for years to come.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    the cubs can't even change pitchers without fucking things up. this team is a disaster. wish the phils played them more often :lol:
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Utley is so fucking good
  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Good comeback,this team has character!!!!R6 was killer today!!!
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    should have been a sweep. i'll take a 5-2 start to the homestand though. :thumbup:

    nice to see the heart of the lineup rip the ball all day.

    this team is gonna be fine. people really need to relax. sooner or later these guys will at least approach their career averages. and when they do, look out.

    go. phils.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,190
    The Juggler wrote:
    should have been a sweep. i'll take a 5-2 start to the homestand though. :thumbup:

    nice to see the heart of the lineup rip the ball all day.

    this team is gonna be fine. people really need to relax. sooner or later these guys will at least approach their career averages. and when they do, look out.

    go. phils.
    +1 :thumbup:
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  • The Fixer
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    jamminpearls wrote:
    Good comeback,this team has character!!!!R6 was killer today!!!

    another good game like today and he will have that average over 250!! he's awesome!!!!
  • The Fixer
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    When Philadelphia Phillies fans penciled Cliff Lee in as their No. 2 starter, they imagined a dominant control pitcher who doesn't blow hitters away but keeps runs off the board. A superficial glance at his 2011 numbers shows a mediocre 5-5 record with an ERA of 3.62 -- respectable numbers, but mildly disappointing from a pitcher billed as one of the league's best. A deeper look reveals an interesting contrast in the lefty's past two seasons.



    Lee's 10.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2010 was the second-highest in history among qualified starters, behind only Bret Saberhagen's 11.0 in the strike-shortened 1994 season. His 18 walks in 212 1/3 innings gave Lee one of the lowest walk rates in history, while his strikeout rate of 7.8 per nine innings was hardly better than the league average (7.1).




    This year, Lee has become a strikeout machine. The Phillies' veteran lefty has whiffed a league-leading 10.3 batters per nine innings this year. Meanwhile, he had walked more batters before the beginning of June (19) than he did all of last season (18), even though his walk rate of 2.0 free passes per nine innings is still comfortably below the league average (3.3).



    Strike breakdown
    Cliff Lee is throwing fewer first-pitch strikes this season, but he's producing swinging strikes at a higher rate.

    Season First Pitch Strike Swinging Strikes / All Strikes
    2004 60.0% 8.9%
    2005 63.8% 7.1%
    2006 62.1% 7.2%
    2007 61.9% 7.2%
    2008 66.6% 8.1%
    2009 65.4% 8.0%
    2010 69.8% 8.2%
    2011 63.8% 10.0%


    What made Lee so successful last year? As you might expect, he throws a lot of strikes, and he throws them early in the count. Lee led all pitchers with 56.6 percent of his pitches thrown in the strike zone in 2010; he also leads this year with 54.9 percent. He also finished first among all pitchers by throwing 69.8 percent first-pitch strikes last year, while he's dropped off to a less spectacular 63.8 percent in 2011.



    Lee has also induced swinging strikes at a career-best rate in 2011, nearly two full percentage points higher than last season's rate. This may be due to an increased use of a cut fastball; according to Baseball Info Solutions' data, Lee has increased his cutter usage a few percentage points as well.



    Interestingly, Lee doesn't hit the catcher's target as often as you might expect. When Baseball Info Solutions video scouts chart pitches, they also chart the location of the catcher's target before the pitch is thrown. The average MLB pitcher can hit within 40 pixels of the catcher's target about a quarter of the time (26 percent). At 25 percent, Lee is right in line with the league average.



    Lee's rising walk and strikeout rates should balance each other out to some extent, or even suggest improvement, so we still haven't explained why he has a higher ERA this season. For that, the Philadelphia defense should be held accountable.



    Pitching for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers last season, Lee benefited from two of the better defenses in baseball. Philadelphia was the cream of the crop defensively as recently as 2008, and had still been good in the seasons since, thanks to Fielding Bible darlings Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Placido Polanco and Chase Utley. However, Father Time has finally caught up with the Phillies' lineup, as has the injury bug. With many of the starting position players spending time on the disabled list, the replacements have struggled to fill their enormous shoes defensively.



    This season, the Phillies' infield has a collective minus-35 runs saved through the second week of June. This means the Phillies' defense has cost the team an estimated 35 runs, equivalent to roughly 3-4 wins in the standings. The main culprit has been Jimmy Rollins, whose minus-10 runs saved rate as the second-worst for a shortstop in baseball this year. Clearly, the 32-year-old former Fielding Bible Award winner has lost a step or two.



    Wilson Valdez was the primary second baseman with 2010 Fielding Bible Award winner Chase Utley rehabbing an injury, but despite his defensive reputation, Valdez (minus-9 runs saved) struggled in a small sample of games at the position. While Ryan Howard (minus-7 runs saved) has never been a good or even average defensive first baseman, Placido Polanco (minus-5 runs saved) has not played his best defense yet this year, either.



    The good news for Lee is that Utley is back in the starting lineup. A healthy Utley should provide a much-needed defensive boost, and we should see some improvement from Rollins and Polanco. However, Lee still shouldn't expect the same level of defensive support he received last year in the American League.



    If Lee continues to strike out opposing hitters at his current league-leading, career-high pace, he will minimize the damage the aging Philadelphia defense can impart. Should his strikeout rate fall back to his career levels, he will have a hard time repeating his Cy Young-caliber totals of the past few seasons.
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