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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,461
    2 1/2 games out of first (and still in last) :? :lol:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • sweetlew33sweetlew33 Sun's Trapdoor Posts: 83
    I was just glad to see them tack on some runs to pad a lead. Early in the season, that type of game was staying 4-2 going into the 8th and all of a sudden it would have been tied 4-4. Obviously they need to keep giving the pen some room for error.
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,954
    Just read about contreras on hardball talk. Gotta think thats probably it for him.
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Just read about contreras on hardball talk. Gotta think thats probably it for him.
    At the age of 65 id say so.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,522
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Just read about contreras on hardball talk. Gotta think thats probably it for him.
    At the age of 65 id say so.

    had the feeling it was probably the end the moment it happened. sucks.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,522
    edited June 2012
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Dude, did you say the Cardinals had a solid bullpen last year? Their bullpen blew most of the year, as they went through a carousel of closers. They just got into a groove in September and October and rode it to the championship.

    You specifically talked trash about the Cardinals and how much you wanted to play them, while I was saying to throw the games and let the Braves win the Wild Card.

    And yes, this Phillies team is still a legit WS contender. I'm not a fan of the contracts Amaro has handed out and I don't like the direction the team is headed in, but this team, this year, is a WS contender. That's what the argument was, for today.

    right.

    reading over the last couple, predictable, pages of this thread reminded me of this article from good phight a few weeks ago. it's obviously tongue and cheek but i feel like it rings pretty true:

    http://www.thegoodphight.com/2012/5/18/ ... rs-allowed

    New Post-Season Ticket Policy: No Naysayers Allowed
    by David S. Cohen on May 18, 2012 4:19 PM EDT

    Any idea which NL team is now 7th in runs scored? How about 8th in OPS?

    Or let's try another tack. How about which NL team is 3rd in runs scored in the month of May? Or 4th in OPS for the month?

    A hint: this team is doing that well in offensive stats despite missing its Hall-of-Fame quality second baseman and its slugging first baseman.

    I know, you're smart, so you guessed it - it's the Phillies! Yes, the team that struggled mightily in the first month of the season is, whaddayaknow, coming out of its offensive slump. It's scoring runs and making games interesting. The team's completely unsolvable problem in April - an offense that can't score runs - is no longer the problem.

    Of course, over the past few weeks, it's the bullpen that's been giving away wins, but despite that, the team is now playing good ball, posting an above-.500 record and sitting only 4 games back from the NL East leader.

    I'm not that surprised about this. As readers of this blog are aware, I've been kind of relentlessly optimistic (even while admitting that many games have been painful to watch and enjoy). I've felt this way despite being bombarded in the press, on the radio, on other blogs, and throughout the social-media-verse with naysayers and sky-is-falling types. I'm kind of sick of it, especially now that the team is doing better.

    But here's a deal I'll offer you, all the end-is-nigh people (and something I think the Phillies should take seriously): When the Phillies make it to their sixth straight post-season this October, you're not invited to Citizens Bank Park. It'll be like the Nationals' restriction for Phillies games in DC, except rather than being based on where you live, it'll be based on your calls to WIP, your tweets, your Facebook statuses, your blog posts, and your conversations with friends at the bar.

    Expressing concern and doubt, that's fine. But, throwing the team to the wolves, saying that there's just no joy in watching or following this team, complaining that all is lost when the season was barely 1/4 completed -- stay home and watch on TV. You're not welcome at the park. That's for true believers.

    So go ahead and revel in your misery. And hey, if I'm wrong and there's no October baseball for this franchise, enjoy being right. I know that'll make you feel really good. But, when the Phils are playing in the post-season and I'm at the stadium, I want to be there with the other people who believed in and supported this team.

    Phillies box office - make it happen.
    :lol:
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,522
    pjhawks wrote:
    anyone else heading down to any of the Orioles games next weekend? I am heading down friday night with a group. Should be a blast.


    i might be at the last minute--depends on if i can rally some troops. wish the saturday game was at night though...

    haven't been to camden yards in about 5 years. that's too long. love that park,
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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,954
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Just read about contreras on hardball talk. Gotta think thats probably it for him.
    At the age of 65 id say so.

    Yeah, I am 99% certain that he is a senior citizen
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I will be watching the PawSox take on the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in about an hour. Who am I focusing on? Who's the quality guys down at TripleA for the Phillies?
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,522
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I will be watching the PawSox take on the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in about an hour. Who am I focusing on? Who's the quality guys down at TripleA for the Phillies?

    you can see our former savior, dom brown, struggle to catch fly balls and get on base. he'll be in left.
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  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    The Juggler wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    I will be watching the PawSox take on the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in about an hour. Who am I focusing on? Who's the quality guys down at TripleA for the Phillies?

    you can see our former savior, dom brown, struggle to catch fly balls and get on base. he'll be in left.
    I think he's playing CF now.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,461
    Wow, i didn't know Chooch was leading the MAJORS in batting average at .381 :shock:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Uh oh Cliffy, The Phillies want Youk.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Uh oh Cliffy, The Phillies want Youk.
    The fans don't :nono:
    Go Birds!!!!
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,954
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    Uh oh Cliffy, The Phillies want Youk.

    I said it to fixer the other day that that would be interested. If I wasn't already a full blown phillies hater, this would certainly cement it
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,942
    Man Blanton gives up homeruns to EVERYBODY
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • The FixerThe Fixer Posts: 12,837
    This team sucks

    They need to sign Jorge Soler. And hamels
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,461
    :fp: can we get rid of Joe Blanton now? :roll:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,954
    The Fixer wrote:
    This team sucks

    They need to sign Jorge Soler. And hamels

    Yanks are signing soler
  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    The Fixer wrote:
    This team sucks

    They need to sign Jorge Soler. And hamels


    at least jeff carter got the ot winner for the flyer errrrrr i mean kings last night :lol:
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,942
    okay...if we lose tomorrow to make it 6 losses in a row...we might be completely fucked
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,461
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    okay...if we lose tomorrow to make it 6 losses in a row...we might be completely fucked

    :? hate to say this, but i may have to agree with you :(
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,656
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    okay...if we lose tomorrow to make it 6 losses in a row...we might be completely fucked

    your guys are pissing me off :evil:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
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  • JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    I was sitting in right field last night during Vic's homerun. It was going to land a couple rows in front of me so I was expecting a bounce. It's bounces and lands in kids lap the row in front of me and 2 seats over. The kid never even moved. He was eating an ice cream cone and it gently lands in his lap. 41 years and counting and still no baseball for me. That was the highlight of the night.
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    Wigginton at 3rd = Aids. Thats for You Fixer ;)
    Go Birds!!!!
  • JK_LivinJK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    RIP Phillies
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,976
    JK_Livin wrote:
    RIP Phillies

    So I guess basketball is the only remaining sport with a discernible home field/ice/court advantage???
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
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    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,954
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    RIP Phillies

    So I guess basketball is the only remaining sport with a discernible home field/ice/court advantage???

    Yo dude, I gotta eat a little crow on a little bit of my Dave Grohl hate. Dude tipped a grand on one drink at smith and wolleksky that Friday he was here then another grand on a few drinks that Saturday night. Good for him.
  • The FixerThe Fixer Posts: 12,837
    jamminpearls wrote:
    Wigginton at 3rd = Aids. Thats for You Fixer ;)

    he's one of the worst players in mlb.

    juan pierre sucks my balls as well

    what a brutal season. they are atrocious
  • The FixerThe Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    RIP Phillies

    So I guess basketball is the only remaining sport with a discernible home field/ice/court advantage???

    yep. the new stadiums/arenas have all but eliminated any home field/ice advantage
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