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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,254
    The Juggler wrote:
    so after 9 games, 8 of our starters are hitting over .300.

    not too shabby.


    nope not at all. Missed the game :oops: Glad to see the old Cole back :)
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  • jamminpearls
    jamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    That was Hamels being the pitcher he is. This team is damn good i can't imagine how good we could be if and when Chase gets back. Take a peek at Werth's amazing numbers it must be nice to be rich.
    Go Birds!!!!
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    eeriepadave wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    so after 9 games, 8 of our starters are hitting over .300.

    not too shabby.

    nope not at all. Missed the game :oops: Glad to see the old Cole back :)

    There are 162 of them - it's hard to watch them all. I probably watch half of the Phillies games I see on DVR. Just avoid coming here until it's over... for me.

    Awesome game for Cole. Great job pitching out of the minor jams in the last 2 innings.

    I liked Howard's RBI groundout, but it won't help his WAR any. :P

    Yeah I got the "Adam Eaton ticket plan" in 2007 and spent plenty of time booing him, so I'm right there with you Cole. 8-)

    They said the 1993 Braves 4 top pitchers won 75 games. Sorry, but that's not gonna happen with this team. Of course, we all know W's don't mean anything, of course.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Felix won 13 games last year while aj Burnett won 10. Wins mean almost nothing.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Felix won 13 games last year while aj Burnett won 10. Wins mean almost nothing.


    you know what he means. when people think of the '71 orioles rotation, they immediately think of four 20 game winners. phils rotation has been compared to them and the early '90's bravos.

    obviously we all know wins are not everything when it comes to pitching stats. but thanks for telling us... again. :lol:
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  • Chip McFlennigan
    Chip McFlennigan Posts: 1,162
    The Flyin' Hawaiian was killing the Braves. I love it.
    I knew it all along, see?
  • dr0ptheleash
    dr0ptheleash Posts: 1,264
    7 scoreless and a big middle finger to everyone who booed him in his first start of the year...get some, Cole ;)

    Glad he "understood" the booing though.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,930
    dr0ptheleash wrote:
    7 scoreless and a big middle finger to everyone who booed him in his first start of the year...get some, Cole ;)

    Glad he "understood" the booing though.

    that's a guy that gets it and gets us (although I agree the booing was ridiculous). smart enough not to make an issue of it. and love him talking about booing Adam Eaton as a kid. that was awesome.


    and anyone else feel more comfortable with Contreras than Lidge? I mean if Lidge was going out there with 3 run leads in the 9th i'd still be nervous. with Contreras so far i haven't been. be interesting to see if Contreras can keep it up.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Great day for Cole

    I hope for his sake this season doesn't repeat last year where the team struggled to score for him

    Tough to pitch that way when in your mind you can't make a mistake because its only 1-0
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    pjhawks wrote:
    and anyone else feel more comfortable with Contreras than Lidge? I mean if Lidge was going out there with 3 run leads in the 9th i'd still be nervous. with Contreras so far i haven't been. be interesting to see if Contreras can keep it up.

    Conreras was throwing 96 yesterday. He's a better closer than Lidge. He has to be, because he was able to pitch as a starter just a few years ago, which is a job that is many levels more difficult.
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    and anyone else feel more comfortable with Contreras than Lidge? I mean if Lidge was going out there with 3 run leads in the 9th i'd still be nervous. with Contreras so far i haven't been. be interesting to see if Contreras can keep it up.

    Conreras was throwing 96 yesterday. He's a better closer than Lidge. He has to be, because he was able to pitch as a starter just a few years ago, which is a job that is many levels more difficult.

    I only worry about his control at times

    Walks will kill him
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,383
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    I only worry about his control at times

    Walks will kill him

    Lidge walks guys too. Contreras is hands down a better pitcher. He's not gonna have a "perfect season" but he's also not gonna blow 11 saves and fall apart every time somebody steals a base.

    I have next to no respect for the "closer" position, or even the idea of it. Lidge is the perfect example - a pampered player who pitches one inning in one certain kind of pre-defined situation. Besides Mariano, most of these guys are just glorified 7th starters.
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    johnny america wrote:
    The Flyin' Hawaiian was killing the Braves. I love it.

    yeah, except for the ball that he dropped that probably cost them game 1 of the series
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    dr0ptheleash wrote:
    7 scoreless and a big middle finger to everyone who booed him in his first start of the year...get some, Cole ;)

    Glad he "understood" the booing though.

    like I said, if I were him and the philly fans booed me I would have walked off the mound with both middle fingers extended.

    he's awesome. I hope he pitches like that all year.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Have some meetings in DC on thursday, so I was thinking about hitting the phils game. Was really hoping flyers would start on Wednesday.

    Decisions, decisions
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,930
    The Fixer wrote:
    Have some meetings in DC on thursday, so I was thinking about hitting the phils game. Was really hoping flyers would start on Wednesday.

    Decisions, decisions

    thursday should be Lee's start vs. game 1 of the Flyers. I say take the Phils game. Plus no way Lee get lit up again so should be a good outing. Flyers series doesn't really start until they lose a game (although don't have a great feeling this series).
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    pjhawks wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    Have some meetings in DC on thursday, so I was thinking about hitting the phils game. Was really hoping flyers would start on Wednesday.

    Decisions, decisions

    thursday should be Lee's start vs. game 1 of the Flyers. I say take the Phils game. Plus no way Lee get lit up again so should be a good outing. Flyers series doesn't really start until they lose a game (although don't have a great feeling this series).

    Yeah, Lee is pitching thursday. I have tix on my plan this friday up here.

    I'd really like to see the new nats stadium...haven't been there yet. There are still plenty of good seats available on tm. I'm torn on this one. I do love watching the flyers playoff games.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,539
    Fixer, I would go to that game. The people I went with last year I planning a HUGE takeover of that park for that game. See if you can crash their tailgate beforehand as well - free food, free beer on tap from beer trucks.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Fixer, I would go to that game. The people I went with last year I planning a HUGE takeover of that park for that game. See if you can crash their tailgate beforehand as well - free food, free beer on tap from beer trucks.

    Nice. I'm leaning towards going. I'm sure there are sports bars in the area, so maybe I could catch the 3rd period.

    If you don't mind, try to find out where the tailgate is going to be.
  • dr0ptheleash
    dr0ptheleash Posts: 1,264
    I went to the Nat's stadium for opening day last year and the Phil's crowd was overwhelming. Beautiful park, and great place to be the visiting team since you will no doubt still feel like the home team. Added bonus: Traveling to boo Jayson Werth.
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