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

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

81 wrote:

So much for that vaunted philly rotation :P

No hitter.

Thru 4.

So nice to see Victorino in CF.

81 wrote:

You have the chicago feed?

You see the fraud philly fan with a philly jersey and cubs hat

Nope. I'm coming to you live from havertown tonight. there is some cheesy commercial for an 80s dance show on the philly station. has to be some kind of joke

The Fixer wrote:

81 wrote:

So much for that vaunted philly rotation :P

bit your tongue.

are those Dancing on Air commercials a joke?? wtf

i saw that and was also like WTF? is this a joke but then it just occurred to me. Isn't that game retro 80's night at CBP?

How much are you paying howard to swing at air

eeriepadave wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

81 wrote:

So much for that vaunted philly rotation :P

bit your tongue.

are those Dancing on Air commercials a joke?? wtf

i saw that and was also like WTF? is this a joke but then it just occurred to me. Isn't that game retro 80's night at CBP?

not sure. there has to be some kind of explanation

81 wrote:

How much are you paying howard to swing at air

I play MLB The Show for PS3 online all the time, and Howard looked like a noob who gets nervous on 3-2 and just swings hoping it's a fastball down the middle. As Matt Vasgersian, the play by play guy on the game, would say, "looks like he's swinging a garden-hose."

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Terrible K for Utley.

yeah, but he did have 2 strikes when martinez ended up on third.

he is struggling though. his avg is down 20 points in the last 2-3 weeks. he was just hitting 280.

how do you get jammed on a 3-1 pitch??? should never ever happen

These two guys both look awful.

This lineup blows

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

This lineup blows

Oh come on. It's a good line-up that's just not hitting right now. They're top 10 in the NL in most batting categories as a team. That's all ya need with a starting staff like this.

Not sure if the top 10 comment was sarcasm or not.

Their lineup was much better last year and we know how that worked out.

I do think the phils are gonna win this game. they just gotta get garza out of the game and the cubs pen will win it for them

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Oh come on. It's a good line-up that's just not hitting right now. They're top 10 in the NL in most batting categories as a team. That's all ya need with a starting staff like this.

Not sure if the top 10 comment was sarcasm or not.

Their lineup was much better last year and we know how that worked out.

I do think the phils are gonna win this game. they just gotta get garza out of the game and the cubs pen will win it for them

No I wasn't being sarcastic. They are in the top 10 in the National League in virtually every stat (http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#s ... am+hitting). And just because they're not hitting well now doesn't mean they won't be hitting well in September/October. They could come around.

there are only 16 teams in the NL. being in the top 10 isn't anything special. they're still in the bottom half of most categories.

the thing about this lineup is that it's a bunch of older players. a lot of them are still big names, but not the players they used to be. they could come around...hopefully they will. I'm just preparing myself for a repeat of last year's playoff frustration because the offense isn't as good as it was then.

the thing that bothers me more than anything is the approach this team takes. garza was all over the place tonight and he still went 7 innings. utley and chooch are the only ones that know how to work a count. they really miss werth in that respect.

The Fixer wrote:

there are only 16 teams in the NL. being in the top 10 isn't anything special. they're still in the bottom half of most categories.

the thing about this lineup is that it's a bunch of older players. a lot of them are still big names, but not the players they used to be. they could come around...hopefully they will. I'm just preparing myself for a repeat of last year's playoff frustration because the offense isn't as good as it was then.

the thing that bothers me more than anything is the approach this team takes. garza was all over the place tonight and he still went 7 innings. utley and chooch are the only ones that know how to work a count. they really miss werth in that respect.

Yeah but bottom-half of the NL isn't the end of the world when you've got pitching like this. You're right that the hitting has to come around for them to truly contend in October. But i just can't fathom all this talent is gonna fizzle out like this. And you're right that they're older. But as a unit, there's no reason that this group isn't giving SOME run support. I'll worry if they're still hitting like this a month from now.