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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    Miami Marlins are eliminated from the NL East championship. Weren't they in first place a couple days in May? :lol:
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,148
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Miami Marlins are eliminated from the NL East championship. Weren't they in first place a couple days in May? :lol:

    i don't think they were. Haven't the phillies been in first place from the beginning?
    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
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    9/2/18- Boston, MA
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    9/7/24- Philly, PA
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    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Miami Marlins are eliminated from the NL East championship. Weren't they in first place a couple days in May? :lol:

    i don't think they were. Haven't the phillies been in first place from the beginning?

    Think they were in 2nd a day here and there. Not quite wire to wire. Then the Marlins lost about 30 games in a row. They are an awesome team... in May. :lol::lol:
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,148
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Miami Marlins are eliminated from the NL East championship. Weren't they in first place a couple days in May? :lol:

    i don't think they were. Haven't the phillies been in first place from the beginning?

    Think they were in 2nd a day here and there. Not quite wire to wire. Then the Marlins lost about 30 games in a row. They are an awesome team... in May. :lol::lol:


    they were in 2nd place just once on apr. 26 and tied for first twice ( in the beginning of the season)

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    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
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    Phils are really letting this scrubby pitcher off the hook.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    42 games over .500 for the first time....



    ...EVER.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    The Juggler wrote:
    42 games over .500 for the first time....



    ...EVER.


    that's so 20 years ago :lol:
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    42 games over .500 for the first time....



    ...EVER.


    that's so 20 years ago :lol:

    20 years ago would be 20 games below .500 for the yankees.
    :?
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,148
    The Juggler wrote:
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    42 games over .500 for the first time....



    ...EVER.


    that's so 20 years ago :lol:

    20 years ago would be 20 games below .500 for the yankees.
    :?

    :lol:

    great job guys! :clap:
    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
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    not that they mean anything:

    If Ryan Howard can knock in 17 more runs by the end of the season, he would become just the seventh major leaguer ever to total 800 RBI over a six-year span.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    The Juggler wrote:
    not that they mean anything:

    If Ryan Howard can knock in 17 more runs by the end of the season, he would become just the seventh major leaguer ever to total 800 RBI over a six-year span.

    We're looking at a veritable R6 lovefest with all the SABR-cult guys in Wisconsin this weekend. :shock:

    Those RBI have nothing to do with the 5 straight division titles Jeags. ;)
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    Interesting look at Vanimal on why he deserves ROTY consideration. Kimbrel is good, but pitching out of the bullpen doesn't even come close to comparing to being a starter. It just doesn't.

    OK, with 42 saves, a 1.62 ERA, and one of the highest strikeout rates of all time for a relief pitcher, Craig Kimbrel will win the NL Rookie of the Year Award, perhaps in unanimous fashion. Kimbrel hasn't been perfect -- he's blown five saves -- but he has dominated opponents and has a good chance to become the 12th pitcher to record 50 saves in a season.

    But I've been more impressed with Phillies rookie right-hander Vance Worley, who won again on Thursday to push his record to 10-1 with a 2.85 ERA. Here's a fun statistic courtesy of Elias: The Phillies have won 13 consecutive Worley starts, the third-highest total in the NL in the past 15 years (the Cardinals won 17 straight Chris Carpenter starts in 2005 and the Braves won 15 straight John Smoltz starts in 1996).

    That ERA is no accident, as Worley has struck out 7.8 batters per nine innings with a nifty strikeout-to-walk ratio of 90-to-33. The big surprise is that Worley has developed into a good strikeout pitcher despite a mediocre fastball that averages 90 mph. It was that lack of a big heater that had Baseball America rank Worley as just the 11th-best prospect for the Phillies heading into the season. It made sense: Two years ago, Worley had an ERA over 5.00 in Double-A. He lost weight last season and improved, but with 119 strikeouts in 158 innings between Double-A and Triple-A, he hardly had numbers that screamed future major league starter. "Worley profiles as a back-of-the-rotation starter," wrote Baseball America. "With no plus pitch and his reliance on command, he may be best suited for a middle-relief role in the long term."

    Injuries to Joe Blanton and then Roy Oswalt opened up a rotation slot for Worley and he took advantage. In 17 starts, he's allowed one or no runs 10 times. His somewhat jerky motion is a little deceptive, but he's pretty simple in his approach: He's thrown his fastball over 65 percent of the time, gets ahead of the hitters, paints the outside corner to left-handers and tries to get righties to chase his slider low and away. He does a great job holding runners (he's allowed just two stolen bases all season, and both of those came in one game). Maybe he's been a little lucky in his home run percentage on flyballs, but there's nothing that indicates his season is a total fluke. And it will be interesting to see who Charlie Manuel gives the ball to as his No. 4 starter in the playoffs, Worley or Oswalt.

    So, yes, Kimbrel has all the saves. But Worley, who has pitched nearly 40 more innings, deserves top rookie consideration.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    i think matt gelb jinxed bastardo
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Oh well can't sweep every series

    ;)
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    The Juggler wrote:
    i think matt gelb jinxed bastardo

    3 straight days and in the playoffs Herndon would never come into a close game.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,148
    i was helping someone move last night. They were up 4-3 (was checking my iphone for scores). Then i checked it about an hour later and they lost 8-4? Bullpen blow up? Looks like Hamels was doing pretty well.
    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
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    eeriepadave wrote:
    i was helping someone move last night. They were up 4-3 (was checking my iphone for scores). Then i checked it about an hour later and they lost 8-4? Bullpen blow up? Looks like Hamels was doing pretty well.

    hamels was good but not unhittable as he has been at times. bastardo walked 1st 2 so charlie took him out and put herndon in and he got absolutely rocked. 3 moon shot homeruns in a half inning. he is dreadful.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    what an awful day for utley. he's been brutal lately.
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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Dopey Philly fan leaning over the wall :lol:

    Marlins????? :x :lol:
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    neilybabes86 wrote:
    Dopey Philly fan leaning over the wall :lol:

    Marlins????? :x :lol:


    hey i'll take a 5-2 road trip any day of the week.


    the umpiring in baseball right now is absolutely atrocious. that call should never have been allowed to be reviewed.
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