Gm 1 STL @ PHI Sat Oct. 1 5:07 PM TBSGm 2 STL @ PHI Sun Oct. 2 8:07 PM TBSGm 3 PHI @ STL Tue Oct. 4 TBD TBSGm 4* PHI @ STL Wed Oct. 5 TBD TBSGm 5* STL @ PHI Fri Oct. 7 TBD TBS
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:06 (fourteen years ago)
the enemy of my enemy is my friend, go Redbirds
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:11 (fourteen years ago)
phillies in 3, but i really hope not
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:16 (fourteen years ago)
Rooting Cards, but can't bring myself to say what I expect will happen here.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:19 (fourteen years ago)
echoing everyone
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:21 (fourteen years ago)
phillies in 4? stl is easily the weakest team in the nl playoffs (maybe the whole thing?) with the other 3 looking pretty decent to great..
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:28 (fourteen years ago)
phils in 3
― omar little, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:41 (fourteen years ago)
stl is easily the weakest team in the nl playoffs
Like they were in 2006.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:48 (fourteen years ago)
phillies in 4
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:05 (fourteen years ago)
Fils in phive.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:19 (fourteen years ago)
Pin3
― Mordy, Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:33 (fourteen years ago)
Phillies in 4.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:48 (fourteen years ago)
Regular season results:
St. Louis 6, Phillies 3
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:55 (fourteen years ago)
Did you watch the last series between them? I didn't recognize half of the Phillies starting lineup.
― Mordy, Thursday, 29 September 2011 21:04 (fourteen years ago)
I think Mayberry Jr. was batting cleanup.
Phillies in four. Rooting for the Cardinals.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 29 September 2011 22:11 (fourteen years ago)
Phi in 3
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 29 September 2011 23:30 (fourteen years ago)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 30 September 2011 05:47 (fourteen years ago)
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, 30 September 2011 12:48 (fourteen years ago)
Phillies in four
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 September 2011 19:45 (fourteen years ago)
Doctober 1st! Let's do this!!!
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:02 (fourteen years ago)
shit, no Holliday
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:09 (fourteen years ago)
my worst nightmare
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:13 (fourteen years ago)
whoa
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:13 (fourteen years ago)
FUCK YEAH, LET'S DO THIS!
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:14 (fourteen years ago)
Doc Rocked
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:14 (fourteen years ago)
Berkman sending Halladay to Heartbreak Hotel
― frogbs, Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:14 (fourteen years ago)
berkmang :D
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:14 (fourteen years ago)
comes back with a characteristically great AB though
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:15 (fourteen years ago)
i think you could call that pitch ... *removes sunglasses* ... medical malpratice YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:16 (fourteen years ago)
phillies aren't going to have the luxury of not scoring runs this game. offense is going to have to show up.
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:16 (fourteen years ago)
at least the Cards are only sending Lohse out there
― frogbs, Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:19 (fourteen years ago)
>>>ground ball outs<<<
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:21 (fourteen years ago)
lohse last 5 starts: 3-0 1.72 era
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 1 October 2011 21:23 (fourteen years ago)
lol wow freese what a non-athlete - that is not a difficult catch to make
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:06 (fourteen years ago)
OH YMOEGAMODFMFOSAMDFOMASDNMFAISNFMOAPSDJFOASDJMFOPADMSFPOJASDPOVJASDOPMV
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:39 (fourteen years ago)
ryan fucking howard
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:40 (fourteen years ago)
IBANEZ!!!!!!
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:43 (fourteen years ago)
the way halladay's settled in, that's ballgame
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:44 (fourteen years ago)
typed that before ibanez. game over
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:46 (fourteen years ago)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OJLn55Em6WE/S_Pzj8PGfdI/AAAAAAAAEzw/zYHgOPzHP7c/s1600/ibanez.jpg
― omar little, Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:52 (fourteen years ago)
even though I haven't watched a philly game all season here is where I make fun of anyone from st louis
― dayo, Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:54 (fourteen years ago)
http://mobilwi.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a6dde087970b0153903b9ffa970b-800wi
― omar little, Saturday, 1 October 2011 22:56 (fourteen years ago)
lol halladay got a hit
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:05 (fourteen years ago)
...why is chase utley bunting
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:06 (fourteen years ago)
may this merciless abuse of the cardinals continue
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:17 (fourteen years ago)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2011/story/_/id/7040476/2011-nlds-st-louis-philadelphia-mayors-friendly-bet-series
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:48 (fourteen years ago)
most lopsided bet ever
― dayo, Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:48 (fourteen years ago)
I mean does philadelphia even have one good brewery
― dayo, Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:50 (fourteen years ago)
any ones of our microbreweries is better than fucking budweiser
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:50 (fourteen years ago)
;)
― dayo, Saturday, 1 October 2011 23:51 (fourteen years ago)
Laird should make the last out.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Sunday, 2 October 2011 00:02 (fourteen years ago)
Bring Valdez in to shut the door.
― Mordy, Sunday, 2 October 2011 00:03 (fourteen years ago)
boom
― dayo, Sunday, 2 October 2011 00:04 (fourteen years ago)
too early to make any kind of firm statement but so far it looks like jayson stark was right about pitching on short rest-- generally a terrible idea
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 00:50 (fourteen years ago)
well, there's a reason why players aren't routinely throwing on 3 days rest, but plenty of pitchers have done it in the postseason or end of the season and been successful
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 00:52 (fourteen years ago)
bases loaded + howard at the plate
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 00:53 (fourteen years ago)
TLR tried it to terrible results in '04.
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 00:54 (fourteen years ago)
xp, that's not true tho! i mean, sometimes it has worked out, but not plenty of timeshttp://espn.go.com/mlb/blog/_/name/stark_jayson/id/7050258/the-perils-starting-short-rest-october
http://i54.tinypic.com/anznt0.png
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 00:55 (fourteen years ago)
and the article reminds u, those are all aces (bc why short rest a non-ace)
i think it's pretty hard to tell either way, unless the pitcher explicitly says "it was a bad idea" -- guys have bad starts on full days rest too \(o_O)/
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 00:56 (fourteen years ago)
for sure, but look at those general results. they're terribly bad.
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 00:56 (fourteen years ago)
carpenter is obviously not up to the task in any case
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 00:57 (fourteen years ago)
seems like something you'd particularly avoid with a 36-year-old
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 October 2011 01:27 (fourteen years ago)
tlr waaaahmbulance
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 October 2011 02:01 (fourteen years ago)
Carp was a mess but the Cards are somehow back in it. The Phillies were probably a pitch away from knocking out Carpenter in the second.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 3 October 2011 02:03 (fourteen years ago)
Dick Stockton, therapist.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:18 (fourteen years ago)
no surprise, this home plate ump was the one that blew the call in that pirates game. he's really terrible
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 02:18 (fourteen years ago)
fuck
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 02:28 (fourteen years ago)
JONNY
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:29 (fourteen years ago)
Apparently Holliday will pinch hit only if his team is behind.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:31 (fourteen years ago)
that had to have been a decoy so that they would pitch to jay
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:33 (fourteen years ago)
that in itself is kind of bizarre but w/e
wheeeeeeee
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:47 (fourteen years ago)
Ricochetin' Hawaiian
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:48 (fourteen years ago)
what the fuck seriously charlie this is why you fucking had worley warming up you fucking idiot ASDJGFAOSDGMADFG
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 02:49 (fourteen years ago)
TLR rubbing off on him
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:50 (fourteen years ago)
The look on that hat-backwards fan's face was Sciosciaish.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:51 (fourteen years ago)
huge inning from lidge
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 02:55 (fourteen years ago)
There has been one strike zone, apparently.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 3 October 2011 02:58 (fourteen years ago)
oh god, a double switch
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:02 (fourteen years ago)
is there some way I can bring a worse hitter? yes!
mayberry has been kicking ass! (i assume that is who is coming in)
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 03:02 (fourteen years ago)
oh, it's tdl's double switch. lulz
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 03:03 (fourteen years ago)
ohhhhhhh, jimmy!
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:12 (fourteen years ago)
really, against a lefty? dude...
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:14 (fourteen years ago)
very tony like. pitcher blows someone away = take him out quick!
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:23 (fourteen years ago)
lol imagine being a random batboy standing next to la russa atm
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:32 (fourteen years ago)
utley loves getting hit onto base
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 03:33 (fourteen years ago)
arthur rhodes lives
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:37 (fourteen years ago)
i think arthur rhodes has been in the playoffs for the past 11 years
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:37 (fourteen years ago)
ryan howard hr, plz
― Mordy, Monday, 3 October 2011 03:37 (fourteen years ago)
you have a better chance of hitting a homer off a lefty
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:38 (fourteen years ago)
.224/.286/.347
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:41 (fourteen years ago)
I wonder if tbs gets more money outta sponsors when its a TLR game
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:42 (fourteen years ago)
what the shit are they doing
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:52 (fourteen years ago)
"it's on berkman to make contact vs a pitcher w/ a 9.20 K/9"
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:54 (fourteen years ago)
strike 3 almost looked like a pitch out :/ oh well, 3 outs.
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:56 (fourteen years ago)
jake westbrook didn't look to be preparing to enter the game
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:58 (fourteen years ago)
"tony might have to ride jake westbrook for a long time"
you are too old to hit that, raul
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 03:59 (fourteen years ago)
BLOWN LEADTOBER
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 04:00 (fourteen years ago)
wow, to win the failed 3 day start experiment with your ace O_O
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 04:04 (fourteen years ago)
we still match up like shit but who cares at this point
― very public (bnw), Monday, 3 October 2011 04:05 (fourteen years ago)
phillies had 6 hits tonight
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 October 2011 04:06 (fourteen years ago)
same thing happened with the brews and grienke. i dunno it worked well with CC a few years back
― frogbs, Monday, 3 October 2011 04:32 (fourteen years ago)
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/734021/VictorinoWobble.gif.opt.gif
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 October 2011 05:26 (fourteen years ago)
I feel like unless you're cc three days rest almost always is a bad idea
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 3 October 2011 05:44 (fourteen years ago)
Dickdickdicktorino
Loved thosed postgame shots of sodden Phillie fans, stunned and unable to recall how to get home.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 October 2011 06:08 (fourteen years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/NcSy9.png
u rang
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 3 October 2011 07:28 (fourteen years ago)
excelsior
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 October 2011 11:40 (fourteen years ago)
damn that was smoked
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:13 (fourteen years ago)
lol john jay
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:15 (fourteen years ago)
rush home, screen blacks out for the fucking HR
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:15 (fourteen years ago)
San Francisco OF ALL PPL!!!!
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:16 (fourteen years ago)
well i concur with mr. crunch that it was smoked
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:16 (fourteen years ago)
garcia pitched great but ran out of gas.
blame is all on cards offense right now imo.
― very public (bnw), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:24 (fourteen years ago)
you know hamels isn't too bad a pitcher...
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:34 (fourteen years ago)
watching this game is taking years off my life it's so stressful
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:41 (fourteen years ago)
not even an elimination game dude!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:41 (fourteen years ago)
i kno
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:42 (fourteen years ago)
oswalt pitches tmmrw
i was relieved when they took out bastardo last game. DNW
― very public (bnw), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:44 (fourteen years ago)
oh god, it's nick punto
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:44 (fourteen years ago)
cardinals BABIP this series has been absurd btw
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:45 (fourteen years ago)
god, punto is so terrible
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:46 (fourteen years ago)
that was good swing if the ball was in a sand trap
― very public (bnw), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:46 (fourteen years ago)
feel like the Riot needs to bat 2nd tomorrow.
― very public (bnw), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:48 (fourteen years ago)
please tell me there is some way that lidge faces albert
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:50 (fourteen years ago)
nah, if it got to that point madson would be in
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:51 (fourteen years ago)
there's just no possible way it's going to happen
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:52 (fourteen years ago)
ooooo he almost let that squirt past him
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:54 (fourteen years ago)
a big moment for torty craig
― very public (bnw), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:55 (fourteen years ago)
dear madson: please become a philadelphia hero
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:56 (fourteen years ago)
Lidge minimized damage.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:56 (fourteen years ago)
i never agree w/ joe sheehan but OTM
joe_sheehan Joe SheehanI love Allen Craig, but Pujols *has* to bat in this inning. Just take until they point you somewhere.
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:58 (fourteen years ago)
that dp at least as big as a philly HR there
― Mordy, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:58 (fourteen years ago)
is that what a double play looks like? haven't seen that this year
― very public (bnw), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 23:59 (fourteen years ago)
shoulda sent the guy home on the hit. ESPN Radio guy sez "You need more than one run" -- you can get the other one later!
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:00 (fourteen years ago)
also has Madson been the closer all year? I have no memory
And again, mgrs really wanna win in October, so they bring the relief ace in in the 8th. Can we extrapolate a revolutionary idea from that? From the 1970s?
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:01 (fourteen years ago)
Madson won the closer job about midway through the year. He was otherwise splitting it with Bastardo in the beginning
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:04 (fourteen years ago)
lol he caught it
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:05 (fourteen years ago)
wow. he definitely caught that.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:05 (fourteen years ago)
LOL JERRY MEALS
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:05 (fourteen years ago)
YOU ARE THE WORST UMPIRE. GOODBYE.
hor ri ble
― very public (bnw), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:05 (fourteen years ago)
will jerry meals possibly have a job next year?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:06 (fourteen years ago)
too bad they lost the chance to double someone off first
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:06 (fourteen years ago)
Yes, sterling job by the umpires.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:08 (fourteen years ago)
they should've also all voted jerry meals off the island
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:08 (fourteen years ago)
craig....
― very public (bnw), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:11 (fourteen years ago)
u eeedeeit
need to put a disguise on holliday and PH him again
― very public (bnw), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:13 (fourteen years ago)
Gerald Laird body suit and mask.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:16 (fourteen years ago)
#terrifyinghalloweencostumes
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:17 (fourteen years ago)
Chris Singleton noting relative quiet of Cards' crowd #Midwest
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:19 (fourteen years ago)
ohh, you just know that la russa is incredibly giddy about being able to pinch run a SP w/ two outs in B9
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:19 (fourteen years ago)
MANG
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:19 (fourteen years ago)
why would the crowd want to be loud? the cards are batting!
they are probably doing the wave, smh
― very public (bnw), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:20 (fourteen years ago)
― （╯°□°）╯︵ mode squad） (dayo), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:21 (fourteen years ago)
my heart is singing in my mouth.
srsly, i feel like the phillies stole that game
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:22 (fourteen years ago)
that francisco guy is not even on their team! fuckin bullshit
― very public (bnw), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:22 (fourteen years ago)
lol wat?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:23 (fourteen years ago)
btw francisco came to philly in the lee trade
#interestingfax
yay
― pork tartare (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:24 (fourteen years ago)
Joe Sheehan Was Right
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:25 (fourteen years ago)
just hoping for another Edwin Jackson 0-hitter tom'w
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 00:26 (fourteen years ago)
jaysonst: How many 1-2-3 innings did Phillies pitchers get in this heart-pounding game? Not a one. Left 2 on in 5 innings. Left 1 on in other 4. Wow.
No wonder it was so stressful to watch.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 03:57 (fourteen years ago)
welp
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 22:11 (fourteen years ago)
victorino just threw the ball into the ground
it was awesome
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 22:28 (fourteen years ago)
http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/416018288.gif
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 22:36 (fourteen years ago)
http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/416018288.gif?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1317855012&Signature=RPvZGuhWhysDB5WAHu2YjLCKe5Y%3D
STRIKE NOW.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:06 (fourteen years ago)
and so they did
http://rlv.zcache.com/baseball_squirrel_power_photosculpture-p153550926288704953u3d6_400.jpg
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:27 (fourteen years ago)
Volume down, hoping no one has referred to Edwin Jackson as "a Dave Duncan project."
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:28 (fourteen years ago)
Nice work putting a glove full of baseball into Utley's face.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:38 (fourteen years ago)
Chris Singleton just compared the Pujols play to "Derek Jeter in the postseason."
It never fucking ends
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:45 (fourteen years ago)
YES, anyone but the Phillies!
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:52 (fourteen years ago)
MR FREESE -- THAT'S COLD!
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 October 2011 23:53 (fourteen years ago)
Ry-How bringing back sweet memories of last fall
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 October 2011 00:27 (fourteen years ago)
wow if they had scored two the Phils would have gotten the best break of the playoffs when that ball careened off first base
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 October 2011 00:34 (fourteen years ago)
excellent
― Bee OK, Thursday, 6 October 2011 00:41 (fourteen years ago)
lol giants fans
― Mordy, Thursday, 6 October 2011 00:41 (fourteen years ago)
yeap
― Bee OK, Thursday, 6 October 2011 00:42 (fourteen years ago)
oh well, Mekons show on Friday
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 October 2011 00:47 (fourteen years ago)
http://nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/victorino.gif?w=400&h=225
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 6 October 2011 14:34 (fourteen years ago)
really need a Cardinal victory to make this Baseball Christmas
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Friday, 7 October 2011 15:09 (fourteen years ago)
Disgruntled Jays fans: watch in sorrow.
― clemenza, Friday, 7 October 2011 15:29 (fourteen years ago)
ehh? who are the disgruntled Jays fans? that trade was a no-brainer for them. I'm actually amazed that it seems to be working out for the Cards
― frogbs, Friday, 7 October 2011 15:32 (fourteen years ago)
I'm a disgruntled Jays fan, so--ethnic comedian rule--I'm allowed to say things like that.
― clemenza, Friday, 7 October 2011 17:07 (fourteen years ago)
go eat some poutine, hoser.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 7 October 2011 20:21 (fourteen years ago)
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcbsstlouis.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F10%2Fsquirrel-song.mp3&podcast_name=The+Mark+Reardon+Show&podcast_artist=Mark+Reardon&station_id=&audio_link=true&config_file=config.xml&dcid=CBS.STL
very pro click
― unique housing opportunity (swanbed.gif) (govern yourself accordingly), Friday, 7 October 2011 20:35 (fourteen years ago)
going down with punto swinging u_u
― very public (bnw), Friday, 7 October 2011 21:44 (fourteen years ago)
skip schumaker has played 37 innings in CF the last three years total. TLR workin' it.
― very public (bnw), Friday, 7 October 2011 22:33 (fourteen years ago)
^prescient
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 8 October 2011 00:43 (fourteen years ago)
If the Cards win, it will be an all Mid-West/Mid-South NLCS/ALCS.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 8 October 2011 00:50 (fourteen years ago)
whoo
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 October 2011 01:47 (fourteen years ago)
joe buck is gonna be so excited
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 October 2011 01:51 (fourteen years ago)
Halladay has balls the size of coconuts, getting out of that bases loaded jam was really something.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:46 (fourteen years ago)
schumaker playing CF was ridiculous. getting an RBI in the first inning and then exiting the game (and hopefully the post-season, and the team in general) was probably the best outcome imaginable.
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:48 (fourteen years ago)
YES furcal!YES
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:49 (fourteen years ago)
O_O furcal
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:49 (fourteen years ago)
i like to give him crap too but schu has been hitting a ton
oh furcal <3
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:49 (fourteen years ago)
btw, Halladay may have balls the size of coconuts, but shit man, Carp is shutting out the Phillies at Philly in Game 5.
UGH
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:50 (fourteen years ago)
that furcal play was really nice
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:51 (fourteen years ago)
Theriot would have had it, too-pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffthttp://www.waterindustry.org/images/laughing-man%20.jpg
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:52 (fourteen years ago)
utley pence howard
gonna have to earn it
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:54 (fourteen years ago)
how do you not bring in a lefty for howard urgh
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:55 (fourteen years ago)
Howard to end the Phillies' season two years in a row??
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:06 (fourteen years ago)
LOL
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:07 (fourteen years ago)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:07 (fourteen years ago)
wtf howard injured
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:08 (fourteen years ago)
HOWARD IS DOWN
― sanskrit, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:08 (fourteen years ago)
AND THEYRE CELEBRATING
where did chris carpenter's shirt go?
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:08 (fourteen years ago)
carp is shirtless now
RYAN HOWARD TOOK IT
― sanskrit, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:09 (fourteen years ago)
hat's off for carp. this season has been up and down (mainly up in the second half of the season), but he dominated. 3-hit shutout.
that fishing trip with halladay is going to be like *tumbleweed drifts by*
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:10 (fourteen years ago)
wow, carp unbelievable
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:10 (fourteen years ago)
Phillies should sign Pujols in the offseason now that Howard died
― sanskrit, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:10 (fourteen years ago)
whatever -- just don't throw him a fastball
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:11 (fourteen years ago)
― Z S, Saturday, October 8, 2011 4:49 AM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark
Yep, and when was the last time a big time pitching matchup lived up to the billing like that, especially considering it was a Game 5? Can't think of a better one right now.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:11 (fourteen years ago)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, October 7, 2011 5:50 PM (2 hours ago)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:12 (fourteen years ago)
the ratings are going to be awesome!
(in the midwest)
― Z S, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:13 (fourteen years ago)
lol squirrel toy spotted in clubhouse
― very public (bnw), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:13 (fourteen years ago)
i'm sure bud selig is pissing his pants at the possibility of another Cards/Tigers WS
"happy flight"
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:15 (fourteen years ago)
Fantastic game from Carpenter. (Game score 84)
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:17 (fourteen years ago)
The plays by Furcal and Chris Young tonight were two of the best I've ever seen in the postseason.
This really underscores how difficult (or maybe improbable) it is to win a World Series. All that stuff I'd read (I think you'd find a bit of it here if you checked back) about how the Phillies were sure things once they signed Lee was always crazy. A zillion things can go wrong in a season, even one where almost everything goes right. Tonight it was Chris Carpenter.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:23 (fourteen years ago)
i guess you can tell that morbs is at the mekons show
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:27 (fourteen years ago)
lol, I wish I could threadban him from this one for not being enough of a baseball fan.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:32 (fourteen years ago)
oh well, congrats to the Cardinals then.
― pork tartare (Eisbaer), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:46 (fourteen years ago)
CHOKETOBER
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:55 (fourteen years ago)
Roy Halladay:
Cheeky postseason nickname: 1RINGZ: 0
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:56 (fourteen years ago)
SHUTOUTOBER
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:57 (fourteen years ago)
i guess i can't complain considering the yankees and phillies both lost, but . . . it seems kind of lame that the best teams in the two leagues all season long were knocked out in such narrow series while outscoring their opponents. (fully support the 1960 pirates, tho)
any playoff series is necessarily short and random compared to the long haul of the season, but i don't think either team (particularly the phillies against the cards) quite deserved their fate
― mookieproof, Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:59 (fourteen years ago)
FURCALTOBER
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:02 (fourteen years ago)
mookie otm--usually i like what a crapshoot mlb playoffs is relative to other sports for the variety/excitement, but this almost doesn't feel right
― een, Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:05 (fourteen years ago)
I'M ON MY PHONE SOMEONE POST OPRAH_U_REAL_MAD.GIF
YOU KNOW, HOW RANDOM THAT THE PHILLIES COULDN'T SCORE A RUN
WHO WOULDA...
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:06 (fourteen years ago)
i had to go to Long Beach so i miss the rest of this game on TV. did listen on radio and couldn't believe what i heard.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:08 (fourteen years ago)
suck it phillytards
― The sham nation of Israel should be destroyed. (Princess TamTam), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:10 (fourteen years ago)
of course now we're uncomfortably close to the cards in the WS which is nagl
LOSSTOBER
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:15 (fourteen years ago)
DOC SHOCKED, KNOCKED IN LOSS
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:17 (fourteen years ago)
hoping the brew crew will win the '82 series rematch
― omar little, Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:21 (fourteen years ago)
i admit, it would be nice to see the Brewers go back to the Series. cold consolation, maybe.
― pork tartare (Eisbaer), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:27 (fourteen years ago)
(and nothing against the Cardinals -- really, who could hate the Cardinals? that would be like hating puppies!)
― pork tartare (Eisbaer), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:28 (fourteen years ago)
Oh, I'm rooting for MIL to feast on puppy tartare.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:35 (fourteen years ago)
i think you knew the Cards were going to take it when a squirrel showed up pre-game and the cameras caught it.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:53 (fourteen years ago)
gtfo short series crybabies, win it if you are so awesome or go suck on bud selig's withered scrotum
― buzza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 05:11 (fourteen years ago)
eh playoffs r dumb but for the most part they are what they are
― k3vin k., Saturday, 8 October 2011 05:12 (fourteen years ago)
"eh playoffs are dumb"
-- every yankees & phillies fan itt
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 05:24 (fourteen years ago)
every team i wanted to win in the first round did except for the rays and i don't even dislike the rangers i just thought the rays bandwagon was a little more shiny
― buzza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 05:27 (fourteen years ago)
i really feel for Phillies fans, they should have won the World Series this year.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 October 2011 05:29 (fourteen years ago)
JOY
When have the league overdogs both been bounced in the Division Series?
(wakes for jaymc to wake up)
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 06:27 (fourteen years ago)
i don't think either team (particularly the phillies against the cards) quite deserved their fate
both stys of fans deserve it, so there's that.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 06:30 (fourteen years ago)
Ryan Howard ruptured his Achilles. Out for 2012.
what a way to end the season
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 October 2011 07:53 (fourteen years ago)
goddamnit
― dayo, Saturday, 8 October 2011 11:04 (fourteen years ago)
Congratulations to the Phillies for racking up the highest winning percentage and run differential (and payroll) of the National League (just like the Yankees in the other league). There should be some consolation in that.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Saturday, 8 October 2011 11:17 (fourteen years ago)
No one here picked the Cardinals.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Saturday, 8 October 2011 11:26 (fourteen years ago)
well bud selig, you made your bed NOW SLEEP IN IT!!
― dayo, Saturday, 8 October 2011 11:28 (fourteen years ago)
imagine if Howard had laced a would be double and fallen like that
― sanskrit, Saturday, 8 October 2011 11:53 (fourteen years ago)
Playoffs are dumb? Are you suggesting they go back to how it was in 1968, one league winner and straight to the World Series (which was fine when you had eight- and ten-team leagues), or that there be no postseason at all? If you're just pointing out that what would appear to be the best teams don't always win, well, yes--that's what makes the postseason compelling. Dumb, I don't get.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 12:23 (fourteen years ago)
it's okay phillies fans at least we still have the eagles
― dayo, Saturday, 8 October 2011 12:25 (fourteen years ago)
On a related note, points #2 and #3:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tom_verducci/10/08/five-cuts/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a2
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 12:27 (fourteen years ago)
wait... there's no way that howard is out for the entire 2012 season?
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 13:55 (fourteen years ago)
Look at what that Achilles has to support.
When Howard made the last out, the place let loose with boos. It was a Philadelphia's cover version of the angry serenade Yankees fans gave to their team and their highest-paid star, Alex Rodriguez.
Like I was sayin'... the bad guys got screwed. Dance!
The Phillies were the best team in baseball this year. They had an historic pitching staff.
Verduch: no, no, and you don't use "an" there.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:11 (fourteen years ago)
i didn't see the game/haven't seen the highlights yet but hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaha @ phillies fans booing ryan howard as he lays crumpled on the ground with a blown out ACL
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:13 (fourteen years ago)
BeeOK, what was your source for this?
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:23 (fourteen years ago)
topping [sic] booing Mike Schmidt & Santa Claus?
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:24 (fourteen years ago)
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K)
depends how you interpret this 'picking' crap
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:26 (fourteen years ago)
really, even I don't think the Mets were better than the Orioles in '69 or the Reds in '73. Maybe we should stop after the reg season for 'justice' to prevail....
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:27 (fourteen years ago)
You don't think the Phillies had a/an historic pitching staff? Or at the very least, a/an historic front three (or all five starters)? Outside of Halladay I'm completely indifferent to the team, and I'd concede that point.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:30 (fourteen years ago)
yeah I think that pitching staff was pretty historic, but wtf @ Phillies fans for booing Ryan Howard, you guys don't deserve anything
― frogbs, Saturday, 8 October 2011 14:52 (fourteen years ago)
They had an historic pitching staff.
The Phillies had the lowest team ERA but were third in strikeouts and didn't have the lowest BAA, either. You need more than that to be historic, right? Or is he referring to the talent of the rotation?
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:02 (fourteen years ago)
I don't know what his barometer is, but I quickly checked the total WAR for Halladay/Lee/Hamels against Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz in '95, and the Phillies were higher. And no one in the Phillies front five was lower than 1.7--I don't know how many teams you could find with a front five where that's true. (Listen to me, Mr. WAR.) I don't know...to get a little more old-school, they felt historic to me.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:08 (fourteen years ago)
the thing about this phillies staff is that this is prob the best that they're going to be -- first of all they were all pretty much healthy this year, secondly altho doc, lee and hamels might repeat their years next season, it's highly doubtful that worley or even oswalt will be better
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:11 (fourteen years ago)
also if you're going by WAR, the 03 yankees & 02 d backs staffs both were equal, and the 97 braves were better
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:13 (fourteen years ago)
not that i necessarily disagree w/ you clemenza, just saying
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:14 (fourteen years ago)
Not that it matters, but by my calculations--I'm using Baseball Reference--all the teams you mentioned had a WAR from their front three of less than the Phillies' 19.6 this year. (The '02 Diamondbacks were basically Ruth, Gehrig, and three mediocrities.) I'm sure you can find some front threes that topped the Phillies, though. But I do think it would be hard to find a rotation five-deep where the fifth starter was as good as Worley.
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:25 (fourteen years ago)
The '98 Braves are an interesting comparison. Their front five went 18-9, 20-6, 16-11, 17-8, and 17-3; three had ERAs under 3.00, one in the mid-3.00s, and one slightly above 4.00. (This was the McGwire/Sosa year.) Whether you do top three (19-6 > 13.7), top four (21.3 > 14.3), or top five (24.1 > 17.5), though--the order based on number of starts--the Phillies always beat them in WAR. And the '98 Braves were ESPN's pick a few years ago as the greatest rotation ever.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/greatestrotations
(One thing you can say about the '98 Braves that I'm pretty sure won't be true of this year's Phillies is that they had three Hall of Famers starting--two for sure, and very likely Smoltz too.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 8 October 2011 15:56 (fourteen years ago)
I actually saw this q last night, lol.
Last time it happened was only three years ago: Cubs and Angels had best-in-league records.
― jaymc, Saturday, 8 October 2011 18:29 (fourteen years ago)
Also happened in 2002 to the Braves and Yankees, and in 2000 to the Giants and White Sox.
― jaymc, Saturday, 8 October 2011 18:33 (fourteen years ago)
huh - i had zero recollection of the Cubs ever doing that well!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 8 October 2011 18:34 (fourteen years ago)
Isn't Oswalt a free agent after this year? Not sure what kind of contract he'll want, but letting him walk and going with Lee/Doc/Hamels/Worley should be plenty good enough to keep them competitive. They've got to save money somewhere -- Howard's extension starts next year! Their lineup needs an overhaul though, they're too old and slump-prone.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 8 October 2011 19:29 (fourteen years ago)
Should give a source when no one else has definitively said this.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 8 October 2011 22:40 (fourteen years ago)
i found that info somewhere on line last night, should have linked it then. it does look like he will be out until June however.
http://www.rantsports.com/philadelphia-phillies/2011/10/08/report-phillies-first-baseman-ryan-howard-has-torn-achilles-tendon-out-until-at-least-may-or-june/
― Bee OK, Sunday, 9 October 2011 02:01 (fourteen years ago)
what the fuck is rantsports.com
― yung huma (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:11 (fourteen years ago)
www.lawnyapper.com
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Sunday, 9 October 2011 04:13 (fourteen years ago)