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09-12-2012 , 09:14 PM

#9951

holeplug

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good ****

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09-12-2012 , 09:31 PM

#9952

EricLindros

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Originally Posted by rakeme

BELIEVE.

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No.

Hrm.

....**** it....

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09-12-2012 , 09:44 PM

#9953

rakeme

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Originally Posted by EricLindros

Hrm.

....**** it....

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09-12-2012 , 10:08 PM

#9954

cwicemvp12

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Just need Jimmy to declare the Phils the "team to beat" for the second WC spot and it's a mortal lock.

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09-13-2012 , 12:04 AM

#9955

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That would so mess up Beltran's head.

He gotta do it.

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09-13-2012 , 08:28 PM

#9956

holeplug

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lol astros

catching is hard

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09-13-2012 , 08:53 PM

#9957

cwicemvp12

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EVERYBODY HITS, WOOHOO

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09-13-2012 , 09:24 PM

#9958

holeplug

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ugh

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09-13-2012 , 09:31 PM

#9959

Bremen

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everybody hits

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09-13-2012 , 10:08 PM

#9960

cwicemvp12

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Oh God Lindblom is in

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09-13-2012 , 11:22 PM

#9961

Bremen

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ugh

I'm sick

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09-13-2012 , 11:28 PM

#9962

cwicemvp12

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I'm watching on mute, but is there any reason Papelbon didn't come in there?

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09-13-2012 , 11:29 PM

#9963

Bremen

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idk, seemed the perfect spot for a 4 out save

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09-13-2012 , 11:31 PM

#9964

cwicemvp12

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Yep let's leave Chooch on the bench and let Mayberry do that

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09-14-2012 , 12:46 AM

#9965

EricLindros

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Chooch PH'd earlier in the game. Got an IF single on a ball in the hole.

Papelbon threw 60 pitches in the last 4 days. Probably wanted to avoid a 4 out save there.

Really the whole bullpen has been used a lot recently and Cloyd's 3-inning outings aren't doing much to help there. Sign Roger Clemens and use him as the 5th starter.

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09-14-2012 , 12:51 AM

#9966

cwicemvp12

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derp I was doing homework, missed Chooch hitting.

What's Pedro up to?

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09-14-2012 , 01:18 AM

#9967

EricLindros

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Spoiler:

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09-14-2012 , 01:19 AM

#9968

cwicemvp12

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Spoiler:

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09-14-2012 , 03:13 PM

#9969

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Preface: I am not attempting to troll/belittle the Phillies in their own thread. I was going to post this in the NLDS thread, but was advised by a Phils fan to post it here as to not clutter the thread. My only intention in this post is to defend my position that the Atlanta Braves were not 'dominated' by the Phillies in the 6 final games they played at the end of this regular season. Essentially, explaining the bolded above.

Game 1 @ Philly: Phillies 3 - Braves 1 This represented, without a doubt, the worst 'on paper' matchup the Braves would go up against in a single game in the 2010 regular season. Hamels had been pitching great leading up to this start, and as a LHP, presented a tough matchup against a team that has struggled to hit left handed starting pitching all season. For the Braves, Brandon Beachy (RHP) would make his first career start. Beachy isn't a highly touted prospect, but just a guy that had some success this year in AAA and was a healthy option to run out there. Add in the fact that he's a historically flyball pitcher, on the road, in a hitters friendly ballpark, against a lineup that fairs better against RHP and you have what looked to be a recipe for disaster. Instead, the Braves lost a close game, in which the Phillies most potent offensive inning (2 runs) was sparked by an uncharacteristic error in RF by Jason Heyward. The Braves outhit the Phils 6-5, but were unable to push across more than 1 run vs Hamels. In my opinion this wasn't a dominating performance by the Phils.

Game 2 @ Philly: Phillies 5 - Braves 3 Again a matchup that looked grim for the Braves. Mike Minor had made his MLB debut about 5 weeks prior and had looked subpar at his best. Coming in with an ERA over 5.50 and a penchant for giving up the long ball, this looked like it might be a long game. With Roy 'Doc' Halladay on the hill for the Phils, the outlook was bleak. Minor flirted with trouble for a few innings before giving up the longball to Werth in the bottom of the 3rd to go down 3-0. The Braves were able to battle back with a run in the 5th and a run in the 6th to tighten the score at 3-2. In the bottom of the 6th, Mike Dunn quickly retired 2 before walking Howard. From there the wheels fell off as the lefty struggled to get the third out before 2 runs crossed the plate. This made the score 5-2. The Braves got a bit closer on a pinch hit homerun from rookie Freddie Freeman off of Halladay, before finally being shutdown by Lidge in the 9th. Again, a loss for the Braves, and probably the most "dominating" win of the five, but not one that wasn't closer than the starting matchup would have generally indicated.

Game 3 @ Philly: Phillies 1 - Braves 0 An absolutely gem of a pitching dual. Oswalt had been straight rolling coming into this game, and I think the Braves expected nothing less. I don't think the Phillies expected Tommy Hanson to run out there and match him for pitch for pitch, but that's exactly what he did in only giving up 2 hits in 7 innings of work against an offensive juggernaut like the Phillies. The Phils were finally able to squeak a run across in the bottom of the 8th with a timely double on the LF chalk. To use the word 'dominating' in this win in any capacity other than describing Oswalt and Hanson's individual pitching performances would be silly.

Between Games 3 and 4 Martin Prado was injured and shut down for the remainder of the regular season/postseason.

Game 4 @ ATL: Phillies 11 - Braves 5 Again the Braves run out Brandon Beachy due to the continued injuries in their starting rotation. This game was tied at 2 going into the top of the 6th when Philly took the lead and ultimately the wheels fell off for the Atlanta Braves. With 2 outs Brooks Conrad (a 30 year old rookie) misplayed a routine ground ball by throwing to second in an attempt to get the force out. This would have ended the inning, but instead this error lead to 5 runs ultimately scoring (a walk with the bases loaded and a Jimmy Rollins grand slam). At this point it's tough to really assess the rest of the game as both the Braves and Phillies used pitching in relief that they wouldn't have used had the game been closer (and both pitchers that likely won't be on the playoff roster).

Game 5 @ ATL: Phillies 7 - Braves 0 Once again, Tommy Hanson shined going 5 scoreless innings (albeit without Werth in the starting lineup). The Braves offense was lackluster at the best today, and just couldn't get anything going. All that aside, it was still anyone's game going into the top of the 7th with the score 0-0. With a runner on first and 0 outs, a possible double play ground ball is hit to 3B Brooks Conrad. He throws into CF, and the throwing error proves costly (once again). A wild pitch with the bases loaded a little later on in the inning and suddenly the Braves found themselves down 4-0. The Phillies tacked on 1 in the 8th, and then 2 more in the 9th against Saito (his first appearance since being sidelined with an injury a few weeks back) and Proctor, another Braves reliever used in this series that will not be on the playoff roster. Much like the first game, a game that was close up until the late innings before the wheels fell off for ATL after an error from 3B Brooks Conrad.

Game 6 @ ATL: Phillies 7 - Braves 8 A must-win game for ATL and, quite frankly, a spring training game for the Phillies in terms of pitching. Tim Hudson looked very sharp, however, only allowing 2 hits (both HR's) in 7 innings of work against a lineup that was tougher than any offensive lineup the Phillies put out there all season (all starters got 3+ AB's and a pitcher never hit). The Phillies were able to get within 1 run in the 8th when another 2 out inning ending error by a Braves 3B (this time Omar Infante) led to the 3 runs. I don't find it necessary to do a write-up on this game in my defense of the idea that the Braves were dominated, because, quite frankly, we won the game, but I know some Phils fan would look at the score and the fact that we only faced Hamels for 2 inn and Oswalt for 1 inn and somehow spin that as us getting dominated by the Phils in this game.

Overall record: Phils 5 - Braves 1

A few points regarding the series: The Braves did not face Hallday, Oswalt, or Hamels back to back to back in the last 3 games like they would have had the series been important for Philly. The Phillies did not face Derek Lowe (NL Pitcher of the Month for Sept: 5-0 1.10 ERA) in any of the 6 games.

Essentially the above is my reasoning for taking offense to the "Phils dominate Braves" comments that have been floating around these forums from some of the Phillies fans. Please note, and I have never once implied that the Braves are a better team, at this point in the season, than the Phillies. With that said, I think a matchup in the NLCS would be fun and I hope we can get past the Giants in the NLDS and ya'll can squeak past the Reds and we can see it happen.

Good luck in the NLDS.

Want to apologize for above. What was I thinking? Sorry I had to put you all through that AIDS.

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09-14-2012 , 03:46 PM

#9970

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Remember when the phils dominated the braves at the end of the season? Remember that?

That was awesome.

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09-14-2012 , 08:22 PM

#9971

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hopefully they don't blow another lead tonight

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09-14-2012 , 09:06 PM

#9972

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38 pitches 4H and 1BB thru 2 inns. Pitch count running up and an exhausted pen. I'm having flashbacks from last night.

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09-14-2012 , 09:53 PM

#9973

Eurotrash

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Chooch is the best

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09-15-2012 , 01:14 AM

#9974

EricLindros

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Originally Posted by Pippen33

38 pitches 4H and 1BB thru 2 inns. Pitch count running up and an exhausted pen. I'm having flashbacks from last night.

Spoiler:

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09-15-2012 , 10:57 PM

#9975

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so we got shut out by a replacement level pitcher that had 0 strikeouts and 4 walks in 5 innings

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