bcuz their fanz r the wurst ;)
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:07 (thirteen years ago) link
on a less crazy person note: phillies tonite insane and lidge has been saving games left + right these days (swept braves)
― Mordy, Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:55 (thirteen years ago) link
fuck this syphilitic earth
― If you want me to "get there," pay attention to my angina (WmC), Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:59 (thirteen years ago) link
NYY-PHI Series wd again let me skip it
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:38 AM (16 hours ago) Bookmark
zomg sabr will be scandalized
― sanskrit, Thursday, 23 September 2010 03:54 (thirteen years ago) link
snark now byatch :P
― Mordy, Saturday, 25 September 2010 01:26 (thirteen years ago) link
SNARK!
Cole getz bitched out.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 26 September 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Congrats, Roy.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Roy H.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I was confused at this post for a sec. You talking about finally making it to the playoffs or his ultimate nl cy young win?
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Playoffs, yeah. His teammates can pretty much take a flying leap IMO.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:44 (thirteen years ago) link
you guys are mad with the phillies hate. never understood why people hate on the phills but love the charmless despicable fetid Mets. besides Morbs that is.
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:57 (thirteen years ago) link
If I weren't a Braves stan I wouldn't have any problem with the Phils. I like Charlie M.
― If you want me to "get there," pay attention to my angina (WmC), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
who the hell likes the mets
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:01 (thirteen years ago) link
http://twitter.com/GaryCarterRaw/status/25515214614
― sanskrit, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
too soon.
― got electrolytes (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
http://socioecohistory.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/hindenburg.jpg
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 24 October 2010 07:40 (thirteen years ago) link
your team should fix its own house, then Mets fans can come and throw stones at other better-run organizations.
― Ed Kranepool borrow Chico Escuela's soap and never give it back (Eisbaer), Sunday, 24 October 2010 09:27 (thirteen years ago) link
I haven't got that much time. Anyway, it's gonna be fun watching the Philths get old!
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 24 October 2010 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
lol what!
― Mordy, Tuesday, 14 December 2010 12:49 (thirteen years ago) link
may all their arms fall off
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 12:59 (thirteen years ago) link
i am ecstatic
― Carmine Dirtnap from North Arlington Returns from Pizzaland (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:57 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^^^ words of wisdom, these
― Carmine Dirtnap from North Arlington Returns from Pizzaland (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
I am enjoying all the articles about how selfless Lee is for accepting a contract that will pay him at least 100 million dollars.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
If all these dudes were on the same team last year they would still be a few ticks short of ERA+ to beat the 90s Braves holy rotation
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 23:21 (thirteen years ago) link
― Carmine Dirtnap from North Arlington Returns from Pizzaland (Eisbaer), Tuesday, December 14, 2010 4:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:01 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark
― *plop*timist (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 23:50 (thirteen years ago) link
you know i was a little worried about Morbs today, even if he's not the type to do something rash.
then i saw this
good luck w/ your little team in your little new humid ballpark, J0rdan― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:55 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:55 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark
and knew everything was OK!
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 03:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Insert YouTube link to video of worst rap parody song ever.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 03:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i just saw on the espn tv at the bar a little graphic showing the phillies 2011 championship odds set at 5:2 !??
feel like theres a lot of money to be made on the under if those were actual betting odds and not some shit made up by sportscenter
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 03:59 (thirteen years ago) link
no, probability plays no part and the Phils are a mortal lock, it's just like the NBA.
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 04:20 (thirteen years ago) link
you can't predict baseball, or Howard and Rollins flatlining
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:00 (thirteen years ago) link
thats what i'm saying, there's no way that they have a 2 in 7 chance of winning the WS even if they are the best team
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:01 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah how do i take that bet?!
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 15:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I can't get my head around the math (what I'd put up, what I'd win), but if someone offered me those odds, I'd definitely take the field. The Phillies front three is awesome, but there are lots of moving parts on a baseball team; those guys could pitch more or less as well as expected, and lots else could go wrong to nullify that.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 15:32 (thirteen years ago) link
(I'm assuming "championship" means World Series; if it just means division, I'd have to think about that.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
It has to mean winning the WS. I'd say they're about even money to win the division, at least.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I believe the Giants went 5-1 against the 'new' Phillies juggernaut rotation in the playoffs.
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
the problem in the playoffs wasn't the Phillies pitching so much as the almost complete lack of hitting
― Mordy, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:18 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark
can ppl get off this please? it's 6 games. it means nothing.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah guys, small playoff samples only matter when you're talking about the Red Sox.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
huh?
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm looking here and getting http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20101215_Phillies_now_favored_to_win_World_Series.htmlwhat am i doing wrong here? 9-5 odds = 5/14 = 35.7% chance of winning?!
i'll do some bad math:
80% chance of securing first or wild card, 75% chance of winning NLDS, 70% chance of winning NLCS, 60% chance of WS victory
even that wildly optimistic scenario comes out to a 25.2% of winning.. will they let you take the other side of that bet?
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
you can always bet all 29 other teams to win. ^_^
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm sure they'll be much better this year now that one of their best hitters left.
― I Am Kurious Assange (polyphonic), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
The obvious cautionary note for the Phillies' chances: all those World Series won by the Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz Braves (close, but a front three I'd take over the Phillies').
― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Something else (seems like I'm knocking the Phillies; I'm not, just trying to look at this realistically): Roy Oswalt's been a great pitcher over his career, but is anyone looking for him to duplicate what he did after he came over to Philadelphia last year? When he left Houston, he was on the third year of a normal mid-career decline (or, if you will, adjustment); after the trade he did something not all that uncommon, which is to pitch lights out for the last couple of months. Who will the Phillies get this year: the guy they saw in August and September, or the guy who left Houston? My guess would be the latter.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:14 (thirteen years ago) link
2 things: better defense and change of scenery. playing for one of the worst teams in baseball can't be good for the ERA/WHIP in both factors.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Agreed, in explaining what happened last year. One of those factors presumably remains, the other's gone--and I think the one that's gone can be pretty huge.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:23 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm not saying he won't pitch well; even an average year from Oswalt will be pretty good. I'm saying he won't be putting up a 1.74 ERA, and there are reasons to believe he's more inclined to be in the mid-three range or higher.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:26 (thirteen years ago) link
If you're going to ignore the SABR figures, I'd try not to limit your focus to straight ERA. Something that's telling even in his "off"-first half of the year with Houston is that his WHIP was 1.11 and his BAA was .229. Those #s are in line with your #1-#2 pitchers. He will be fine.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah is anyone saying roy oswalt is gonna put up a sub-2 era? i must have missed that.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link