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― sanskrit, Thursday, 21 February 2013 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
yay phillies
― Mordy, Thursday, 21 February 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
hahahahahahaaaaaa
― I Don't Wanna Be Dissed (By Anyone But You) (WilliamC), Thursday, 21 February 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/blog/spring-training/post/_/id/1165/roy-halladays-minor-league-adventure
And once again Saturday, after the sixth start of his puzzling spring, it remained impossible to say what kind of pitcher the great Roy Halladay can be anymore.The results? They were nothing he'll tell his grandkids about someday. You can book that.He faced 18 hitters. He retired seven of them. Seven.He allowed three doubles, four singles, two walks and a hit batter. Another hitter reached when Halladay made an errant throw to first after fielding a bunt.The Phillies announced afterward that he had pitched four "innings" and allowed three runs (two earned). But his pitching coach, Rich Dubee, pulled the plug on one of those innings with two outs and the bases loaded. And four of the remaining 11 outs came on a caught-stealing and three double-play balls.So only seven hitters actually headed back to the bench without reaching base. Just one of them struck out -- looking, on a fourth-inning changeup, on Halladay's 76th pitch of the day.More messy details: Halladay threw first-pitch strikes to only eight of 18 hitters. (“That,” muttered one bystander, after another ball one, “isn’t him.”) He induced three swings and misses out of 81 pitches – none on his fastball.He touched 90 miles per hour on the radar gun once, on his seventh pitch of the day. But mostly, when he delivered his fastball, the guns lit with numbers ranging from 86 to 89. Aroldis Chapman, it wasn't.
The results? They were nothing he'll tell his grandkids about someday. You can book that.
He faced 18 hitters. He retired seven of them. Seven.
He allowed three doubles, four singles, two walks and a hit batter. Another hitter reached when Halladay made an errant throw to first after fielding a bunt.
The Phillies announced afterward that he had pitched four "innings" and allowed three runs (two earned). But his pitching coach, Rich Dubee, pulled the plug on one of those innings with two outs and the bases loaded. And four of the remaining 11 outs came on a caught-stealing and three double-play balls.
So only seven hitters actually headed back to the bench without reaching base. Just one of them struck out -- looking, on a fourth-inning changeup, on Halladay's 76th pitch of the day.
More messy details: Halladay threw first-pitch strikes to only eight of 18 hitters. (“That,” muttered one bystander, after another ball one, “isn’t him.”) He induced three swings and misses out of 81 pitches – none on his fastball.
He touched 90 miles per hour on the radar gun once, on his seventh pitch of the day. But mostly, when he delivered his fastball, the guns lit with numbers ranging from 86 to 89. Aroldis Chapman, it wasn't.
― Mesclun United (Andy K), Saturday, 23 March 2013 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
$20m guaranteed this season for a #4 starter at best.at least he won't hit his vesting options this year and we can sign a 37yr old has-been on a minor league incentive-laden contract. or he'll reluctantly retire.he's done for.
6.75er 12.0ip 13hits 3hrs 7bb 10 soFUCK
― i got canal smarts bitch (rumham), Sunday, 24 March 2013 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
spring training! small sample size! everyone overreacting! writers trying to force stories! everyone shut up!
― This is called money bags. (zachlyon), Sunday, 24 March 2013 08:24 (eleven years ago) link
dammit, I missed the assCole's first lollipop of the season.
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 April 2013 23:34 (ten years ago) link
That was some lefty-on-lefty slashfic - hottttt.
― The Complete Afterbirth of the Cool (WilliamC), Monday, 1 April 2013 23:36 (ten years ago) link
cole is SLAW
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 April 2013 23:45 (ten years ago) link
Wacky line for Halladay: 9 Ks in 3.1 innings, but that's as far as he got because the Braves were kicking the stew out of him between strikeouts.
― The Complete Afterbirth of the Cool (WilliamC), Thursday, 4 April 2013 00:40 (ten years ago) link
@ajcbraves#Phillies Halladay has 11.57 ERA in f5 starts against #Braves since beginning of 2012 season, w/ 36 hits inc. eight homers in 22 innings
― Mesclun United (Andy K), Thursday, 4 April 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link
too little season for so much big talkin', methinks
― pancakes and sizzurp (Eisbaer), Thursday, 4 April 2013 13:09 (ten years ago) link
I dunno, the Braves really were kicking the stew out of him.
― The Complete Afterbirth of the Cool (WilliamC), Thursday, 4 April 2013 13:14 (ten years ago) link
of course they weren't, look at his K/9! /sabr
― sanskrit, Thursday, 4 April 2013 15:07 (ten years ago) link
woo walk off double for frandsen!
― Mordy, Sunday, 7 April 2013 03:58 (ten years ago) link
http://www.the700level.com/images/1006579.jpg
he seems charming! (my first baseball practice of the season starts tmmrw. i'm on my synagogue team. wish me luck in not totally humiliating myself.)
― Mordy, Sunday, 7 April 2013 04:04 (ten years ago) link
what position do you play?
― mookieproof, Sunday, 7 April 2013 09:30 (ten years ago) link
last time I played was in little league and I played second base
― Mordy, Sunday, 7 April 2013 10:55 (ten years ago) link
I'd feel a little pity for Halladay, but lol Phuckers
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 00:37 (ten years ago) link
Knocked his ERA down to 11.05.
― Mesclun United (Andy K), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 00:41 (ten years ago) link
:( poor halladay
― Mordy, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 00:53 (ten years ago) link
ben revere is on his willy mays hays ish - ground out/air out ratio is 19/1
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:14 (ten years ago) link
http://enrico.blogs.com/GIFs/Dom.Brown.RyanHoward.gif
― Mordy, Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:17 (ten years ago) link
and here's the massive dom hr:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PzFRoNFlxd0/UWajfwuowiI/AAAAAAAAAnM/aDnMZZe3pCk/s500/brown.gif
― Mordy, Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
D Battery Elected To Philadelphia Sports Hall Of Fame
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 April 2013 04:39 (ten years ago) link
lol
― 乒乓, Friday, 12 April 2013 12:46 (ten years ago) link
jeez, fab bellyflop catch by Revere just now
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Monday, 15 April 2013 23:37 (ten years ago) link
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=26305439
revere catch
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 01:17 (ten years ago) link
phillies have gone 29 innings without drawing a walk -- and the last one was intentional
― mookieproof, Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:35 (ten years ago) link
reflecting nitwit Amaro's philosophy?
― Pope Rusty I (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 April 2013 23:45 (ten years ago) link
make it 37
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 April 2013 02:03 (ten years ago) link
yikes
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 01:52 (ten years ago) link
that's a lot of home runs, dawg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 01:55 (ten years ago) link
current poll on philly.com: who will end philly's playoff drought?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 01:58 (ten years ago) link
:(
― infirm neophytic child (zachlyon), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:26 (ten years ago) link
i voted iggles but most popular vote was flyers
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:27 (ten years ago) link
u couldn't vote for sixers bc no one thinks it'll be them
wtf? flyers made the playoffs last year
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:32 (ten years ago) link
probably why they got the most votes
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:32 (ten years ago) link
i mean they suck and i hate them, but that's hardly a drought
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:33 (ten years ago) link
i think it's bc it's the first time in 21 years thatnone of the Philly’s top four major sports teams made the playoffs.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:35 (ten years ago) link
http://crashburnalley.com/2013/04/30/the-thing-people-dont-understand/
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
good post; almost makes me feel bad for philly's top four major sports teams not making the playoffs . . .
nah. and you can have the sixers
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 04:17 (ten years ago) link
time to put doc in a shoebox and bury him in the backyard eh?
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 5 May 2013 19:36 (ten years ago) link
It's sad to see someone so great fall apart like this.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 5 May 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
losing it worse than lincecum at this point. his K rate remains ok, batting average against wasn't really that bad going into today (.240), walk rate up slightly. but man, he's given up only one less homer this year than he did in all of '11 and he's already halfway to last year's total.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, 5 May 2013 21:03 (ten years ago) link
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OHV6iAe4ccM/UYq-u9d_gRI/AAAAAAAAA0U/t_rFNhWN4zw/s500/delmon.gif
― Mordy , Thursday, 9 May 2013 14:00 (ten years ago) link
i love that halladay says he's been dealing w/shoulder discomfort since april 24 but they trotted him out there for two more starts. wtg phils, what a terrible organization.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Thursday, 9 May 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
yeah, maybe
― Mordy , Thursday, 9 May 2013 18:23 (ten years ago) link
welcome to philadelphia, carlos zambrano
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:37 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgBglqGVAAEn0xQ.jpg
first changeup of the game
― mookieproof, Thursday, 14 April 2016 18:38 (seven years ago) link
does spangenberg owe him money or something, geez
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 14 April 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link
velasquez, wow
― nomar, Thursday, 14 April 2016 19:36 (seven years ago) link
9 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 16 K
16 K holy shit
― Mordy, Thursday, 14 April 2016 19:37 (seven years ago) link
97 game score
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 April 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
(against the padres tho)
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 14 April 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
@based_ballthe 2016 Phillies rotation is on pace to surpass its 2015 WAR next Saturday
― mookieproof, Friday, 15 April 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
the horror
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=28941
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 April 2016 11:33 (seven years ago) link
Velasquez's big game and Signature Significance:
http://www.billjamesonline.com/indicative_impressions/
So, what does this all indicate? I do think the list of pitchers having games like this bodes well for Velasquez. While there are a handful of starters mentioned that may not fit everyone’s description of a quality pitcher, it’s still full of players who went on to fine careers. Not 100% of them, of course, and certainly injuries derailed a few, but it’s a pretty compelling list.
― clemenza, Saturday, 23 April 2016 17:31 (seven years ago) link
get out yr brooms
― Mordy, Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:40 (seven years ago) link
n-o-l-a nola
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:45 (seven years ago) link
hi5 Mordy
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 April 2016 23:50 (seven years ago) link
first ryan howard walkoff hr since 2014! i was watching the draft and switched over just in time to watch it :p
― Mordy, Saturday, 30 April 2016 02:29 (seven years ago) link
pieceee
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Saturday, 30 April 2016 02:34 (seven years ago) link
now back to reading Ball Four
― Mordy, Saturday, 30 April 2016 02:38 (seven years ago) link
is it too early to rehabilitate ruben
― mookieproof, Saturday, 30 April 2016 02:54 (seven years ago) link
6 straight!
― Mordy, Sunday, 1 May 2016 21:22 (seven years ago) link
i have perfect timing - every time i turn on the game howard hits a hr
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 01:47 (seven years ago) link
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link
6 shutouts this year
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 02:49 (seven years ago) link
now in 2nd place in the East with a -25 run differential
i will enjoy the correction
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 15 May 2016 08:52 (seven years ago) link
finally finished the bouton book last night - it's a super quick read but it took until my kindle melted down for me to make the time to wrap it up. he mentions off-handedly an SI story about the Dalton Gang that i had never seen before but is funny: http://www.si.com/vault/1960/06/13/637793/the-dalton-gang-rides-again
― Mordy, Monday, 16 May 2016 15:45 (seven years ago) link
-28 DIFF. Second most wins in the NL.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
so you know it's an illusion, rather like Clinton's progressivism
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:15 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJVewWbeBiY
― Mordy, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
under .500 ;_;
― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 June 2016 02:56 (seven years ago) link
I had a dream last night that I caught an Odubel Herrera hit HR in my bare hands and it didn't hurt at all.
― Mordy, Friday, 8 July 2016 15:30 (seven years ago) link
Jayson Stark reports that Carlos Ruiz and Ryan Howard have cleared waivers
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
BP hit List:
Phillies ERA by month:April: 3.79May: 3.92June: 5.34July: 4.12August: 5.91September: the numerical equivalent for “frowny face.”
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 September 2016 13:58 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBqsn2QWAAE3-fG.jpg
a hall-of-fame apology from mike schmidt
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:28 (six years ago) link
Old Baseball Player fail
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/06/06/mike-schmidt-odubel-herrera-philadelphia-phillies
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:31 (six years ago) link
i'm guessing Mike goes to the SPEAK ENGLISH cheesesteak place
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:44 (six years ago) link
more like mike shit
― ienjoyhotdogs, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
hoskins looks pretty good so far
― na (NA), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 20:35 (six years ago) link
just hit another hr off the cubs
― Mordy, Saturday, 26 August 2017 23:29 (six years ago) link
as pointed out on the EW podcast the other day, 8 of the ten pitchers he's victimized kinda stink.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 August 2017 15:28 (six years ago) link
you fuckin kidding me
― nomar, Sunday, 27 August 2017 20:33 (six years ago) link
ties the consecutive games record
― nomar, Sunday, 27 August 2017 20:34 (six years ago) link
8 of the ten pitchers he's victimized kinda stink
this may be true . . . but i don't see anyone else doing it
― mookieproof, Sunday, 27 August 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
sorry, it wasn't his eighth consecutive game. i was checking his game log and didn't notice one of those days was a doubleheader. still, 8 of his last 9.
― nomar, Sunday, 27 August 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
future footnote
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 28 August 2017 00:37 (six years ago) link
https://deadspin.com/rhys-hoskins-is-off-to-one-of-the-greatest-starts-to-a-1798496048
In just 18 games he already has 1.2 WAR, or 8 percent of Ryan Howard’s career total (14.9) over 1,572 games.
― nomar, Monday, 28 August 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
Colin: The only thing with Hoskins that is really out of whack is his HR/FB, which currently stands at 40%. It’s not unreasonable to think he’ll be close to 20% given his power and the park he plays in. That’s still like 50 HR. Pretty good, I say!
Dave Cameron: Well, yeah, no one can really keep hitting 85% of their XBH as HRs. Every well struck ball he’s hit has left the yard, basically. That’s not going to last.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
damn, Hoskins
― nomar, Thursday, 14 September 2017 00:43 (six years ago) link
up to 18 HR (and 26 walks!) in 34 games
― nomar, Friday, 15 September 2017 01:56 (six years ago) link
in 115 triple-a games this year he had 75 K and 64 BB
presumably the league will figure him out as it did judge, but he's for real
― mookieproof, Friday, 15 September 2017 02:02 (six years ago) link
Ryan Howard's total bWAR over the ten-year period following his MVP award: 6.3
Hoskins' this year (before today): 2.2
― nomar, Friday, 15 September 2017 02:07 (six years ago) link
Rhys Lightning
http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2017/09/15/images/mlbf_1833341883_th_43.jpg
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 15 September 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
Pivetta Video
― Andy K, Monday, 18 September 2017 20:36 (six years ago) link