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Recent Posts

• Report: Happ Makes Playoff Roster
• Burrell Exits BP With Back Stiffness
• NLDS Preview Part V : Intangibles
• Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year
• NLDS Preview Part IV : Bench
• Gallardo Gets Game 1 Start For Brewers
• NLDS Preview Part III : Starting Lineups
• NLDS Preview Part II : Relief Pitching
• Myers, Moyer Get Game 2, 3 Starts
• NLDS Preview Part I : Starting Pitching
• Note: Seven-Part NLDS Preview Ahead
• Odds And Ends: Hamels, Victorino, Golson, Marson, Attendance
• Phillies Won't Hold Postseason Rally
• NLDS Gametimes Released
• Mets Falter, Brewers Rise ... Bring On The Crew!
• C-Team Sweeps Nationals For 92-Win Finish
• The Day After: Story Hasn't Reached Its Climax
• Video: The Double Play
• Gameday: Nationals (59-101) At Phillies (91-70)
• CHAMPS AGAIN! PHILS WIN EAST
• Gameday: Nationals (59-100) At Phillies (90-70)
• Deja Vu For Moyer
• Odds And Ends: Kendrick, Eaton, Lidge, Prospects
• Utley, Howard Power Phils To Brink Of Playoffs
• Gamenight: Nationals (59-99) At Phillies (89-70)

Recent Comments

Comment by: J-Man on Report: Happ Makes Playoff Roster:
I think Happs the better choice because the Brew Crew has never faced while they have faced Seanez because he's been around for like 50 years and he can be shakey at times.

Comment by: T on Report: Happ Makes Playoff Roster:
If we don't need a long man.... then why not just boot Condrey?

Comment by: KM on Report: Happ Makes Playoff Roster:
Brewers crush lefties, but I think this move was made with an eye towards the later playoff rounds. Seanez had a decent season, but I honestly have more trust in Happ to get the job done. When Seanez comes in the game I cringe, although he has only let us down a few times this season. Happ is the unknown, and as a strikeout pitcher, he may be able to give us valuable innings in relief against a team that isn't real patient at the plate. I agree that it does seem odd, given the fact that we have 2 lefties already, but Happ will be there to pick up the pieces if Myers or Blanton get blown up.

Comment by: Georgie on Burrell Exits BP With Back Stiffness:
One thing I'm sure no one wants to see is Burrell out there on muscle relaxers-yikes!

Comment by: bigmyc on Burrell Exits BP With Back Stiffness:
Not sure, Georgie... I mean, that back could turn Burrell into a cigar store Indian.

Comment by: J-Man on Burrell Exits BP With Back Stiffness:
Even though Pat's really stunk it up the last couple months,this isn't good because our other options are Geoff Jenkins and Matt Stairs who aren't any better.

Comment by: KM on Burrell Exits BP With Back Stiffness:
Burrell is already a cigar store indian, except instead of smoking, he chews tobacco. Bad time for an injury to pop up. I think he will be alright, they may just have to start bringing in his defensive replacement in the 6th inning now.

Comment by: No Smoke on Burrell Exits BP With Back Stiffness:
I'd love to see Dobbs, Vic, and Werth in the outfield in Game 1.

Comment by: J-Man on NLDS Preview Part V : Intangibles:
Looks like Pat the Bat and Victorino are nursing injuries...Cholly said he thinks Vic will be ready,but Pat suffered a back injurie in batting practice today and will be evaluated tomorrow.

Comment by: Tim Malcolm on NLDS Preview Part V : Intangibles:
New thread on Burrell. Also coming is playoff roster stuff — Happ is on, no word on who's off.

Comment by: J-Man on NLDS Preview Part V : Intangibles:
I heard Rudy Seanez is the odd man out.

Comment by: Jim on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
Congrats to Lidge. Also, congrats to Cliff Lee, both are hardworking ball players and have earned it. Georgie, I can't say I agree he should get the Cy Young Award. The value of relievers are not as highly regarded as the value of starting pitchers. I'm not a huge fan of the save stat either. I'm sure it is a lot of pressure to come in the 9th and finish off a team, but if a guy can still give up 2 runs and get a "save," well you see where I'm going, this argument has happened before. But look at it this way, he was perfect in saves, but didn't even lead the league in saves. K-Rod got 62 saves this year, the nationals didn't even have that many wins. A closer can onyl be as good, in terms of their defining stat, as the team around him. Anyways, if He had an Eric Gagne style year, and lead the league in saves, AND was perfect in saves, I would say he would win the cy young. But he wasn't. Will he get votes, absolulty. Will he finish in the top 5, I don't doubt it.

Comment by: Justin on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
Lidge makes this team better. Without him this team isn't nearly as strong at the back end of the bullpen, and probably going with Myers as closer and either Eaton or Kendrick in the rotation or bullpen in postseason. Best deal Gillick has made was to re-sign him early.

Comment by: Georgie on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
I looked up Cy Young Award because I wasn't sure exactly what the criteria were. It "Honors the best pitcher in Major League Baseball". That's what it says, so Lidge was perfect, perfect=best, best= Cy Young.

Comment by: Jim on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
I know this is a little off-topic, but I feel it's worth mentioning that MLB.com has Jerry Manuel as the front-runner for manager of the year. That would be a huge shock. Sure they won under him but he didn't get them into october. I'm not saying Charlie should get it either, but come on.

Comment by: Tommy A on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
A Mets Fan Literally Tunnels Under: http://sportsmansdaily.com/tim_robbins.html

Comment by: MS on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
also, not trying to change the subject again, but the player to be named in the Matt Stairs deal was Fabio Castro. that seems like a lot for 1 month of Matt Stairs riding the bench.

Comment by: Jim on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
Agreed MS, I was ok with giving up our star Minor League 2nd baseman for Joe Blanton, regardless of how just-satisfactory Blanton was. I mean, we already have a pereneial all-star locked up for the next 5 years, no need for the other guy to wait in the minors. But giving up castro for matt stairs seemed like a rip off. Matt stairs isn't even that good.

Comment by: Nick Staskin on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
Lidge didn't need Comeback Player of the Year though...thats for players who had horrible years or got injured...last year he was still pretty decent...His WHIP is more or less the same as this year and his ERA was 3.36. 19 saves out of 27 opps...and some of those opps werent even that...they were 8th inning roles when Dan Wheeler was closing... Call me crazy, but I agree with Rob Neyer, Lidge is more of an MVP candidate than Cy Young. If you compare Lidge to the rest of the closers in the NL he is head and shoulders above...not to mention if not for Lidge this team prob doesnt win the division...They said over the weekend if baseball games ended after 7 the Phillies would have been like 8 games behind the Mets...thats how valuable Lidge was to the Phillies.

Comment by: Don M on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
Fabio Castro should have just intentionally walked the batters every time they came to the plate, instead of mixing in random strikes.... he sucked.. He's a dude with Home Run potential that you can use instead of just counting on Greg Dobbs all the time... good move to add Stairs, I think.. but not significant enough that it really matters one way or the other. Last year for the Phillies, Castro walked 13 guys in 12.0 Innings... I'm alright with letting him head North, Eh.

Comment by: Chris.I on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
Castro stunk it up in Philly. We definitly got over on that trade. Stairs isn't that bad at all. He's a good power hitter off the bench. Castro is...Well...terrible. He has a strong arm, with NO control. We just didnt have any reason for him here. I hope Toronto turns him into a solid pitcher, and he actually climbs out of the minors

Comment by: nate on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
not sure if you noted this anywhere, but happ made the playoff roster. looks like bad news for seanez.

Comment by: Jim on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
I have mixed feelings for that decision nate. I like happ and he seems like he could be solid in the playoffs if he plays anything like he did in the regular season. Shame for Rudy though, hes cold as ice. i was at a game in mid july where he had the bases loaded no outs, and got a double play out at home and first, and then a strikeout. Cold as ice.

Comment by: Gabriel on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
hey jim, careful how you use the term 'frontrunner' hahah if the other manuel (jerry) wins manager of the year the cholly should get manager of the decade, jerry is as worthless as his replaced counterpart willie randolph. as for the castro/stairs deal, stairs gives us help RIGHT NOW as opposed to fabio (romance novel) castro rotting in our farm.

Comment by: ryan on Breaking News: Lidge Named NL Comeback Player Of The Year:
hope michael bourn and geoff geary are workin out for the astros. haha. ed wade is such a moron. i guess after screwin us for so long he finally decided to repay us.