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24 Responses to “Phils ‘Ambush’ D-Backs For 5-4 Win”

1. Gnomicide Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 7:53 am

   More like a series win, AM I RIGHT? Let’s go out there and give Brandon his first big loss.

2. erik Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 8:10 am

   i agree lets take the series 3-1. also, the popular thought is phillie fans fell in love with rowand when he went headfirst into the wall to catch a ball, well, i give more respect to vic for that effort, that is sacrificing you body. absolulely love it.

3. chris m Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 9:05 am

   I hate these 4 game series…so easy to lose the series and so hard to win..

4. Mark Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 9:39 am

   Lidge “flat-out nasty”? Shock and awe is more like it! So far, this acquisition has been huge!

5. Paul Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 9:43 am

   I have to give it to Bruntlett. After the terrible start, he has done a good job filling in for Rollins.

6. Joe DiMaggio Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 10:00 am

   When is Charlie going to move Howard out of the #4 spot?

7. Mike W. Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 10:14 am

   Lidge is unhittable. Right now (6 weeks into the season) he’s the best closer in mlb.

8. Tim Malcolm Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 10:32 am

   Bruntlett’s big job recently underscores the depth and ability of this bench, in my view, the best in baseball. Brunt provides solid defense and the occasional slick hit; Dobbs has home-run punch and can beat a fireballer; Taguchi is good for singles and quick basepath work; Coste is a solid hitter and good signal caller; Werth is a total package who can step in at any time and deliver.

9. Jeffrey Says:
   May 8th, 2008 at 10:50 am

   Am I the only one whose world view is being shaken to its very foundations by the fact that the Phillies are not only good but are in first place in May?

10. Geoff Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    The one bench player I have issue with is Taguchi beacuse he is a liability defensively. Ive seen him blow 5 or 6 catchable drives. He has at least 4 flat out drops. hes ok at the place for a bench guy but i still think you been another bat off the bench that has some pop. Lidge’s slider is just unfair. You see that dive on it? normally the sliders, you know, slide more than dive. but his slider has so much spin on it it dives more than slides. that is awesome. killer out pitch because you have to swing at it because it looks like a strike leaving his hand.

11. Tim Malcolm Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:16 am

    It’s possible we could see Greg Golson come into the picture later in the season if Taguchi continues to be a liability. Golson is worth the speed and defense, though his 41/8 K/BB ratio in AA is unacceptable.

12. Southern state phils fan Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:38 am

    ? anymore to the “rumor” trade Ryno for some solid young talent arms. The move this week in AZ with Utley at 1st showed positive. Anyone have a view?

13. Bruce Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    That “rumor” about a “Ryno” trade was created here on this site (laughter).

14. Tim Malcolm Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Ryan isn’t going anywhere right now - they could explore something in the offseason, but as it stands, Howard is the everyday first baseman unless he slumps horribly into the summer.

15. Rob (the Phils fan) Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Trade Howard and move Burrell to 1st base. Then you can rotate Golson, Werth, Jenkins in the outfield. I like the idea of trading him to Texas. It is an AL team with a boat load of farm depth.

16. Jason Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    At the risk of starting WW15 (if my stats are correct, I think yesterday I started 3-14) but right now you could not get as much for Howard if you traded him - I think the off-season is the time to do that. But there are teams out there that might want him in their line-up (Yankees come to mind - but they have nothing to trade for him).

    What are the odds that the Phillies send Howard to AAA or AA to figure out his swing, build some confidence? That would hurt the ego, but then again I would think so does the prospect of striking out 1000000000000000000 times this year.

17. ped Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    That’s not confidence, saying “split the series.” Webb has to lose sometime. How ’bout today? Gp phitins’!

18. Don M Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    Most teams would rather have Mark Teixiera (spelling??) over Ryan Howard… Tex is a gold glove winner, who hits for a career .285 avg, 36 HRs, and 119 RBIs a year…. (his total number of games 480, divided by 162 = 4.815 …his total stats divided by 4.815 to get my numbers)

    I’m 98% sure that the Yankees would rather add a switch-hitting power guy, with gold glove defense over the STRIKEOUT KING 6.0 (Nolan Ryan is still the original king in my book)… Somewhere down the line, Howard will turn his power numbers on again.. but I don’t understand people suggesting the Phillies can get rid of Howard…and get anything decent in return. The other MLB teams aren’t dumb… they see Howard’s lack of production just as much as we do.

19. Don M Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    oh yea…Tex is a free agent after this year… so whoever misses out on him MIGHT be in the market for Howard… But Burrell would also be a free agent…would make a nice DH… and will probably have better numbers than Howard this year.

20. Gavin Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    hey… is it just me or is the philly media being pretty darn nice to Howard right now. The fans at the games too. (The boos I hear at the park are not in the Jose Mesa/Travis Lee range yet) The honeymoon aint gonna last forever. If he is struggling now…….I wonder how he’s going to handle it when 40 thousand unload the boo’s on him one night.

21. Brooks Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    $10,000,000 - worth every penny??
    “Go on, get the money and run…”
    Nobody wants to think of that with Ryan Howard but oh my, he is stinking the joint up and we are in first place. Where exactly would we be with Howard hitting his weight? Think Jimmy can get him going?

22. Jason Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    What is really deflecting and thus helping Howard right now is the Phillies are winning despite his lack of production. With Mesa - he blew saves, leads, and also gave up valuable runs so it was only natural to boo him. With Lee those Phillies teams were not good and that did not help. Right now because the Phillies are winning the attitude is, if we are winning now, imagine what we can do once Howard starts hitting! But if the Phillies slump Howard will hear it.

23. Clare Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Yeah, I’m not liking your last line. A win would be even better, would it not?

24. Tim Malcolm Says:
    May 8th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Of course, but a spilit is at least tolerable. Imagine losing three of four.

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