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28 Responses to “Time For Blanton To Prove His Worth”

1. KM Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

   Blanton is worth nothing, and that is the beauty of the title. We overpaid for a glorified Adam Eaton. The only differences between Blanton and Eaton are that Eaton would give up big power hits, like homers and doubles, whille Blanton walks a ton of runners and gives up singles and doubles.

   Did we get a good deal for the minor league talent we gave up? I would say, no. He is a slight upgrade to Eaton, in that he allows the team to stay in the game, given that they can put up 5+ runs a game, while eaton gave us no shot to win at all, if we scored less than 8.

2. Georgie Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

   Jeez, Tim, when you put it that way you’re making me even MORE nervous. Now I’m having premature hand sweating.

3. Manny Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

   I hope that he pitches well enough so that our offense can win this one. The weather’s chance of precipitation at 7pm has been lowered from 80 to 60%… Let’s hope there’s a game tonight and that we win it!

4. Manny Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

   Yesterday I had a dream (nightmare!) And it was lidge blowing up his first save… I’m saying this just to keep it from happening

5. Joephilly Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

   id be lying if i said i wasnt worried about blanton geting the start tonight. although we are playing the nats and weve handled them pretty well this year. i think if blanton goes like 6 innings 4 runs that should be enough to get us the “W” and with a mets loss we can just about pop open the champagne. biggest game of the season tonight. GO PHILS!!!!

6. Don M Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

   Perfectly stated…”To be short, the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton for this game.”

   It could be Kendrick going tonight.. I have every bit of confidence in Blanton cause i’ve seen him go against the Cubs (HARDEN).. and out-pitch him, and I’ve seen him shut down the Cards when they we’re in the Wild Card lead.. Dude can pitch, lets hope he’s on tonight!!!

7. Georgie Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

   Manny, if you have any more dreams like that please keep them to yourself, holy crap I’m a bundle of nerves as it is.

8. KM Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

   Blanton seems to only pitch well against good competition, hopefully he can step up his game for the worst team in MLB.

   I hope Charlie has a short leash on Blanton if he starts to go bad tonight, as he did last year with Eaton during the home stretch last season. We can not afford to allow Blanton to straighten himself out during the game.

9. Tim Malcolm Says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

   KM, Blanton had a great start against Pittsburgh.

   And I assume they’ll get this game in, though it’ll be tsunami-quality all night.

10. bull Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    just dont give up any first inning runs so the fans can stay crazy from the start…

11. Gary B Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    For the past few days on gamenight you keep going to the pitcher and saying they have to pitch their best and this game they have to do it. Don’t forget about our offense who has only put up 6 runs in the past two games. We need offense just as much as a solid outing by Blanton.

12. Richie Allen Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    I would rather not have even thought with one braincell about tonight at all….The best way to approch this is dough-brained…
    I get really nervous..
    Gotta Go..no more talk..Lets Go PHILS

13. Tim Malcolm Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    Gary: I have been looking at the starting pitchers before games a lot recently. But I feel they’re the tone-setters. They determine how far you can go on a given night, most times. And for Blanton, he has to absolutely pitch a great game.

    I won’t, and I’m not, forgetting the offense. They were very inconsistent against the Braves. Look for some O talk soon.

14. Gary B Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Tim: Thanks for the response, I agree they are the tone setters. I also agree he has to pitch a great game. I just hated watching this offense the last two games against the Braves, Ultey looking at the first two only to whiff at a breaking ball for a k, Werth missing everything, and not getting the situational hitting. Combine that with Myers outing, it feels like a replay of this team a few months ago, and that is scary.

15. Fred Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    It appears to me the Phils play better from behind as opposed to when they are leading the division. Let’s hope they play aggressive and Blanton keeps them in the game.

16. Manny Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

    I agree with Gary and bull. We need strong pitching (especially in the first inning to keep us fans cheering) and good offense obviously (much better than 6 runs in the past 2 games)

17. And I approve this message Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    This is why people are fed up with politics:

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    The Washington Post reported Friday that the campaign was running an online ad featuring the headline: “McCain Wins Debate!” and a photo of a smiling McCain and an American flag background. Another featured a quote from McCain campaign manager Rick Davis: “McCain won the debate — hands down.”

    The Obama campaign quickly circulated the report – which came moments before McCain’s team confirmed he would take part in the evening debate after all.

18. J-Man Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    Did anyone hear Pat Gillick might be coming back next year?

19. Griffin Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    for those REALLY pessimistic fans:
    a 3 team parlay of Nationals, Mets and Brewers tonight, 50 bucks nets you $440.90

    So the worse case scenario is quite a longshot tonight. Still….

20. Rob Cowie Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    Dude, I’m having 25 people over my house for the phillies game and then to watch Obama whoop McCain’s ass.

21. NJ Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    Yep and the possibility of more Gillick isn’t thrilling…

22. Don M Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    If they make the playoffs this year, thats only 2-of-3 years with Gillick at the helm that we’ll have made the postseason… that sure aint good enough for us Phillies fans!! We want it to be like 11-out-of-3 years.. with handful of World Series titles in that span..

    Im not even anti-McCain.. or pro-Obama, so much as I am anti-Republican right now.

23. Jim Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    BamBam Blanton needs to eat those innings tonight

24. kyle Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Again, how’s the weather there?

25. Griffin Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    I’m not sure how the weather in Philly is, but in NY, it’s not raining and hasn’t rained since around 1. So they should get that game in at Shea.

26. Rob Cowie Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

    The weather is cold, damp and windy. So a basic October-esque day in Philadelphia.

27. Georgie Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

    I think the Palin-Biden debate may be a hoot!

28. christopher Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    if anyone seriously thinks josh outman is going to be a better pitcher than joe blanton then you are kidding yourself. josh outman will be a loogy at very best, more likely than not he’ll spend his career in the minors. blanton will have a good game tonight and a good career as a phillie. the haters can shove it up their negative asses.

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