Comments on: Report: Seanez May Replace Happ

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:23:40 +0000

John Smotlz actually did a nice job in the booth, I thought.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:20:26 +0000

I thought Smoltz was pretty fair in his assesment of both teams…

And once I heard Tony Gwynn pick the Phillies over his son’s team, the Brewers.. it made me think that A) He really thinks the Phillies are legit (he picked the Rockies to beat us last year..)

or B) He’s picked them because if he picks right, he looks smart..but if he’s wrong, he’s happy anyway that his son’s team would advance

I kinda think that with Kruk.. if the Phillies win, he’ll be happy, and won’t care about being wrong.. if they lose.. well he picked the Dodgers so it gives him credability that way..

I really wouldn’t look too much into who the experts pick though.. cause the Cubs aren’t playing the Angels in the World Series this year, despite what all the experts knew!

By: MikeB

MikeB — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:11:37 +0000

The TBS announcers definitely favored the Brewers and I guess what can you expect when Atlanta Brave John Smoltz was one of the three. Then you get an analyst like former Philly fat-boy John Kruk from West Virginia talking against the Phillies and favoring the Dodgers.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:55:43 +0000

I forget who was batting.. but the 1st pitch was right at the knees..heart of the plate… and was called a ball… You could tell that Ruiz and Moyer both wanted it.. The next pitch was a breaking ball away.. clearly outside, but Ruiz was still fired-up from the 1st one…. so Dubee comes out, gets Ruiz to go to the mound..

They actaully show Moyers telling Ruiz to calm down, don’t worry about it…

Then they show a reply to show on PITCH-TRACK where the close-pitch was… instead of showing the borderline one that got everyone mad..TBS replay shows the 2nd pitch that was a foot off the plate, and the guys comment about how it wasn’t really that close…. a$$holes..

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:51:57 +0000

Don – You’re completely right! That ump wasn’t giving Jamie ANYTHING. That ump’s zone was moving around the entire time he was pitching the first 2 innings. He was getting extremely frustrated and you could see it.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:48:57 +0000

I think keeping Blanton out of “The Bank” allows him to pitch better. I think that’s what we saw in the first game and hopefully will continue to see in the NLCS. He’s a good #4 for these two series with the home field advantage.

What are Seanez numbers against Manny over his career? That would certainly play some part in who makes the roster? Although, I think Happ is the guy to bring along if you’re concerned about a rain delay. It’s probably partially dependent on the weather forecast for Thursday and Friday.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:32:08 +0000

In case Myers or Blanton couldn’t hack it….. who would’ve thought that Moyer would be the first one out of a game…. that ump screwed him though. And I umpire baseball, so I try not to get on them that much, but Saturday was terrible.

Somebody commented either this post or last about Umps making calls for the Dodgers… I really can’t see that happening.. Its easier to do in basketball or football… but in baseball its either Ball-Strike, Fair-Foul, Safe-Out, etc… and most of the time the calls are obvious.. and because there is so much time in between each play, there would be major issues, and it would be too obvious if they were squeezing the Phillies at all..

By: Griffin

Griffin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:28:42 +0000

Seanez is a former Dodger, I wonder if that helps him or hurts him. I agree that he’s a better option than Happ.
I’d prefer Golson’s speed over Taguchi’s right-handedness.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:24:16 +0000

Why was Happ there? In case Myers blew up

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:11:50 +0000

No biggie, Dan. For some reason I wrote two.

I agree that Golson would be better out there as a pinch runner, but Taguchi provides experience and a good bat, and I know he’ll be needed against LA.