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16 Responses to “Lincecum Edges Blanton In Pitchers’ Duel”

1. Michael N. Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 12:36 am

   BAKO SUCKS!!! AND BRUNTLETT SUCKS!!!!! i hope wepick up 2 players to replace them im liking david eckstein for bruntlett and well bako idk!

2. DJ Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 12:48 am

   The game against Jonathan Sanchez was the killer. We lost to their reject 6th starter and I know he threw a no hitter but that was against the Padres every other great team he has been demolished and that is why he was benched. These games against these pitchers are going to hurt the Phils. They will surely win the division but now it is time to look at the home field advantage

3. psujoe Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 12:52 am

   Tough one. Challie, went with O over D and Stairs and Bako costed us the 2 runs. How is Ruiz anyway?

4. Stuart Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 8:48 am

   What is the series sched for the NLCS? Is the homefield like the world series with three straight games in the middle? If it is I only worry about homefield for the first round. It is hard for any team to survive three straight games in Philly during the playoffs.

5. Dhall Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 8:54 am

   Is it just me or did Bako move in slow motion to apply the tag to the baserunner? He and Bruntlett have no business being on this team. We have the worst bench in baseball.

6. Baseballbriefs.com Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 9:52 am

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7. repeat! Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 9:57 am

   Good morning Phillies Nation. That loss irked me so much. DJ is spot on. The Phils had to win the 1st one of this series and the last one against Arz for that matter. Phillies please don’t make Zito look like a mid-90’s version of Randy Johnson today. We can’t take it anymore. Score 4 runs(5-6 preff.), play solid D and that should be good enough for the win against the O challgd. San Francisco Baseball Giants . On that Bako tag: I thought the throw was too far up the line(and the throw kinda hancuffed Bako a little bit). More importantly, I thought Jason W. should’ve caught that ball. Guaranteed the Giants don’t try to run on that arm on a ball that shallow. Jason didn’t get a good read on that one. He and the other Phils out fielders have not picked up/read the ball well in this series. I also thought it was a mistake by Charlie to start Matt Stairs in right field (especially a field with such a large right/right center gap) in game Charlie knew D would be so important. But today’s a new day. I have faith our Phils will find a way to get the spilt. They better. We got the Rockies next.

8. repeat! Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 11:13 am

   Our 8th spot in batting order= probably the worst production from that spot in MLB. It seems the Cards got more from that spot when Tony use to bat his pitchers 8th until they got Derosa, Lugo and Matt Holliday. Bruntlett I app ‘08 but it’s about that time for u. Your “Deadliest Catch Show” like beard will be missed. Bako: his D behind plate is much better than Coste was, but hits like Jamie Moyer. I have more faith in JA Happ than this guy. J-Roll and Howard need to give us more conts proff. abats. The s/o are killers. J-Roll you don’t have the natural leg strength that Rickey had and used for power/speed. So just let it go. You’ve turned it around;put u still pop up way, way too much. Especially for a lead off guy. “You can’t steal 1st base” Rollins HK use to say. You should have way more steals by now. Imagine how many more fast balls Vic/Utley would get if u reached base and stole more frequently. The opp pitchers would have to either throw them fbs or watch you walk to 2nd and 3rd. Chase needs to be more const. Unlike Howard, he obviously puts the ball in play more( But Chase still k’s a lot for a 3hole hitter). Chase goes way up and looks Pete Rose like and then he kinda disapp. for a stretch. Mr. Ryan Howard. You are your own worst enemy man. Your #’s would be sick w/o the sh@t load of k’s. When are u gonna learn that pitchers are not going to throw u fb even in traditional fb counts. It’s kinda sad and infur. at the same time to see you just give away abats so often. RAUUUUL…… Are u tried or something. What’s going on. PEDS?? Please God no. I’m sure glad we we got B. Fran. Raul you’re like a robot. “I’m a freakazoid. So watch me…” so it’s kinda hard to read you, but your abat last nite with the bases loaded was pathetic. We got all jacked when u came to the plate. And then the ab was over b4 we even had a chance to fantasize about a bases clearing double in the gap. Jason:Stay away from the low and away slider in the dirt and the occasional “zombie juice” you seem to like and it’s all good. Attack that the 1st fb you get in the strike zone more often and it’s 40 homers for you sir. Feliz: What’s up with the E’s recently. That’s not like u. Is that back giving out again? You seem to have more back problems than Scottie Pippen use to. Victorino:Stay healthy and a little more selective at the plate. Thats all for you. For now. Ruiz: I was shocked when I saw your age. 30. really? Damn man. Just pretend it’s the WS or something. You show flashes but then do vanish for weeks and weeks at a time. I hope the Marson move doesn’t come back and bite us. I think Ruiz’s D and game calling is more than a little over rated. But what are you gonna do? His pitch calling w/Lopez against the Cards last week wasn’t very good and it along with Pedro’s Es in game 1 of this series probably cost Lopez his spot in the rotation. Not cool at all. Phils are WFC champs and are in 1st. But as one Hollywood writer once wrote for Uncle Ben , no not the one on that yummie box of rice, with “Great Power, comes Great Responsibility.” And another World F’in Championship.

9. Jeff Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm

   I understand we got Lee and I love him. Losing Marson hurts so bad. He was the future. Ruiz and Bako are just horrible offense of catchers. I would of tried for Martinez in the package with Lee. We might have had to give up a few more guys but Boston did not lose much. Brunlett is just a waste costing us a spot on the roster. Get rid of him. Stairs has not hit a homer a long while and his defense is digusting. My problem is our offense is to streaky. Utley is going through a slump but its going to happen. Howard strikes out way to much. Not patient at all. Its amazing when you watched these guys kill the ball now look at us. Its amazing. We need to win today 2-2 series. Moyer is pitching on Tuesday so you never know how many runs old man will give up.

10. Mike D. Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Poor Blanton. How many times has he pitched this well only to have no offense behind him? I know he gave up 2 runs and almost lost to Boston (the Dobbs foul pole game).

11. cas Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Anyone want to trade Ryan Howard? I am SOOOOO frustrated with watching him come to bat with men on base, only to hit a weak grounder to first or to strike out. I don’t think he’s going to produce the RBIs or home runs that he had last year. I also think Ibanez is returning to his true talent level after playing so far above his head for the first half. Every year I hear the same thing: this team will score runs. And every year we leave ridiculous numbers of baserunners. And every year we lose more than our share of pitchers’ duels. I want some consistency in this supposed offensive juggernaut!!!!

12. Jeff Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    I said trade him last night and everyone killed me. I would of never signed him to that big deal. I would of given him a contract for this year only. Then traded him next season. His numbers are going down. His Ks are up. I never would fear him at the plate. He is batting poorly against lefties. The word is out. Just throw him low breaking balls and he will swing. No plate disipline. Howard will be so bad within a year or two phillies will be wishing they never gave him that money. He is overrated. I love him but cant watch him hit anymore.

13. Geoff Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Why dont you let Michael Taylor get a full year at AAA before we talk about replacing any of these guys. Howards numbers are too hard to replace without spending even more money than he makes already

14. mikeB Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Howard should have at least 10 more home runs by now, if not more. The guy is sickening to watch at the plate. Let’s put it this way, if this guy does not vastly improve by the time his current contract expires, the Phillies need to find him a job somewhere else or cut the strings.

15. mikeB Says:
    August 2nd, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    Like some of us were posting last night, Ibanez deserved the Jeltz Award instead of Bako with Utley coming in a close second.

16. SuperLogoz.com Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 10:50 am

    this was a tremendous game….Joe Blanton is showing a lot of character

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