OT: 2018 Phillies

[JXC]

Anonymous Phillie takes a shot at Gabe Kapler

This week, an anonymous Phillie told FanRag's Jon Heyman that "We'll be OK … We just need the manager to get out of the way."

Yikes.

I wonder if it was one of the three players on this team who has a batting average over .200

 

[JXC]

Genius:

 

[PALE PWNR]

4 hits 9 strikeouts and Pivetta is pulled in 5 and 2/3... AFTER he let Pivetta hit with 1st and 3rd and 2 outs. Hes a f***ing moron

 

[Jack Straw]

4 hits 9 strikeouts and Pivetta is pulled in 5 and 2/3... AFTER he let Pivetta hit with 1st and 3rd and 2 outs. Hes a ****ing moron

He heard it from the crowd too. I didn't really have that much of a problem this time since Pivetta had thrown 97 pitches, but yeah, if you're even thinking of pulling him (which we can assume Kapler always is) then you might as well just pinch hit for him.

 

[montreal]

good game from Franco, CH. Don't have a problem pulling Pivetta at 97 pitches, the pen needs to be better. Morgan, Garcia did their job at least.

 

[Sombastate]

So this coach is more Hak than Doug.

Fun

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

His pitching antics need to f***ing stop. Let the f***ing pitchers do their goddamn shit.

 

[Beef Invictus]

This is literally the first win I've watched since the 2016 season.

 

[Magua]

Tbh not sure what the issue with pitching decisions was today. Seemed pretty ho-hum and logical.

 

[Rebels57]

4 hits 9 strikeouts and Pivetta is pulled in 5 and 2/3... AFTER he let Pivetta hit with 1st and 3rd and 2 outs. Hes a ****ing moron

He is completely clueless.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Many photos coming

Here is me with Bruce Arians suprising I met him at todays phillies game.

 

[HammerTime44]

You guys would have probably complained if he had pinch hit for him too. 97 pitches is more than enough and Morgan actually got the out that Milner didn't on opening day.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Doug Peterson At phillies game



Here he is with the Lombardi

Also Howie Roseman and Don Smolinksi

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

I had pretty good seats section 318 pretty much behind home plate

 

[montreal]

Tbh not sure what the issue with pitching decisions was today. Seemed pretty ho-hum and logical.

agreed as Pivetta seems to have a drop in velocity the 3rd time around. Was a heck of an outing for him though. Going to be very interesting to see if he can build off this one.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This is literally the first win I've watched since the 2016 season.

I'm surprised Hoskins leg didn't explode then after what you did to Embiid.

 

[Magua]

agreed as Pivetta seems to have a drop in velocity the 3rd time around. Was a heck of an outing for him though. Going to be very interesting to see if he can build off this one.

Pivetta has a knack for imploding in the middle innings, if he even makes it that far. Getting 5.2 shutout innings out of him is already a massive win. He had 97 pitches, which is a standard amount at any point in the year, so that certainly doesn't seem grounds for frustration. Pivetta is not someone who has earned a ton of trust anyway.

Guy on 1st, 2 outs, going through the 3rd time, Kapler made a lefty on lefty move against Bour, one of their few competent hitters with power. He even maybe learned something and didn't burn Morgan for just that batter and let him go another full inning. Every reliever pitched an inning+, and it was clean and textbook. If he took out Pivetta in the 5th with 84 pitches to pinch hit, everyone would've been angry too. He gave him the 6th with a leash, and Pivetta left with a rare confident outing.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Genius:

Classic

 

[Hurricane28]

I think taking Pivetta out was the right move. And Morgan struck the guy out on 3 pitches then went 1-2-3 in the 7th. He was at 96 pitches with a lefty coming up. I'm fine with it.

I am pro Kapler. He's really made one bad mistake and it was Nola. The bullpen thing somebody else f***ed up and he had to take the fall for it. He's a gamer and truly wants to win and I respect that

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Wiffle ball.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Wiffle ball.

Friedman is the best baseball Twitter follow out there.

 

[Jray42]

1st inning grand salami for Franco!!

 

[Adam Warlock]

2 grand slams tonight. Franco and Altherr...its only the 3rd inning.

 

[Jray42]

2 grand slams tonight. Franco and Altherr...its only the 3rd inning.

Oh shit, I turned it off to watch the Union game

 

[HammerTime44]

16-1. Santana 3-run shot.