Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2024 Edition)

[deadhead]

Almost all closers get hit at times, Philly fans are spoiled by Tug in 1980 and Lidge in 2008.

But that kind of run is rare, what's more important is getting the bullpen as a whole on track, b/c a lot of PO games are going to have 3-4 innings of RPs that have to hold the fort.

Johnson was a sacrificial lamb, 2nd year after TJ, still building up stamina and needs to work on his secondary pitches - he had just been promoted to AAA. Unusual career, SS in JC, was converted to pitching at an older age, so between that and TJ surgery, has more upside than the usual 25 year old prospect. Should add a little velo next year and get stronger, but needs to sharpen his slider and changeup to be a starter, and maybe add a 2 seamer.

 

[Flybynite]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833599032083812485

So the guy throwing 105 mph has an arm injury? Wow. Who could have seen that coming?

 

[swami24]

Almost all closers get hit at times, Philly fans are spoiled by Tug in 1980 and Lidge in 2008.

I still think Lidge should have won the Cy Young in 08. He was perfect for the season

 

[DancingPanther]

I still think Lidge should have won the Cy Young in 08. He was perfect for the season

Let's all remind ourselves that Lincecum threw 227 innings, went 18-5, and struck out 265 that year lol. Let's not get crazy. Lincecum's two Cy Young seasons (well his entire peak really) were alien

 

[Magua]

Pujols-Utley erasure.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

It wasn’t just Lidge. Romero, Madson, & Durbin were really good too. Even guys like Condrey & Eyre were relatively solid too beyond your four main high level guys.

They probably had the best bullpen in baseball that year even by the numbers. It’s probably how they mitigated the fact that beyond Hamels & Moyer they didn’t really have much of a starting rotation.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Yes, we get a game a round regardless but we get first dibs at picking which game we want to go to OR which partial plan for next season

Getting back around to this... do you know what way everyone else is leaning? I'd say if you liked Sunday games, i'd grab that package. The rest are pretty much interchangeable.

World Series Game Three is probably the best choice you could make. That would be either game five or game six of the World Series.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Peak male performance.

 

[Rebels57]

There it is...a new MLB record....Leadoff Schwarbomb #14 this seaeon!

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

There it is...a new MLB record....Leadoff Schwarbomb #14 this seaeon!

Insane that he was able to do it!

 

[Rebels57]

Annnnnd Ranger gives it right back. He's pitched himself out of the NLDS rotation for me. He's pretty clearly behind Sanchez now.

 

[Rebels57]

Ranger is f***ing cooked. Not a single plus pitch in his arsenal at the moment.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Relievers should basically never get a single CY vote. They’d have to be 3x better than the best SP to even consider it.

 

[Rebels57]

And now Kyle leaves the game with an injury.

They cant go one game without an injury.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

And now Kyle leaves the game with an injury.

They cant go one game without an injury.

“left elbow discomfort”

This is the time to part out Risto imo.

 

[DancingPanther]

Elbow pain for Schwarber. Tommy John incoming. Too many bombs

 

[Rebels57]

And now our own fans are robbing Bryce of homers. Fun.

 

[GKJ]

Ranger is a problem

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Why did Rob let him get the sixth? He’s been getting whacked around all game, know how to quit when you’re ahead.

 

[Danko]

Getting back around to this... do you know what way everyone else is leaning? I'd say if you liked Sunday games, i'd grab that package. The rest are pretty much interchangeable.

World Series Game Three is probably the best choice you could make. That would be either game five or game six of the World Series.

This is what i was thinking. The season package doesnt really matter to us because we have to struggle to find baby sitters anyway and nothing is conveniant. We had second pick this year and just chose randomly.

 

[Rebels57]

Why did Rob let him get the sixth? He’s been getting whacked around all game, know how to quit when you’re ahead.

Because he's a moron.

Its great to see Alvarado returning to form.

Umpire just robbed Stott of a double.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Man that’s probably a double that turns into an out off the ump.

 

[Young Sandwich]

This one got fun.

 

[Rebels57]

The Buddy Kennedy / Cal Stevenson game

 

[deadhead]

Why did Rob let him get the sixth? He’s been getting whacked around all game, know how to quit when you’re ahead.

Because he doesn't want to burn out his bullpen.
Given every 5th start is a bullpen game, he needs the other starters to get to the 6th-7th inning.

They also need Ranger to work through this if he can - he's been lights out in the post-season.