2011 Philadelphia Phillies Season Thread (choking awful pos team, DIAF)

PhillyGirl · May 07, 2011, 09:50:36 PM

oh man, I just still get goosebumps when they show that Championship winning strikeout.

Don Ho · May 07, 2011, 09:58:06 PM

Every time I see Hinske it's "Swing and a miss, struck him out!". Oh was that sweet.

PhillyPhreak54 · May 07, 2011, 10:07:40 PM

Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 07, 2011, 09:50:36 PM
oh man, I just still get goosebumps when they show that Championship winning strikeout.

I was watching Harry Kalas videos the other day and when they showed him calling it I got choked up all over again

ice grillin you · May 07, 2011, 10:19:06 PM

GRIT 5-7 today with 2 HR and all seven at bats against left handed pitching

ice grillin you · May 07, 2011, 10:30:14 PM

nm

MDS · May 07, 2011, 10:31:20 PM

this might have been their best win of the year

offense junked a run, got a choke bomb and a nice little 2-out speed job from the top of the order
kendrick gave them 5
then jc, stutes, basticho and madson did their thing

very solid all the way around.

Geowhizzer · May 07, 2011, 11:32:45 PM

Madson flat-out dominated the hitters. Even the basehit was a broken bat.

MDS · May 08, 2011, 01:03:24 AM

thats funny

i was told by a lot of super cool macho men that he didnt have the balls to be a closer.

Don Ho · May 08, 2011, 01:09:34 AM

Quote from: MDS on May 08, 2011, 01:03:24 AM
thats funny

i was told by a lot of super cool macho men that he didnt have the balls to be a closer.

Señor and Lidge, relax and take your time.

Grit going 5-7 is very encouraging.

PhillyPhreak54 · May 08, 2011, 01:22:01 AM

Quote from: MDS on May 08, 2011, 01:03:24 AM
thats funny

i was told by a lot of super cool macho men that he didnt have the balls to be a closer.

You mean you spoke to Charlie and Dubee?

Because when they installed El Cubano into the closers role rather than Madson they said that. Hell even Dubee acknowledged that he didn't get it done as a closer.

Pipe down, B-Ville.

ice grillin you · May 08, 2011, 08:07:09 AM

wait....madson saved a may 7 game where he had a three run lead and hes a closer now?...im not sure that should even count as a save

how bout close out some tight october games before we annoint....i swear these new generation Y phillie fans know no bounds

PoopyfaceMcGee · May 08, 2011, 08:41:36 AM

Most of you are pretty awful human beings.

PhillyGirl · May 08, 2011, 08:50:18 AM

I actually agree with IGY

Madson doesn't have "it" to be a closer. But this has been discussed at length by me on here for 2-3 years now.

On the same note, Kendrick doesn't have "it" to be a pitcher in the bigs either. His performance last night doesn't change that.

SD · May 08, 2011, 09:01:13 AM

Kendrick definitely has 'it', at times he looks very good and when his cutter is on he's a very good pitcher. He's just more incosistent than he is on...therein lies the problem. He'll never be a 1-3 guy but in an average rotation he's fine as a 4/5 guy.

ice grillin you · May 08, 2011, 09:08:30 AM

Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 08, 2011, 08:50:18 AM
I actually agree with IGY

Madson doesn't have "it" to be a closer. But this has been discussed at length by me on here for 2-3 years now.

On the same note, Kendrick doesn't have "it" to be a pitcher in the bigs either. His performance last night doesn't change that.

sorta agree...im not writing madson off as a closer...i think he can do it...im just saying last nights performance proves nothing

kendrick should be a very good long man for the rest of his career...hes perfect for if a starter gets hurt early and has to come out or the starter gets lit up...in those situations on some days hes gonna be gasoline and on others hes going to give his team a chance to win...but either way you limit his downside by having him in that role