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

[Rome]

red sox tv market

Legit LOL right there.

A+++++

[BigEd76]

Cards set their rotation....Lohse/Edwin Jackson/Carpenter/Garcia

So the guy that gave up a playoff grand slam to Kaz Matsui and the guy that gave up a World Series HR to Blanton will be starting against Halladay and Lee.  And the lefty that normally does well against the Phils may not face them at all.  Love it...

[SunMo]

after wading through IGY's awful predictions and Phreak's irrational hate of Amaro at the beginning of this thread, it appears we had exactly 2 win predictions

me - 101
phreak - 100

i win

[Eagles_Legendz]

Yeah I would have gone with Garcia first, not fourth.  I like the setup.

[Rome]

[ice grillin you]

Yeah I would have gone with Garcia first, not fourth.  I like the setup.

i wouldnt be suprised if garcia still starts saturday

[Geowhizzer]

Remember this?  Someone posted this on psf (I think he got it from another source).  I can remember the quote.

Chipper Jones quote from Sept. 5.

The only team that can really put any pressure on them and beat them somewhat is us. And I hope we get them head-to-head in the postseason. If we get them head-to-head, we like our chances. We've beaten their big three [starting pitchers Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels]. I'm not sure if any other team in baseball has beaten their big three. They're a great ballclub, don't get me wrong. But we're not scared of them. It's going to be a knock down, drag out [fight]."

[Sgt PSN]

He kind of got his wish since the last 3 were basically playoff games for the Braves. 

[BigEd76]

From ESPN's final power rankings of the year:

30. Houston Astros (56-106; Previous: 30) – First overall draft pick brings stark decisions for Astros: pitcher or position player? High school or college? And, in seven years, what will be Phillies' greatest area of need?

ha

[Sgt PSN]

Lol

[Don Ho]

The only team that can really put any pressure on them and beat them somewhat is us. And I hope we get them head-to-head in the postseason. If we get them head-to-head, we like our chances. We've beaten their big three [starting pitchers Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels]. I'm not sure if any other team in baseball has beaten their big three. They're a great ballclub, don't get me wrong. But we're not scared of them. It's going to be a knock down, drag out [fight]."

So you can beat Halladay, Lee and Hamels but shtein try and beat Schwimmer, DeFretus and Herndon bitch!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

after wading through IGY's awful predictions and Phreak's irrational hate of Amaro at the beginning of this thread, it appears we had exactly 2 win predictions

me - 101
phreak - 100

i win

Didn't you bet IGY $20 on the 100+ wins, or was that only last season?

[SunMo]

yeah, we bet that.  he called it "aka the easiest $20 i ever made"

weird

[PhillyPhreak54]

Q: Can you talk about the balance of being in touch with what the other team's capable of, having the proper respect, but at the end of all that, thinking about what do I know I can do and what our team is capable of, so you don't give too much respect or too little? That balance there.

    Halladay: I heard a quote a long time ago, I came here to bury Caesar, not praise him.

[BigEd76]

LaRussa just changed his rotation again.  Carpenter on 3 days rest on Sunday, then Garcia in game 3 and Jackson in game 4