2006 Philles Season Thread

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Arthur Rhodes just walked Milledge to lead off the bottom of the 8th.

I think we know where this is going.


EDIT:  Rhodes pitched out of it nicely, but Utley struck out to lead off the 9th.  No more hit streak for Chase... unless the Mets tie the game in the bottom of the 9th and they go into extras.  Which I do NOT want to happen.

Then, Howard strokes an insurance run.  Ryan Howard completes me.

[Geowhizzer]

Looks like the streak is finis.

Howard with another bomb.

[The BIGSTUD]

Out of all the teams to lose it to you lose to a team with one of the worst team era's in baseball.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Whatever.  I'm glad he lost it in a win over the farging Mets.  I don't care what their team ERA is.

[The BIGSTUD]

I was only joking about the Mets. They luckily have a good ERA, but let's all hate on them and pretend it sucks anyway. On paper though their pitching farging blows. The Phillies have better and that is pretty pathetic to say the least.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Anyone else like how Ryan Howard stuck a dagger in those pompous iceholes at Shea tonight? They were cheering Utley losing his streak and then Howard strokes an opposite field bomb.

Too bad Cincy won tonight.

[The BIGSTUD]

The Mets wish they had as good of a hitter as Howard.

[MDS]

Stop making me start caring again.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Phillies Notes

NEW YORK - Cory Lidle ripped his former Phillies teammates Monday in a teleconference with New York reporters but later recanted.

Didn't mean it, he said.

Billy Wagner ripped his former teammates numerous times and meant mostly every word. But yesterday at Shea Stadium, the former Phillies closer pointed out one critical difference between himself and Lidle: "I said it while I was there. I didn't say it while I was going out the door. They knew where I stood. That's the difference between me and Lidle. If you want my [hide], you know where I live... . It's chicken."

Wagner ripped his teammates in an Inquirer story late last June, and some teammates were so upset, most notably Kenny Lofton, they called a team meeting to chew out Wagner.

Of course, that didn't stop Wagner. He spoke his mind freely and openly the rest of the season and took a few shots at his former teammates this season after he had signed with the New York Mets.

But Wagner said he isn't surprised the Phillies have played well recently, despite trading Bobby Abreu, Rheal Cormier, David Bell, Sal Fasano and Lidle and designating Ryan Franklin for assignment. "They're talented," Wagner said. "They have a good team. They're getting on a roll and getting comfortable."

By the way, a New York Yankees teammate put ice cream in Lidle's locker after his victory Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Phillies setup man Arthur Rhodes had pointed out that Lidle loved to eat ice cream instead of working out after he pitched.

Haha @ someone leaving ice cream in Lidle's locker.

And as much as I don't like Billy Wags now, he is right. When he let his comments rips he was still on the team. Lidle waited until he left to blast away.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Too bad Cincy won tonight.

Yeah, because the Phillies really should care about individual wins by other teams right now.

It's way too early to start looking up.  Once the Phils are a couple of games clear of .500, if they're still looking up at anyone in the wildcard race, then MAYBE it's worth talking about.

[NGM]

Stop making me start caring again.

A-farging-men.

[SD_Eagle5]

Howard just hit 38. He is a God among men.

[PhillyGirl]

farg lieber

[MDS]

good god can they cereally get back to .500?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Not for another 3 games.  Burrell leads off the 9th by striking out looking - SHOCKER!

Howard and Utley tried to make it interesting, but PH Mike Lieberthal grounds out after working a 3-2 count.

Go Phils.