2008 Philadelphia Phillies Season/Playoff Thread (Die Mets Die)

[MDS]

moyer is like 9-1 in his career against fla. myers has been pitching out of his mind. id say 1/3 with one of those being a close, terrible loss.

[ice grillin you]

none of those guys have faced them as hot as they are now...their lineup is out of its mind...i could see myers neutralizing them if he has his best stuff but moyer is gonna get rocked

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The Phillies will clearly win precisely 1.4 of the next 3 games.

[MDS]

phillies = 9 games left: 1/3 @ fla, 3/3 vs. atl, 2/3 vs. dc....92 wins
mess = 10 games left: 2/3 @ atl, 2/4 vs. chc, 2/3 vs. fla...91 wins
brew = 9 games left: 1/3 @ cin, 2/3 vs. pit, 2/3 vs. chc....89 wins

hell i could be over-doing the mess by a win or two.

[ice grillin you]

if they are still in it brewers will sweep the cubs last weekend...cubs will have nothing to play for and will want the brewers in the playoffs over the mets or phillies thus they will have their des moines lineup in

[MDS]

its possible both the brewers and mess could wind up with 90 wins, setting up an ultimate choke-off for the nl wildcard.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

its possible both the brewers and mess could wind up with 90 wins, setting up an ultimate choke-off for the nl wildcard.

Get yo popcorn ready for that.

So, how would the first round look if the Mets win the wild card and Phillies win the division?  The Phillies would have 3 home games against the Dodgers, and the Cubs would have 3 against the Mets?

[ice grillin you]

yes

divisonal foes can not meet in first round (stupidest rule ever)
the divison winners are then seeded by wins
wild card plays the best non divisional opponent

[MDS]

kudos the phillies for being destroyed in the season series against the mets, so if the two are tied for the nl east and wild card lead, the mets win the nl east and the phillies get the cubs in round 1.

[ice grillin you]

tonight

brett myers @ jason johnson
oliver perez @ jo jo reyes
jeff suppan @ ramon ramirez

[NGM]

Per ESPN's Jerry Crasnick:

• If the National League managers and coaches are paying attention, Philadelphia's Chase Utley should win his first Gold Glove this year. Utley has a plus-44 rating under John Dewan's "The Fielding Bible" plus-minus system. A zero is considered neutral. Oakland's Mark Ellis is a distant second to Utley among big league second basemen with a plus-24.

[Rome]

I got vetoed for the game tomorrow night.

[ice grillin you]

pusssie

[Rome]

Haha.  In more ways than one, soul brotha #1.

[rjs246]

I don't even care about a baseball game but that's pretty weak.