NLCS: Phillies vs Dodgers

cold5 · Post #1 » by **cold5** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:22 am

I'm going with Phillies in this one. It will be interesting to see both rotations. Torre should let Billingsley get a chance and Manuel needs to let Pedro and Blanton get chances, they have both pitched well against dodgers and have great postseason records.
Game 1: Dodger Stadium Thursday at 8:07 ET

cold5 · Post #2 » by **cold5** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:26 am

And Phils website has Happ going for them in this series. It's not official yet but I don't get why you leave a guy who was a tremendous pitcher in the postseason last year for you out of your rotation.

oakfanintheeast · Post #3 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:18 am

i think the only biggest baby in baseball than posada is victorino.

VinnyTheMick · Post #4 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:07 am

oakfanintheeast wrote:i think the only biggest baby in baseball than posada is victorino.

I suggest you watch more baseball. Maybe throw in a grammar lesson or two.

oakfanintheeast · Post #5 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:13 am

wa wa internet spelling/grammar patrol.!!!

Victorino and Posada are huge babies, and borderline punks, and a bad teammate to boot(posada).

trwi7 · Post #6 » by **trwi7** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:14 am

Phillies are getting a gift of a strike zone. Ryan Howard specifically.

VinnyTheMick · Post #7 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:30 am

oakfanintheeast wrote:wa wa internet spelling/grammar patrol.!!!

Victorino and Posada are huge babies, and borderline punks, and a bad teammate to boot(posada).

Posada a bad teammate? Says who?

oakfanintheeast · Post #8 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:34 am

says throwing CC under the bus during the playoffs.

VinnyTheMick · Post #9 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:57 am

oakfanintheeast wrote:says throwing CC under the bus during the playoffs.

that's cute. :lol:

cold5 · Post #10 » by **cold5** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:00 am

VinnyTheMick wrote:
oakfanintheeast wrote:says throwing CC under the bus during the playoffs.

that's cute.

I disagree with Oak. I don't know if Posada is a good teammate, I'm not in the clubhouse every day but there haven't been any seemingly bad vibes about him. His problem is just that he is a bad defensive catcher.

a-rod · Post #11 » by **a-rod** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:19 am

Manny being manny. that pitch was a low changeup with a late break, and probably not the ideal pitch to hit a home run on. but he still somehow managed to hit it.

VinnyTheMick · Post #12 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:19 am

cold5 wrote:
VinnyTheMick wrote:
oakfanintheeast wrote:says throwing CC under the bus during the playoffs.

that's cute.

I disagree with Oak. I don't know if Posada is a good teammate, I'm not in the clubhouse every day but there haven't been any seemingly bad vibes about him. His problem is just that he is a bad defensive catcher.

Pretty much. I've never read anything bad about him in regards to being a teammate.

GS Warriors 1 · Post #13 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:55 pm

go phillies.

Post #14 » by **sunshinekids99** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:19 am

That was just an awful coaching job by Charlie Manuel in the 8th inning. Why did Madson just not start the 8th? Too bad they lost a dominate performance from Pedro.

VinnyTheMick · Post #15 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:47 am

Good start by the Phillies.

cold5 · Post #16 » by **cold5** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:56 am

I don't know why Torre went with a guy who hasn't pitched in at least a month in the middle of the postseason and skipped Billingsley, makes little sense. Especially against Cliff Lee. Dodgers are going to have to hope for a bullpen collapse here.

VinnyTheMick · Post #17 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:08 am

cold5 wrote:I don't know why Torre went with a guy who hasn't pitched in at least a month in the middle of the postseason and skipped Billingsley, makes little sense. Especially against Cliff Lee. Dodgers are going to have to hope for a bullpen collapse here.

Its the post 2004 Joe Torre, little of what he does makes sense.

cold5 · Post #18 » by **cold5** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:43 am

Huh. If Blanton throws well tomorrow, I will have called the Phillies well. I called Pedro and he threw terrific and I called Kuroda sucking. But Yankees series to this point, I haven't called well. But I think if Lee continues this way, Phils will win it all.

VinnyTheMick · Post #19 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:10 am

cold5 wrote:Huh.

Since the 2004 ALCS, Torre has made puzzling move after puzzling move.

cold5 · Post #20 » by **cold5** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:26 am

Ryan Howard another big swing. 2-0 Phils.