OT: Phillies Suck

Wildfire · Post #1 » by **Wildfire** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:59 pm

That is all.

sec-106 · Post #2 » by **sec-106** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:41 pm

Come on.

They just made the Postseason.

For the 10th time in 125 years.

carlos1223 · Post #3 » by **carlos1223** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:48 pm

That doesn suck at all. :roll:

LongLiveHinkie · Post #4 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:54 pm

Stick to basketball.

Post #5 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:20 am

LOL! That didn't take long....

Wildfire · Post #6 » by **Wildfire** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:27 am

Geez people get so bent out of shape, I was just messing lol.

sec-106 · Post #7 » by **sec-106** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:35 am

All kidding aside, I'm just enjoying watching the 1B, 2B, and SS.

These guys are 3 of the best players this franchise has ever had.

sixers_610 · Post #8 » by **sixers_610** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:54 am

They went into the offseason and did nothing significant and what a shock.. they give up 11 runs.

Fire BK · Post #9 » by **Fire BK** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:09 am

Not enough pitching.

They are going to miss A. Rowand in every way this year.

And there's entirely too many strikeouts in the lineups. Not enough on-base guys.

Wildfire · Post #10 » by **Wildfire** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 1:43 am

Yep, they suck.

Post #11 » by **dbodner** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:02 am

And there's entirely too many strikeouts in the lineups. Not enough on-base guys

Except that, you know, they led the league last year in OBP.

Post #12 » by **dbodner** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:14 am

Since we're on the topic of "most overrated stat in professional sports", here are the averages for strikeouts last year for the top 5 scoring teams in baseball, and the bottom 5 scoring teams in baseball. Anyone care to guess which is the top scoring and which is the bottom?

Average Strikeouts:
Group A = 1110
Group B = 1033

Fire BK · Post #13 » by **Fire BK** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:16 am

dbodner wrote:
they led the league last year in OBP.

Interesting. Didn't know that. I stand corrected on the Phils lineup... And that's doubly interesting about OBP being an overrated stat. Good stuff, derek. I will look at that differently from now on...

As for the Phils current lineup, though... Adding Pedro Feliz and Geoff Jenkins are second-rate moves. A friend of mine from the Bay said good riddance to Feliz, claiming we would soon become infuriated with his poor pitch selection and lack of discipline. Jenkins doesn't excite me either.

It's only 2 games into the season, but getting one-hit at home? To Tim Redding? Not good. Obviously, we're headed to another 10-14 April. Is there any other way? But seriously, I think this team might really miss Rowand's leadership, grit, glove and bat this season. The bullpen scares me. IMO they might be in trouble this year.

In short, I tend to agree with the title of this thread.

Post #14 » by **dbodner** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:37 am

strikeouts were the stat I was referencing as being overrated.

Fire BK · Post #15 » by **Fire BK** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 4:04 am

dbodner wrote:strikeouts were the stat I was referencing as being overrated.

Ok. Gotchya. Although the two stats are definitely connected. Making contact increases your probability of reaching base. But yes, i see now that you were referencing K's specifically. Still, very interesting and news to me. Thx.

sec-106 · Post #16 » by **sec-106** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:36 pm

Great quote by the Manager after the win on Thursday:

"1-2 is better than 0-3."

Fire BK · Post #17 » by **Fire BK** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:15 am

Charlie Manuel = Mo Cheeks

Players love playing for him.

Questionable in-game strategist.

Salvistine24 · Post #18 » by **Salvistine24** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:51 am

madson still stinks

Dedicated_76ers_fan · Post #19 » by **Dedicated_76ers_fan** » Sat May 3, 2008 1:54 am

But the team doesn't. Phillies 08 bitches

. Chase Utley, become the 3rd Phil to win MVP

.

sixers_610 · Post #20 » by **sixers_610** » Sat May 3, 2008 3:04 am

but we still won.