Archive for June, 2009
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Allowing home runs has been a huge problem for the Phillies this season.
As a team the Phillies allowed 160 home runs in 2008 — that’s .99 per game. They’ve allowed 107 already in 2009, which is about 1.46 per game. They’re on pace to allow 237 in 2009, which is 77 more than […]
Canadian awaken
Monday, June 29th, 2009The Phillies won a game ugly yesterday, but given how badly they’ve been playing this is no time to quibble. Madson and Lidge were both a little shaky at the back of the pen, but good enough to hold on and get the Phils a much-needed series win as the team finally gets a […]
At least last time they did that nifty thing where they played in a mud pit and the game took two days
Friday, June 26th, 2009It wasn’t quite as entertaining this go-round.
It’s a little hard to watch the Phillies play the Rays without thinking back to 2008 and the World Series. It’s also a little hard to think back to 2008 without wondering what exactly it is that’s wrong with the Phillies. And the answer is that there’s […]
Hit ‘em where they ain’ter
Thursday, June 25th, 2009You always hear people saying things like, “He should hit the ball on the ground and use his speed.” I’m sure they know what they’re talking about, but it always seemed to me like whoever he is he might be better off to hit it in the air and use the fact that there […]
Pen out of tune in June
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Just about everyone watching the Phillies these days has the same reaction: Man, the starting pitchers sure are throwing well. Okay, maybe not so much. Maybe that hasn’t really been anyone’s reaction. Maybe everyone’s been too stunned watching Marco Scutaro run around the bases to notice much of anything. Still, […]
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