Comments on: And if Madson can just steer clear of any other chairs with malicious intent, the back of the pen might be okay http://www.philliesflow.com/2010/10/14/and-if-madson-can-just-steer-clear-of-any-other-chairs-with-malicious-intent-the-back-of-the-pen-might-be-okay/ A fan's Philadelphia Phillies blog Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2010/10/14/and-if-madson-can-just-steer-clear-of-any-other-chairs-with-malicious-intent-the-back-of-the-pen-might-be-okay/#comment-4309 egrissom Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:12:56 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=1163#comment-4309 I’m not sure how much better those guys get with rest, Lidge and Romero especially. Maybe Contreras. I think it would be a real problem if Madson isn’t sharp, but I think he will be.

I actually think I may be worriedest about the pen. At least with the offense we know those guys can play — the areas where the struggles are consistent seem like they need attention. Again, I think everyone expects the games to be low scoring, which may magnify how important the relievers are.

]]> By: Roger http://www.philliesflow.com/2010/10/14/and-if-madson-can-just-steer-clear-of-any-other-chairs-with-malicious-intent-the-back-of-the-pen-might-be-okay/#comment-4305 Roger Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:46:38 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=1163#comment-4305 One thing I’m growing increasingly leery of is the lack of work the pen’s gotten. Yeah, we used some guys in game 2 of the DS but it’s been that and nothing else for how long? Granted, these guys are used to unpredictable workloads/lulls and they pitch side sessions, but goodness. Still less worried about them then I am the bats. I am full of worry. Worryful.

I hope Saturday just gets here and Dr. No-no pitches a couple more perfect games to put my mind at ease.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2010/10/14/and-if-madson-can-just-steer-clear-of-any-other-chairs-with-malicious-intent-the-back-of-the-pen-might-be-okay/#comment-4296 egrissom Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:03:43 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=1163#comment-4296 I feel confident that Halladay is going to have a long outing in game one. In the other games, I think the bullpens are going to be factors. I think both points about Madson overuse and Contreras (or Durbin) being a factor could be important. Ditto on agreeing about it was nice to get a lot of rest for Madson and Lidge.

I do think the bullpens are going to be important in the series, just because I don’t think there are going to be a ton of runs scored. I am going to be surprised if Madson doens’t pitch well. More worried about Lidge and everyone else on the staff. I think there will be games decided by the pen and the Phils will win enough of them to win the series. The numbers might not be real pretty for the relievers when it’s done, though.

The guys in the San Francisco pen have great numbers for the year, but it was nice to see Romo struggle in the NLDS. Wilson is the only one I’m really scared of, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see the Phils put together a rally against him at some point in the series.

]]> By: Greg http://www.philliesflow.com/2010/10/14/and-if-madson-can-just-steer-clear-of-any-other-chairs-with-malicious-intent-the-back-of-the-pen-might-be-okay/#comment-4289 Greg Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:24:14 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=1163#comment-4289 Hard for the pen to be much less important considering they pitched 4 innings in 3 games against the Reds. Not that I would mind breaking that ‘record’, but…

I think things have really worked out well for the Phils over the last few weeks as they’ve been able to rest Madsen, and to a lessor extent Lidge. Both of those guys could realistically pitch in 6 of 7 games and I wouldn’t feel like they are extending themselves based upon recent workloads. Durbin and Romero will also be important. But, if things go well, there won’t be too many games that are decided in the Phillies bullpen.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2010/10/14/and-if-madson-can-just-steer-clear-of-any-other-chairs-with-malicious-intent-the-back-of-the-pen-might-be-okay/#comment-4280 DaMannse Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:59:14 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=1163#comment-4280 I think Contreras could be huge in this series if for no other reason than, as rested as everyone is, it is possible that Madsen’s arm might fall off in a seven game series. If these games are close ones, Charlie may not have the luxury of leaving his starters in as long as 7 or 8 innngs. The bullpen would then become much more important than it has been so far.

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