Comments on: Didn’t you used to be Carlos Zambrano?

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:42:35 +0000

Back to square one in this game.

We should be so lucky as to have Pap as the major problem in this game.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:26:30 +0000

I’m still all for Papelbon in a tie game. He looked kind of silly last night, though. Seemed like the right time to try and get people out and the wrong time to flip out about a called ball two with the bases empty on pitch that might have been a ball anyway.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:04:09 +0000

That’s quite enough of Papelbon in a tie game, I think.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:01:03 +0000

Yep. Umps were awful. So were the Phils.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:48:46 +0000

The umps are what they are and I make no excuses for them but the Phillies still should have won that game. They had all the chances in the world. I really was hoping for a win last night and should have gotten it.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:50:50 +0000

There really isn’t a leadoff guy on the team, in the traditional sense, and hasn’t been for a while. Pierre is probably closest. Vic is capable but is really more of a 3-hole or 5-hole guy in terms of contact & power mix.

Agree that it looked odd to see Luna hitting cleanup. Only reason that happened is that Pence can’t handle the pressure of the 4-hole.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:04:18 +0000

Ok. Rollins. But the arc of his offense over five years is down. He looks cooked to me, easily fooled and with little or no bat speed left. Makes me sad. He used to be an elite player. I feel bad for him when I watch him hit. It must kill him; he is a proud man. His decline is real and shows no end.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:54:21 +0000

Galvis 23, Rollins 13 in 43 fewer PA. Rollins leads off, though, meaning that there’s at least one PA per game where he can’t drive in a run without a home run. In his other PA he hits behind the pitcher, who won’t hit or get on base much.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:21:36 +0000

Rollins/ Galvis. Who has the most ribbies? That is who I put in 7th.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:45:47 +0000

As of today, I think I would let Pierre leadoff against right-handed pitching. And yes, I agree his chances of on-basing .413 against righties the rest of the way are poor. But Rollins has been awful up there for a while. How bout we wait till he gets hot and then move him back to the leadoff spot?

I’d be tempted to lead Victorino off against lefties.

Again, Pierre leading off against righties isn’t sustainable, but I think I’d try it in the short term.

I agree that Rollins has to hit about Galvis. Was getting a little carried away there.