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So the Phillies really lost 3 out of 4 to the Pirates….ouch. Honestly blame it on the bullpen because Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay ALL threw great games, but the bullpen either blew the lead or blew the game. Yesterday afternoon Cliff Lee tossed seven innings of three-run ball, but allowed a season-high […]
Every game is the same- "The offense struggled today, getting ____ (between 0 and 3) runs early, while the starter was great today. _______ (any of the 5 starters) was flawless through 5, giving up a (or a pair) of runs in the 6th inning, before giving away to _________ (Horst, Valdes, Durbin, Aumont), who […]
Laynce Nix catches a foul ball for an out. Cliff Lee pitched well up until the 7th. He had command of his pitches and walked one. Once again, the bullpen implodes and starts giving up hits and walks. Chase Utley started off the 4th inning with a walk. He moved over to second after a […]
Yesterday sucked. Plain and simple. In yet another great outing from a starting pitcher ruined by the bullpen, the Phillies fell to the Pirates 5-3 last night in game three. Roy Halladay tossed six innings of one-hit, one-run ball in his third straight solid start. After leaving the game with a 3-1 lead, the bullpen […]
The Phillies were completely shut down offensively last night. Managing just four hits, the Phillies lost their 12th game of the year, falling three under .500. Cole Hamels allowed two earned runs on seven hits through eight innings. It wasn't enough though, as Hamels took his third loss to bring him to 0-3 for the […]
Last night was a good example of how small ball can produce wins. The Phillies used the runners on base to score and it worked out. It would have been nicer if they had gotten a couple more runs, but a win is a win. Jonathan Pettibone debuted last night and he was solid, allowing […]
So Jon Pettibone threw really well last night for a big league debut, which doesn't shock me. Sometimes a good debut means you're a future Cole Hamels, sometimes it means you're Carlton Loewer. You shouldn't get overly excited, or totally dismissive, because he did pitch good, but lots of young guys have quick success before […]
"Crahuhjahheuh!" Love the cracker jacks, and the dude is a cool dude. So, the Phillies had a losing opening 20 games. The last time they opened 8-11 didn't end so bad though- it was 2007. The real difference in that team and this one is two-fold: That team could hit anyone they faced. That team […]
Photo Courtesy Jillian Souza Jonathan Pettibone got the starting the nod as the 22 year old made his major league debut. Pettibone was solid in his first start, throwing five and one-third innings while allowing two earned runs, which both were solo home runs and recording six strikeouts. Pettibone allowed a solo home run to […]
(Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) If you fell asleep before last night's eighth inning, I feel sorry for you because you missed a helluva comeback. To sum things up, the Phillies got runners on base and they scored those runners. Crazy right? Along with compliments of an Erik Kratz three-run bomb, the Phillies pulled out a split […]
