Series thread. Phillies at Marlins.

[northeastphillyguy]

The Phillies can either wake up or continue to play like they don't care. I am hoping that we can score 5 runs or more tonight and grab a win!

 

[Macho Row]

The Phillies can either wake up or continue to play like they don't care. I am hoping that we can score 5 runs or more tonight and grab a win!

I don't think either team scores a run tonight.

 

[northeastphillyguy]

I don't think either team scores a run tonight.

You are right! At least the Phillies will go one day without a loss!

 

[Macho Row]

You are right! At least the Phillies will go one day without a loss!

The way things have been going, even grabbing a loss would not have suprised me.

 

[jvett77]

I know it's tradin' season but I still want to see the Phillies make a good show for the rest of the year even if the only reasonable target is third place in the NL East. Just when the relief pitching gets hot the hitting goes limp. Ah, but they're on the road now - maybe the start of a new winning streak? Very doubtful but I will watch the games hoping that they get reinvigorated with a hot streak from someone, anyone, Brown, Asche, etc. Obviously, even a .500 season now seems like a long shot being 10 games under. They'd have to play whopping.562 ball to break even, 45-35, an awful challenge for these laggards. But I'll be hoping and drinking.

 

[WestCoastPhan]

I know it's tradin' season but I still want to see the Phillies make a good show for the rest of the year even if the only reasonable target is third place in the NL East. Just when the relief pitching gets hot the hitting goes limp. Ah, but they're on the road now - maybe the start of a new winning streak? Very doubtful but I will watch the games hoping that they get reinvigorated with a hot streak from someone, anyone, Brown, Asche, etc. Obviously, even a .500 season now seems like a long shot being 10 games under. They'd have to play whopping.562 ball to break even, 45-35, an awful challenge for these laggards. But I'll be hoping and drinking.

34-46 the rest of the way is more realistic to hope for.. That will put them at 70-92. Not sure if they can avoid losing 100.
The relief pitching has been great...thanks to 4 young guys (giles, diekman, defratus, and hollands) and 1 old guy (papelbon) who now is definitely very trade-able.

 

[Retroram52]

I don't know what it is about the Phillies playing better on the road than at home but here we are up 1-0 already in the first. We hit better and appear to be more aggresive away than at home. The reason? Who freakin' knows. We are 10 games out of .500 and we shall see how this series goes.

 

[Retroram52]

Looks like nobody in Miami has any money either. The stadium is very empty.

 

[Retroram52]

Rupp still doesn't have an RBI or HR in the majors. This is got to change pretty soon.

 

[Retroram52]

Burnett got Ozuna on the first throw to first and the ump missed the call.

 

[Retroram52]

Chase Utely is suddenly the only offense the Phillies have.

 

[Retroram52]

Alvarez, you suck for that not running to first base you POS!!

 

[jvett77]

34-46 the rest of the way is more realistic to hope for.. That will put them at 70-92. Not sure if they can avoid losing 100.
The relief pitching has been great...thanks to 4 young guys (giles, diekman, defratus, and hollands) and 1 old guy (papelbon) who now is definitely very trade-able.

A reasonable estimate considering how they played Atlanta last week. But I think they're a little better than that. I know that brown and asche will go bananas any day now.

 

[Retroram52]

Nice hit by Byrd to go 1-2 and Asche needs to get back to base hits.

 

[Retroram52]

Nice sac hit to get Byrd to second by Asche. A little more umf, that ball would have gotten by the second baseman.

 

[Retroram52]

Nice RBI single for Domonic Brown and Byrd scores. Phils up 2-0.

 

[jvett77]

Rupp still doesn't have an RBI or HR in the majors. This is got to change pretty soon.

He had a few RBIs last year - 4 for 13 in the brief time he was up. .250 in the minors with power. I just wish he'd hit like he did in ST. But these are real games.

 

[Retroram52]

Same here jvett.

 

[Retroram52]

Now the defense is going to have bail-out Burnett who has worked himself into a hole.

 

[Retroram52]

Freakin' Burnett has walked two and the bases are loaded. Salt boy is up and we will see if they can get a double play here.