Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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World Series Game 1: Random Thoughts Thread, Game On!
No live blog...but let's throw this up in front of the "Pepper" post which is too long for comments.

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62 Comments:

Blogger The Professor said...

I think Perez would have caught that home run

8:56 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

is it wrong that I look and see Scott Kazmir with 19 pitches in the first and I think out loud "Not bad"?

8:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

2-0 In 1st Inning

Game Over

9:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

No...Series Over

9:01 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Phillies catch first break of series with Victorino called safe at second on pickoff attempt

9:04 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Upton with the lazy throw!

9:09 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wonder if he was showing off his arm needlessly on that throw?

9:10 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

will somebody please explain to me the difference between a utility player and a "super utility" player?

9:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"super utility" player has God on his side

9:23 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

55 pitches through 3

9:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bossman looks locked in tonight - from the minute they introduced him.

9:38 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

hit it hard...if you want the positive spin. just a matter of time for Upton

9:40 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

71 pitches through 4...finally get a little pitch management from Kaz and he is losing

9:51 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SuperUtility Player: One who only has one (1) start in his assigned position prior to the World FRICKIN Series who is also known to hit random, but timely home runs.

10:09 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

is it me or are the bounces/calls going phillies way tonight? a couple check swing basehits for them...while bj drills a ball with bases loaded...straight to the 3rd baseman. not only that, but victorini picked off at 2nd, utley coulda been called out in the 1st on strike 3...and no runners interference?

10:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

and yet the Rays are still only down 2

10:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We just need two hits at the top/middle of the order and we're good. Then Navi won't swing for the fences like he used to and we'll have a big inning.

And Bartlett just won us all a free Taco. We'll be OK

10:24 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

There's one. From PTownJr's hero, Aki Dawg. 3 for 3.

10:26 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

#9 and #1 hitters have been on base all 5 plate appearances so far. Gotta like that.

10:26 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

and lefties are 4-7 tonight (Crawford, Aki, Pena) with a home run and both RBI

10:27 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

awful job by the fans on that foul ball. you absolutely cannot let Howard catch that ball in the stands!

10:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it crazy that I just cannot wait til Lidge has to face Upton, Pena, Longoria?

POOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOLES

10:33 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

110 pitches for Kid K...that should be his last batter

10:38 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Hamels is at 83 pitches

10:38 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

not a bad game by kid k. he wasn't in shut down mode...but he did hold the Phillies to 3 runs. im sure he wants 1 pitch back...

10:41 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

so much for that "great" philly defense tonight. at this rate, I can't wait to get to their "great" bullpen

10:41 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Hamels looks tough - the key is to get to the bullpen (how the hell is it considered better than the Rays?) - regardless about the error, the Rays need to take pitches...

10:42 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

please refer to my first comment regarding this ball/strike calls and the missed balk...ugh

10:44 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Missed it Prof - from where are you watching the game? (P.S. Rays need runs, so I'm eating...)

10:45 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

at home for 1 and 2

10:47 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Cougar - are you saying that since the umps where unable to help the Red Sox from winning the ALCS, that they are angry and are going to make sure the Phillies win? 8-)

10:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no im not saying that cause well....the rays are already here. won't make a difference.

but the umps are missing some calls badly....really badly. at this point of the season, you can't let a pitcher break towards home and throw to first. thats a big call at that stage of the game

i was also talking about the bounces and the breaks...not just the calls. the phillies are getting all these bs singles on check swings...its killing me

10:49 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Probability update - 70% chance of Phillies win.

10:54 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Prof - this is killing me. Are you planning to conduct a live blog tomorrow night? I have to give a midterm, so I'll be in my office an no where near a TV. Does it require a great deal of your attention? Seen any Phillies trolls?

11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

grant strike3's offseason goal: learn a changeup

11:05 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

has the on screen radar readings been doing that red-fire thing all night? or is that just when it goes over 95?

11:05 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

i might set up a live blog lite, but it wouldnt be much more than this. just random musings as opposed to a play-by-play. I feel like I have ADHD in these playoff games.

11:07 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

if balfour developed a change it would be game over. that wouldnt be fair.

11:08 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Balfour actually once started a game for the Twins. could you imagine that intensity as a starting pitcher? his head would explode

11:09 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

balfour started a game? i really would love to see the video of that game and see what he actually looked like on the mound.

and yes prof...the red thing only comes up with 95+ pitches. im still waiting for scooter to explain that to me

11:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I feel no confidence when 6-8 comes up. Why isn' Baldelli in?

11:15 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Here is the Boxscore from Balfours one career start in 2003.

Boxscore

11:17 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Based on the past data, if someone came to you at the beginning of the year and said Grant Balfour - the guy with the Tommy John surgery - would produce one of the greatest seasons for a reliever in the history of the MLB, you would tell them to stop smoking crack. Its nice to see him smash bats with his pitches given his performance in the ALCS. Hopefully, the Mad Aussie is back. We only need one run.

11:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

lol at 5 walks and 68 pitches through 2.2

btw...anyone else noticing that chevy chase is getting more tv time than he has seen since the phillies last won the world series?

11:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm feeling something big from Aki here.

11:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Announcers can't see there own pitch track - strike two to AKI clearly a ball -- All of Phillies pitches called strikes - does not look like that JP/Scott or Grant got any close strikes

11:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SOrry. Still I'd be happy with that AB if it were the first half of the game.

COME ON BOSSMAN JUNIOR!!!

11:31 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Ouch... that was a key inning. At least Aki did a nice job attempting to reach base... being patient. Pena / Longoria will need to try to go deep. Interesting that Balfour is still out there.

11:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't like that walk. Why not let Miller take his chances with the two lefties?

11:40 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Anyone see the Mad Aussie yell "F**K" after walking Utley (a move I generally don't agree with).

11:41 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Utley hits lefties pretty well. his numbers are pretty close versus righties and lefties. 930 OPS v RHP and about 890 versus LHP

11:42 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

Howard is only 745 OPS v LHP

11:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To reiterate, I am psyched for Lidge to come in. Guy strikes me as mentally fidgety as they come.

11:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

3-4-5 here, let's do this thing.

11:53 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I agree Prof, after Utley, the Phillies line up falls off fast.

11:54 PM  
Blogger The Professor said...

i'd say he is due to blow one

11:54 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Crawford just stepped back a bit from the plate. He is expecting inside. Good call for the Phillies - go outside.

11:59 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

crude.

12:01 AM  
Blogger The Professor said...

their best pitcher. rays third pitcher. and they got every break tonight and still only won by 1 run. i'm not worried

12:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OK, this loss, while it hurts, is not the end of the world. It's Hamels, their best SP by a long shot. I have no doubt about the Rays's ability to get after Myers, Moyer, or Blanton.

See y'all tomorrow.

12:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

seruies over

somuch for 4-11

12:05 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im sorry, but that was one of the worst umpired games I have ever seen- the "balk" and subsiquent strikeout (in a pitch 6 inches inside) of Longoria lost us the game... I kind of thought we'd lose this one- but I thought the breaks were pretty bad, Victorino was out on th pick and everything- just frustrating all around

12:15 AM  

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