May 15, 201610 yr This.. Question is when.. There are only three teams in the NL with a worse run differential than them: the 15-21 Brewers, the 14-22 Reds and the 9-26 Braves. In other words, their luck will run out very soon.
May 15, 201610 yr -25 run differential but 2.5 games ahead of us. I despise the Phillies Won't hold up in the end.
May 15, 201610 yr A win in May is just as important as a win in September exactly. I reckon the importance of last weekend. oh well past is past. win tomorrow. no exceptions.
May 15, 201610 yr There are only three teams in the NL with a worse run differential than them: the 15-21 Brewers, the 14-22 Reds and the 9-26 Braves. In other words, their luck will run out very soon. I'm leaning on your words, my friend. can you name a particular aspect where? pitching looks good, but I am questionable on offense.
May 15, 201610 yr I'm leaning on your words, my friend. can you name a particular aspect where? pitching looks good, but I am questionable on offense. Their starting pitching has promise for sure, but their offense isn't the least bit scary and their bullpen is an issue. They've won 14 one-run games. No way that holds up.
May 15, 201610 yr One thing about the Phillies, however, is that their team could drastically change if they continue to hang around.
May 15, 201610 yr Their starting pitching has promise for sure, but their offense isn't the least bit scary and their bullpen is an issue. They've won 14 one-run games. No way that holds up. sounds very reasonable. well here's hoping we can gain a game on them tomorrow. reds need to do their part too.
May 15, 201610 yr One thing about the Phillies, however, is that their team could drastically change if they continue to hang around. this is true as well. this is the time of year where teams are starting to heat up. cardinals, giants, etc are picking it up. marlins need to their part to stick and phillies for that matter. every team in baseball is within .500 plus or minus with the exception of extremes like cubs, white sox, braves, twins.
May 15, 201610 yr Winning 14 one run games at this point in the season is insane. let's break this down: 1 vs. cin, 3 vs. mia, 3 vs. atl, 3 @ a very upset tigers team, 3 @ cubs, 3 vs. was..... you see some regression there?
May 15, 201610 yr I'd be more concerned about whether we can hang in. Our pitching is far from dependable, the epidemic of BB's being issued is very alarming.
May 15, 201610 yr I'd be more concerned about whether we can hang in. Our pitching is far from dependable, the epidemic of BB's being issued is very alarming. perhaps like the phillies with their 1 run wins, our walks won't last for long. nieves you know has to know this.
May 15, 201610 yr Winning 14 one run games at this point in the season is insane. Must have a bullpen that can fucking get thru innings 7 - 9
May 15, 201610 yr perhaps like the phillies with their 1 run wins, our walks won't last for long. nieves you know has to know this. Im hoping Fernandez can start limiting his walks as he's done in years past. Also the deeper part of our pen for the most part has been solid. Maybe a little less dependence on Morris and the return of Dunn can help. For now though I always feel confident in Fernandez Chen and Conley games. And surprisingly in the last few starts Koehler has kept us in the games as well.
May 15, 201610 yr Im hoping Fernandez can start limiting his walks as he's done in years past. Also the deeper part of our pen for the most part has been solid. Maybe a little less dependence on Morris and the return of Dunn can help. For now though I always feel confident in Fernandez Chen and Conley games. And surprisingly in the last few starts Koehler has kept us in the games as well. but those Koehler games are so frustrating. he pitched so well, bullpen gave it up.
May 15, 201610 yr I want 9 innings or more More? So u want him to shut them down but for Ross to shut us down too so we go to extras scoreless? You're something else man.
May 15, 201610 yr Not that I'm particularly sympathetic to them but one thing I keep thinking about the Phillies is how badly they're fooling some of their fans and how heart wrenching that plummet to earth is gonna be for those people.
May 15, 201610 yr Not that I'm particularly sympathetic to them but one thing I keep thinking about the Phillies is how badly they're fooling some of their fans and how heart wrenching that plummet to earth is gonna be for those people. they haven't plummeted yet. they are a full fledged threat.
May 15, 201610 yr but those Koehler games are so frustrating. he pitched so well, bullpen gave it up. Yea especially the Phillies one
May 15, 201610 yr they haven't plummeted yet. they are a full fledged threat. We play them this week so we have a chance of assisting them in their plummet
May 15, 201610 yr Koehler did pitch well enough to give us the win but if it wasn't for the awful offense that the Nationals have outside of Harper and Murphy it could have been worse. For much of the game Koehler got out of jams and was throwing more balls than strikes, which is never a good thing. The Phillies are literally being held together by their pitching right now. Like you guys mentioned that -25 run differential just isn't sustainable, and I believe where are about even on ours. Their best hitter is Herrera and that OBP is higher because he draws a lot of walks, outside of him there is no one in that line up that I dread us facing. Winning for them has helped with the rebuild but come June I see them falling back down. I don't see them trying to add pieces and get rid the prospects that they built up the past two years getting. I would be more than happy to take a split. Pretty much breaking even record wise, the bigger series is against the Phillies. I hate that ballpark.
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