MLB 2011 season

I'm sort of at peace with the situation, in that if we can't win at home with Doc then the Cards earned it.

Catcher10 wrote: Dude really!!!??? I cannot believe the Phils blew that FRIGGIN F'ING game last nigh .   Base running errors for an MLB player should be highly fined by the team.

It's hard to really be mad at Utley. He was aggressive. I liked the play. Howard has been an out machine, so it's not like he killed us by taking a man out of scoring position. Being on third, I'm much more confident in Howard being able to hit a fly ball. Plus, he's been one of the few people on the team consistently on base. basically his play didnt affect the game.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Padraic wrote: I'm sort of at peace with the situation, in that if we can't win at home with Doc then the Cards earned it. You're a better man than I.

Well I'm trying to lower my blood pressure.  This series hasn't been good for my health.

For those that don't have a horse in any of these races (or Texas fans) it's been an awesome first round.

Edited by Padraic - October 06 2011 at 11:07

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Dude really!!!??? I cannot believe the Phils blew that FRIGGIN F'ING game last nigh .   Base running errors for an MLB player should be highly fined by the team. It's hard to really be mad at Utley. He was aggressive. I liked the play. Howard has been an out machine, so it's not like he killed us by taking a man out of scoring position. Being on third, I'm much more confident in Howard being able to hit a fly ball. Plus, he's been one of the few people on the team consistently on base. basically his play didnt affect the game.

Catcher10 wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Dude really!!!??? I cannot believe the Phils blew that FRIGGIN F'ING game last nigh .   Base running errors for an MLB player should be highly fined by the team. It's hard to really be mad at Utley. He was aggressive. I liked the play. Howard has been an out machine, so it's not like he killed us by taking a man out of scoring position. Being on third, I'm much more confident in Howard being able to hit a fly ball. Plus, he's been one of the few people on the team consistently on base. basically his play didnt affect the game.   Nahh....never make an out at 3rd...first, second or third out.......bad baseball, especially in the playoffs. And with Howard up and a runner on 2nd already in scoring position, you have to have confidence that a hitter like Howard will hit a hard gapper or at least a hard grounder which probably scores Utley from 2nd.   Water under the bridge though........They have to hit the ball tomorrow night.

I disagree. Yeah you never make an out at third as a general rule, but I have no confidence in Howard. He's lost at the plate.

Stooge wrote: Wow you Phillies fans are drama queens.

Maybe, but to be fair it is quite a bit of drama.

Carpenter was as good as anyone...3-4 years ago. The only game I went to this year he stunk it up.

But he occasionally still pulls a jem out of his wrinkly old....wait that's TMI. 

Obviously the Phillies have an edge but I actually feel pretty good. Cards have nothing to lose, Phillies have been hearing Champs or bust all year. It's been a good series just in terms of enjoying watching baseball. 

I don't know Halladay well enough to say yay or nay. I've followed Carpenter a long time and there were games where he was just ice. I can't think of any Cardinal pitcher, certainly no starters, in my lifetime as dominant as he was at his peak. Most of the old guys around here just start talking about Bob Gibson when this conversation come up around here.

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