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Post by iowafan on Aug 23, 2010 13:08:07 GMT -5
The Phillies have lots to lose and we don't have anything to lose. I think this is going to be a tough series. We will be lucky if we win a game. We don't play against Oswalt from what I can see. I guess our hitters should try hard to hit again. We have had silent bats as of late. You have to pitch a shutout to be secure of having a chance to win.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 23, 2010 16:24:09 GMT -5
YEs, but we face Halladay and Hamel, if we split is a great series.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 23, 2010 16:35:02 GMT -5
That is an understatement. Especially the way we have been hitting. However we seem to hit just as badly against bad pitchers as we do against good pitchers.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 23, 2010 20:59:06 GMT -5
I was sure happy to see Myers win that game. It was about time. He surely deserved that one. Byrdak and Lyon did a great job too. It is also nice to see Bourn get hot. The guy works so hard. That was a big game to win. I knew it was going to be tough but tonight was one of the best chances we had. I thought we might get to this starter, but we didn't. You never can tell what is going to happen. We were very fortunate to win. Now if we can win another one.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 23, 2010 21:03:13 GMT -5
Very good game by the Astros.
I hope we see Wallace start doing something, not having many good at bats lately.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 24, 2010 6:27:57 GMT -5
Norris and Hamels, that seems like it would be a tough game. According to the stats it should be an even game because Hamels, has not been pitching that well lately while Norris has been pretty good. I think it will be difficult because there is huge pressure on Philadelphia to win a game right now. Hopefully that pressure will make it easier for Houston and not harder. Tomorrow's game, Happ vs. Holiday should be the difficult to impossible one. Imagine facing your old team against their ace in their field. I don't envy Happ.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 24, 2010 23:01:37 GMT -5
What a game tonight. Despite the problems we are having I cannot fault the manager. I felt he did the right thing almost all the way through so far. Too bad Lopez gave up that homerun. This is a fiasco that no matter who wins they will lose.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 24, 2010 23:36:11 GMT -5
Pretty amazing game which I felt was artfully orchestrated by the manager. My respect for him has increased with this game. It wasn't very high before, but he showed very great foresight in the way he handled the pitching. Nice to see Wallace and Johnson do better. I think it is time to sit Sanchez and try the other guy. Sanchez has been hitting poorly lately. It was a really fun game. I hope our pitchers can recover. Norris was great and should have won. That was the one big regret that I had.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 24, 2010 23:45:49 GMT -5
Norris continue to pitch very good, i am very happy that is happening because i did not expected. He has 2 great pitches, hopefully he will be able to dominate with those 2 pitches.
Agree about Sanchez, he is not a STARTING infielder, he is a good utility.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 25, 2010 9:41:26 GMT -5
What are his two pitches? I know one is a fastball, the other is a slider, right? Wasn't that what Brad Lidge used to use?
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 25, 2010 16:44:54 GMT -5
Right, and thats why i said Bud would be a GREAT reliever. You can be great as a reliever with 2 pitches, but, to be a good starter you need 3 pitches. Lets hope he can improve on changeup or curveball.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 25, 2010 20:04:58 GMT -5
Yeah, he should pick up at least one more pitch. Great game tonight, waiting to see what happens to Melancon. They caught Francisco off of third base. I love how they are playing, they are playing like they are still in the race.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 25, 2010 20:40:45 GMT -5
Who would have believed that we would beat the Phillies three in a row and knock off Halladay in the bargain. I really like this pitching coach. He really had Happ ready tonight. I don't know if he did anything. But if he didn't it was the right thing to do. The hitters did a great job tonight against Halladay too. Just an amazing game.
Rodriguez against Kendrick tomorrow. Another toss up game. We could take the Phillies all four games at home. Hard to believe. No pressure, Rodriguez, just have fun and enjoy pitching. It is all for fun.
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Post by cangrejero on Aug 25, 2010 21:13:28 GMT -5
Actually, tomorrow we have the advantage, but we are playing with house chips.
Winning 3 already is more that we expected, i am very proud of the way this team is playing.
Hey Oswalt, you see how these kids are pitching? The last few games from Oswalt he did not have the heart on the team. Berkiman, does not have the bat speed he did before, and it was great we trade him.
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Post by iowafan on Aug 25, 2010 21:37:31 GMT -5
Yeah, you have to keep trying. That is being professional. It is great having a bunch of young kids that are trying to make a name for themselves. Enough of this veteran I've got rights BS. Nobody has the right to play unless they earn it. Sit down the multi-million dollar loser.
I just noticed Quintero leads the majors with 6 pickoffs. He has a great arm and move. He also singled in the winning run tonight. Give credit where credit is due.
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