Author Topic: Division-Watching (2009) (Read 56377 times)

houston-nat · « **Reply #50 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:58:27 pm »

sportsfan, how'd you like Howard's first pitch groundout there?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #51 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:59:53 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on April 05, 2009, 09:58:27 pm

sportsfan, how'd you like Howard's first pitch groundout there?

dumb. down 4 runs in the 7th and he's swinging at the first pitch. these Phils have given up for the night anyways. They have had poor ABs ever since Myers put them in an early hole. That sucked all the life out of the stadium and the Philly hitters.

ronnynat · « **Reply #52 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:13:19 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on April 05, 2009, 09:54:17 pm

it's pretty hard to come back from a 4-0 deficit. that's usually lights out. i don't know about the Phillies but usually when a Nats pitcher gave up early runs the hitters were so demoralized that they usually just roll over and die like the Phillies hitters did tonight.

The Nats had a terrible offense last season. I can see how a ten run deficit might get into some of the younger guys' heads, but four runs? You must have never played baseball. Or maybe the manager never let you hit.

ronnynat · « **Reply #53 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:15:58 pm »

Pretty surprising to see Lidge in here.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #54 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:19:16 pm »

Quote from: ronnynat on April 05, 2009, 10:13:19 pm

The Nats had a terrible offense last season. I can see how a ten run deficit might get into some of the younger guys' heads, but four runs? You must have never played baseball. Or maybe the manager never let you hit.

how else do you explain teams that get down early just rolling over offensively for the rest of the game? They try to press and to hit a 5-run HR with one swing and it doesn't work. snow-ball effect. with every scoreless inning the pressure only increases on the Philly hitters.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #55 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:22:52 pm »

Mike Gonzalez is pathetic. I have no clue why they didn't let Lowe go CG. he only threw 97 low-stress pitches.

houston-nat · « **Reply #56 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:24:04 pm »

Eric Bruntlett's official MLB picture makes him look like a really cheery lumberjack, or possibly a mountain man.

UMDNats · « **Reply #57 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:27:14 pm »

gonzalez is so bad

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #58 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:30:21 pm »

Ryan Howard just took a heater right down the pipe.

UMDNats · « **Reply #59 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:30:47 pm »

howard should've destroyed that

ronnynat · « **Reply #60 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:32:12 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on April 05, 2009, 10:19:16 pm

how else do you explain teams that get down early just rolling over offensively for the rest of the game? They try to press and to hit a 5-run HR with one swing and it doesn't work. snow-ball effect. with every scoreless inning the pressure only increases on the Philly hitters

The Phillies couldn't touch Lowe tonight. It had nothing to do with them changing their approach because they were down 4-0. That's obvious stuff, man. Watch more baseball.

ronnynat · « **Reply #61 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:32:56 pm »

Good game. Lowe was awesome.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #62 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:33:22 pm »

These philly hitters suck. I hope St. Claire is watching this tape. you fool them with change-ups and sliders and then blow heaters right by them.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #63 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:33:49 pm »

HAHAHoward!

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #64 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:34:43 pm »

Joe Morgan is a fool. they have no chance to repeat. they have no starting pitching, Joe!!

The Braves will be better than them.

Air Zimmerman · « **Reply #65 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:43:14 pm »

good lord- i hope Lowe doesn't dominate like this all season.

houston-nat · « **Reply #66 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:45:58 pm »

hammondsnats, your signature contains an error. Adam Dunn's official nickname, according to Wikipedia, is The Big Donkey.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #67 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:54:05 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on April 05, 2009, 11:45:58 pm

hammondsnats, your signature contains an error. Adam Dunn's official nickname, according to Wikipedia, is The Big Donkey.

nah i'm cool with my nicknames

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #68 on:** April 06, 2009, 04:20:47 am »

How are "Opening Night" teams determined? How do the the Braves get that honor for the second year in a row? Just luck?

hammondsnats · « **Reply #69 on:** April 06, 2009, 07:51:57 am »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on April 06, 2009, 04:20:47 am

How are "Opening Night" teams determined? How do the the Braves get that honor for the second year in a row? Just luck?

i think they wanted them to open up with an NL east squad and with the mets opening up their park this week, i think it's just how the chips fell. but yeah i was thinking to myself that's not fair.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #70 on:** April 06, 2009, 09:38:03 am »

Phillies already nagging and making excuses and it's not even 24 hours past the first game!

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090406&content_id=4134336&vkey=perspectives&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

houston-nat · « **Reply #71 on:** April 06, 2009, 12:22:20 pm »

It occurs to me that we acquired Joe Beimel specifically to beat the Phillies. When a team's 3-4-5 is three left-handed hitters, somebody like Beimel can come in and shut them down...

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #72 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:00:43 pm »

Let's go Reds! Beat the Mutts!

ronnynat · « **Reply #73 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:01:37 pm »

Mets-Reds game starts in 20.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #74 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:02:41 pm »

I think the Reds will score some runs off of Johan today. Just need Harang to step up with a good outing.