November 2, 20222 yr Author 45 minutes ago, SkippyX said: I'm ready for the unfair short fence ballpark crap. Its the same with Houston and New York and all 3 teams were built to take advantage of easier home runs. The Phillies are just better at hitting fly balls. Fyp
November 2, 20222 yr Quote THE BRYCE WAS RIGHT — The last time Bryce Harper swung a bat at Citizens Bank Park, this happened. Then, in the first inning Tuesday, along came the very first pitch he’d seen in this ballpark since that one. And this happened. So let’s think about this. This man hit a go-ahead home run on the last pitch he saw at home in the National League Championship Series, and then a go-ahead home run on the first pitch he saw at home in the World Series. And my first thought was: Who does that? Naturally, I asked my friends at STATS Perform that very question. And the answer turned out to be … Nobody does that. Or at least nobody had done that until Harper showed up. And that’s, well, something. More than half a century of League Championship Series have led up to the World Series. And according to STATS, only one other player before Harper had ever homered in his last home plate appearance of an LCS and his first home plate appearance of a World Series. The crazy thing is, it happened in this same ballpark. But besides that, these two things were not the same. That other guy was Jayson Werth, for the Phillies, in 2009. But his NLCS homer just turned an 8-3 game into a 9-3 game. So who’s the only player in history to hit two go-ahead bombs in this setting? Yes, it’s Bryce Harper. And then there’s that back-to-back pitch thing. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Harper also became the first player since at least 2000 to hit home runs on any set of back-to-back postseason pitches at home — and have both of them turn into go-ahead homers. So there you go. Bryce Harper, man. He’s special. Are we sure he’s human? https://theathletic.com/3754665/2022/11/02/world-series-game-3-phillies-home-runs/ #legend
November 2, 20222 yr Clock strikes midnight tonight, Astros in six winning the last three 10-1, 7-0, and 14-2
November 2, 20222 yr Yeah is that Astros Manager having some "senior” moments?? I know he’s up there in age. But man, leaving two starting pitchers in the game when they are getting blasted??!! This is the World Series!There is no next series to play. Don’t you have to try and win every game you can, AND win every inning possible?? Go easy on me. I’m kinda new to this Baseball thingy. LOL
November 2, 20222 yr 5 minutes ago, LacesOut said: Yeah is that Astros Manager having some "senior” moments?? I know he’s up there in age. But man, leaving two starting pitchers in the game when they are getting blasted??!! This is the World Series!There is no next series to play. Don’t you have to try and win every game you can, AND win every inning possible?? That’s just not how he’s ever managed. he’s tied to how he’s done it for years. And he lives with the fact that in the regular season, the Astros starters were so good that he could leave them in there get to the sixth or seventh and then go to his really good bullpen. Doesn’t always work like that in the playoffs cause you’re not always playing the Oakland Athletics or the Anaheim Angels or the Detroit Tigers where you can do that. Or the matchups get thrown off where you could have someone like a Justin Verlander facing off against the fifth starter so the Astros rock that fifth starter and Verlander can go six or seven just because you’re scoring a ton off that fifth starter. You’re facing teams that are really good and the Phillies are really hot right now. So you have to adjust to what you’re seeing, and Dusty has never been like that.
November 2, 20222 yr Author 8 minutes ago, LacesOut said: Yeah is that Astros Manager having some "senior” moments?? I know he’s up there in age. But man, leaving two starting pitchers in the game when they are getting blasted??!! This is the World Series!There is no next series to play. Don’t you have to try and win every game you can, AND win every inning possible?? Go easy on me. I’m kinda new to this Baseball thingy. LOL They all do that. See Phillies example Game 1 and 2.
November 2, 20222 yr These guys have a tendency to try to "save their bullpen" - in this instance, though, there's 4 games to go. No time to be conservative
November 2, 20222 yr 1 minute ago, mikemack8 said: These guys have a tendency to try to "save their bullpen" - in this instance, though, there's 4 games to go. No time to be conservative I think that was the padres philosophy and it bit them. I actually don’t think that’s how the Astros are thinking. I just believe Dusty’s old school and his philosophy with how good his starters have been all year they should be able to go six or seven innings. he just doesn’t want to remove them because he seen them pitch so well all year that he believes they’re going to be fine and correct themselves. The difference between dusty and Thomson who have both been around the game forever is that Thomson has made adjustments to how the game is going and how baseball landscape has changed over time. Dusty doesn’t and hasn’t.
November 2, 20222 yr Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: I think that was the padres philosophy and it bit them. I actually don’t think that’s how the Astros are thinking. I just believe Dusty’s old school and his philosophy with how good his starters have been all year they should be able to go six or seven innings. he just doesn’t want to remove them because he seen them pitch so well all year that he believes they’re going to be fine and correct themselves. The difference between dusty and Thomson who have both been around the game forever is that Thomson has made adjustments to how the game is going and how baseball landscape has changed over time. Dusty doesn’t and hasn’t. You can tell the Phillies are really leaning on analytics too to get the best matchups for their pitchers in the late innings when the game is on the line
November 2, 20222 yr 7 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: You can tell the Phillies are really leaning on analytics too to get the best matchups for their pitchers in the late innings when the game is on the line The thing that blows my mind with the Astros is that during the regular season, they really didn’t have a lefty in that bullpen that was a major part of their pen. The fact that their bullpen was so good/is so good and they don’t really have a true lefty they’ll use in the playoffs is ridiculous because it goes against everything with analytics.
November 2, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, SkippyX said: I'm ready for the unfair short fence ballpark crap. Its the same with Houston and New York and all 3 teams were built to take advantage of easier home runs. The Phillies are just better at hitting home runs. Good thing they postponed the game, because it was much warmer and drier yesterday, so the ball was really carrying. I doubt that Marsh hit ends up a HR on Monday night. It'll be a bit cooler tonight, so the runs might be a little harder to come by. I think Nola's gonna bring his A-game, though, so hopefully we don't need so many bombs.
November 2, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, mr_hunt said: yay! the sillies hit a couple lucky home runs and their fans yell at players on the opposing team. what a team of destiny. pfffffttttttt..... 👎 Hunt, you might be an Eagles fan, but you clearly ain't a Philly guy. Go back to NEPA, twerp
November 2, 20222 yr I turned on a Houston radio talk show for a few minutes. They were talking about a game 7 and not about game 4. So, for what it's worth. Even their sports guys are not with it. Went to the liquor store at lunch and the lady behind the counter asked me if the Phillies won last night. UH, lady it's after 12 what planet are you living on?
November 2, 20222 yr Javier has only given up 1 run in his last like 6 appearances so that’s my fear for tonight. But doesn’t seem to matter in Philly. Jump on them early again and let’s go
November 2, 20222 yr So the warmer weather benefits the slugging Phillies? Because the weather over the next couple days is warm. At least for November. Tee shirt and shorts for me today, here in Delaware.
November 2, 20222 yr 7 minutes ago, LacesOut said: So the warmer weather benefits the slugging Phillies? Because the weather over the next couple days is warm. At least for November. Tee shirt and shorts for me today, here in Delaware. The ball flies further in warm weather, so yes, more potential for fly balls to go out. Most of the HRs the Phils have hit have been no-doubters, but that one that Marsh hit most likely doesn't go out on a colder day.
November 2, 20222 yr 57 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Hunt, you might be an Eagles fan, but you clearly ain't a Philly guy. Go back to NEPA, twerp i thought this thread was trying to do negativity so i joined in!
November 2, 20222 yr 5 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: i thought this thread was trying to do negativity so i joined in! It doesn't work coming from a Stankees fan We don't want any of your juju - they struck out against the Astros like 800 times in that series
November 2, 20222 yr 6 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: i thought this thread was trying to do negativity so i joined in! Only in the morning 😄
November 2, 20222 yr 2 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: It doesn't work coming from a Stankees fan We don't want any of your juju - they struck out against the Astros like 800 times in that series too late. you're getting my juju....you're getting it all over you.
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