2 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

I think I’d want to avoid the Mets in the NLDS

Frankly i think the brewers would beat the Mets. I think the brewers would lose to the dbacks.  Dbacks play well in Milwaukee even last year. Mets won today but 1-5 vs. Milwaukee this year 

Brutal 

 

On 9/28/2024 at 9:53 AM, toughfighter83 said:

i dont see the phillies making it to the world series, it's either the braves or the dodgers, if we get that far, i just dont think we have a chance of beating those two teams.

I'm thinking Brewers.  They have been resilient, winning despite a lot of injuries.  Of course, having so many injuries catches up to you, so I see the American League team beating them in the World Series.  I am going with the Yankees over Brewers this year.

 

On another note, "expert" David Ortiz is already wrong with his World Series prediction from the All Star Game, since he picked the Red Sox to win the Series (again, back in the middle of July).

1 hour ago, xzmattzx said:

I'm thinking Brewers.  They have been resilient, winning despite a lot of injuries.  Of course, having so many injuries catches up to you, so I see the American League team beating them in the World Series.  I am going with the Yankees over Brewers this year.

 

On another note, "expert" David Ortiz is already wrong with his World Series prediction from the All Star Game, since he picked the Red Sox to win the Series (again, back in the middle of July).

Idk the brewers hitting isn’t great. Have a great bullpen but really besides peralta their starters aren’t very good. Rea, civale and montas might be the worst 1-4 rotation in the NL playoffs.

Still think the padres. Cease, darvish, king and musgrove are a really good 1-4. Perez got lit up toda but had been really good prior. musgrove who’s been much better second half. Their bullpen is top 3 in ERA since all star break. They also got tatis back and can hit. Since all star break they are  2nd in average, 3rd in slugging, 3rd in OPS and 2nd in wRC+. they don’t strikeout a lot and put the ball in play (team that struck out the least in baseball)

Actually pretty impressive. 

 

I don’t see the Phillies getting enough quality innings out of their bullpen to get on a long playoff run, and I certainly don’t have confidence in their starters being a 3-headed monster to carry them through a series.  I have confidence in Wheeler but it’s a bad position to be in, hoping that Nola can be a solid playoff performer.

Sanchez is an unknown commodity in the playoffs and Suarez has been throwing batting practice the second half of the season.  Didn’t he start the year 9-0?  He finished 12-8 …. yikes.

Even if the bats get hot — they can only stay hot so long in the playoffs.  Gonna need excellent starting pitching and the bullpen will need to overperform.

Good to get that last game and go into the break with a W

3 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

Good to get that last game and go into the break with a W

Agreed. Getting sweeped by the Nats going into the playoffs would be bad JuJu.

6 hours ago, Alphagrand said:

I don’t see the Phillies getting enough quality innings out of their bullpen to get on a long playoff run, and I certainly don’t have confidence in their starters being a 3-headed monster to carry them through a series.  I have confidence in Wheeler but it’s a bad position to be in, hoping that Nola can be a solid playoff performer.

Sanchez is an unknown commodity in the playoffs and Suarez has been throwing batting practice the second half of the season.  Didn’t he start the year 9-0?  He finished 12-8 …. yikes.

Even if the bats get hot — they can only stay hot so long in the playoffs.  Gonna need excellent starting pitching and the bullpen will need to overperform.

Not this season, but I wonder if they consider putting Ranger in the pen long term. He doesn’t appear to be able to handle a full season as a starting pitcher without getting injured and losing effectiveness. 

4 hours ago, Blazehound said:

Not this season, but I wonder if they consider putting Ranger in the pen long term. He doesn’t appear to be able to handle a full season as a starting pitcher without getting injured and losing effectiveness. 

I’m not sure the Phillies can do it next year unless they go into FA and get another starter. Painter is back but he’s going to be on an innings restriction. So by the time the playoffs come (assuming we make it) he’s likely done for the year. Frankly i have a feeling we are going to make a trade or sign a starter. Crochet makes sense if they keep painter. I don’t see them trading painter for him as they already turned that down. Add on he was not good the second half of the year as he had a 5.12 ERA. Part of me wonders if guys like Freddie peralta and cease. Peralta has 2 years of club options and ceases has 1 year left on his contracts. Cease less likely but padres didn’t keep Soto due to payroll so i wonder if they rather deal cease and get prospects back then pay him. 

Breaking news!!!! Next year going back to old style uniforms and for all star game players will wear the team uniform 

33 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

Breaking news!!!! Next year going back to old style uniforms and for all star game players will wear the team uniform 

 

Read this on a separate Phillies site:

"Listening to Ruben on the Phillies podcast today and I think it's pretty clear the issue with Ranger. Same issue that has always been there and the reason he can't get past 150. He's out of shape again.

Amaro danced - a little - around the reason saying it was a chicken and the egg situation, unsure whether the back injury prohibited his staying in shape or him not continuing the conditioning he received in spring training once the season started causing the back issue.

All of the guys on the podcast including Zolecki agreed that right now he is out of shape and said Thomson is hoping that the adrenaline of the playoffs will get him through like before.”

Cy Young could be on the line for Chris sale today. He has a chance to get the Braves into the playoffs by being dominant and winning the game against a hated rival Mets (who really have nothing to play for as they’ve clinched a WC berth with the win in game 1). If he implodes or isn’t very good it might actually help wheeler. 

46 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

Read this on a separate Phillies site:

"Listening to Ruben on the Phillies podcast today and I think it's pretty clear the issue with Ranger. Same issue that has always been there and the reason he can't get past 150. He's out of shape again.

Amaro danced - a little - around the reason saying it was a chicken and the egg situation, unsure whether the back injury prohibited his staying in shape or him not continuing the conditioning he received in spring training once the season started causing the back issue.

All of the guys on the podcast including Zolecki agreed that right now he is out of shape and said Thomson is hoping that the adrenaline of the playoffs will get him through like before.”

I said during the Mets game i still think his back is an issue. I think that’s contributing towards him being it of shape. You saw it in the second inning he began doing twists and stretches to loosen up his back after a strikeout. Then trying to loosen it up again in the 5th doing some other stretches. Frankly i think he needs to have a better offseason regime and stay in shape but i have a feeling this back issue is going to wind up being worse than they let on. Frankly amaro saying what he did feels like he has more info but not able to share it. I remember dbacks commentators saying they have more info from the team but are told what to put out. So I’m guessing he knows more 

Hilarious to watch both bullpens blow leads late in this game. 

Update: the Braves blew it again. 

15 minutes ago, TV Guy said:

Update: the Braves blew it again. 

I hate both teams but that was a great game 

Braves season is in the balance as well as potentially the cy young for Chris sale on this game… 

So that’s a move 

 

29 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

So that’s a move 

 

As far as I'm concerned, this should tip the scales for the Cy Young to Wheeler. Season hangs in the balance and Sale pusses out? Will Sale probably win the Cy Young? Probably. Now I really hope the Mets sweep em which grosses me out to say. 

2 minutes ago, vsptroops said:

As far as I'm concerned, this should tip the scales for the Cy Young to Wheeler. Season hangs in the balance and Sale pusses out? Will Sale probably win the Cy Young? Probably. Now I really hope the Mets sweep em which grosses me out to say. 

I do wonder if the Braves believe they can win this game and save sale for game 1. If they win and he pitches game 1 i call BS on the spasms. Frankly it’s high risk move but if it works they are set up way better for game 1 at sd 

6 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I do wonder if the Braves believe they can win this game and save sale for game 1. If they win and he pitches game 1 i call BS on the spasms. Frankly it’s high risk move but if it works they are set up way better for game 1 at sd 

Oh no doubt that's what they are banking on. I hope it bites them in the ass. It's gonna gross me out again to say, but I hope the Mets win 10-0. 

Just now, vsptroops said:

Oh no doubt that's what they are banking on. I hope it bites them in the ass. It's gonna gross me out again to say, but I hope the Mets win 10-0. 

Feel the longer the game is close the more pressure is on the Braves. 

Dbacks are dead