JSngry Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Well, weren't THAT the bitch! The Fully Mounted Colby Lewis was superb this evening, coming out after 7 (pitch count = 103, later revealed to be having increasing stiffness in his neck, probably from being so badass tonight and trying to watch it at the same time), much to the surpirse of all, but Dave bush was serviceable, and we go to the ninth with Neftali and a 3-1 lead. We left the 9th with a 5-3 loss, which really sucked, but Feliz had ok velocity w/o good location and was hit hard. These are the Astros, sure, but they're still major league hitter, and none of them are batting .000, if you know waht I mean. So I'm torn - sure, Neffi pitched 2 full innings last night and was poppin', so mabye the lack of poppin' tonight was a calculated risk. OTOH, dammit, you da' man, BE the man, ya' know? The longr the season goes, if I keep having to be torn like this, there ain't gonna be no torn to it... And it would have been a numerical pleasure to open up another game in the lead over Seattle. Them numbers got psycological powerifications, ya' know? Stiil - two series wins in a row, the schedule still looks friendly (but looks can kill, believe it), Quality Colby Lewis, 8 full inning of splendeiffic baseball pleasure (9 if you drove up from down south, and more than a few did), PLUS Dollar Hot Dog Night, add it all up, it's still the best deal in town, so take your family to worship at the ballpark of your choice, ok? Of such things are better worlds made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 40 years ago today..... Rick Wise: Two home runs ... and a no-hitter June 23, 1971: Wise pitches the second no-hitter against the Reds in three weeks, walking only one batter. Earlier in the year, Wise explained what you had to do as a starter to get a win for the last-place Phillies: "To win on this club you have to pitch a shutout and hit a homer." Wise's performance isn't just lucky -- in 1971 he had 6 HRs and a .237 batting average. Only four Phillies had more homers than he did, and his batting average was higher than the team's measly .233. In the off season Wise would be traded to St.Louis for..... Anyone?...... wait for it...... Steve Carlton!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Cliff Lee threw his 2nd complete game shut out IN A ROW last night*. Lee is 4-0 with a 0.27 ERA for the month of June. That's twice as many wins then the Marlins have this month! * He has 3 complete game shut outs this season and combined w/ Ryan Madson for another shut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) 40 years ago today..... Rick Wise: Two home runs ... and a no-hitter June 23, 1971: Wise pitches the second no-hitter against the Reds in three weeks, walking only one batter. Earlier in the year, Wise explained what you had to do as a starter to get a win for the last-place Phillies: "To win on this club you have to pitch a shutout and hit a homer." Wise's performance isn't just lucky -- in 1971 he had 6 HRs and a .237 batting average. Only four Phillies had more homers than he did, and his batting average was higher than the team's measly .233. In the off season Wise would be traded to St.Louis for..... Anyone?...... wait for it...... Steve Carlton!! Wise went to Madison High School right here in Portland. When I play golf at a course called Rose City, you can see his name and number on their HOF outfield wall. I think they won the state championship twice in the '60's while he was there. Never played against him but did against his brother Tom in a number of slo-pitch softball encounters over the years. Let me tell you, that kid was no slouch. The Wise for Carlton trade is widely considered to be one of the worst in baseball history. Not because WIse was a bust, but because Carlton went on to have a Hall of Fame career. The worst, needless to say, was the Reds dealing Frank Robinson to the Orioles in 1965 for a couple of tomato cans. The Reds GM was convinced that Robinson was what he called, "an old 30". All Robinson did was win the Triple Crown in his first year with Baltimore. Edited June 23, 2011 by Dave James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) the Reds dealing Frank Robinson to the Orioles in 1965 for a couple of tomato cans. The Reds GM was convinced that Robinson was what he called, "an old 30". Let the record show that it was for two cans of tomatos (Jack Baldschun & Dick Simpson) & one pretty decent pitcher in Milt Pappas. Still a wildly unbalanced trade (and the suspicion that the Reds GM d/n care for Robinson's perceived "uppity" attitude persists to this day), but credit is due where it is due, and Milt Pappas was an above-average, at times great pitcher, his more than passing resemblance to a Texas truck stop icon not withstanding. Edited June 23, 2011 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 In the off season Wise would be traded to St.Louis for..... Anyone?...... wait for it...... Steve Carlton!! And since he started the All-Star game a couple of years later, obviously it was a great trade for the Cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 40 years ago today..... Rick Wise: Two home runs ... and a no-hitter June 23, 1971: Wise pitches the second no-hitter against the Reds in three weeks, walking only one batter. Earlier in the year, Wise explained what you had to do as a starter to get a win for the last-place Phillies: "To win on this club you have to pitch a shutout and hit a homer." Wise's performance isn't just lucky -- in 1971 he had 6 HRs and a .237 batting average. Only four Phillies had more homers than he did, and his batting average was higher than the team's measly .233. In the off season Wise would be traded to St.Louis for..... Anyone?...... wait for it...... Steve Carlton!! And Carlton went 27-10 for a Phillies team that won 59 games! One of the most amazing seasons any pitched ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Riggleman Resigns? WTF? http://www.lonestarball.com/2011/6/23/2240013/washington-nationals-manager-jim-riggleman-resigns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Not surprising. Can't blame Riggleman at all. The GM would not even agree to begin discussing an extension. A manager with a one year contract is really in a bind. These are not the days of Walter Alston anymore. I wish him well. He served baseball in Washington very well, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hate to see something like this become a distraction for a team that was getting more and more fun to follow. Hopefully this gets worked out sooner than later and their progress continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I think Roy Oswalt may have pitched his last game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Not surprising. Can't blame Riggleman at all. The GM would not even agree to begin discussing an extension. A manager with a one year contract is really in a bind. These are not the days of Walter Alston anymore. I wish him well. He served baseball in Washington very well, in my opinion. Neal, glad to hear you say this! Something about GM Mike Rizzo has rubbed me the wrong way, for a long time. The ultra babying and delaying of Strausburg's MLB debut when people said he was ready in spring training (still blew out his elbow, but at least no one can say the Nats overworked him) He also thinks a 39 year old back up catcher is pure gold and wants a mint for him. Here is Tim K's take on the situation. and from MLBTR site... Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports also chimes in on the Nationals' managerial situation, noting that while Riggleman was wrong to leave the team, it was also unfair of Nationals management to leave Riggleman as a lame duck without a guaranteed 2012 contract. Rosenthal also reports that GM Mike Rizzo rarely communicated with Riggleman and has a similar lack of regular contact with his scouting department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 A fine sweep by the Nats over the M's. Oh but for the difference of a run. Repeat. Repeat. Thanks to U2 the M's now get to play the role of visiting team at Safeco for the Marlins. And so the gaslighting of Jack McKeon begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 14-inning win against the White Sox last night, and an ejection for new manager McLaren! Washington sports talk is buzzing with news about Davy Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 The Phillies will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs if they don't get a right handed bat that can hit before the trading deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 The Phillies will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs if they don't get a right handed bat that can hit before the trading deadline. Carlos Beltran will be available soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Another one-run win by my Giants! A 2011 MLB best; 17 [i believe]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Sad news, Nick Charles of CNN fame in the 80's, died of bladder Cancer, he was only 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 The Phillies will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs if they don't get a right handed bat that can hit before the trading deadline. Carlos Beltran will be available soon... Would love to have him but I can't see the Mets trading him to the Phillies. Sad news, Nick Charles of CNN fame in the 80's, died of bladder Cancer, he was only 64 I remember him from the 70's when he was the local sportscaster in Baltimore. Seemed liked a good guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Just watched the 2011 Yankees Old Timers Game. Great to see the old players once again. Always enjoy seeing Ron Guidry and Mickey Rivers, two of my all time favorites. And it was good to see Aaron Small, who went 10-0 for the 2005 Yankees. Looked up his stats - never realized that he played 9 years for 6 different teams. And a strange stat - 25-13 (.658)lifetime record with a 5.20 e.r.a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 The Phillies will be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs if they don't get a right handed bat that can hit before the trading deadline. Carlos Beltran will be available soon... Would love to have him but I can't see the Mets trading him to the Phillies. Sad news, Nick Charles of CNN fame in the 80's, died of bladder Cancer, he was only 64 I remember him from the 70's when he was the local sportscaster in Baltimore. Seemed liked a good guy. If the Phillies have what the Mets need, I don't see it as a major stumbling block. Trouble for the Mets is that they're neither a bad nor a good team so they may be in a bit of a quandry as to when to be buyers or sellers. Only if they fall completely out of the Wild Card race will they start selling. The moron critics in NY (read that Mike Francesa) keep predicting they'll be in trouble when they go on the road but they're actually much better on the road than at home. Go figure. If I was the GM I wouldn't let how well they've played deter me from the long range plan of rebuilding the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Just watched the 2011 Yankees Old Timers Game. Great to see the old players once again. Always enjoy seeing Ron Guidry and Mickey Rivers, two of my all time favorites. Rivers was something of a poor man's Yogi Berra. He was always saying things that were a little off plumb. Here's one of my favorites: "Out of what, a thousand?" Mickey Rivers, responding to teammate Reggie Jackson's claim he had an IQ of 160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Just watched the 2011 Yankees Old Timers Game. Great to see the old players once again. Always enjoy seeing Ron Guidry and Mickey Rivers, two of my all time favorites. Rivers was something of a poor man's Yogi Berra. He was always saying things that were a little off plumb. Here's one of my favorites: "Out of what, a thousand?" Mickey Rivers, responding to teammate Reggie Jackson's claim he had an IQ of 160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Apparently now the Dodgers have filed for bankruptcy. I admit to not following this story as closely as I could have but this is going to be one huge clusterfark. Of course McCourt never should have been allowed to buy the team but Bud should have taken action sooner to fix the situation. And how screwy is it that McCourt essentially spun off the parking (and concessions?) into another company separate from the team itself? So if Bud had taken over the team and sold it to someone else, McCourt would have been landlord to the new owners? Just a disaster for MLB, the fans, the players (is there any question that the team doesn't have the cash to make payroll in three days? What will the players and MLBPA do about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 That's pretty amazing that a team like the Dodgers would file for protection, particularly before the Mets would have. Just shows you it pays to get along with Bud, like the Wilpons do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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