2010 Baseball Thread No. 2 (which was my Little League number!)

Those black calls will get you in trouble every time ...

 

The good old schizophrenic Phillies are back.
From May 1-17, they scored five or more runs nine times in 14 games, and nine or more runs five times.
Since beating Pittsburgh 12-2 last Monday, they've been shut out three times, scored one run twice, and were almost shut out a fourth time (Sunday against Boston, when they scored three in the bottom of the ninth in an 8-3 loss).
Seems like it's all or nothing. I know having Rollins on the DL hasn't helped them, but there's no way a team with a lineup that stacked should be that inconsistent.

 

That's what happens when your lineup is centered around a non-elite player like Ryan Howard.

 

That happens when you face studs like R.A. Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi on consecutive nights.

 

Actually, I think Buehrle's comment is as bad, if not worse, even though he didn't have to be bleeped.

 

Definitely disappointed at the potential "change" in date, but I still think it's June 4. Not as confident as I was two days ago, but still confident.

 

They're not obligated, no.
Would it be nice? Yes.
Will their silence piss off a lot of people? Yes.
Will there be an announced crowd of 35,000 with about 14,000 in attendance? God, I hope so.

The Rizzo honeymoon is over if The Man doesn't start June 4. Just a dick move even if he's under no obligation to correct media reports.

 

Those numbers are frequently cited, but they are talking about the stats of at-bats that ended on those exact counts.

I'd like to see the numbers for at-bat that *reached* that count, not necessarily ended on it, before I get too excited about them.

 

I got about halfway through before I stopped caring. Could that column have been any more boring? Jesus.