Comments on: Phils Fall to Astros Again… Magic Number Still 3 http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Adam http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20211 Adam Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:33:26 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20211 Nice to see them put together an inning like the bottom of the fourth tonight.  That's the true potential of our lineup, if they can all start making solid contact like this I like our chances. Nice to see them put together an inning like the bottom of the fourth tonight.  That’s the true potential of our lineup, if they can all start making solid contact like this I like our chances.

]]> By: bski http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20184 bski Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:01:39 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20184 Thanks for the recap, Trillo Fan.  I didn't see the game last night (unfortunately I haven't seen many lately).  I checked the box score and saw that Madson pitched two innings, picking up the save in the process, and I wondered how that came to be. I read that Madson had an easy 8th, but it sure seems like the decision went beyond that.  To me, leaving Madson in for the 9th is a clear indication of Charlie's thinking.  He didn't want to run the risk of losing a game (read: bring in Lidge) that we really needed to win. Madson said he learned a lesson when he gave up the HR to Wright on a changeup.  He has been going with the fastball a lot more since and, from what you described, it sounds like he might be "letting it go" like I talked about last week.  I'm still expecting to see him go through this year's playoffs just like he did last year's.  We really need him to, imo. Thanks for the recap, Trillo Fan.  I didn’t see the game last night (unfortunately I haven’t seen many lately).  I checked the box score and saw that Madson pitched two innings, picking up the save in the process, and I wondered how that came to be.

I read that Madson had an easy 8th, but it sure seems like the decision went beyond that.  To me, leaving Madson in for the 9th is a clear indication of Charlie’s thinking.  He didn’t want to run the risk of losing a game (read: bring in Lidge) that we really needed to win.

Madson said he learned a lesson when he gave up the HR to Wright on a changeup.  He has been going with the fastball a lot more since and, from what you described, it sounds like he might be “letting it go” like I talked about last week.  I’m still expecting to see him go through this year’s playoffs just like he did last year’s.  We really need him to, imo.

]]> By: bski http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20183 bski Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:48:20 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20183 Thanks for the info, Pete.  You're right that we've got to hold onto the game we picked up last night and stay ahead of the Cardinals. Thanks for the info, Pete.  You’re right that we’ve got to hold onto the game we picked up last night and stay ahead of the Cardinals.

]]> By: Pete http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20179 Pete Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:31:39 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20179 Other Magic Numbers.... <div></div> <div>To maintain 2nd place in the NL over the Cardinals (we own tiebreaker): <strong>4</strong></div> <div>To overtake the Dodgers for 1st place (Dodgers own tiebreaker): <strong>7</strong></div> <div><strong> </strong></div> <div>If we finish 1st or 2nd, we play the Rockies at home. If we finish 3rd, we play the 1st seed (likely the Dodgers) on the road. The only way this changes is if the Braves catch the Rockies. That magic number on the Cards is pretty important.</div> Other Magic Numbers….

To maintain 2nd place in the NL over the Cardinals (we own tiebreaker): 4
To overtake the Dodgers for 1st place (Dodgers own tiebreaker): 7

If we finish 1st or 2nd, we play the Rockies at home. If we finish 3rd, we play the 1st seed (likely the Dodgers) on the road. The only way this changes is if the Braves catch the Rockies. That magic number on the Cards is pretty important.
]]> By: Pete http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20178 Pete Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:22:11 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20178 potential good news on pitchers... <div></div> <div>Charlie thinks we might get Park and Myers back by the end of the week. We need at least one of them.</div> <div></div> <div>Also, hopefully Romero can get some rhythm in these last couple games.</div> potential good news on pitchers…

Charlie thinks we might get Park and Myers back by the end of the week. We need at least one of them.
Also, hopefully Romero can get some rhythm in these last couple games.
]]> By: jkay http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20165 jkay Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:42:36 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20165 Charlie scared me when he put Madson in the 8th and I saw Lidge warming up. I started o freak out and hyperventilate. Phew! Seems Charlie is still doing the Lidge experiment, partly. Hopefully Madson wins the job these next 2 days. on Jamie Moyer: NOT ANOTHER PITCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? Charlie scared me when he put Madson in the 8th and I saw Lidge warming up. I started o freak out and hyperventilate. Phew!
Seems Charlie is still doing the Lidge experiment, partly. Hopefully Madson wins the job these next 2 days.

on Jamie Moyer: NOT ANOTHER PITCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????

]]> By: Wilson http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20162 Wilson Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:32:06 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20162 Magic number is 1.  Can't wait til tomorrow! Magic number is 1.  Can’t wait til tomorrow!

]]> By: The Real Rob http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20161 The Real Rob Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:04:34 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20161 The Braves lost tonight!  So is our magic number still 2? (Also the Cardinals lost, let's just hope the Dodgers do so as well!) The Braves lost tonight!  So is our magic number still 2?
(Also the Cardinals lost, let’s just hope the Dodgers do so as well!)

]]> By: Trillo Fan http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20160 Trillo Fan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:53:59 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20160 Awesome job by Madson to close it out.  He's growing into the role (as I predicted he would if given the repetitions) and has to have settled the closer debate for now.  The 97 MPH chin music to Pence followed by another 97 MPH fastball on the outside corner was perfect pitching and showed the one thing Madson has lacked to be a complete closer: a nasty streak.  Let's hope it continues. Under the category of "Anybody else think" ... Anybody else think, "Here we go again" when the Phils couldn't even get the ball out of the infield in the first two innings off Wilton Lopez?  And anybody else think, "NO!!!!" when the announcers said Lidge was warming up in the 9th? Awesome job by Madson to close it out.  He’s growing into the role (as I predicted he would if given the repetitions) and has to have settled the closer debate for now.  The 97 MPH chin music to Pence followed by another 97 MPH fastball on the outside corner was perfect pitching and showed the one thing Madson has lacked to be a complete closer: a nasty streak.  Let’s hope it continues.

Under the category of “Anybody else think” … Anybody else think, “Here we go again” when the Phils couldn’t even get the ball out of the infield in the first two innings off Wilton Lopez?  And anybody else think, “NO!!!!” when the announcers said Lidge was warming up in the 9th?

]]> By: Adam http://www.reclinergm.com/phils-fall-to-astros-again-magic-number-still-3/#comment-20159 Adam Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:41:56 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=7154#comment-20159 ok so i am now officially pleased with the results of the night, and my tension has been eased. I am still extremely worried about the playoffs, but at least we'll be playing in them, less something extremely radical happens in the next week. Hopefully we clinch tomorrow and get a 2 or 3 day rest for all the position players then bring them back for the last 1 or 2 games in the Marlin series, I feel like leaving them out for the rest of the year might mess up their timing (if anyone has any).  For the record, I don't like Madson pitching the 8th and 9th in the post season, but hopefully we will have some people back so he doesn't have to! ok so i am now officially pleased with the results of the night, and my tension has been eased. I am still extremely worried about the playoffs, but at least we’ll be playing in them, less something extremely radical happens in the next week. Hopefully we clinch tomorrow and get a 2 or 3 day rest for all the position players then bring them back for the last 1 or 2 games in the Marlin series, I feel like leaving them out for the rest of the year might mess up their timing (if anyone has any).  For the record, I don’t like Madson pitching the 8th and 9th in the post season, but hopefully we will have some people back so he doesn’t have to!

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