i'm back from vacation! i had a great time, first hanging out with the family in martha's vineyard, then hiking in new hampshire and maine. stories will come later this week. i am also planning on moving to new york at the end of the week. i guess that will be exciting too!
it was nice of the phillies to put off number 10,000 until i returned.
its good to be back.
Showing posts with label 10000 losses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10000 losses. Show all posts
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Orel Hershiser Makes A Good Point
rarely, if ever, do sports announcers say something so meaningful during a game that makes you sit up and say "you know what? that guy is right on the money". last night orel hershiser did just that.
i can't remember if it was right before or right after the ryan howard home run (which was a MONSTER, by the way), hershiser made the comment that if the phillies lose this game its not because they failed to get a timely hit or anything like that, its because of the little mistakes they made on the front end (read: every play freddy garcia was involved in), and sometimes in the post-game analysis managers, coaches, and players will overlook what really lost the game (mental mistakes) in favor of saying "oh, we just didn't get the right hit at the right time".
that has been the problem the phillies have had all year, especially against the braves and mets, the two teams the phillies can least afford to lose to. the crazy thing about this team, however, is that statistically they should be doing much better: near the top of the league in runs scored, at the top of the league in outfield assists (another GREAT one by "sugar" shane victorino last night), and lead the NL in team on base percentage, but its the small mental errors (and on field errors) that have cost this team ballgames, and may ultimately cost them a shot at the post season.
10,000 loss countdown: 30
ps - always take what i say with a grain of salt because sometimes even the most obvious things escape my ever-watchful eye. all week i have been wondering why the phillies and the giants are getting the national ESPN game on sunday night. its not a rivalry, we aren't in the same division, and there is no history whatsoever between these two teams. then it hit me: it's ryan howard vs. barry bonds, stupid. see, i'm not as smart as i think sometimes :)
i can't remember if it was right before or right after the ryan howard home run (which was a MONSTER, by the way), hershiser made the comment that if the phillies lose this game its not because they failed to get a timely hit or anything like that, its because of the little mistakes they made on the front end (read: every play freddy garcia was involved in), and sometimes in the post-game analysis managers, coaches, and players will overlook what really lost the game (mental mistakes) in favor of saying "oh, we just didn't get the right hit at the right time".
that has been the problem the phillies have had all year, especially against the braves and mets, the two teams the phillies can least afford to lose to. the crazy thing about this team, however, is that statistically they should be doing much better: near the top of the league in runs scored, at the top of the league in outfield assists (another GREAT one by "sugar" shane victorino last night), and lead the NL in team on base percentage, but its the small mental errors (and on field errors) that have cost this team ballgames, and may ultimately cost them a shot at the post season.
10,000 loss countdown: 30
ps - always take what i say with a grain of salt because sometimes even the most obvious things escape my ever-watchful eye. all week i have been wondering why the phillies and the giants are getting the national ESPN game on sunday night. its not a rivalry, we aren't in the same division, and there is no history whatsoever between these two teams. then it hit me: it's ryan howard vs. barry bonds, stupid. see, i'm not as smart as i think sometimes :)
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Beating the Bad Teams Is One Thing
but beating the good teams is another. the phils have been on something of a hot streak recently, and before last night they won 7 of their last 9, but this being the phillies, i could still hear the nay-sayers claim "yeah, but that was against houston, washington, and florida - all really crappy teams", and i, for one, wanting to believe in this team, tried not to listen. but you know what? they were right. we lost to the braves last night which brings us to 0-4 against them and 1-4 against the mets. can't win a division, let alone the wild card if you are a combined 1-8 against the two teams whom you are trying to pass in the standings. the season is still young, and ryan howard may finally be showing some signs of life, but this is something to be concerned with. hopefully tonight, with cole hamels going up against some dude named redman with a 0-3 record and 10+ ERA, we can start to even the score just a little.
10,000 loss countdown: 31
10,000 loss countdown: 31
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Sorry Charlie
Things didn't work out the way you had planned it.
Things fell apart at the seams.
aint that the way it goes? went down to RFK last night to watch the phils. there was a very respectable showing from the philadelphia faithful last night. i would say we represented about 35-40% of the crowd, while contributing to about 70% of the cheering. what an intense bunch those nationals fans are.
And now you're cold and sleepy.
Chirst, how did it come to this?
Hold on to those you thought were your loved ones
They'll be the ones you miss.
i started the game off, sitting alone in my usual $5 seat (read: right behind the dugout), right near the seat where i sat next to ed wade two years ago. things didnt start off too bad for the phils, adam eaton is a good hitting pitcher, but the meat of the order, mainly utley and howard, still looked like they were possessed by the ghost of pat burrell.
And now you're standing at the station
Tryin' to take what I ain't got to give.
Oh and I'm so sorry Charlie
I've got my own life to live
well, as it is with this team, hope is fleeting. brischni's homerun was a killer. however, i must say, it was one helluva at bat. he must have fouled off at least 8 pitches before he connected to go yard. thats the way those at-bats go: either the guy strikes out or hits a homer. brischni chose the latter.
Just call your friends at college
Wonder why you didn't stay
And my boss is coming down soon Chuck
He's drunk so you can't stay
No, you can't stay
but, in there defense, the phils fought back, led by the bottom of the order. by the 8th, all the nationals "fans" were out the door, which left a very empty lower bowl, split about 50-50 between phils fans and nats fans. one of the guys who stayed was this dude and his girlfriend sitting a few rows in front of me holding a pair of paper boxing gloves. one read "manuel". the other read "eskine". say what you want about philadelphians, but we can spell, thats for sure!
You did nothing to deserve this
God didn't treat you swell
Oh it all slipped through your fingers
and it all seems so unfair
it was the 8th, i think, where good 'ole charlie showed why he is considered one of the finest minds in baseball. i think he used two pinch hitters in the 8th. then more subs in the 9th. at this point, i tuned to cody and said "has charlie used all our bench players?" my question was answered when cole hamels, yes that cole hamels, picked up a bat in the 11th (i think). how is this possible? how can a manager be that inept that not only does he use all his bench players by the 11th, but that he asks his young, stud ace to pinch hit? i guess im just not smart enough to be a major league manager, otherwise i would understand charlie's genius.
And your girlfriend, she's in high school
She says she loves you a lot
Oh no, she can't support you
So you better sell more pot
And now you're standing at the station
Tryin' to take what I ain't got to give.
Oh and I'm so sorry Charlie
I've got my own life to live
So you just call your friends at college
Wonder why you didn't stay
And my boss is coming down soon Chuck
He's drunk and you can't stay
No, you can't stay
Sorry Charlie. Sorry Charlie. Oww!
two things in closing:
1) thanks to ween for the lyrics. i always knew ween lyrics would have meaning in my life
2) to the ushers at RFK: when its the top of the 12th and there are maybe 5,000 people left in the entire stadium, its OK to let people move to seats close to the action. no one cares at that point. its only an issue if you make it an issue.
countdown to 10,000 losses: 35
Things fell apart at the seams.
aint that the way it goes? went down to RFK last night to watch the phils. there was a very respectable showing from the philadelphia faithful last night. i would say we represented about 35-40% of the crowd, while contributing to about 70% of the cheering. what an intense bunch those nationals fans are.
And now you're cold and sleepy.
Chirst, how did it come to this?
Hold on to those you thought were your loved ones
They'll be the ones you miss.
i started the game off, sitting alone in my usual $5 seat (read: right behind the dugout), right near the seat where i sat next to ed wade two years ago. things didnt start off too bad for the phils, adam eaton is a good hitting pitcher, but the meat of the order, mainly utley and howard, still looked like they were possessed by the ghost of pat burrell.
And now you're standing at the station
Tryin' to take what I ain't got to give.
Oh and I'm so sorry Charlie
I've got my own life to live
well, as it is with this team, hope is fleeting. brischni's homerun was a killer. however, i must say, it was one helluva at bat. he must have fouled off at least 8 pitches before he connected to go yard. thats the way those at-bats go: either the guy strikes out or hits a homer. brischni chose the latter.
Just call your friends at college
Wonder why you didn't stay
And my boss is coming down soon Chuck
He's drunk so you can't stay
No, you can't stay
but, in there defense, the phils fought back, led by the bottom of the order. by the 8th, all the nationals "fans" were out the door, which left a very empty lower bowl, split about 50-50 between phils fans and nats fans. one of the guys who stayed was this dude and his girlfriend sitting a few rows in front of me holding a pair of paper boxing gloves. one read "manuel". the other read "eskine". say what you want about philadelphians, but we can spell, thats for sure!
You did nothing to deserve this
God didn't treat you swell
Oh it all slipped through your fingers
and it all seems so unfair
it was the 8th, i think, where good 'ole charlie showed why he is considered one of the finest minds in baseball. i think he used two pinch hitters in the 8th. then more subs in the 9th. at this point, i tuned to cody and said "has charlie used all our bench players?" my question was answered when cole hamels, yes that cole hamels, picked up a bat in the 11th (i think). how is this possible? how can a manager be that inept that not only does he use all his bench players by the 11th, but that he asks his young, stud ace to pinch hit? i guess im just not smart enough to be a major league manager, otherwise i would understand charlie's genius.
And your girlfriend, she's in high school
She says she loves you a lot
Oh no, she can't support you
So you better sell more pot
And now you're standing at the station
Tryin' to take what I ain't got to give.
Oh and I'm so sorry Charlie
I've got my own life to live
So you just call your friends at college
Wonder why you didn't stay
And my boss is coming down soon Chuck
He's drunk and you can't stay
No, you can't stay
Sorry Charlie. Sorry Charlie. Oww!
two things in closing:
1) thanks to ween for the lyrics. i always knew ween lyrics would have meaning in my life
2) to the ushers at RFK: when its the top of the 12th and there are maybe 5,000 people left in the entire stadium, its OK to let people move to seats close to the action. no one cares at that point. its only an issue if you make it an issue.
countdown to 10,000 losses: 35
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Life Is Just One Crushing Defeat After Another Until You Just Wish Flanders Was Dead
why? why? why?
why must they do this to me? i think the same water (henceforth known to this blog as wooder) that makes amoroso rolls so good also has properties that prevent philadelphia baseball teams from winning. i ain't no scientist, but its fact. you can look it up.
the phils dropped another stinker last night to the mets. this brings their record this season to 3-9. is it mathematically possible for a team to be eliminated from playoff contention in april? i wish it were, because it sure would make the next 5 months easier to tolerate if i knew the season was over already, but me, in my infinite wisdom, will continue agonizing over this team, which begs the question: will i ever learn?
magic number to 10,000 losses: 36
why must they do this to me? i think the same water (henceforth known to this blog as wooder) that makes amoroso rolls so good also has properties that prevent philadelphia baseball teams from winning. i ain't no scientist, but its fact. you can look it up.
the phils dropped another stinker last night to the mets. this brings their record this season to 3-9. is it mathematically possible for a team to be eliminated from playoff contention in april? i wish it were, because it sure would make the next 5 months easier to tolerate if i knew the season was over already, but me, in my infinite wisdom, will continue agonizing over this team, which begs the question: will i ever learn?
magic number to 10,000 losses: 36
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