Here come the Phillies...but Brad Lidge must go!!!

• Tiger2003

  

  The Phillies have cut the Braves NL East lead to 4.5 games. After firing hitting Coach Milt Thompson... The Phillies have won 5 straight ball games compiling 27 runs and 53 hits. They Phillies just swept the Rockies and now will stay at home for a 3 game stand with the Diamondbacks, then hit the road for a 3 game series with the Nationals....
  
  Brad Lidge is killing me....struggling to finish out games....I really think the Phillies need to make a move in some kind of deal and get a new closer or maybe using JC Romero a little more as the closer.
• wes_mantooth

  

  ^^^You can have Kerry Wood for a bucket of baseballs.
• Tiger2003

  

  wes_mantooth;432811 wrote:^^^You can have Kerry Wood for a bucket of baseballs.

  
  LOL I will pass on Wood....the past to games Lidge has almost gave Phillies fans a hear tattack.
• BGFalcons82

  

  Maybe Wood can pitch for the Clippers? Stick a fork in him because he's done.
• Tiger2003

  

  Braves lose 3-0 and Phillies win 9-5. Phillies cut the lead down to 3 1/2 games. The flyin Hawiann left the game in the 7th with an oblique injury. Once again another Philly could see time on the DL....man if this team was healthy there is no telling you how good this team would be!!!
• gorocks99

  

  Tiger2003;434114 wrote:man if this team was healthy there is no telling you how good this team would be!!!

  
  I say that about the Red Sox every day lately.
• Rotinaj

  

  Tiger2003;434114 wrote:Braves lose 3-0 and Phillies win 9-5. Phillies cut the lead down to 3 1/2 games. The flyin Hawiann left the game in the 7th with an oblique injury. Once again another Philly could see time on the DL....man if this team was healthy there is no telling you how good this team would be!!!

  
  Probably not much better than the last 2 years.
• Tiger2003

  

  Rotinaj;434428 wrote:Probably not much better than the last 2 years.

  
  LOL very true.....I am just hoping they keep playing good baseball.....and the Braves continue losing some games.....I can't stand Bobby Cox!!!!!!!
• Tiger2003

  

  gorocks99;434307 wrote:I say that about the Red Sox every day lately.

  
  I agree with you....my wife is a die hard SOX fan she is from Boston and her family are season ticket holders....there lineup is crazy when healthy....
• Tiger2003

  

  Another Philly player takes a trip to the DL......they have called up the teams top prospect Domonic Brown.
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5417230
• karen lotz

  

  Tiger2003;434437 wrote:I can't stand Bobby Cox!!!!!!!

  
  
  Just out of curiosity, why?
• Tiger2003

  

  karen lotz;434722 wrote:Just out of curiosity, why?

  
  I just can't never could. Maybe just because when I was always growing up he destroyed my Phillies. I guess it just got it from my father.
• karen lotz

  

  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1172328/index.htm?eref=mySI
  
  Pretty good read from last week's SI. Probably not going to sway your opinion but it does talk about what makes him so successful and well liked by players he has managed as well as well respected by players he hasn't managed.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  karen lotz;434733 wrote:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1172328/index.htm?eref=mySI
  
  Pretty good read from last week's SI. Probably not going to sway your opinion but it does talk about what makes him so successful and well liked by players he has managed as well as well respected by players he hasn't managed.

  
  The Braves have owned my Mets for more than a decade, but I have always thought very highly of Bobby Cox. Classy manager who respects his players.
• Tiger2003

  

  Karen don't get me wrong, I respect him, I just can't stand him I guess its just because he is the manager for the Braves......
  on other note
  In his 1st career at bat, Domonic Brown hit a double to deep right scoring Jayson Werth.
  
  2-3, 1 Double, 1 Single and a Sac Fly, 2 RBI, 2 Runs.....Not bad MLB debut.....
• darbypitcher22

  

  Lidge and the slider have become very hittable, at least in my opinion, since the end of '08 and the beginning of '09, combined with the fact that he doesn't throw much but that and the fastball it becomes fairly easy to guess. The slider just looks like it has no depth to me at all
• Tiger2003

  

  Braves lose 5-3 against the Nationals....The Nats took 2 of 3 from the Braves who now will travel to Cincinnati for a 3 game series.
  The Phillies have a chance to cut into the Braves lead with a win tonight over the Diamondbacks to make it only a 2 1/2 game lead in the East.
• wildcats20

  

  Here comes Roy O
• Tiger2003

  

  WTF........another blown 9th inning lead.....On to the 10th we go....Come on Phillies........
• Tiger2003

  

  wildcats20;436101 wrote:Here comes Roy O

  
  Can you say it again please!!!!
• Ironman92

  

  I jinxed the Phillies on this game....Go Zona!
• karen lotz

  

  Ironman92;436224 wrote:I jinxed the Phillies on this game....Go Zona!

  
  
  
• Ironman92

  

  you are welcome KL.....I have my throwback Craig Counsell jersey on right now
• karen lotz

  

  Solid choice. Luck of the Irish.
• wildcats20

  

  Tiger2003;436218 wrote:Can you say it again please!!!!

  
  lol
  
  I'm just glad he's out of Houston. He is the definition of a Reds killer.