Comments on: NLCS Game 4 Aftermath: Blerg.

By: mk

mk — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:13:44 +0000

The Dodgers are a darn good team, the Phillies have been just a little but better. Give ‘em credit. These Phils know how to eke the wins out.

I remember their final game against the Rockies. The Phillies were up in the series 2-1. Fourth game, the Rox scored three in the eighth inning to go up 4-2. Rox bring in their closer, but the Phils still managed to score three in the ninth to win. By the way, had the Rox hung on to that game, that would have forced a game five, which would have made the Phils ppitch Hamels again (Lee had pitched game four), before meeting the Dodgers — essentially burning their aces. But no. These Phillies know how to finish. They’re impressive.

The Dodgers could still make a good series out of this, by not folding. Even if they end up losing this series, it could serve as a learning experience and a stepping stone.

The last game was ugly, yes, but it was still not quite as bad as the purplish prose that drips from the pen of Sir William Plaschspeare.

By: Dodger Dude

Dodger Dude — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:58:03 +0000

You can tell yourself this, but its just not true. Blue and Phil are just about at the same place right now. They are just winning. It wouldn’t take a GM smarter than Coletti to keep this a winning team, I just hope it doesn’t get busted up by circumstance.

Anyway people, 50% chance of winning tommorow. If that’s not good enough for you go join the ginats fandom and go start whining about how your team sucks.

By: Kenny 'Mr Falcon' Brooks

Kenny 'Mr Falcon' Brooks — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:14:53 +0000

Broxton is fine. He has been absolutely dominating this season. There is no such thing as a guy the throws 100 MPH and has pinpoint control. It just does NOT exist…so let’s stop expecting that.

If that ball is in any other spot (i.e. not down at the knees where he can catch up to it) he swings right through it. Also, Broxton does have another pitch, it’s called a slider. It’s a very good pitch, but I have no problem with him going with a 100 mph fastball. If he hangs a slider and Rollins hits one out everyone would be crying about the pitch selection.

In closing, Broxton still awesome. If we have a one-run lead tomorrow there is nobody I would rather see come into the game.

However, I would like to see Kuo face Philly’s top lefty’s over Sherrill.

Also, here is my unfallible prediction.

Scores of the next 3 games:

Game 5 — Dodgers 7 — Phillies 3

Game 6 — Dodgers 6 — Phillies 2

Game 7 — Dodgers 7 — Phillies 4

*Put it on the big board

By: preston

preston — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:32:16 +0000

all i gotta say is Broxton really needs to develop another pitch. ok so he throws 98-100mph. yeah that’s fast but these are also major league hitters. if they sit on fastballs all day yeah they’re gonna hit it. why can’t Broxton get an offspeed pitch which will make his fastball even better?

By: Vegas Blue

Vegas Blue — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:56:08 +0000

Easy there, man. The Dodgers have been in exactly ONE World series since 1981. That’s damn near 30 years. This team has a tradition of home-growing talent and supplementing it with big late season signings. As pointed out by MSTI in a previous post — Cliff Lee should be wearing Dodger Blue, except Indians personnel are idiots.
Ethier and Kemp are both bona-fide “blue” chippers, Kershaw (or CK1 as I like to call him) is an ace in the making, and Billingsley has all the potential to be a “1A” starter. Broxton has dominating stuff. That’s the heart of this team now. Loney may not hit as many homers as we all wish, but he’s a gold-glover, he drives in a ton of runs, and he is as clutch as anyone on the roster. If Martin can turn around his offense… who knows? And all of those guys are 26 or younger. They haven’t even become veterans yet — and they’ve played in Two NLCS series together now.
They are just going to get better — and I believe they will make several World Series appeances in the next few years, as long as the core can be kept together. Nothing great is ever acheived without perserverance and overcoming failure. This team… this franchise… has all the tools to do that.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:48:15 +0000

Agree, that Sadsack of a pitcher Sherrill cost us runs in GM 1 & again didn’t do his job in Gm4. This guy reminds me of Billy Koch, you never know what you are going to get. How can Torre be so calm with Sherrill on the mound.

Guys with heat, all you need to do is get some wood on it & it takes off, just one of those things from Rollins.

This was their game to win but ….. it didnt happen.

Two positions in sports that give me “boiled blood”, Relief Pitchers & Field Goal Kickers.

By: Vegas Blue

Vegas Blue — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:35:11 +0000

My contention is that Broxton is not a pussy. He should have gone right after Stairs. Instead, he was all over the place, and then hit Ruiz. to put the winning run on base with one out. Trhowing hard is one thing — having control is another. It’s the only “variable” that makes sense, unless you think he was “haunted” by Stairs’ homer last year. I thought Torre should have got Troncoso warm as soon as Manuel stalled the top of the inning to bring in Lidge. That was a calculated move, in my opinion. Why not start the inning with Lidge? Because if you bring him in in the middle of it, it means “icing” Broxton. But, as a friend of mine put it — there’s no way Torre takes out Broxton in that situation.
It still comes back to the fact that Sherrill didn’t get the job done.

By: Patty

Patty — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:31:28 +0000

I don’t understand why we continously pitch fastballs to Ryan H. but are afraid of a weak hitter who got lucky last year (Stairs)…he’s the one who is walked unintentionally of course.

It seems as if the phillies know what pitch is coming and make the most out of every opportunity…dodgers have out hit them in almost every game (except for the 11-0 debacle)…do you think Russ Martin is too predictable? Fastball straight down the middle to R. Howard first inning = 2-0 phils.

Also did anyone else notice C.Blake swinging at balls with the bases loaded when we could have gone up on the phils with a walk (settled for 2-2 tie)…I don’t care if the pitcher is on deck, he’s pitching balls no need to swing…….the what ifs!!!!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:35:36 +0000

“We have a team bursting with young talent that’s still a ton of unrealized potential”

I’m so sick of hearing this crap for four years now. Pretty soon they will be 40 years old and then what? I applaud your attempt at being Joel Osteen like, but c’mon, since when did we become the Cubs and start saying, “wait till next year”?

We’re the Freakin’ Dodgers. We are supposed to go to the World Series Every year. Anything else is unacceptable.

By: bretbutlerbuntsagain

bretbutlerbuntsagain — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:22:14 +0000

It was just a terrible pitch. As far as I can tell it had minimal movement. Tailing a little away as it crossed the plate. But at 100mph any contact Rollins makes is sending the ball somewhere very hard. Weak pitch, strong at bat. Defeated.