The Phillies came into this this season slightly overrated, but that is not to say they aren't the best team in baseball. The expectations for this team coming in were to win 120 games, so it is impossible for them to not under achieve in most people's eyes. Their lineup is not as good as in the past with Rollins and Ibanez getting older and less productive and Utley being injured, but their real problem is the bullpen. Even when Lidge comes back it is still mediocre at best. They do, however, have one thing that the Braves don't and that is experience in the post season. That is going to be the biggest factor come October.
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DukebluejmsSBR MVP
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beerman2619SBR Hall of Famer
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#72Phillies Bullpen is one of the worse in baseball son. Come on don't be ignorant Dlunc just close your mouth and appear to be ignorant. Now you have opened your mouth and made it obvious you are ignorant son. Braves bullpen one of the best in baseball.
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dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#74Im not saying they arent good, but are definately not the best in baseball.... and noway you can say the phills is one of the worst.. they are not great, but not the worst either. Madson is a stud and lidge and contaras are good enough to get it done in the 9th. Bastardo is also a young up and comer that gives the pen a huge boost... braves pen is better i wont say they arent, but phills are not the worst and braves are def not the best.Comment -
cobalt kingSBR MVP
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#75phillies have a great rotation and a lot of fast young bats as well as seasoned vets, its a good recipe. Definitely playoff bound.Comment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#76
and if facts are facts... how can you put jurrgens even close to the same league as hamels or any of phillys big 4Comment -
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dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
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#79thankyou....people forget that the phills have a top 3 second basement, an all star caliber arm, 2 closers, and one of baseballs top prospects all out... yet still boast the leagues best record... people are clueless...Comment -
dannyd66SBR Wise Guy
- 08-21-07
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#80Without Utley............
they will fade........it's inevitable.....don't you think----he's the whole "lynchpin" upon which thier offense depends........
we'll see..........
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dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
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BrigadierPuddingSBR Wise Guy
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#83
Career: 100.2 IP, 1.70 ERA, 112 K, .189 BAA, and a grand total of 1 HR allowed.
Braves are 3rd in the NL in bullpen ERA.Comment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#84they have a very good bullpen, and starting rotation for that matter... but not #1 in baseball as was stated a few posts earlierComment -
BrigadierPuddingSBR Wise Guy
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#86hold on il get some kimbrel stats for this guyComment -
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#88kimbrel 35.1 ip 17 hits 4er yep i said 4 er 0 hr's 60 k's and 1.02 era in his careerComment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
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dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
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dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
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#93How bout 3.5 games back to a team playing without their best player, an all star caliber arm, a top prospect, and basically their whole bull pen.. you are 3.5 games back of that teamhow many will you be back once these players return??
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#94kimbrel
venters
o flarety (cant spell) (struck out 3 phils stranding the bases loaded on friday)
moylan
medlen (should be back in august)
sherrill (nothin special but the phils were blowing him trying to sign him but turned them down)
fuk thats a sick bulpenComment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
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#95Do I need to say it again?? They are good and better then the phills... but not the best.. basically the only edge the braves have on themComment -
BrigadierPuddingSBR Wise Guy
- 11-07-09
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#97The Braves are in third place because their offense stunk for the first month of the year.Comment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#98One last question... since the braves are so much better then the phills, should should be an expert baseball analysts.. bc every power ranking has the phills ahead of them... so do the standings... thats weird huh?Comment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#99love these homers that know in all honesty that they will be lucky to even be a wild card but can't stand to admit it
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we all know everyone is jizzing over the phils fab 4Comment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#101Not a bad list... now how does this one look? Halladay lee oswalt hamels... wanna take a poll? Which list would you rather have?Comment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#102How did they do the past 4 yrs? Basically the same lineup just a little older with dom brown in for werth.. won't be quite as good as the past, but won't need to beComment -
BRAVES1985SBR MVP
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#103braves fuk up lee every single time they face him so im not worried about him
hamels has been around a .500 pitcher since 2009 26-23
oswalt is equal to hudson
and halladay is the best their is
and i would take braves bullpen over philsComment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#104You say that like the braves have some stacked lineup.. when healthy, phills lineup hands down has the advantageComment -
dlunc3SBR Hall of Famer
- 10-31-09
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#105Hamels record means nothing.. he has gotten 0 run support the last 2 yrs.. and maybe you have missed it, but have you been watching lee in October the last 3 years? He struck out 16 braves the other night and if rollins doesn't miss a 2 out line drive then he shuts them out.. since when is 16 strikeouts fuking someone up?? Either way, regular season means nothing to this team.. we all know what October lee looks like... the best big game pitcher in baseball right nowComment
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