09-30-09 GDT: party time

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:51 pm

About to be tied with LAD in the loss column

I hope we play a scrub lineup tomorrow, but over the weekend it would be nice to win. I mean definitely give Shane time off, and give everyone else another day or two, but winning still matters.

by **Doll Is Mine** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:57 pm

jerseyhoya wrote:About to be tied with LAD in the loss column

I hope we play a scrub lineup tomorrow, but over the weekend it would be nice to win. I mean definitely give Shane time off, and give everyone else another day or two, but winning still matters.

Judging from tonight's events, I'd say that Werth will be sitting tomorrow night. Utley, IMO, needs a day off as well.

by **dajafi** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:59 pm

jerseyhoya wrote:About to be tied with LAD in the loss column

I hope we play a scrub lineup tomorrow, but over the weekend it would be nice to win. I mean definitely give Shane time off, and give everyone else another day or two, but winning still matters.

I'd go full-scrub tomorrow, and work in 2-3 of the regulars probably for each of the Marlins games. Howard and Ibanez seem fine; the others all could use some rest, and more ABs will be good for Francisco, Dobbs and Stairs.

Maybe the more interesting question is on the pitching side. You want to win these games I agree, but I probably wouldn't let Lee go more than six innings tomorrow unless his pitch count is super-low. Same with Cupcakes, Hamels and Happ--with Happ, given his innings bump this year and how hard he worked Tuesday night, I'd probably have the pitch count around 60.

Then there's the bullpen. Hopefully we can get a sense of how ready and effective Myers, Park and Romero are; figuring that out to me is worth the risk of losing one or two of the remaining games.

(I also think the Cardinals might bounce LA in the first round anyway, in which case we'd likely have home-field if we get past Colorado.)

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:02 am

Yeah the pitching decisions will definitely be interesting. Is there anyone on the 40 man that could come up for a cameo and eat a couple of innings?

by **Bucky** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:03 am

I think I'd sit Chase until Sunday.

by **Doll Is Mine** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:04 am

jerseyhoya wrote:Yeah the pitching decisions will definitely be interesting. Is there anyone on the 40 man that could come up for a cameo and eat a couple of innings?

Drew Carpenter

by **Bucky** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:08 am

this is too timely to go in random thoughts.

EMS has just been dispatched to somewhere in towamencin for an 89 year old guy who just fell from a ladder on the 2nd floor while cleaning his gutters.

Yeah, right now.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:10 am

Bucky wrote:this is too timely to go in random thoughts.

EMS has just been dispatched to somewhere in towamencin for an 89 year old guy who just fell from a ladder on the 2nd floor while cleaning his gutters.

Yeah, right now.

waiting for the phillies to clinch , talk about loyalty

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:11 am

Doll Is Mine wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Yeah the pitching decisions will definitely be interesting. Is there anyone on the 40 man that could come up for a cameo and eat a couple of innings?

Drew Carpenter

Good call. Is he healthy? He should start one of these games we have left.

by **TheDude24** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:12 am

Yeeeeaaahhh!!

by **SK790** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:14 am

jerseyhoya wrote:
Doll Is Mine wrote:
jerseyhoya wrote:Yeah the pitching decisions will definitely be interesting. Is there anyone on the 40 man that could come up for a cameo and eat a couple of innings?

Drew Carpenter

Good call. Is he healthy? He should start one of these games we have left.

Pretty sure he's healthy, he pitched for Lakewood in their playoffs.

by **Wizlah** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:28 am

Woke up and read the good news. Fumbling for a tshirt, pulled out my roots 'things fall apart' one. Suitably attired, I descend to smell the coffee and savour victory.

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by **lethal** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:54 am

The lineup tonight has to be something like

Bako, Tracy, Cairo, Bruntlett, Dobbs, Mayberry, Francisco and Stairs.

by **jamiethekiller** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:08 am

lethal wrote:The lineup tonight has to be something like

Bako, Tracy, Cairo, Bruntlett, Dobbs, Mayberry, Francisco and Stairs.

i said the same thing last night to a friend. shouldn't be a starter in the bunch other than cliff lee. and we still win a blowout.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:33 am

jamiethekiller wrote:
lethal wrote:The lineup tonight has to be something like

Bako, Tracy, Cairo, Bruntlett, Dobbs, Mayberry, Francisco and Stairs.

i said the same thing last night to a friend. shouldn't be a starter in the bunch other than cliff lee. and we still win a blowout.

It's their chance to prove themselves and win a mini-division over the next four games by clinching HFA.

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:27 am

mozartpc27 wrote:
jamiethekiller wrote:
lethal wrote:The lineup tonight has to be something like

Bako, Tracy, Cairo, Bruntlett, Dobbs, Mayberry, Francisco and Stairs.

i said the same thing last night to a friend. shouldn't be a starter in the bunch other than cliff lee. and we still win a blowout.

It's their chance to prove themselves and win a mini-division over the next four games by clinching HFA.

And let's not forget the 3rd order wins race.

by **bleh** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:03 am

Charlie said he wasn't going to rest them all at once, so it will probably only be like Utley and Ibanez out or something like that.

by **Barry Jive** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:51 am

I know they don't really do this in baseball, but they should take a nod from college football and take out all the starters (in CFB it's usually the seniors on Senior Day) at once. Maybe on Sunday, play all the starters for a few innings, then let them go out in the field for a pitch in the 4th. Then bring them all out and send out the reserves.

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