Thursday, April 22, 2004
Well, that stunk!
I actually got to watch a little of today’s game thanks to ESPN. It really stunk, didn’t it? Well, I liked Pratt's scrappyness in fighting it out with Gonzalez, but all of it was bad:
Myers got shelled. The bullpen gave up runs again. Byrd, Lieberthal and Abreu still aren't hitting. (Thank goodness Thome and Burrell are on fire.) I was glad to finally get to see some live-action shots of Citizens on ESPN, but disappointed that they lost again.
A few thoughts...
-Please, Larry, leave Byrd in at lead-off. He'll start to hit again.
-And leave Abreu in at the third slot. He's going to start hitting soon. (A good sign Abreu is still good to go: he has more walks than strikeouts: 10 to 9. His eye is good. His hits just need to start falling.) Having Burrell and Thome's bat behind him will hasten that.
-What will also hasten the Phillies return to form: a nice three game sweep of the Expos this weekend. That would be sweet.
-I looked at the Phils pitching stats today and I realize I should qualify my statements about the Phils pitching from the other day: Milton (.238 BAA) and Padilla (.239 BAA) are pitching well. Millwood looks a little off, and Wolf and Myers are getting shelled. Aside from Wagner, the bullpen looks grim. If they could just get some consistency in their pitching, they'll be fine...
-We need to get some guys for the bench that hit the Marlins well.
Anyone!
Myers got shelled. The bullpen gave up runs again. Byrd, Lieberthal and Abreu still aren't hitting. (Thank goodness Thome and Burrell are on fire.) I was glad to finally get to see some live-action shots of Citizens on ESPN, but disappointed that they lost again.
A few thoughts...
-Please, Larry, leave Byrd in at lead-off. He'll start to hit again.
-And leave Abreu in at the third slot. He's going to start hitting soon. (A good sign Abreu is still good to go: he has more walks than strikeouts: 10 to 9. His eye is good. His hits just need to start falling.) Having Burrell and Thome's bat behind him will hasten that.
-What will also hasten the Phillies return to form: a nice three game sweep of the Expos this weekend. That would be sweet.
-I looked at the Phils pitching stats today and I realize I should qualify my statements about the Phils pitching from the other day: Milton (.238 BAA) and Padilla (.239 BAA) are pitching well. Millwood looks a little off, and Wolf and Myers are getting shelled. Aside from Wagner, the bullpen looks grim. If they could just get some consistency in their pitching, they'll be fine...
-We need to get some guys for the bench that hit the Marlins well.
Anyone!
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