It's not a Marathon, it's a Sprint: Phillies September Dash

by **thephan** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:47:03

It's not a Marathon, it's a Sprint: the Phillies September Dash features our sprinter who smokes 2 packs a day

by **The Dude** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:51:33

We used to play on astroturf a lot. faster action

by **The Dude** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:51:46

as an athlete

by **Bucky** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:56:18

Wolfgang622 wrote:
Bucky wrote:So how big is a soccer field anyway? this pic is allegedly from when they were trying to fit a world cup soccer field into the vet. accompanying note (see the ebay link for that) indicates that it wasn't really going to work. I would've assumed that it's the same size as a football field and they could've just used the football layout?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Veterans-Stadi ... SweR1eWCw5

Soccer fields can vary in size, there is no absolute standard, but a soccer field is generally closer to a CFL field in size than an NFL one. Of course the CFL, besides being 110 yard long not 100, has 25 yard end zones instead of 10 yard ones and is wider than an NFL field by about 12 yards.

Never really thought about it before but how the #$!&@ do you play soccer on Astroturf, as the Atoms and Fury did? I mean you can but it must be hard as hell to control any kind of pass.
What did the Atoms/Fury do when they played at the Vet?

OMG the 1973 Atoms highlight video narrated by John Fascenda!

One of the things that really worked out for Philly is being effectively home to NFL films, because stuff like this which got ignored elsewhere got documented here.

got a reply on fb from a friend who use to manage the vet for the dept. of recreation. He also speculates that FIFA didn't like the turf- and yes, a world cup soccer field has to be at least 70 yards wide, while a football field is only 53. So that sketch with the field parallel to the 1b line is the 'football config', and you see that the corners go right up the the walls of the vet.

by **Monkeyboy** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 17:17:07

Well, it might be hard to get Didi or Realmuto to come back the way they've played down the stretch. Both must be wondering if the team is filled with a bunch of losers. 3 straight years collapsing down the stretch.

by **Uncle Milty** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 18:08:50

End of the Phillies season is always the worst moment of the year. Summer's over.

by **BigEd76** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 18:23:54

#13 pick in the draft

Give QOs to JT and Didi so we get some draft picks back when they leave

by **BigEd76** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 18:52:37

Bryce is adamant about re-signing JT, basically demanding it

by **ek20** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 18:53:26

Well thats fine but a new GM will be making that call

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 18:54:17

BigEd76 wrote:Bryce is adamant about re-signing JT, basically demanding it

Im not sure Middleton cares

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 18:55:04

Monkeyboy wrote:Well, it might be hard to get Didi or Realmuto to come back the way they've played down the stretch. Both must be wondering if the team is filled with a bunch of losers. 3 straight years collapsing down the stretch.

I guess Kapler and his coaching staff wasn’t the problem after all

by **Uncle Milty** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 19:00:54

Stay_Disappointed wrote:
Monkeyboy wrote:Well, it might be hard to get Didi or Realmuto to come back the way they've played down the stretch. Both must be wondering if the team is filled with a bunch of losers. 3 straight years collapsing down the stretch.

I guess Kapler and his coaching staff wasn’t the problem after all

Or the results this season are independent of any previous.

by **rolex** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 19:05:27

Uncle Milty wrote:
Stay_Disappointed wrote:
Monkeyboy wrote:Well, it might be hard to get Didi or Realmuto to come back the way they've played down the stretch. Both must be wondering if the team is filled with a bunch of losers. 3 straight years collapsing down the stretch.

I guess Kapler and his coaching staff wasn’t the problem after all

Or the results this season are independent of any previous.

Or are partially the result of Kapler’s foolishness. Especially the impact of Chris Young on the pitching staff.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 19:13:47

If I knew the season was going to be 60 games I woulda kept Gabe

by **swishnicholson** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 19:13:59

rolex wrote:
Uncle Milty wrote:
Stay_Disappointed wrote:
Monkeyboy wrote:Well, it might be hard to get Didi or Realmuto to come back the way they've played down the stretch. Both must be wondering if the team is filled with a bunch of losers. 3 straight years collapsing down the stretch.

I guess Kapler and his coaching staff wasn’t the problem after all

Or the results this season are independent of any previous.

Or are partially the result of Kapler’s foolishness. Especially the impact of Chris Young on the pitching staff.

Absolutely. Kapler was so bad he even managed to ruin pitchers who never pitched for him.

by **BigEd76** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 22:56:14

ToddZolecki
#Phillies bullpen finished with a 7.06 ERA. Second-highest bullpen ERA since earned runs were tracked in 1912-13, according to @EliasSports

1. 8.16 - 1930 Phillies
2. 7.06 - 2020 Phillies
3. 6.81 - 1936 A’s
4. 6.77 - 2020 Rockies
5. 6.75 - 1936 Browns

by **Stripes** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 23:30:59

BigEd76 wrote:
ToddZolecki
#Phillies bullpen finished with a 7.06 ERA. Second-highest bullpen ERA since earned runs were tracked in 1912-13, according to @EliasSports

1. 8.16 - 1930 Phillies
2. 7.06 - 2020 Phillies
3. 6.81 - 1936 A’s
4. 6.77 - 2020 Rockies
5. 6.75 - 1936 Browns

And 1930 was possibly the highest scoring year ever. So relative to league environment...

by **philliesphhan** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 03:36:28

TIL they didn't track earned runs before then? That seems odd.

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 09:17:13

philliesphhan wrote:TIL they didn't track earned runs before then? That seems odd.

Back then I think 7 balls were a walk and a hitter could call for high or low pitches

by **Bucky** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 09:37:12

and you only took a base on a hit by pitch if it hit the onion tied to your belt

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