looking at the pitch f/x of this game and the phillies got completely hosed by the homeplate umpire.

utley grounded out on a pitch that was close to where it was a called strike. first pitch was a ball called a strike. felt compelled he had to swing at a ball. result was a DP.

howard was called out on the same pitch that was being given to utley as a strike.

but burnett, jesus christ. talk about giving the guy every call in the world.

Yeah that's two games in a row that Utley got bad calls on outside pitches at crucial points in the count. Glad it didn't hurt us Game 1.

That said, the Yankees completely deserved that win. Burnett was absurd. I have faith in Cole & Co. to get us back on track.

Grotewold wrote:Yeah that's two games in a row that Utley got bad calls on outside pitches at crucial points in the count. Glad it didn't hurt us Game 1.

That said, the Yankees completely deserved that win. Burnett was absurd. I have faith in Cole & Co. to get us back on track.

This.

The ump wasnt great but the Phillies didnt hit a ball hard until Ibanez's double in the 9th. They were dominated. No big deal.

Also, I don't know if it was just a relief that Burnett was out, but Rivera looked completely ordinary to me. I only counted two or three pitches with significant movement. Hopefully that's not a wasted opportunity but a trend.

i thought ruiz's double was pretty hard hit.

Grotewold wrote:Also, I don't know if it was just a relief that Burnett was out, but Rivera looked completely ordinary to me. I only counted two or three pitches with significant movement. Hopefully that's not a wasted opportunity but a trend.

May have looked that way b/c he threw 39 pitches.

Damned off-days. You know Girardi's thinking "howzabout if I just go ahead & bring in mr. reliable in the 6th inning while I'm at it?"

Calvin you're right, Chooch socked that double, but it followed Ibanez' hit, & Trent was all "until", so

it did? oh. im getting all confused.

he said the one in the 9th. the one in the 2nd was hit down the line and not hit really hard.

why is there no baseball today i'm shaking over here

CalvinBall wrote:it did? oh. im getting all confused.

he said the one in the 9th. the one in the 2nd was hit down the line and not hit really hard.

quite right you are - I flat missed the " in the 9th" part

STEELE, YOU HACK

Post-game Teixshrerera was annoyingly not annoying

Grotewold wrote:Post-game Teixshrerera was annoyingly not annoying

NOSTRILS

Oh I switch him down to 240p

I don't like Mariano Rivera

He has one pitch that he throws 91 miles per hour. Batters can't square up on it cause it cuts a little different everytime.

And umpires stroke him off with the strike zone he gets. Not just last night, it wasn't even that bad. But on a consistent basis he gets strike calls that no one else does, can't wait to see more of him in this series... balls

I think almost everybody here has the right attitude and I am glad to see it. Burnett was just absolutely Cliff Lee-ish last night and that is the way it goes. He was getting pitches without question but the Phillies need to be able to adjust to that. Matsui's homer was absolutely ridiculous.

Things that did bother me a bit were (i) Martinez still pitching in the seventh; (ii) Phillies hitters' apparent inability to recognize that Burnett was throwing his CB to the outside corner to LHB once he got to two strikes; (iii) Feliz and Ruiz continuing to swing at the first pitch; (iv) Werth getting picked off first and (v) Rollins and Victorino not running with the full count on Utley in the eighth.

And I agree with the Rivera posts above; I thought he looked very hittable last night. While I was disappointed with the loss last night I am in no way worried about the ultimate outcome of this series. Our boys just need to be patient with Pettitte tomorrow night.

This is what we do, win in five. Daulton has seen it, thy will be done

philliesr98 wrote:I don't like Mariano Rivera

He has one pitch that he throws 91 miles per hour. Batters can't square up on it cause it cuts a little different everytime.

And umpires stroke him off with the strike zone he gets. Not just last night, it wasn't even that bad. But on a consistent basis he gets strike calls that no one else does, can't wait to see more of him in this series... balls

I really thought we were gonna get at him for a couple of runs in the 8th last night. That run in the bottom of the 7th was killer.

Rococo4 wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:"UTLEY WAS SAFE"

showalter on espn, did point out that victorino was way out of baseline, which he def was

I thought they should have called interference.

This loss is on me. I forgot my lucky hat. I didn't get to my lucky bar until the second, and the bar was far more dead than any other game we've watched there. Then everyone there was so beat from the night before that we went home in the sixth.

To the fans, I'm sorry. We were hoping for an undefeated series. But I promise you one thing: A lot of good will come out of this. You have never seen any fan in the entire country cheer as hard as I will cheer the rest of this series, and you'll never see someone push the rest of the fans as hard as I will push everybody the rest of this series. God bless.

2 wrongs don't make a riiiiiiiiiiiigh

EndlessSummer wrote:This loss is on me. I forgot my lucky hat. I didn't get to my lucky bar until the second, and the bar was far more dead than any other game we've watched there. Then everyone there was so beat from the night before that we went home in the sixth.

To the fans, I'm sorry. We were hoping for an undefeated series. But I promise you one thing: A lot of good will come out of this. You have never seen any fan in the entire country cheer as hard as I will cheer the rest of this series, and you'll never see someone push the rest of the fans as hard as I will push everybody the rest of this series. God bless.

I hate you.

Got home at the same time, showered at the same time, watched the same show pregame to remain calm, arrived at the bar at the same time, parked in the same spot, stood in the same spot....

I did my half.

WTF JERK