Random Phillies Stuff: 2011 Spring Training Edition

by **FTN** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:18:29

Trent Steele wrote:Just so you know, Cole Hamels is going to win the CY Young Award this year.

19-5, 2.59 ERA, 212 IP, 216K, 1.12 WHIP

how will that beat Halladay's 23-4, 2.01 ERA - 0.99 WHIP - 210 K?

or Lee's 21-5, 2.25 ERA - 1.02 WHIP - 205 K?

by **Napalm** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:19:27

Because kohls will have 2 no-hitters

by **Soren** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:22:00

I want to see if Cole can translate the upward trend in Gb% into a HR/9 >1

by **PTOITWCFTPP** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:22:41

Soren wrote:I want to see if Cole can translate the upward trend in Gb% into a HR/9 >1

The answer is invariably a backpack dog

by **phdave** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:24:11

Eem wrote:Joe

by **Woody** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:46:43

i'm stealing that for my blog

by **Eem** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 17:47:53

Woody wrote:i'm stealing that for my blog

Hmm

by **joe table** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 18:11:18

Woody wrote:i'm stealing that for my blog

Stealing someone else's photoshop would be a new low for gcobb.com

by 1 » Mon Feb 21, 2011 18:13:06

sam donnellon dropping science about roy holiday on dnl

by **Woody** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 18:17:36

Oh god, imagine if one of use figured a way to infiltrate GCobb.com's media empire?! Would be the biggest coup since Jorge Suarez

by **dajafi** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 21:14:34

Grotewold wrote:
dajafi wrote:Earlier today I watched the "MLB's Greatest Games" feature on Game 5 of the 1980 NLCS. They had Bowa in the studio, and it was a great show.

But I saw someone in the Phils dugout in the footage of whom I have never heard, nor seen before--a guy wearing the uniform number 13 named "Wendell." A Google search yielded nothing. It wasn't Turk. I don't remember a coach of that name.

Anyone have any idea? This is going to torment me.

Google search results talk about Schmidt having a friend and "celebrity bat boy" named Bruce Wendell. Can't find the source article though.

Here's some corroborating info on Bruce Wendell being that guy

http://www.nj.com/forums/phillies/index ... rtid=95772

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_foru ....php_t=3763

Most impressive, Grotes. Thanks.

That the guy got his own uni number is what struck me. Am I remembering correctly that Turk was #13 on the Phils? (edit: yes indeedy.) I know Wagner was, and I don't think it's been issued since.

by **jamiethekiller** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 23:44:46

ek wrote:hmmm

Hamels has thrown the ball brilliantly in early workouts. Pitching coach Rich Dubee has remarked that the lefthander looks as if he could take the mound in a big-league game right now and win. Dubee has also said that, a week into camp, Hamels is throwing harder than he did at any point last spring. Over the last two winters, Hamels has dedicated himself to an offseason strength and conditioning program that includes throwing - and it shows.

dudes gonna top out at 98 this year

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 00:10:11

I read stuff like that and it makes these weeks of spring training seem even longer. Fuck this waiting until April shit. I want meaningful Phillies baseball now.

by **lethal** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 00:30:13

ek wrote:hmmm

Hamels has thrown the ball brilliantly in early workouts. Pitching coach Rich Dubee has remarked that the lefthander looks as if he could take the mound in a big-league game right now and win. Dubee has also said that, a week into camp, Hamels is throwing harder than he did at any point last spring. Over the last two winters, Hamels has dedicated himself to an offseason strength and conditioning program that includes throwing - and it shows.

Cy Hamels

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 00:31:19

and he gets to face the other teams number 4 starters which means our lineup will score more runs for him.

by **kruker** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 02:28:47

CalvinBall wrote:and he gets to face the other teams number 4 starters which means our lineup will score more runs for him.

the first time through and maybe

by **Bakestar** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 08:49:49

kruker wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:and he gets to face the other teams number 4 starters which means our lineup will score more runs for him.

the first time through and maybe

You were just joking, right Calvin?

by **jamiethekiller** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 09:02:48

Bakestar wrote:
kruker wrote:
CalvinBall wrote:and he gets to face the other teams number 4 starters which means our lineup will score more runs for him.

the first time through and maybe

You were just joking, right Calvin?

i wanna say you've all been had. but then i see the username and think

by **drsmooth** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 09:04:19

ek wrote:hmmm

Hamels has thrown the ball brilliantly in early workouts. Pitching coach Rich Dubee has remarked that the lefthander looks as if he could take the mound in a big-league game right now and win. Dubee has also said that, a week into camp, Hamels is throwing harder than he did at any point last spring. Over the last two winters, Hamels has dedicated himself to an offseason strength and conditioning program that includes throwing - and it shows.

I read somewhere that this story doesn't mention Dubee added "and all that's when he's throwing righthanded"

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 09:31:12

ek wrote:hmmm

Pitching coach Rich Dubee has remarked that the lefthander looks as if he could take the mound in a big-league game right now and win.

I appreciate what this article is trying to communicate, but the line above struck me as a little silly - it makes it sound as if Hamels is a raw and unpolished 17 year old they just drafted, or a 58 year old retiree. "He looks like he could go out there right now and WIN!!!'

Well, he is a World Series MVP in the prime of his career... what should I think if it looked like Hamels would get his ass handed to him right now if he went out and tried to put in five innings of three run ball against the Pirates?

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