Comments on: Quote: Building Character

By: ravi3

ravi3 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:10:28 +0000

We did get one in our favor, in Atlanta where a trapped ballw as initially ruled as a catch by an Atl outfielder, but Willie had it overturned….Of course it cost us a run which the team needed.

By: VelvetFoot

VelvetFoot — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:02:49 +0000

Gotta focus on this guy (on a “lesser’ team):
Tim Lincecum (10-1, 2.49 ERA)

By: stickguy

stickguy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:37:47 +0000

blame it on Manuel for thinking the game was locked up, and not going to Schoe to face howard.

Alomar did it again later when heilmann faced Genkins, but that is a bit more defensible, since it wasn’t howard, and Heilman is supposed to be able to get out lefties!

By: mr.gee21

mr.gee21 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:55:28 +0000

No. Go and read the comments on the Phillies blogs. They are all demoralized after the loss.

I’m not saying the players’ feelings definitely reflect their fans, but I don’t think Philly was feeling anything good after that series.

By: jimyager

jimyager — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:51:13 +0000

I turned off the game when it was 10-2 and at 10:30 or so I turned it back on and it was 10-7 with WAgs on the mound and 2 men on base ! I was nervous to say the least and when they scored 2 runs and it was 10-9 I was getting flashbacks to Armando Benitez. But, Wags pulled it out and we won. I hope this game is like our season, That would mean that we made it through some tough times and came out on top. GOOD GAME and nice win. It was also cool to see Jerry get thrown out , We seem to have found a spark that was missing. Lets keep it going and stay above 500. LETS GO METS !!!!!

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:48:36 +0000

no, mets were never winning the Texas game… it was 8-2 Rangers going into the bottom of the 8th inning. Mets scored 3 in the 8th, 2 in the 9th and left the tying run on second base. Very similar to last night’s game. I remember not feeling too good about the team at that point, and not feeling any good came from coming close, Willie was fired that weekend and the doors fell off.

I’m not saying the Phillies don’t grow from the comeback, time will tell. But in the end I think the Mets get a win-win — they take 3 of 4 but learn a lesson and get stronger. Again, time will tell this week on the Mets and how they react to what happened. I can see a 10-1 final and then they get cocky against the Giants and Rockies (and at Reds after ASG). Now maybe a wake-up call. Two ways to look at it and the only way to find out is to watch the next week’s worth of games and see if they go 4-5 and sputter, or go 7-2 and take off.

We will also see in the next week or two when the Phils take on tougher teams — if they win 7 of 9, you are right, they grew from the comeback. If they go 4-5 or worse, it did nothing for them.

By: vino

vino — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:42:36 +0000

Nice. Could not agree more.

By: Johan4prez

Johan4prez — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:24:40 +0000

I think it had the reverse effect. They were down big all game long and fought back to within 1. That is a positive for phil fans. Had Philly been up 5-0 and wound up giving back the lead 10-5 and then coming back to within 1 that would have been even worse for them. Since they were down and out and had nothing to lose anyways coming that close shows they never give up and no lead can be safe enough.

By: Xavier22

Xavier22 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:23:16 +0000

Yes, Wagner made us all age at least 5 years last night. But in fairness to him, the game never should have been that close to begin with. Aramas and Heilman deserve some blame for letting the Phillies back in.

The largest portion of the blame however should be assigned to the bandbox known as Citizens Bank Park. No wonder Utley leads the league in HR playing in that little league field.

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:23:08 +0000

I think this is worth repeating, heading into home series vs lesser teams:

Manuel has had 14 of his first 20 games ON THE ROAD, all against TOP TEAMS and we are two games over .500 in that stretch.