There is no hope.
There is no hope.
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At least hammels won't get the win
Night, all. The margin is so narrow, one mistake ruins you. Rats!
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
3-1 Phillies on HR.
Had Heisey done them, no one would mention it. The problem is, people are remembering them because their sample is so small to work with that mistakes stand out. Sappelt has misplayed two balls by my count. He has probably caught more than that in which no other left fielder we have catches. But we don't remember the positives. We remember the mistakes. Dude is a very good defender.
Originally Posted by mbgrayson
They should be loaded with a payroll of $165,976,381. (The Reds, by comparison, have a total payroll this year of $80,826,667). These figures are from HERE.
I'm not worried about it or using it as an excuse, I mentioned it only to explain why the Phillies are 'loaded'. It is simply true; Cliff Lee, Oswalt, Halladay, Utley, Howard, Ibanez, etc. They spend a lot of money keeping guys like that around.
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"I think we’re starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball,” Votto said. “I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. I’m going to do my part to help make that change.”
Sappelt has made a number of muffs. He had two in one inning in an earlier game. Maybe he's more comfortable in center.
My problem with Dave is I see little upside. Doesn't hit for power. Doesn't walk much. I'm not a huge Heisey fan, but Chris has a lot more pop in his bat.
Dave seems like a singles hitter without the patience to me. He does make contact usually, which seems like his best attribute.
Well, the Reds are half the team the Phillies are then.
You know what, in the middle of the season, I keep forgetting things like payroll. Funny, but I only think about that kind fo thing during the offseason- once the bell rings, at least in my mind, I think all of the teams start from the same starting line.
The money makes the biggest difference during the last 2 months of the season, and during the playoffs, when pitching steps up and takes it's place as the most important part of the game.
sorry we're boring
Sappelt with a hustle hit there, knocks in a run.
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