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Philadelphia Phillies (49-49) vs New York Mets (42-51)
Cliff Lee (10-3, 2.97 ERA) vs Matt Harvey (7-2 2.34 ERA)
TIME: 1:10, Citi Field
TV: MyPHL 17
Weather: 88, Sunny
Lineup: Rollins SS, M. Young 3B, Utley 2B, Brown LF, D. Young RF, Fransden 1B, Mayberry CF, Kratz C, Lee P
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Anyone know how many back to back homeruns Cliff has given up?
Way too many. I smell no hitter here.
Moral victory. The only thing saving them from a sweep is injury to Niese.
Even with Harvey, Wheeler and a healthy Niese, Mets still suck..Harvey will want out in another year.
Until they beat you 2 of 3.
How bad do you suck ?
Can you give me an update on Howards Walking boot or Halladays sling?
How fraudulent are fans who think they are all great?
All stars at every position.
2011 better than 2008
2010 better than the Giants.
they lost on a fluke
2011 the best team ever.
they just lost in round 1.
Rest assured G7 will tell you how great they are.
You know the Phillies are hurting when one of the offensive highlights is Chase Utley getting hit by a pitch.
Chase should have tried for double. Nobody would have seen it coming.
If I managed the Mets I would have removed Harvey after five to give him the win and save his arm. Maybe let some contest winning fan pitch the last four.
Always can count on Lee in big games for us. Always.
I forget. Were the games in the '09 post-season big games?
Wow, that was a pathetic game all around. On Friday, it seemed like they had come back from the All Star Break ready to fight their way into the playoffs, and then they just deflated.
Yday game was the winnable one.
Time to sell Ruben start the partial rebuild, our20+ million dollar aces are pitching like minor leaguers when we really need them to buckle down and lead us they can't get it done…. start the partial rebuild and get it over with…
I don't think Ruben will deal prospects to get better..probably try to deal some expiring contracts like MYoung and Chooch maybe Paps, but I don't think ou can give up on winning the division..Braves and Nats losing as well. Find a way to get in and you have a shot.
Typical. Cliff Lee has a couple of bad games and he's now a "minor leaguer."
Not just Lee, hamels too… both of them sucked when we needed them to step it up… the point I'm trying to get across is it's time to sell… buying and trying to make a run will only hurt this team in the coming years, it's time to sell some pieces and get some value, don't ignore the inevitable, sell now and start building for years to come…
The lack of understanding of the meaning (or relative lack thereof) of small sample sizes never ceases to amaze me. If Ruben trades our aces because they are pitching like minor leaguers, should he accept any old minor leaguers in return? Imagine how much some of these fans will complain when next year's rotation is headlined by Kyle Kendrick.
The lack of brain functionality in being able to read and comprehend something amazes me… where in either of those posts did I say trade our aces… I said start rebuilding trade who you need to trade,I never said who to trade, and I said our aces sucked pitched like minor leaguers when we really needed them to keep both games close…. if you can't read and understand what I said then go back to grade school maybe they can help you there cause I don't have the time out would take…
Hogey's Role: Once again you are name calling or at insinuating that no one here except yourself has any more than a grade school education.
I suppose it never occurrede to yoy that your comment may have been worded poorly. In the same paragragh you say it's time to sell and the aces are pitching badly. That could easily be construed as rebuild and start with Lee and Hamels.
Next time, you might want to review your own comment, maybe separating your thoughts more, or naming some players you feel should be moved insted of just including Lee and Hamels and no one else when you say it's time to rebuild. The way it's worded now, even Einstein might think you're advocating dumping the top two pitchers.
Just because someone might misinterpret a poorly worded comment is no reason to belittle that person.
where did I name call him George? he swore, he's belittling someone boo-hoo, lol sounds just like grade school, you and hk the same person is that it?? Get over it
If you want the GM to rebuild and the aces – each of whom are on the books for $22.5M or more of AAV – are pitching like minor leaguers, why would you want the GM to keep them?
Do you not understand what a partial rebuild is??
You trade some pieces, save some pieces and see if you can make something of it… if you can't, and if what we're getting in return of who we might sell, then you might have to look at dealing Lee or hamels, though I think that's unlikely…
I think you try to deal Ruiz, Michael and delmon young, and maybe papelbon and see what you net with that before selling the aces…
Yes, I also think they should do a partial rebuild. However, my belief has nothing to do with how their aces pitched in the small sample size of their respective most recent starts and everything to do with the fact that the GM has built a mediocre, overpaid and aging roster. They should get whatever they can for any tradeable players who either do not project to be part of their future (Michael Young) or who project to be overpaid (Papelbon).
I like papelbon, and I don't want to trade him but I believe he probably will bring the most value besides a hamels or Lee… I think papelbon is more likely to be traded out of those three anyway..
The roster is hard to blame on amaro it's hard to see 4-5 years down the road when handing out those contracts, he does deserve some criticism but I can't lay it all on him, he rewarded guys for being successful thinking they would still be very successful but he was wrong, it's a shame it spiraled down so fast like it did….
But a partial rebuild is where I would start
" …go back to grade school."
In my book, that's calling someone uneducated. It may not be a direct name, but it certainly insinuates stupidity.
I don't disagree with debating, but what you're doing is derogatory and inflammatory, even if you're too ignorant to notice it. Why can't you just disagree in a civil manner, rather than so often calling people's backgrounds into question? It makes you sound like a 3rd grade bully, even though I'd guess you may be more intelligent than that.
Ha!! What a joke
50 million a year for the last two starting pitchers. pathetic they needed to win the series came out flat. can we get another post why it is Howard and his contracts fault.
lol agree there…
Hey Rubin:
Get off your butt and start making some deals. THis team is in NOWHEREVILLE for at least three years. You need to get value and move the following players before you get nothing in return:
Michael Young
Carlos Ruiz
Chase Utley
Jonathan Pappelbon
Cliff Lee.
Let's get a move one, Rubin. Or you will be fired.
Not Utley..
If you could dump Hamels send him as well.
"Dump Hamels", and replace him with someone who will be consistently better? And what would it cost to get one of those 5 pitchers, in $ and/or prospects?
Agree on all counts Bart. The SP is midddling. The offense is middling. The defense is below average. The Bullpen is below average. Deal.
you just lost back to back Hamels and Lee.
Some of us actually wanted to win a game.
I know you don't.
Was there a great K to walk ratio or K per 9 inning?
Can you not be under .500?????
Love all of them.
how about winning a game or 2?
"You just lost". Guess that establishes that your not a Phillies fan..that being saud Fightins lose no ground in division race..Saturdays loss disappointing, but Harvey is best pitcher in NL..no shame there..Division still up for grabs..don't quit unless your a quitter!!
Can you get Shenkman to do 3 paragraphs on Howard?
I need you guys to convince me just how great they are.
Team mistreated Howard twice..cortisone shots in ankle and knee led to serious injuries..
Howard is a big boy. He wears big boy pants and has big boy legal/agent representation. Do you think they drugged him and gave him those shots while he was sleeping??? Do you think he had the opportunity to consult with his own physicians as well? The modern day athlete is privy to medical care and treatment I can only dream about. Howard has not really excelled at maintaining his own physique by the way. Don't lay that one on the Phillies.
Or he sucks and swings at 3-0 pitches and pops up?
You have won me over.
Is there a countdown for how many days until he is back?
Obviously not a Phillies fan..do us a favor and stay off the forum..
Actually as a true fan. It infuriates me how you just take what ever is fed to you.
Why did you want Rollins resigned? Why do you think Howard is a dominate player in 2013?
4-12 is acceptable to you?
Losing 2 of 3 to the Mets is acceptable?
In a must win situation?
Maybe they will resign Howard till 2025.
Or 2035 will make you happy?
Schmidt has a pulse.
I am waiting for his re signing.
In one of those rare baseball statistical oddities, Matt Harvey has 8 wins this season.
And 4 of those are against the Phils. If he could pitch against us everyday he could have started the All Star game.
Oh, wait…..
But seriously, has any All Star starter ever won half their games against one team?
Best stuff in the game..
Harvey is good but he doesn't have the best stuff in baseball…
That's a funny weekend in the books. More failure to assert, or is it The Mess warming up to bring things closer still as they now play 7 against the Braves and Nats. Either way, despite the not impossible to believe 2 of 3 losses, hardly an affect on the standings.
The slow neck wringing rolls on.
Today wasn't about Harvey, The fact that they weren't going to do much against him was a given.Today's game was about Lee. He got lit up against one of the worst offenses in baseball.In fact the Phillies starters were abysmal this series. Not a good sign.
Right now ,the Phillies do not have a true #1 guy.
Like many good pitchers (and hitters) Cliff Lee is streaky. He can run up unbelievable stretches where he is unhittable, and then goes into slumps for a few games where he gets lit up. All in all, he's still a number 1 or 2 for just about any team IMO.
I'm sorry to disagree, but with Harvey pitching, an unearned run in an otherwise perfect start from any Phils pitcher would have meant a loss. So in other words, it was still mostly about Harvey.
Shows more about the Phillies offense than it does Harvey, or the other pitchers the Mets ran out there…
No, it doesn't. The Phillies scored 13 runs in the 3 games. Unfortunately for them, they hit for an incredible average with RISP on Friday, they hit for a poor average with RISP on Saturday and they faced one of the top P's in the league on Sunday. The fact that those 13 runs were distributed 11, then 2, then 0 says more about randomness and how good Harvey is than it says about their offense.
they scored 13 runs in one game, 4 runs the next night and then 0 and if my math is correct that's a 3 game total of 17 runs… whew that's tough to understand…
What that then shows is inconsistency in the lineup, which it has been all season, understand that hk???
It's always about the Phils' offense, even if a Cy Young pitcher is beating them.
Harvey started the Allstar Game. Scouts have said he's better than Strasburg. He's done very well the entire season. Still it says more the team's offense when he gets them out.
Oh ok so we should expect to lose to a cy young pitcher every time ok… including 4 times against Harvey this year
My bad, I thought they only scored 11 on Friday and 2 on Saturday. Regardless, the fact that they actually scored 17 runs in 3 games furthers the point even more. Yes, they are inconsistent. Maybe if you understood randomness and small sample sizes, you would understand not to blame the hitting.
Randomness and small sample sizes, it's been this way all year, the offense has been inconsistent, hence the 49-50 record
Historically, almost every .500 team has been inconsistent, running off stretches that excite the fanbase only to turn around a suffer through losing streaks that depress the loyalists. The point is that they scored 17 runs on Friday and Saturday, which should have been enough for them to go 2-0 before losing as expected to Harvey. However, randomness in the small sample size of 2 games unfortunately led to them winning in a blow out Friday, only to lose by one run on Saturday. Nonetheless, it seems like a reach to blame the offense for the team being 1-1 going into yesterday's rubber match.
We disagree on the blame that Amaro deserves for this mess, but it's probably best to just agree to disagree rather than go into that one.
Hogey, you have what I'd call "selective reading comprehension." If someone disagrees with your position, you choose to twist it so you can attempt to be sarcastic. Nowhere did I say anything about expecting "to lose to a cy young pitcher EVERY TIME." Please point out to everyone where I said that.
why George are you insinuating stupidity?? My selective reading comprehension isn't allowing me to process that??
Lee would be outstanding playing for Texas — a contender. He deserves it. And we would hopefully get a few serious prospects in return. Trade Ruiz to the Rangers as well and we might be able to see them in the World Series.
I.m curious about how much salary this team would have to eat to deal Lee or Papelbon.
I think it's going to be very difficult to move Papelbon witout eating salary.
It looks he either needs to reinvent himself or his his days a closer are numbered. His fastball just isn't ther any more.
Interesting stat on the shelf life of closers. Only 3 teams ( Indians, Braves, Yankees)
are using the same closer they used in 2011.
They lost two of three to a team that sucks! what does that say about our team? Sadly that says a lot. I hate to see them lose. Thank God I didn't get to see any of the game today. I went to a christening and around 5.00 o'clock I asked someone if the phils lost. The person laughed and said what do you think? shutout! geez!
Good teams lose series to bad teams all the time. It doesn't say much
The phillies have been cockteases all year. It will continue. Hopefully in september they stop teasing and " go all the way"
The Phils are a flawed team that deserves to be right around .500. Statistically speaking, over the course of 99 games or 162 games, .500 teams will have stretches in which they look great (i.e. winning three consecutive series over WASH, ATL and CHI) and other stretches where they look bad (i.e. going 2-7 vs. MIL, MIN and COL). If you let yourself get teased when they are on one of their hot streaks, you'll only be disappointed when the inevitable reverting to the mean occurs.
While I have continuously said that they should wait until after they play STL and DET to make the buy, hold or sell decision, this past weekend has changed my mind. The Phils inability to gain ground on ATL and them losing ground to CIN while playing the Mets makes me think – especially if what I read about how tight the trade market is is true – they should sell those players who they do not want on next year's team. If other teams are reluctant to sell yet, the Phils should get a jump on the market and get the benefit of the supply vs. demand equation and put Papelbon, Michael Young and Chooch on the market and either release Delmon Young or trade him if some team is dumb enough to give up something for him.
One thing I've noticed with Cliff Lee , he always has 1 or 2 innings where he gives up a few hits usually hard hit. When he's going good they are singles on the ground. When he goes bad they are usually elevated and leave the park. I know that's a general observation but I notice it more with Cliff. Maybe if he slowed down a little between pitches when he's going bad, it might give him more time to collect himself.
The homer he gave up to Lingares hung up there so long I think I could have hit it out and I'm 54 years old!
I just have one question, who are the genius schedule makers that would give a team another day off following the weekend after a four day All Star break?
And then give them only 2 days off the entire month of August?
Ryan Braun says bye bye to his paycheck for the rest of the season- This is just the beginning.
I can't believe he was lying to us all this time.
DTD, can't believe you thought he was telling the truth last year..call me cynical, but the game has changed..
I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm.
In many inexplicable ways I dislike the cheating lying Ryan Braun more than the cheating lying A-Rod. Hoping no Phillies are involved, I remain DTD
they should all be banned from the game that's ridiculous
Hoping mightily that the shoe does not land in our backyard.
Saving the best for last.=
Kirby Puckett
.318/.360/.477 in 7,244 total ABs
.322/.383/.496 in 1,857 RISP ABs
Derek Jeter
.313/.382/.448 in 10,555 total ABs
.302/.395/.422 in 2,434 RISP ABs
David Ortiz
.286/.381/.550 in 6,838 total ABs
.300/.411/.533 in 1,933 RISP ABs
Allen Craig
.310/.357/.506 in 1,144 total ABs
.397/.444/.648 in 307 RISP ABs
Among a multitude of Redbirds to watch. Ain't no small sample size no mas. They've been saying that for too long.
Ken, perhaps after 2000 or so plate appearances we'll be able to mention Maikel Franco in the same paragraph.
First time ever that old classic baseball guy Johnny Keane is part of the photo spectrum. Pictured with would be Bartlett's star Yogi Berra, it's a classic if they knew then what they would eventually know.
Keane is distantly topical at this time, and easy to reference as the Phils take their act under the arch. Keane was the dreaded manager of the '64 Cardinal club. Dreaded is the sum of 6 and a half and 10. But those are September numbers. On this particular date, circa 1964 the eventual World Champs were a single game over .500, and the usually laid back St. Louis fan base, media, most anyone with a voice was all over Keane's case and that was BEFORE KMOX was heavily invested in sports talk.
About 3 days after Keane sipped champagne with what easily might have been the NL's best club despite it's forever time frame to prove it, the Yanks officially closed out one of their golden eras by canning Yogi, and going the oft travelled route of nice guy for disciplinarian in the manager's seat. Wrong place, wrong time. Sixth place in '65, 9th or 10th in '66, and Keane might have been a hero for telling his bosses to stick it after a summer of criticism resulted in a championship, but neither his Yankee tenure or life lasted much longer.
To fantasize about a happy endiing of the Charlie Manuel era is like trying to employ imaginative powers that would have recreated a Johnny Callison all star effort by Dom Brown al these 49 years later. The only facts in place are that the Phils are Christ, I'm out of synonyms for average, and there hasn't been a story on Charlie's contract in many sunrises in a row.
It's almost TOO much of a foregone conclusion that he just won't be renewed as signs of another mundane close are at least present if not destiny. And you can't logically contest that. If the same miracle workers that carried Smar T. Jones to the 3/4 mark get ahold of said Phillies, then some worthwhile debate might be warranted, but the tight hold of it seems so obvious he's gone keeps tightening its reigns over the story.
Whether or not the Phils finish well, whatever well is, make no mistake. Chuck Manuel is landing on his feet. From way out in left field, we wondered in the spring if maybe the Nats faiiled to follow up on J Doubleu Werth's best team in baseball proclamation, if Mike Rizzo might stay old school and take a shot at thinking of Charlie. That is some wilder than wild ass spekalatrin,, but Pittsburgh ain't far from Cholly's West Virgunia home, and if El Buccos do another el swoon, doesn't Charlie's better than fantastic second half record make for an easy interview possibility?
No matter how this club plays the rest of the way, Charlie has never lost control of his ballclub. If it is his destiny is to be a visiting manager at The Bank, it won't have the same headline grabbing grip of the Keane relocation, but it in substance, it will be quite a story. It almost makes you wish the Eagles would split up with Andy Reid so we could get a sneak preview of what a return visit might be like. Ah, the wishful thinking of a sports fan.
News and Comment…
The Nats haven't gotten a ball out of the infield in the first two innings.
Comment –
Richard Schuuuuuu = Differencemaker
I love the way Mike Rizzo tried to come up with a scapegoat. Good grief!
And the PHils are STILL in 2nd place!
Braun admits to "mistakes" , such horsepoop. So, I guess that means the truth HAS now changed?
I can't believe he's only getting 65 games ..
He won the appeal for his first 50, never had to serve it, and this is more like a second offense, it should be 100 games, he should get 150 games easy… what a mockery MLBs drug program is
This is a joke and it's typical coming from Selig's office. If we assume that some agreement to serve as suspension was inevitable after the player's union said they would not back the players, this agreement to serve the last 65 games this year instead of the first 65 games next year is a joke that's in the team's and the player's best interests. The team, which is out of contention, will lose its best player in 65 irrelevant games and will probably solidify its place in next year's draft, if not improve its position. The player, who is battling injury any way, gets to serve his suspension during meaningless games and in a year when he's making less salary than he'll make next year. If MLB wanted to make an example of Braun, they should have made him agree to play out the rest of this season and serve the suspension for the first 65 games of next season. Who could have imagined Bud Selig giving referential treatment to the Brewers and their star player?
Absolutely agree with you hk.. I'm glad you typed all that out because I didn't want to lol, but you're spot on in my opinion
If the deal he struck with MLB brings down the house on the rest, maybe it's worth it. But I still can't stand Braun.
I hate him as much for throwing the collector under the bus to cover up his bullshit, than anything else he did. I hope there is some way for that person to go after him now in a civil court and take him for a boatload of cash.
I can remember the Phils having a visualized softer schedule in the first month, and then toughening out as they headed west to play San Fransisco. The Giants were still world champs then, but the way they've played, even stepped down an extra notch after last night, it still was pretty much a shock when the Phils took 3 of the first 4.
Now, near playoff definites, and both good clubs host the Phils for 6. I suppose a segment of the population wants to hurry the Phils to 6 straight losses, and prime location as Liquidity Season ticks closer.
But, alas, average is average is average. My feeling about this series is the Phils show some flashes of good, frustrate the hell out of people at times, and win a MINIMUM of 2 of 6. I don't think it exceeds reasonable by much to challenge the club to win 4 of the 6. It'd still be a camoflauge of sorts, but I'm kind of looking at the Meet the Mess series as a blip in the radar of the series wins in a row. When the Mets throw the right 3 starters at you, they stand a fair chance of winning 2 of 3. Specially at home. but it's no lock.
So the goal here is 4 of 6.
I continue to be entertained by the buy sell dilemma the Phils are supposedly in. I can't wait to see if the next couple days bring the Washington club into the co-pilot's seat of that flight to liquidity. That's the 3rd place Washington Nats if you're scoring at home.
I suppose even in Cheyenne, Wyoming, they might have a hard time deciphering the top 10 local sports broadcasters of all time. Actually, that's a poor choice since it'd be Curt Gowdy and 9 tag alongs, but when Philly.com released a list of such yesterday, that couldn't have been a small task.
Phillie casters maing the list include Byrum "Rolling Right Along" Saam holding down 10, His Whiteness at 5, and we can save spaces by not typing the obvious number 1 sans name identity. Swing and a long drive.
Dan Baker earned 6. I applaud him for parlaying a school teaching career into 40 years of PA, but some good names got left off (which is gonna happen) and maybe at his expense as a PA guy. Besides, is he better than David "If you must smoke, do not inhale" Zinkoff?.
You could put Franzke on there, no question, at least on quality if not relatively speaking, but it was nice to see Big Al Meltzer, who, teamed with Bob Vetrone was the pre cursor to the Kalas-Ashburn tandem, and frankly, not necessarily an ounce less enjoyable. Les Keiter was deservedly mentioned. Merrill Reese was left off, which was kinda sorta okay, it wouldn't have killed me if Charlie "Check That" Swift made the list. Merrill is one of these seems like the clippings are okayt to believe on his terrific nice guy image, but that's where the high level of achievement stops. Well, compared to his pbp. Andy Musser could have made the list. His basketball work was real good, but I'd be at a loss to compare him with Tom McGinnis, who I've never heard call a dribble.
But it was pretty cool that some of the long ago guys weren't forgotten. Yeah, they were good, real good, but I'm sure there was a time when By Samm would have easily been number one, and time has dropped him to 10. Bill Campbell was a good selection also.


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The Lady Trojans had too much firepower for the Lady Cats and won in three straight games, 25-15, 25-10 and 25-13.
"Well, we knew coming to Beeville that it was going to be a tough game for us. We got to see Beeville in a scrimmage last Saturday, and it was obvious to me that they're much better than I saw them last year," said S-T head coach Tim Stowe.
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Game one of the best of three had the Lady Trojans jump out to a quick start from the serve of Brianna Jackson. The Beeville girls reeled off six straight points to begin the game and then built the 6-0 lead to a 9-2 margin in the early minutes.
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Holder finished the three-game set with eight kills; Elizalde chipped in with seven, and Downing followed with five kills on the night.
The net play on defense was also good as Downing and Holder each came up with three blocks apiece. Cuellar finished with eight digs on the back line for the Lady Trojans, and Elizalde added five digs for the Beeville girls.
The Lady Cats pulled within eight points a couple of times late in game one, but could get no closer. Krystal Cuellar, Amanda Gonzalez, Celeste Contreras and Jackson patrolled the back line for the Lady Trojans.
Game two was much the same, but the long service run from Jackson came late in the contest to secure the win. Jackson ran off the final seven points of the game from an 18-10 starting point.
Game three of the best of five was close early as the S-T girls fought to stay in the match. Beeville was out front by just three at 11-8 before outscoring the Lady Cats 14-5 down the stretch to capture the final game.
The Lady Cats were led by Amber Hughlett, Amy Berthold, Haley Scott, Kaitlyn Hudson, Reagan Crittendon and Sydney Baker. Their defense was good but could not hold against the pressure of hits on virtually every point that the Lady Trojans exhibited.
"I felt we were on the defense the entire game. Kudos to Beeville for staying on the attack and not letting up," Stowe said.
"We weren't able to attack them successfully. And Beeville took advantage of the many free balls we sent to them."
The Lady Trojans' service game was also strong with Jackson hitting four aces. Cuellar added three aces. Garcia, Holder, Gonzalez and Elizalde also provided strong serves.
Coach Stowe was impressed with his girls' fight and attitude in the match.
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The Lady Trojans will compete this weekend in the Corpus Christi ISD tournament. This will give new head coach Zinsmeyer several matches to fine-tune the Lady Trojans and see how her charges fare against some of the perennial volleyball powerhouses of South Texas.
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For the past 2 weeks, I had come down with a mild flu twice in a row. Since then, my supply seemed to have dipped. Baby (10 months) has been eating every hour or 1.5 hours, even in the night. He used to go 2.5 -3 hours between feeds.
My breasts never feel full, even if he should go for 4 hours without feeding. And I noticed he is really drinking only part of the time. That might be because he is just sucking for comfort (breaking 4 teeth now in one go).
His diaper output seems lesser than before. I don't know if I am imagining it, but they used to feel heavier.
How can I know for sure if I am losing my supply??


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Spurred by Bill Baer's Wednesday post on Baseball Analytics discussing Ryan Howard's apparent decline, I started thinking about whether Chase Utley may be facing the same fate already.
The harsh reality of an aging core is one no front office or fanbase ever really wants to deal with, but that time has arrived for the Phillies. Assuming Domonic Brown starts the year in right field as Jayson Werth's replacement, and no other changes are made to the starting eight position players, Brown will be the only starter under 30 on Opening Day 2011. Raul Ibanez will turn 39 in June. Placido Polanco is 35. Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz will be 32, and joining them will be Utley, following a season in which Chase added "surgically-repaired thumb" to his list of ailments.
Is age necessarily a forebear for poor performance? Not really. One hundred thirty-six players have hit at least 100 homers after turning 32, and a guy with a skill set like Utley's – compact swing, good discipline – is likely to age pretty well, assuming good health.
What's got me curious, however, is the notion that Utley is on the decline. Did he have a good postseason? No, I'm not sure anyone will argue that for very long. His defense was a little shaky and he hit just .212/.325/.333 in his 40 playoff plate appearances, but people seem to forget that Utley's September/early October was much better over a bigger stretch of PAs. Chase hit .306/.420/.491 with five homers and 10 extra-base hits in 131 PAs in the season's final month-plus.
Let's take a look at Utley the same way Mr. Baer did in his article, by utilizing the ever-wonderful tools provided by the folks at Baseball Analytics. Hopefully, we'll be able to see some data that supports either side of the decline argument. To start, the following three graphics are maps of Utley's SLG against "hard" pitches – basically any pitch around 85 MPH or faster – from 2008, 2009 and 2010.
On the top row, we see 2008 and 2009's slugging heat maps, with 2010 nestled below. It seems that, while Chase still handles hard pitches down and in, his overall plate coverage seems to have diminished. Pitches on the outer half weren't driven for nearly as many extra-base hits in 2010.
Let's put this concretely: in 2008, Utley slugged .768 with a 24.2 percent line drive rate on those hard pitches on the outer half. In 2009, he slugged .855, but with a greatly decreased 16.5 percent line drive rate. What really gets interesting is that, in 2010, Utley's slugging dropped to "just" .554, but his line drive rate soared to 23.3 percent despite that.
We could simply be dealing with a sample disparity. Through all three seasons, there were no great fluctuations between Utley's swing rate and contact rate for those hard, outer-half pitches. He did put more of those pitches in play in 2010, but the increase in line drive rate dilutes the argument for weaker contact made, somewhat.
It appears the answer isn't in Utley's success against hard pitches, but soft pitches, especially changeups and sliders. In 2008, Utley slugged .511 against the change. In 2009, he had a .404 SLG, and in 2010, that number dropped to .344, far below what's expected of Chase. A large part of that could be due to a decrease in BABIP with those pitches (.364 to .358 to .250), especially since Utley is, again, still hitting line drives.
As for sliders, it seems Utley's kryptonite is a slider from…a righty? Chase hit just .188/.325/.406, with a .316 BABIP, against sliders from righties. Compare that to 2009 (.298/.377/.511, .467 BABIP) and we have our biggest drop-off of any pitch's stats from 2009 to 2010. Again, part of that could be BABIP fueled and could reverse in 2011 with no extra adjustment from Utley, though he did strike out more than 30 percent of the time against sliders in both years. This is the closest I've come to evidence supporting some sort of dramatic decline.
Graphically, though, Utley seems to be handling RHP sliders where they're pitched the most.
The sliders that catch the plate are handled rather easily, and those that miss outside the zone aren't often put in play (as expected). The sliders that do dive down and in on the black, however, do seem to pose a bit of an issue. The lack of color on the in play map tells us that Utley either takes those pitches or doesn't make good contact, but only 25 pitches found that red/yellow spot on the inside black, not nearly enough to be truly problematic (Utley saw 154 total sliders from righties in 2010, so only 16 percent of the sliders Utley saw hit that spot).
The conclusion here is unclear. The numbers clash and conflict across the board, and there's no clear pattern like the one Mr. Baer found with Howard. Hard stuff doesn't really do the trick, changeup struggles seem BABIP fueled and without any particular major flaw on Utley's part, and the closest thing we have to a definitive answer (the slider) doesn't really feel definitive enough to shoulder the full weight of this argument.
I'm wondering if I'm dealing with a red herring. For all we know, these numbers could simply be year-to-year fluctuation based on luck. Unfortunately, the data runs out in 2008, so expanded samples aren't possible. What are we left with, then? It's tough to say. Every point of data seems counterbalanced, and there's no true lean in any direction.
All this really tells me is that Utley may simply be susceptible to the effect of aging, with hip and thumb surgeries certainly not helping the cause. So, perhaps he is declining, but that decline certainly isn't dramatic or alarming. Every player with decline at some point in their careers, and Chase Utley is no exception, but there doesn't seem to be any imminent collapse around the corner for Utley, at least as far as these numbers go, and I would expect him to have another Chase-esque year in 2011.
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I love Chase Utley. Injuries have, in my opinion, expedited his decline. Hip and thumb injuries are critical. They take a long time to heal. Chase comes back quickly from them. They must take their toll. I think the Phils should consider Chase in left field, find a decent second baseman or third baseman and possibly move Polanco to second base. Just one man's opinion. Also, Chase may come back stronger than ever in 2011 when all these injuries heal. I certainly hope so.
Orlando Hudson is available as a second baseman. He is gold-glove caliber and a decent hitter. Is Ibanez worth his contract next year? I personally saw a very slow bat in the playoffs against the Giants. At this point he is a very expensive utility player. I think that putting Chase in left field will prolong the playing time of a great player.
Chase isn't moving to left field.
Paul, your article was well-researched for sure. Well written and I thought that it did point to Chase Utley's aging based on his declining ability to handle hard outside pitches. However, that could be due to injury factors, and injuries do indeed add to the aging factor in any athlete, especially extremely vital areas like hips and thumbs, especially in professional baseball players where hands are so important to success. In 2009 we did see a slight decline that was small, but that declline was larger in 2010. I do not know how long Chase will be outstanding at second base based on a pitiful defensive performance at second base. It could be an oddity, but I really do not think so.
Paul – Yes he will. I'll make you a little wager that Chase will be the starting Phils' LFer on Opening Day 2012.
The Dipsy
When I say "pitiful performance" at second base, I am citing Chase's showing in the playoffs. I think Utley is a great player. I hope I am wrong about his decline. But I am very concerned and believe that a change in position might help him.
Let's be realistic here, Chase has shown great flashes and great plays at 2nd but…. he has not been consistent there. Many have said he is Gold glove type 2nd basemen… wel we are at the point in his career where he is not an up and coming player he is in his prime. He is what he is.
Chase has been consistently excellent at 2B since 2005. I don't mean to be a jerk but I think you're allowing a few high profile bad throws to cloud your perception
I watched a metric ton of baseball this year, and when he was healthy, there was no one better in the field at second in the NL than Chase Utley. People watch 9 playoff games and think the guy is a wreck because more people care about the playoffs. I get that.
But to watch Chase Utley play defense at 2B is a luxury. Not only does the guy hit, he's got an excellent, excellent glove with supreme range. He gets to more balls in play than just about any other fielder.
Moving him to the outfield is a waste, premature and the absolute wrong move to make for this team.
He has been good not an excellent fielder. He has been an execellent hitter since 2005 minus most of 2010.
I hate to put emphasis on awards cause we would all agree that they are not always correct. Chase has not been a gold glover in any year. He does make a lot of plays, but he does lack consistency over time, which is what shows a top notch fielder, such as Fielding percentage.
Chase is one of my favorite players, I still think he has way more in the tank, not sure a move to Outfield needs to ever happen. I think he is the best overall 2B in the game but not the best fielder. He has some dynamic plays to his credit though. They throw home in the WS 08 is Historic!
Ryan howard just had a down year i mean i was the year of the pitcher,but chase on the other hand could be on a down slide i mean whens the last time he had a full season without an injury?it's been awhile i think a move to the of in the future will be better for utley.
No, he has been excellent. He's topped +/- ratings among all second baseman consistently since 2005, and his career UZR there is 13.7. All the metrics agree, he is an elite second baseman.
And don't cite Gold Gloves, don't even bother. Go look up how they're voted on.
Left field belongs to Oswalt. The 2012 season Oswalt will be both a long relief reliever and also play left field.
I'm not sure we should be talking about Chutley declining right now. As rough as I've been on him for the bad throws to first base in August and September and the fielding in the postseason, he spent a significant amount of time on the DL this year. Let's wait and see what he does in 2011.
I agree with Kate if he has another bad year then we can should open the discussion about Chase declining. Im hoping he stays healthy this year.
I'm like 99% sure Chase consistently plays hurt. I wish he'd just admit to not being healthy and take days off.
He had almost no power on the inside part of the plate in 2010, definitely odd for him.
I simply cannot see how anybody can say Ryan Howard has declined in any way. If you take out the MVP year where his numbers were simply off the charts, he's been one of the most consistent players in all of baseball with his numbers.
Chase I am worried about though. he just can't stay healthy. he's banged up.
I guess we need to listen to Geoff…
In the 11/10 thread "Odd and Ends: Samuel, Sandberg and Lee"…. Geoff is quooted as saying…
"Chase Utley is the epitome of the lazy all talent no heart professional athlete – total stereotype. He cannot play second base all that great anymore, might as well see if anyone will ask for him."
I mean….Geoff said it….must be true.
And while we're at it we might as well try to move Howard, Rollins, Ruiz…oh, and Roy Halladay, too because they all have some sort of flaws and they're over 30. They can't play. They're washed up. Basically, anybody on the Phillies over 30 flat-out sucks..
Geoff more or less said it…so it has to be true…
Howard and Utley are both coming off of their lowest OPS season since 2004. Yes, it's too early to say either of them are declining, but I don't see any reason to be any more worried about Chase than you would be about Howard.
Chuck – There's a big difference between saying a player is "in decline" and saying that a player is "washed up". There's a lot of area in between.
I really haven't seen many people here saying that Utley is finished, just that there are obvious signs that his best years are behind him. The same can be said about most of the Phillies roster at this point. That's not to say that they aren't productive players. It's only saying that we've seen the best they have to offer and there's a good chance that they don't reach those heights again. Sadly, the Phillies don't have a roster of guys that can defy the laws of nature.
I'm Ted Bell.
It takes alot out of you playing 2b and playing at that level.
i hope hes not done.
2011 is a huge year. It will show if hes in a decline or not.
This guy was on pace to maybe be the best 2b ever.
He is no longer on that pace.
I feel its 50/50 almost. If hes on the decline move him while he has value. And yea hes one of my favorite players ever.
Ryan Howard is in the same boat as utley. Only he is alot scarier because he makes 25 million this year.
The Howard lovers better strap in. Even an MVP this year is irrelevant if he gets 0 rbi again in the playoffs.
Maybe not fair but thats how hes seen.
If the Yankees would take Howards contract (which they wont) personaly id send him over.
Hes all ours and 2011 is for him a huge year also.
He is not going to left.
Dipsy you are funny
you trade him before you move him to left in 1 year.
its about value for the franchise and hed offer more that way then playing left
I would guess that Chase will be fine next year. Beyond just him, I am not confident in this team. Somehow I see Amaro getting rid of key pieces and not replacing them. We can all talk about bloated contracts but the rest of the league and our division will be improving upon 2010 team. We need some new and young-ish talent
i love chase utley….love him.
he's in my top 3 favorites athletes ever…(all my athletes are philly, obviously)
and you know who chase reminds me of?
Allen Iverson.
hear me out…
sure, AI hated to practice, hated coaches, said some dumb things…
but..when he played…he poured his heart out EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. 48 minutes a game…82 games a year….every year..
even when he dislocated his shoulder, he came back only after like 4 games…
thats why we love AI….he gave us everything…
and…it cost him….it wore him down.
and thats what is happening to chase utley.
he goes hard 9 innings every night…27 outs…162 games a year…
and its breaking him down.
Well, Andrew and others are right. This year is really big. If Utley, Howard and Rollins don't come back this year will be a mess. Without Jayson Werth in the lineup and as beat up and average as our core group has played – 2011 could be a .500 or sub .500 year. Not included but vital to this puzzle is Vic & Poly.
Huge questions – will Brown amount to anything? Can Rube bolster the lineup with a RH power hitter? What will be the fate of the BP? To many questions to get a warm cozy out of this, especially as pathetic as the offense played this past year – taking Jayson out of that mix, ugh!
Ted, I hope you are dead wrong.
chase is not playing left. get real. first off his arm is bad.
@ Brooks havent been around for awhile. Was a tense time there in the playoffs. Hope all is well with you and look forward to next season.
Like I said to me Utley is 50/50 a straight toss up.
If he stinks hes declining. I also wont be suprised if hes leagues MVP next year.
I will say this if I can get him round 3 of fantasy baseball I am taking him.
The moving him to left stuff is just nonsense. I suppose if you want to entertain it you can. I wont anymore.
And like I said I think the situations for Howard and Utley are similar.
So if they are both 50/50 that means most likely one will have a monster year next year and one will struggle (continue to decline).
As Phillie fans probably would like to see Howard be dominant. Hes ours for a long long time.
I guess there is chance both might bounce back.
Then there is chance both continue to decline.
This is why this is the greatest sport in the world and I can barely follow the others.
I have soured on Utley, yes, but he is NOT done. I happen to think he still has great value and can be a great player at left field. Guys like him need new challenges as well to humble and motivate them, this would fit the bill. They just need to move Raul…see the other thread about Gordon Beckham…thats the ticket to get Chase in LF.
it absolutely astonished me how anybody can think that Ryan Howard is in decline. where do you get that stuff from? If he didn't get hurt this year he would have been at his usual numbers. 45 homers and 140 rbi. I just have no idea where that theory is coming from.
utley I can understand where its coming from because ever since that year when he got pegged in the wrist when he was the leading candidate for the MVP in August, he simply hasn't been anything close to that good since then and that was several years ago now.
Ryan, no way he was on the same path to get the hallowed numbers you speak of. Yes, his average was up until his injury but his power numbers were definitely down. I am not convinced that these guys are on a decline, to me early 30's is still prime and I also think the best of Utley is ahead of him (hope, hope, hope..). But, like a bunch of these guys are saying – see what happens this year.
This talk of decline is premature. When they hit 34+ then we can talk about it. When they all got hurt they didn't come right back and mash it, it took a bit to get the timing etc… I expect Howard, Rollins, Utley, and Polanco all to come back this year and produce again. They all had atleast slightly down years. Howard was going strong when he got hurt and not only missed a month but he was off for several weeks when he returned. If he didn't get hurt he would have likely have hit 40+Hrs.
These guys are all in thier primes still. In 2 years we can all get together and talk decline. 28-32 years are the typical prime years, with decline years usually start showing at 35+. So the Phils are looking good for the next 2 years
AFW@ – Its your opinion that he is much more valuable as a second baseman and that's true. Lets pretend we're NOT playing fantasy baseball here. If his body is in fact breaking down a bit, then maybe it would be a good idea to take him out of the pivot and the possibility of getting taken out three or four times by runners. 2B is just a tougher position to play and you wanna keep his bat in the lineup. Lest we not forget that after this season the Phillies will not have a LFer either, hence another reason for a possible move. If you wanna keep Utley, than he will play more games for you if he is in LF. If you wanna trade him, fine. Then he will have a lot more value in fantasy at 2B. I hope he has a healthy and productive 2011 and stays at 2B.
The Dipsy
@Bob, the premature talk of decline is not based on fiction, but as I posted previously there are players that are average or below and players that stand out (such as our All-star cast). The players that stand out will hopefully play longer and still have productive seasons. My bet is that Utley has an outstanding year or so ahead of him.
Truthfully, if the cast will perform to average across the board, this team will dominate. Average being a huge increase in power numbers from Utley, Howard & Rollins.
There are two parts to this analysis, and I suggest you read both. There are no methods of analysis that point to a player still being in his "prime" years after age 30. There just isn't. Nobody is saying that these guys are going to fall off a cliff. Nobody is saying that these guys are no longer productive players. We are saying that a gradual decline has begun, and it gets faster after 35.
I'm Ted Bell.
Whoever is saying that Chase should or will move to the OF is just CRAZY. CRAZY. Or, at the very least, way overreacting.
I just read an article about Robby Alomar, possibly the best 2nd baseman I have seen in my 45 (+) years of watching baseball – he had tremendous seasons prior to 30 years old and then continued on with 4 more years of baseball greatness. He started to slow down, or I should say hit like the rest of the league (a .266 BA) when he reached 34 (or you could blame this on the Muts factor, it was his first year with them). At 33, he played in his 12th consecutive AS game, had his 10th GG out of 11 seasons, hit .336 (a career best), had a triple double (hrs, 3b, 2b), scored 113 runs and knocked in 100 for only the second time in his career.
Would you rate Chase Utley as highly as Robby Alomar? Defensively, I'd give it to Robby, offensively, I think Chase has it as well as the key ingredient, grit. We'll see what happens but my money is on a few more great seasons from our beloved Chase.
I've said this a million times… you have to put this slump in the context of baseball – it was the year of the pitcher and a ton of hitters had down years. If Utley, Howard, Rollins, Vic, Ibanez, Werth and Polly didn't live up to expectations, how did we win 97 games? I think that Chase will be fine but we all have to come to the harsh realization that we might not see Chase hit 30 HR again and that's not Chase Utley's fault – I think that baseball is heading into a pitcher driven era. You've got some phenomenal young pitchers and a couple of top notch veterans that are controlling the game. Think of how many guys will be on the Cy Young watch list in 2011- Felix, Lincecum, Lee, Halladay, Sabathia, Weaver, Lester, Buchholz, Hamels, Johnson, Wainwright, Carpenter, Cain, Hudson, Santana… there are a lot of really good pitchers out there, right now.
He needs to focus on hitting for average… period. I will measure Chase Utley's success in terms of doubles and average in 2011… if he's hitting +.280 with 40 doubles, he's going to grade well even if he only hits 20 HR.
As for shifting Utley into the outfield; the only weakness in his defense is his arm, which is not particularly strong. I don't think his skillset would translate to success in the outfield.
As other mentioned- Utley needs to slow down and get healthy. Take time to mend his wounds completely. I don't know if he's capable of that and that is really scary but hopefully it will work out for Chase- he has the opportunity to finish his career as the greatest second baseman of all time and that's why I think moving on is not an option -ever. You don't let guys like Chase Utley walk away.
Roberto Alomar is the best second baseman I ever saw play. Period.
Everything I've ever read or seen from Robbie Alomar indicates he is a first class pr1ck, but he is also the best all around second baseman of my lifetime, after Joe Morgan (Sandberg a distant 3rd). Chase has an edge on power, BA is close, Alomar an edge on D, but Alomar has the years (he was a full time starter at 20, gives him a 7 year head start over Utley, who only has 4 years starting more than 140 games, Alomar had 13 – Chase won't get there). Alomar should have been a first ballot hall of famer, should get it this year (accompanied by a harem of women with lawyers).
OCP – generally accepted that this was the year of the pitcher. Ask "why" though. In the late 60's, the pitching mound was raised to 15″. As a result, a very few AL hitters actually topped the .290 batting average, Yaz won the AL triple crown with a .301 batting average. Bob Gibson had 13 shutouts and an ERA barely above 1 run per game. Denny McLain became the first pitcher to win 30 games since the 1930's.
The next year the mound was lowered, the strike zone shrunk and whammo, the hits and hrs started pouring in, again. And, more people attended games.
But the question remains, why was this the year of the pitcher? The highly rated talent in DC nary finished a week of baseball, basically the same players were here last year as this and yet hits, hrs, averages all were down accross the board. I read somewhere that there was a question on tinkering with the bats? MLB said that was not the case. An improvement on defense? Not buying that one either. Any ideas?
Anyone heard anything interesting?
Chase is our second baseman. However, if you can upgrade 3b with a high quality RH that is much better than the RH you can upgarde the OF with I have no problem moving him to OF. If you could land Adrian Beltre for 3 years, $42 million(unlikely), why not move Polanco to second and Chase to LF. Rube has his work cut out for him this off season.
Brooks – Just guessing but perhaps, just perhaps MLB crackdown on steroids and other drugs might be having an effect?
Alomar was great… baseball purists and writers hate him but he was a player in every sense of the word. The allure with Utley over any other second baseman that has ever played is that he possesses all 5 tools… Alomar and Morgan never had the power. Utley, in his prime, is a better all around player than both. Alomar and Morgan were both 2 hole hitters – Utley is a 3 hole hitter and rightfully so. He can drive in a run or get on base, depending on the situation and he can pop one out at any time against any pitcher. Utley plays good defense… maybe not as smooth as Morgan or Alomar but his range is probably just as good as both of those guys (his glove/arm aren't quite as good but I'll take the other things that he brings to the table). He's got Jeff Kent's bat and he's Alomar/Morgan Light in the field and on the bases.
i'm a big fan of utley, but that is some joe morgan blasphemy right there.
check out the dude's prime and remember the era.
also, if you don't see a decline in howard's numbers, you are looking at the wrong numbers. simple as that. unlikely he ever replicates the 06-07 level production, which was the only time he was actually worth 25 million. it'd be better to have given 60% of that money to werth.
@Bob – that was one of the theories I read also. Bautista and Albert defy roids then? I dont know…
OCP, I got to see Robby play in Baltimore after he (and Molitor) wreaked havoc on the Phils in the 93 WS. Purist have the problem, Robby had a following. He was loved and appreciated where ever he played.
Why are pitchers dominating?
Cracking down on steroids is part of it… you've got less guys on steroids which means that there are less guys in your lineup that have an advantage over the pitcher – less guys on base and fewer home runs means less pressure on the pitcher and more confidence in his ability to get through a lineup.
Bats… maple bats are a problem. The ball hops off maple bats better but they shatter easier – just ask Tyler Colvin and his nearly collapsed lung how dangerous that is. It was my understanding that MLB focused its efforts on the manufacturers- making sure that the bats were manufactured at a high standard. Could that have had an impact? I would assume it could.
Other impacts: the change up. For a while, pitchers were getting away with a hard fastball and a good curve. The change up was an afterthought… pitchers have realized that the change up can be devastating. It will take hitters a while to adjust to the change up- that's kind of how it works… hitters adjust, pitchers (and pitching coaches adjust), hitter re-adjust… it's cyclical.
Joe Morgan blasphemy… I don't think so. Morgan had 3-4 seasons where he had some pop. Other than that, he wasn't didn't hit for power and that's not a knock on Joe- it's just not what he was about. Utley has one less all star appearance in 8 seasons that Morgan did over 22. 4 silver sluggers to Joe's one.
Look back at my posts – I didn't say that Chase Utley is better than Morgan or Alomar. The allure has always been that Chase can hit 30-45 HR… Morgan/Alomar couldn't. But if you wrap that around my original post when I said that I think that Utley is going to have to start thinking in terms of doubles and batting average, you'll see that I think he's going to end up more like Morgan or Alomar than he is unlike them. He's not a HR hitter – he's just not built that way. People have to realize that in order for Utley to generate the most production over the next 5-10 years, he's probably going to have to redefine himself at some point. Coupled with the pitching dominance… I think that now is that time.
Re-reading my last post… I'm not suggesting that Utley is better than Morgan but I do think that it's fair to use their names in the same sentence.
Jim – If you could be guaranteed that Howard would finish top 5 in HR and RBI every season, would you feel more comfortable paying him that money and less likely to proclaim that he's not worth the money he's going to get?
he led the league in HR and RBI in 08 and wasn't worth 25 million then… so no. there's more to offense (and baseball).
can you lead the league in these numbers while stinking up the joint? possible but not likely. can you be in the top 5 consistently while not being one of the best players in the game. much easier to imagine. especially when he's getting more RBI opportunities than anybody else.
More RBI opportunities than anybody else…
How do you explain this year where everyone had a down year yet still ended up top 5 in RBI? He would have easily ended up top 5 in HR if he didn't spend time on the DL.
It's not production… you have a problem because he can do things that other players can't without breaking a sweat. Anyone can hit for average – there are few players in the game that can hit 30 HR per season consistently because it takes more than talent… Placido Polanco could work as hard as he want and he could never do what Howard does. Why? He doesn't have the build or the God given strength to hit home runs. Home runs aren't everything; you've gotta be able to do whatever it takes to drive in a guy standing on second or third and Howard has certainly done that. Why do I say that? He's consistently been at the top of the RBI leaderboard since he came into this league. And his defense was pretty good this year because he worked hard to make it better.
So there's more to baseball but I pay Ryan Howard $25 million because he's one of the few players in the game that you can bank on for having +30 HR and +120 RBI.
even with the time missed he was #7 in the NL in runners on base for his plate appearances. drove in the same percentage of runners on base as literally dozens of other guys. if you look over the years he consistently has the most opportunity, and his most pronounced skill is power. so of course when you look at HR and RBI they skew toward his skill and his situation.
the basic reality is this. when you total up all the ways that a guy can provide value for your team, he is not going to be a top 5 1B over the length of the extension, or a top 20 player overall. there are about 2 dozen players who will be more valuable when you consider he doesn't play a tough position and plays it average at best, doesn't draw walks like many elite players, and is increasingly vulnerable to LHP as we saw in the playoffs.
Don't forget the crackdown on Amphetamines. Doesn't seem like much, but these players get dog tired with all the travel.
It's hilarious how deluded Philadelphia is about this contract. He's not even a top 5 1B right now, or last year, and he's getting paid like he is top 3.
And I'm not saying Howard is bad, but he's not $25 million good. There's like a billion ways to demonstrate this
obviously i agree. it will come into clearer focus after next season, when we can make our best possible guess at what he would have commanded on the open market – specifically which teams would have even been available as suitors. it likely won't be more than 1 or 2 others, and it won't include teams that have a shot at outspending philly.
then we will see how much money was wasted on a straight up market misevaluation. and after that, the real dicey part begins.
rodriguez and howard will a two horse race for biggest albatross (whoa mixed metaphors). difference is the rodriguez contract doesn't affect yankees' spending ability as much. we are seeing that is not true of the phillies.
There's like a billion ways to demonstrate this…
Like, go for it. Please, demonstrate your genius.
If he's #7 in runners on base for his plate appearances and he's top 4 in RBI, I'd say he's doing a pretty good job of knocking guys in.
You think that he'll decline because…
I think that he won't because he works hard, he's been one of the most consistent run producers in baseball since he came into this league and he wants to be great. He's a wonderful ambassador for this city and this team, he's one of the most feared hitters in baseball and yet people on here have a problem with how much money he's making. He's a great player – he's probably the biggest reason why we'll be hanging another NLE banner at CBP this April. If he doesn't get injured, our season might have ended different.
If he's hitting for average, people are mad that he's not hitting home runs. If he's walking, people are mad that he's not swinging the bat. If he's hitting home runs, people are mad that he's not hitting for average. He's the fastest player to 200 HR in baseball history. He's going to be 2nd on the franchise all-time HR list by the end of next season. Is $25 million too much? Maybe but a lot can happen between now and 2017- player salaries keep going up and guys like Albert Pujols and Adrian Gonzalez are going to re-set the bar. We bought out his arbitration years and gave him a 5 year deal… it's not like A-Rod's 10 year deal. I'm glad that I don't have to watch him play for anyone else.
part of demonstrating it is this exercise:
look through all the guys with similar skills – namely guys with a ton of power who strike out a decent amount (don't hit .300) and don't walk a ton (less than 90 BB a season over the last 3). then see how many of them were among the best in the game from their 32-36 season. sure he works hard, but father time gets us all. willie stargell is a pretty good example of the best case scenario. but he is the exception, not the rule. people constantly complain that mo vaughn and david ortiz are bad comps for howard. who is a GOOD one that inspires hope? nobody can predict the future, but the odds are heavily against him being one of the best players in the league for any of the extension years.
nothing in your "i think he won't" paragraph actually addresses why he won't decline. with a lefty on the mound, he is far from feared.


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The bittersweet tale of the late Ryan Smith and his wife Bethany has touched people around the world, and TODAY.com readers have shared their reactions online. Among the comments are words of encouragement, love and hope.
On Wednesday we published the story, by TODAY.com contributing editor Laura T. Coffey, of the young couple who planned a wedding in three days after learning that his cancer prognosis was grim. They set the date on a Thursday and were married by Sunday. "Looking back on it, there was more love in that room than I have ever experienced in my life," Bethany said of her wedding day. "Although it was way too short, we were able to be married and celebrate our one-month anniversary, and that's a gift no one can ever take away." Six weeks after the wedding, Ryan was gone.
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Around 48 million Americans, or 1 in 5 people, have hearing loss in at least one ear, according data collected from Johns Hopkins' Archives of Internal Medicine on November 14, 2011.
Among the hearing impaired include several celebrities and historical figures. Some of the people named on the following list may surprise you…
Lance Allred is the first legally deaf player in NBA history, with a 75-80 percent loss of hearing, according to several publications, including Ohio.com and the Boston Herald. Allred, who stands at 6 feet, 11 inches, played three games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008. He also wrote a book titled, "Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA."
Legendary composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, who suffered from tinnitus (people with tinnitus hear noises in their ears that aren't made externally), began losing his hearing in his 20s, and was almost totally deaf in his later years. Still, he continued to compose music up until the last few years of his life.
Actor Sean Berdy currently stars on the ABC Family show, "Switched at Birth," alongside deaf actress Marlee Matlin. He has been deaf since birth, according to an interview with welovesoaps.net.
Actress Halle Berry said she lost 80 percent of her hearing in one ear due to injuries she suffered in an abusive relationship, according to Essence.com.
Former President Bill Clinton began wearing hearing aids in both ears in 1997. At the time, he said that advancing age and too many hours of band practice in his youth contributed to his hearing loss, according to the Los Angeles Times.
American inventor Thomas Edison developed hearing problems at an early age, according to publications by Matthew Josephson and Neil Baldwin. Edison may have suffered the hearing loss after a bout with scarlet fever during childhood and recurring ear infections thereafter. Later in life, Edison blamed a confrontation with a train conductor for his hearing issues.
Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for several blockbuster films in his career, told XETRA-FM in 2007 that he suffered hearing loss due to continuous exposure to high noise levels while he was in a rock band.
Actor Lou Ferrigno lost 75-80 percent of his hearing due to ear infections he suffered soon after birth. He has been wearing hearing aids since he was 5 years old, according to an interview with Audiology Online.
MMA fighter Matt Hamill has been deaf from birth, according to an article by the Rochester Institute of Techonology.
Helen Keller, an activist and author, developed blindness and deafness when she was 19 months old. At that time, doctors said she suffered "an acute congestion of the stomach and brain," which was possibly meningitis or scarlet fever, Keller wrote in "The Story of My Life."
Due to a virus in his infancy, actor Rob Lowe lost all hearing in his right ear, he said in an interview with the Post-Gazette.
Marlee Matlin, the only deaf person to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, lost all hearing in her right ear and 80 percent of the hearing in her left ear when she was 18 months old. In her autobiography, Matlin wrote that her hearing loss could be due to a genetically malformed cochlea (the auditory portion of the inner ear).
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PSWA Banquet 2010
On Monday night, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association held their 106th annual awards banquet in Cherry Hill, NJ. The PSWA honors athletes in every sport around the Philadelphia area. The event is usually hosted by the great Harry Kalas, but sadly, he is no longer with us. This same event last year was the last time I spoke with Harry. This year, the PSWA invited his son, Todd Kalas, who spoke with great affection and admiration about his father. I have video of the speech that you can watch below.
The photos below show the empty seat that was left in Harry's honor right next to the podium, Todd Kalas speaking and a friend of Harry's who sung "High Hopes."
The tone of the banquet was still very upbeat and in usual PSWA style, many great athletes and coaches from the area were honored in grand fashion. The Phillies were awarded "Team of the Year" which was accepted by Charlie Manuel and GM Ruben Amaro Jr. accepted the award for "Executive of the Year." Former Phillie and current advisor, Dickie Noles was given the "Humanitarian" award and Von Hayes was there also as a guest.
The next set of photos are of Charlie Manuel, Ruben Amaro Jr., me with broadcasters Scott Franzke and Tom McCarthy and Phillies PA announcer, Dan Baker.
The following video shows speeches from Todd Kalas, Amaro and Manuel. Note the "jokes" about the Cliff Lee trade; Amaro playfully blamed it on Charlie. Sorry Ruben, I fail to see the humor. Ok, don't get me started on that…here's the video:
There were plenty of other sports icons in attendance, including the 76ers Willie Green who got the "Good Guy" award, Eagles head coach Andy Reid and Eagles player Brent Celek who was named the "Outstanding Professional Athlete" of 2009:
We also heard from Andrew Bailey who was given the "Native Son" award; Bailey grew up in the Philly area and won Rookie of the Year for the American League in 2009 as the closer for the Oakland A's. Ruben asked who his agent was and tried to steal him away…no success I'm afraid.
The MVP of the Army Navy Game, Ricky Dobbs, was also honored as well as Jay Wright, head coach of Villanova basketball, Fran Dunphy of Temple basketball , the 1960 Eagles and many others. The full list of honorees can be seen at the PSWA web site. I also put together a Photo Album from the event which shows many of these people as well.
The highlight of the night may have been comedian Joe Conklin who does impressions of his favorite Philly sports figures. His Cole Hamels impersonation is hysterical. Take a look:
And finally, here is clip of a program that will air this Thursday at 11pm on 6-ABC Philadelphia. The show is about the Phillies Off-Season and will include some photos that I took during the 2010 Phillies Cruise last month :O)
If you live in the Philly area, set the DVR or tune in at 11pm on 2/4/10.
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I'm sure that Kalas would have love to call a Halladay pitched game. And I, not be even being a Phillies fan would have love to hear it. That is a shame. Great job covering the event.
Jenn, you do move with the big cheeses! Sounds like a terrific event. I have to say that Charlie Manuel cleans up really nicely. He looks dapper in a suit!
Jenn, what would we do without your exclusive pics/vids and deep front office access!?!? I love it. Seriously, always learn something here.
Can't believe that your photos will be on that show! That's very exciting! Sounds like a great event, and I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. I'd love to go to something like this!
like elizabeth i agree that i would love to attend this event. a whole gathering of such talented writers is very prestiguous. one day i want that to be me!