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Stunning Bayswater Apartment (IV)
Size53 m²
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- Family/child friendly
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- Breakfast
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Accommodation summary
The handsome early 19th-century stuccoed buildings in the area give a glimpse of its fashionable past. With leafy, elegant roads nearby it epitomizes the diversity and charm of Bayswater. This isn't a homogenised tourist trap it's a living, breathing, multicultural community.
With a rich history and a multitude of restaurants and things to do, the area is an excellent choice for a visit to London. The apartment is located on the second floor and sleeps six. Two real bed and one sofa beds. The apartment has just been redecorated and is in stunning condition.
It comprises of a lounge with a fully equipped kitchen with all modern conveniences including cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave, washing machine, etc. There are two separate bedrooms with a double bed, Living room with one sofa bed, a bathroom with a bath/shower.
Included in our daily rates are clean towels and bed linen, clean bathroom with shampoo and body wash, simple electrics such as iron, hair dryer are provided, a light breakfast of tea, coffee and cereals, televisions with built in DVD players in the Lounge and Bedroom, fully equipped kitchen including Washing machine, fridge freezer, microwave, kettle, cooking facilities, free WIFI broadband connection.
The transport is incredibly great with Bayswater and Queensway Underground a short walk away and numerous bus routes going in all directions at your doorstep.
The culturally diverse Bayswater is one of London's most architecturally traditional areas. With a great expanse of Hyde Park's landscaped English parkland almost on your doorstep.
Edgware Road is London's Arab high street, and in summer the air is rich with the scents of Okacbasi barbecues and full of the sounds of Middle Eastern and North African music.
Between Queensway and Bayswater Underground Stations is the Queens Ice Rink, careful it's easy to miss with stairs going down into the main part of the building. The bunch of skittles at the top of the stairs is a clue. The main attraction here is the 10 pin bowling alley and the ice rink.
Whiteley's, a century-old department store that was the closest thing London has to a US-style mall prior to the opening of Westfield. Every place is at your doorstep. Bayswater , Harrods, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, Natural History, Science and V&A Museums, Royal Albert Hall. I could carry on and on and on.
Splendid Walks Through Kensington Gardens. The location could hardly be bettered, with wonderful walks, monuments and restaurants. The city's most popular attractions are within easy reach.
Hyde Park, The Serpentine boating lake and the Diana Princess of Wales' Memorial Playground just beyond. The kids can run wild while you relax with a picnic or a good book. Holland Park is considered by many to be the most romantic park in London.
The celebrated Royal Albert Hall, with its fabulous schedule of concerts and shows, is only a short walk. The Victoria & Albert Museum, the world's greatest museum of art and design, is a further ten minutes easy stroll. Next door to the V&A you'll find two favourite family attractions – The Science Museum and Natural History Museum.
Lovers of Royalty adore Kensington Palace, the former residence of Queen Victoria and more recently Diana, Princess of Wales.
Kensington Palace is a working Royal Residence and has a significant place in the history of London. Buckingham Palace the Queens residence is just a short journey away.
The area is paradise for shoppers, with Knightsbridge, Harrods, Bayswater and Oxford Street only a short distance away. Notting Hill is not too far away with a lovely gentle stroll through Kensington Park and into Portobello Road Market where you can search for bargains of all kinds especially antiques.
To the north-west lies the Westfield shopping centre with over 265 retailers from luxury designers to high street labels.
Queensway has always been one of the most ethnically diverse London neighborhoods. As a result it boosts a fusion of reasonably priced international cuisine. Restaurants, all perfectly placed for the travellers staying nearby.
London's legendary West End is easy to reach by tube - you are only minutes from vibrant theatreland – Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, Leicester Square and the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Dive into the warren of narrow streets that criss-cross Soho and you'll find endless old pubs, lively bars and countless restaurants. Close to the capital's biggest attractions.
A few minutes in a cab or a short tube ride away and you're in the heart of Whitehall, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament,
Westminster Abbey, The Cabinet War Rooms museum, London Eye. From here you can board a boat and cruise down the river past the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, The financial centre of Canary Wharf, National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
From Whitehall Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery, is an easy walk away. Head in the opposite direction and you are soon at Tate Britain.
We have Italian, Chinese speaking staff available. Please call us for any enquiries. Analisa has been living in London for more than seven years and will be delighted to help you plan your stay and point you to exciting and hidden spots in London. She doesn't live in the apartment or the building. The check-in procedure is a mixture of greeting with keys or a safety box, depends on the time of arrival.
House rules
Please be considerate to our neighbours. Noise should be kept to a minimum after 11pm and before 8am. Strictly no party.
Please leave the apartment in the same condition you found it. Guests agree to pay for any damage/loss/missing items and furniture in the apartment.
WiFi is provided free of charge but we cannot be held responsible for any interruption of service due to problems with the service provider.
Any illegal or antisocial behaviour is strictly forbidden and may result in immediate expulsion without refund.
Any child age over 3 years old will be counted as one.
We supply a cot, price upon request.
|Price for > 4 guests
|$ 21 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews for this host's other properties
+ quiet area, the beds were good and the sheets and towels clean - and a fantastic Thai restaurant just up the road (3 min)
- the house is very run down, it was nicely decorated for the photos, but it really needs renovation. The toilet didn't always flush (the only one for 7 people! and with half a roll of toilet paper provided for 4 days, so make sure to bring your own...), the two remaining couches fall forward when trying to sit on them, no batteries in the clocks, lightbulbs missing, no kitchen towels. Dirty kitchen, with two empty containers of instant coffee (well, empty would have been fine actually, both of them had a bit of dried/sticking coffee on the bottom), and the whole house smells damp/old. The cleaning must be very rushed, only the main areas are cleaned. (toilet, sink itself ok, but don't look anywhere else in the bathroom, or in any corners, or at the window-seal, or at any carpet...)
A bit more care by the owner would certainly be necessary.
Analisa has sent us very clear instructions for our stay in her house. The email exchanges were also very helpful. The house is nice and located in a quiet area. Hammersmith station is quite near; central London can be reached very easily. It was a nice stay !
Everything worked out well with the reservation and the stay.
Our contact people were responsive and good to deal with and the house was really comfortable.
Thank you!
Ok apartment if you are only going to sleep there. Rather worn. Everything you need in the kitchen mostly. There was breakfast in the description, it was corn flakes and milk. Slow internet access. Short distance to tube and grocery store. Many breakfast offered in the "center" of where we lived. Interested cutting for boys / men!
Ok leilighet dersom man bare skal sove der. Nokså slitt. Alt du trenger på kjøkken stort sett. Det stod frokost i beskrivelsen, det var corn flakes og melk. Treg internett tilgang. Kort avstand til tube og matbutikk. Mange tilbud om frokost i "sentrum" av der vi bodde. Billig å klippe seg for gutter / menn!
House complies with pictures but shabby (stained carpet, chairs and shelves rickety, broken wardrobe, neglected garden ..) some minor repairs would be required. No dishwasher (damage).
It lacks a sofa in the living room (two instead of three as in the photos), after a good walk in the evening to relax all together, it would have been welcome. Few wifi speed. The bins are apparently collected once a week (that of the former tenant remained outside the house during our stay 4 days). Containers should be provided to prevent odors and papers flying. The breakfast is nothing but tea, some coffee and a cereal box. House for 7 people (one bathroom with a toilet).
Apart from its small things to improve, we had a great stay and we will return to this property.
Very well located in quiet residential area close to the subway and shopping. Would have a physical home by an official order to exchange (messages by email and phone calls).
Maison conforme aux photos mais défraîchie (moquette tachée, chaises et étagères bancales, armoire cassée, jardin délaissé..) quelques petites réparations seraient nécessaires. Pas de lave vaisselle (dommage).
Il manque un canapé dans le salon (deux au lieu de trois comme sur les photos), après une bonne marche le soir pour se détendre tous ensemble, il aurait été le bienvenu. Peu de débit wifi. Les poubelles sont apparemment ramassées qu'une fois par semaine (celles de l'ancien locataire sont restées devant la maison durant tout notre séjour soit 4 jours). Des containers devraient être prévus pour éviter les odeurs et les papiers qui volent. Le petit déjeuner n'est autre que du thé, un peu de café et un paquet de céréales. Maison pour 7 personnes maximum (une seule salle de bain avec un wc).
Mises à part ses petites choses à améliorer, nous avons passé un très bon séjour et nous retournerons dans cette location.
Très bien située dans quartier calme et résidentiel proche du métro et des commerces. Nous aurions aimé avoir un accueil physique par un responsable pour pouvoir échanger (messages par mail et appels téléphonique uniquement).
The house is very nice, located in a very quiet area close to amenities. However, ay look closer many things were failing: missing light bulb in the living room, walk to the coffee table broken, broken chair, oven and microwave off a bathroom including the toilet (while m had been confirmed by email that there were 2 bathrooms complicated ... to 9 !!), 1L of milk for two breakfasts at 9 it is little, or no chocolate biscuit, light also stains sheets, dated carpet ..
Shame because the location and the owner is more than friendly!
La maison est très jolie, située dans un quartier très calme à proximité des commodités. Cependant, a y regarder de plus près de nombreuses choses ont été défaillantes : ampoule manquante au salon, pied de la table basse cassée, chaise cassée, four et micro-onde hors service, une salle de bain comprenant les toilettes (alors qu'il m'avait été confirmé par mail qu'il y avait 2 salles de bain...compliqué à 9!!), 1L de lait pour deux petits déjeuners à 9 c'est peu, pas de chocolat ni biscotte, léger aussi, taches sur les draps,moquette vieillotte..
Vraiment dommage car l'endroit et la propriétaire sont plus que sympathiques !
We had a very nice stay in London and also in the house .... but the house is very shabby ... some things would have to be urgently repaired or renewed .... especially the bathroom .... and the cleanliness also left something to be desired ... why only 4 stars. However, communication was very good and friendly and after a phone call is also very fast missing things like coffee, cereal, kitchen towels, etc. were dropped off !! The garden, however, is difficult to see ..... totally wild .... the grill was looking after some under the heavily overgrown weeds to recognize!
Wir hatten einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt in London und auch im Haus....allerdings ist das Haus schon sehr abgewohnt...einige Dinge müßten dringend repariert oder erneuert werden....vor allen Dingen das Bad....und die Sauberkeit ließ auch etwas zu wünschen übrig...deshalb nur 4 Sterne. Allerdings war die Kommunikation sehr gut und freundlich und nach einem Telefonat wurden auch sehr schnell fehlenden Dinge wie Kaffee, Müsli, Küchentücher usw. vorbeigebracht!! Der Garten allerdings ist kaum zu erkennen.....total verwildert....der Grill war erst nach einigem suchen unter dem stark wuchernden Unkraut zu erkennen!
The appartment was good.
1 bathroom and toilet in one room maybe a bit too small.
overall service was good. Reachability etc.
The images fancier than the reality, a bit shabby, wobbly chairs, dishes again even rinsed, an opened bag of breakfast cereal something similar, a lot of rubbish outside the house, Analisa does not seem like a little suggested to be the owner, the manager or has rather for some time no longer been concerned about their own house. A new vacuum cleaner would do the floors probably good. To live in the house with 11 people, appears already adventurous. But ok for 6 persons 3 good, quiet bedrooms, fresh linen, large, abundant towels, lounge area.
Connection in many directions with super by bus and Tube.
Rating also therefore something critical because we have paid as much as 30 € per person and night, of whom 3 children ..
Die Bilder schicker als die Realität, etwas abgewohnt, wackelige Stühle, Geschirr nochmal selbst gespült, Frühstück eine angebrochene Tüte Cornflakes-Ahnliches, viel Müll vorm Haus, Analisa scheint nicht, wie ein bißchen suggeriert, die Eigentümerin zu sein, der oder die hat sich eher schon länger nicht mehr ums eigene Haus gekümmert. Ein neuer Staubsauger würde den Böden wohl gut tun. Das Haus mit 11 Leuten zu bewohnen, erscheint schon abenteuerlich. Aber: für 6 Personen 3 gute, ruhige Schlafzimmer, frische Bettwäsche, große, reichlich vorhandene Handtücher, Wohnbereich ok.
Anbindung in viele Richtungen mit mit Bus und Tube super.
Bewertung auch deshalb etwas kritisch, weil wir immerhin 30 € pro Person und Nacht bezahlt haben, davon waren 3 Kinder..
Very good location in a nice and quiet neighborhood. Very easy access to central London. good experience.
Très bonne localisation dans un quartier sympa et calme. Très facile de rejoindre le centre de Londres. bonne expérience.
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Health care claims are bogusMarch 19,2013
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Comments in the recent Times Argus article with the headline Uninsured drop nearly a third, there were two appalling findings from the Department of Finance survey that were omitted from the article:
In the 2012 survey, 15.6 percent of Vermonters, or 96,000-plus, had forgone health care due to cost. One reason many tend to put off primary care is due to high deductibles and copays. Minor medical conditions then lead to major ones resulting in huge hospital bills. (See Time magazine Bitter pill by Steve Brill.) This directly relates to the next finding.
In 2012, 15.1 percent, or 94,000-plus, Vermonters had been contacted by a collection agency for unpaid medical bills. For the vast majority, it isnt because they wont pay; its because they cant.
The sad fact is although a shocking 1 in 7 Vermonters is in the above categories, we are still one of the best states concerning health care coverage. Not so incidentally, medical bills also account for 62 percent of bankruptcies in the U.S. as the above Time magazine article points out. So much for our non-health, health care system.
Getting back to the Times Argus article, this still amounts to an unacceptable 42,000-plus without any health coverage and is nothing to be excited about as the headline seems to suggest. The survey also points out that those over 65 have virtually 100 percent health coverage due to Medicare, our only version of a single payer universal health care plan. Without Medicare the above findings would be off the charts.
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June 2014 Volume 14 Issue 6
REPORT ON PATIENT PRIVACY delivers timely news and business strategies for safeguarding patient privacy and data security.
In apparent defiance of final HITECH regulations, many HIPAA covered entities (CEs) are not offering patients the option of receiving an electronic copy of their medical records, let alone in the "form and format" of their choosing, as has been required since January 2013.
Some are imposing fees for copies and applying limits on what they will provide that do not appear to be in line with regulations. Health systems with multiple hospitals have implemented the access requirements inconsistently across their medical centers, meaning some may be in compliance while others are not.
All of this is evident on the websites of covered entities, in their pages that outline the policies and procedures for patients to obtain their protected health information (PHI) — so officials from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) can readily see it also. An OCR spokeswoman tells RPP "we can and we have" brought enforcement actions against CEs who violate the access requirements.
Patient advocates, medical records providers, privacy experts and others also tell RPP of a multitude of likely unlawful hoops imposed by CEs that people are jumping through to try to get their records.
"Unless you are behind the curtain like I am or unless you start finding the right stones to turn over, you don't ever get to see the horror show that really exists in various degrees across the country," says Chris Carpenter, director of operations for Diversified Medical Record Services, Inc. (DMRS), a business associate that processes records requests for hospitals and physicians offices nationwide.
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Weigh in on PA Water
August 14, 2013 —
The Upper Delaware Region is currently blessed with abundant high quality water resources. Protecting them is critical to future life forms, both human and non-human.
To encourage further dialogue, Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in a water survey being conducted by the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center (PA-WRRC) in partnership with Penn State Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant Pennsylvania and the PA American Water Resources Association.
According to PA-WRRC director, Dr. Elizabeth Boyer, the initiative aims to describe the breadth of water issues facing the state. "Concerns over water resources in Pennsylvania have been growing in recent years, in response to severe droughts and floods, a growing population, increasing demands for water, and the need to understand how changes in land-use and climate will affect water quantity and quality," she wrote in an email.
The Pennsylvanians and Their Water survey is one tool that will be used to assess the importance and scope of water issues as identified by the public. Weigh in on how funding for water resources should be distributed, select the three most important issues facing state waters and more.
"We are eager to hear from a diversity of citizens to understand their perspectives," Boyer continued. "However, the survey does not represent a statistical sampling of opinions. We will synthesize the results and present them on our website (in a detailed report and in a summary). Our results will be useful to all stakeholders as a starting point for further dialogue about water problems and their solutions. Further, the PA-WRRC values public opinion in planning for future research, education, and outreach activities."
PA-WRRC is part of the National Institutes for Water Resources, and one of 54 federally funded state and territorial water research centers created by the Water Resources Research Act of 1964.
The five-minute survey can be completed online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PaWater until August 31.


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Girls Unstoppable
I just saw this in the group Parenting Positive Kids and wanted to share it here.
on Aug. 1, 2012 at 12:00 AM Cafemom Blogger
Oh, talking. What a tangled web that can be.
I don't mean talking with your friends. For the most part, that's easy. Talking with coworkers, that can be a bit challenging - but nothing like getting your kids to open up to you. For some reason, children begin to view their parents as the enemy shortly after beginning their schooling, and the opportunities that you have to enjoy open and honest conversations about the things that may be on their minds simply vanish. Especially as the kids get older, they confide in their parents less and less.
What's a parent to do?
Many parents give up on the extended communication, vowing to let their child come to them when the time is right. I'm not such a big proponent of that. I think that we need to meet our children more than half way - in fact, I venture to say that we need to expend about 90% of the effort in the relationship. Asking your child to sit down and chat with you, though - can you feel me shaking my head "no" right about now? When those big questions come, most kids clam up and shut down. The face to face approach almost always results in a big, dead silence and avoided eye contact. Instead, here are some of my best methods to getting my kids to open up.
- Go for coffee or breakfast - or lunch - Often what can't be said over the table at home, or as your daughter is jumping out of the car on the way to school, can easily be discussed over a cup of fancy coffee. I know that my own children feel like big shots when I take them out to breakfast or lunch one on one. It can be a great ice breaker to sit at the table in a coffee shop with a blended drink and a muffin.
- Cook together - when you are cooking, you are focused on something else, and it takes away the "Deer in a headlights" look that many kids seem to get when you open a conversation. Ask your teen to help you make cookies, and often, the conversation can just take on a life of its own.
- Talk in the car - again, it's the best way to have a conversation that can be a little intense. If your focus is on the road, it's not on your child's face, and that can allow your child to open up and ask those difficult questions.
- Text - This is trite, but it's really true. Often we can say things via text message that we might not have the courage to say with our voice. Tell your child that he can always send you a text if he can't find the words, and you'll be surprised at how opften your notifications will buzz.
How do you make sure the lines of communication stay open between you and your kids?
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First off lets get one thing straight: I love my Surface. Seriously, it's one of my most cherished gadgets that I've ever owned. The construction is excellent, Windows 8 UI works seamlessly with touch, multitasking is a blast, and the Charms bar is a seriously rockin' idea. Alas, Surface RT does not seem to be without it faults, and I agree that there is still a lot of work to do with the operating system as as whole (stability, and UI changes are indefinitely going to be made, and they should be). However, I fear that my BIGGEST issue by far, is not software related at all. But I certainly hope this is not the case!
You see, my Surface appears to be receiving web information at a good pace. Apps load quickly, as does the information they need to retrieve. But I can't help but feel the IE10 (both metro AND Desktop experience) is HOPELESSLY cumbersome. Loading websites like TheVerge, Cnet (don't judge, they have a very wide variety of articles and reviews), Amazon, and even WPCentral to an extent, is just a (for lack of a better term) ****ty experience. But here's the deal: Once these sights are fully loaded they *sigh* for the most part, perform wonderfully. I can zoom in and out VERY fast, and travelling up and down pages is also speedy, and the images/text are usually loaded up with where the screen is (not a lot of re-rendering going on).
So, whats the problem? I tried to use Pandora.com for the first time today, and it actually inspired me to write this complaint: most cites do not perform well with IE10. Now, one could say that is because a lot of sites just simply do not bother to optimize themselves for Internet Explorer, and valid point to bring up. But I have faith in the fact that IE10 is a WONDERFUL browser. I mean, all these websites are saying that the new IE is totally awesome right? So, then the issue must lie somewhere else.
Today I opened my music music app to stream some DJ , not one song would go 10 seconds without skipping to buffer. I'd close it, try to open a webpage, and viewing the web is as hopeless as usual ( There ARE times when browser performance is actually quite pleseant, but that certainly happens less often than everything being slow as ****). I pick up my girlfriends iPad, put on facebook, go to TheVerge, and open Pandora.com: Smooth as a G*d d*mn whistle. So what gives? Safari REALLY can't be THAT much better in performance, right?
Certainly not. I think Microsoft skimped us all on a ****ty wifi receiver. Has anyone also had performance issues with IE10? And to those who say it works "perfectly", I think you've just lowered your expectations of what is really good in favor of die-hard support support for OUR favorite company! Cause I honestly thought that was what I did, until I decided that it was bull**** ( and is hard to tout 'This is better than your iPad') when I couldn't even browse the internet effectively.
**Note: Music app doesn't always skip on me, but it's happened a couple times.
***Note: I would absolutely love for Microsoft to allow me to turn off the setting that completely reloads a webpage after I've hit the "back" button.
So, I love love LOVE my Surface, but It's embarrassing for me to have to resort to using my girlfriends iPad when I just want a simply easier web browsing experience. Any thoughts?
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IMO it's the apps/sites and not the adapter. I can stream movies/tv perfectly from xbox vid and a youtube app, even 720p. But, I notice slow/choppy streaming issues when I use the skydrive app and website to stream videos to my Surface uploaded from my phone.
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See posts# 26-28 of this thread: http://forums.windowscentral.com/sur...t/199872-2.htm
It made a noticeable difference for me and now browsing on the Surface is nearly every bit as fast as my laptop.
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I'm going to try to do a little more troubleshooting but I seem to have the same issues as the original post. IE10 seems very slow as compared to Safari on y wifes iPad. Same wifi at home sitting side by side is kinda comical how long it takes my Surface to load some pages. I tried the ideas as found in post #4 above but didn't seem to help. I'll try to report back if I discover something.
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most of these sites contain webkit specific optimizations and workarounds to make them run smooth on Safari....it is the whole IE6 debacle all over again. If they would use standards based prefixes and browser neutral coding, the sites would perform just as well or not well equally on all browsers.
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I had problems with certain websites and video playback and tried installing TPLs as well, but still no change. So I tried "settings/general/refresh your PC without affecting your files". And everything smoothed out and now works great! Be warned though, it will remove your windows updates and you'll have to reinstall them again.
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Hmmm, sounds interesting, never had any slow or sluggish loading/rendering from IE 10. Its pretty much been the best browser to date.
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The Phillies took a 3-0 lead into the eighth inning, but a win was not in store as the bullpen wasted a great performance from the starting pitching and sent the Phillies to a heart-breaking 4-3 loss.
Kyle Kendrick pitched like somebody who had read that their job was in question. After a couple of terrible starts to start the season, Kendrick pitched 8 innings of shutout baseball that included a mere four hits and two walks to go along with a pair of strikeouts, but his night would not finish with a W.
However, Ryan Madson gave people one more thing to talk about. After recording two outs in the ninth, Madson gave up back-to-back home runs to Troy Glaus and rookie slugger, Jason Heyward that tied the game and sent it into extra innings.
With the first batter in the bottom of the 10th inning, Jose Contreras delivered a pitch on a 2-2 count that Nate McLouth dropped right into the right field seats, giving the Braves a 4-3 win, and sending the Phillies to their third straight loss.
The bullpen took the attention off of Kendrick's great start, allowing three of the final five batters to leave the yard.
The sinker was working in Kendrick's favor as he was able to put together 14 groundballs. None were bigger than an inning-ending double-play ball off the bat of Troy Glaus that ended the Braves lone threat in the game. With the bases loaded in the fourth, Kendrick got Glaus to send one over to Placido Polanco who quickly turned the 5-4-3 and kept the Braves off the scoreboard for the time being.
On the offensive side of the game, the Phillies bats didn't do much, but it seemed as if they had down enough after eight innings. Chase Utley put together a 2-5 evening with a pair of RBIs and a run scored. Utley's run came off an infield single that Ryan Howard managed to push through the infield shift as the ball went off of the glove of Troy Glaus. Polanco also managed to put together another two-hit effort as he saw his batting average rise over .400 again. The only Phillie who didn't get a hit was Carlos Ruiz, who went 0-4.
Hopefully Roy Halladay can stop the bleeding tomorrow night as all of a sudden the Phillies have dropped three straight and four of their last five games.
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holy God this team blows. no heart whatsoever. 3rd place finish in the NL East this year. amaro killed a champion in 2 offseasons.
this team SUCKS
The bullpen – They are who we thought they were. Looks like a long season is in store.
drtyjerz, how's your brother mikemike doing?
Hopefully Halladay can give us a complete game tomorrow.
Someone take over for me. I'm in the bag…..
This comment thread is pretty hilarious, good work all around everyone
Steve – come on – how can you say that Howard is not great? Do you know how many teams would like to have a cleanup hitter that hits 45 HR's and 130/140 RBI every year. Everybody, please back off from the ledge. It is really early.
i wanted to be cynical, but five negative comments in a row can't be had. i'll just keep repeating "it's one game in a long season" until the wins roll in again. on the other hand, madson is embarrassing. he's been reliably mental since lidge started blowing saves last year. still, i trust that a few good wins will grow the pen's confidence.
Have to love how a lot of these jackass trolls come out of the woodwork whenever we have a bad ending to a game like this.
Madson is a great 8th inning pitcher, but isn't built for the 9th. Period. Need lodge soon or have to pny up for a true closer.
Thanks for breaking up the succession of negative comments with platitudes, maxhole. Wish I could rx myself Valium right now. To Scott in D.C. of the prev. thread, Charlie has trouble thinking *in* the box. KK finally shows some stuff; the offense gives us a lead.. Madson should be hanging his head, and probably his likeness will be hanging in effigy somewhere in S. Philly tonight. Before the season began I saw the Braves taking the division. I really hope I'm proven wrong, 'cause – and this is directed at somone named Ruben – yours is really the image to be hanging in effigy. It's not just anger, it's disgust.
Oh, and feel free to tell me to shut up; this is one of the most heartbreaking losses we've had in a while, completely unnecessary, and to our main adversary right now.
It's a 162 game season, good lord people. This will not be the only losing streak, nor the only blown save, nor the only walk-off surrendered. Pull yourselves together, it's downright embarrassing.
Forget about drtyjerz and bobby, they are obviously trolls. Come on "THEY SUCK AND WILL FINISH BEHIND THE METS"…"3rd place finish in the NL East this year." after just 3 losses in a row. Um excuse me IDIOTS, do you recall last season and what the record of each team was. After April, the Phillies were in 4th place. Count that again. FOURTH. that would be BEHIND the Marlins, Braves and Mets. We are TIED for first right now. Either way, this was a HORRIBLE loss. And to think Madson almost didnt sign the contract before last season because we wanted to be a closer. LOL. I would feel bad for whatever team picks him up as a closer.
The first few comments have got to be a joke. One bad loss and people are predicting third-place finish. Jesus, y'all calm the F down.
Obviously this was a tough loss. First real tough one to swallow this season. There will be others. We need a good outing from Halladay tomorrow after a night like that.
On the plus side, a nice effort from Kendrick. Too bad it was wasted. But that bodes well for future starts. Just like Hamels' good outing on Sunday. In the long run, those are big positives.
So, cheer up. It's only April still and the typical April Phillies have finally shown up. They'll get hot. And they're still the favorites.
But you put together the streak, the blown save with two outs in the 9th, and the walk-off, and the comments are perfectly understandable, even if there are new name "trolls."
when the team goes out and lays a turd like they did tonight, expect philly fans to spew some hate. its real, driven by the true feelings that puke-stain performances like tonight's inspire. that "it's a long season" positivity after something as ugly as tonight just doesnt do it for me, feels empty.
Madson and this entire bullpen are DEADBEATS! Amaro is worse.
I was so looking forward to celebrating a fabulous KK outing.. I'm not losing sight of *that*. But "cheer up" falls a bit short right now. Maybe tomorrow; it's another day.
Sorry, but I really dont think Ruben is to blame at all for this loss. Come on, are you kidding me? We do NOT have the "worst" bullpen in the majors, thats for sure. Not very good right now, but to say "amaro killed a champion in 2 offseasons" means several things. #1, you dont know very much about baseball. #2 you forgot Ruben going out and getting Lee, Ben Fran, AND Pedro (sent Moyer to the bullpen). #3, you completely forgot the Phillies won the NL last year. #4, you forgot the team they lost too was "the best team MONEY can buy". #5, HE SIGNED ROY HALLADAY TO AN EXTENSION!. If anyone on here bashes Ruben for destroying a champion, or being horrible, you have NO right (thats ZERO right) to cheer on Halladay like he is your god. Annoying yes, but Phylan is correct. Knock it off.
Yoy people are NUTS!! Please, for the love of Christ, calm down everyone. Sh!t like this happens ALLLL the time….look at last year….and we went to the World Series.
You people need to seriously get ahold of yourselves. And BurrGundy, if you're there, I responded to your childish temper tantrum in the other thread. Grow up. Seriously. All of you are downright embarrassing.
Sadly, I am still predicting a 1-0 loss tomorrow.
Chuck, "All of you are downright embarrassing." All of us are? Are you sure?
Trade for Heath Bell! Bottom line. OK. Time to smoke myself stupid with Weed Man.
And so what. If it's a 1-0 loss, then it's a 1-0 loss. STILL doesn't mean jacksh!t. We're STILL the team to beat in this division!! You all need to just relax and appreciate what we DO have….instead of bitching about what we don't.
Not you, Brian Sr. Phylan, too. a few others tonight. But MOST of you are acting like spoiled children.
FYI for the people about the jump off the bridge, you do realize, if the Phillies win tomorrow, they are back in SOLE possesion of first place right? Didnt think so. Did you also realize the Phillies had a LOSING record at home going INTO the All Star Break. Did you also realize the Phillies had a LOSING records against the Braves last season? I didnt think so. Be pissed, but calm down.
Nobody said we were going wire to wire this year. The Braves are a good team. So are the Marlins. But the Phillies are BETTER. Start believing that.
Ben Fran in the same sentence as Cliff Lee and Pedro? Really?
Yeah, until he wins games for us ….then he's basically God.
Typical front-runner.
Because all three guys were guys that Ruben went out and got last year to help us win a pennant. So, yeah….."in the same sentence" is appropriate.
LOL, just checking Chuck. I think it will take Charlie FLIPPING OUT to get this team to buckle down and do what they did in the first week, which is have plate discipline, and reduce striking out. Lets not forget J-Roll is still out. Coincendnce that the Offense died when J-Roll went out? I dont think so. Vid is filling in pretty good as a lead off, and Castro as Short, but I think go back to normal and offense will do better.
bobby, you are an idiot. He hits homers in the 5th, so of which are 1 run games. Did you know if Howard hit a homer in the 5th inning and the Phillies win by one, HE helped win the game. Get a life.
I can't say anything or chuckie gets mad. They are a overrated team. Maybe howard can hit when the games are big. No pitching. This team can beat the nats and stros. Jr ruined pats team.
Here's the thing….Lidge comes back…..do you automatically just put him in closing situations?? At fist, I thought no….that you need to ease him back. But, now, unless Madson seriously does a 180….I think Lidge is the guy.
Madson needs to compare this years tapes with some videos of himself from 2008, because his last two seasons have been less than great. Too many walks, too many long balls.
I don't think it's a lack of the "closer mentality." I think perhaps teams have started to figure out his pitching patterns, or maybe he's tipping his pitches. Whatever the problem is, I hope he gets it straightened out QUICK.
A very good game by Kendrick. I think his first two starts were the anomalies. He won't pitch very many like this one, but he'll likely do much better than those two clunkers. He's not the minor leaguer so many people seem to want him to be. His major league won-loss record is actually quite a bit over .500. Maybe he doesn't have a lot of strikeouts, but who cares if he wins games.
Let's be reasonable. This is one loss in the first month of the year with both the Phils and the Braves still trying to find themselves. Tougher losses we've seen over the years. This team has the character to overcome it.
With that being said, it should also have the talent to overcome it. Tonight's loss brings to light the ongoing bullpen issues, as everybody's said. If the Reds or the Padres are out of the race in a few months, Francisco Cordero or Heath Bell could be on the block – and could be here too. Madson isn't right for the closer's role, at least at the moment. The best we can hope for is that Lidge will come back strong. Let's let that hope carry us through this tough night. If he doesn't, then the front office can't hesitate to move on. It seems like a while since the ninth inning was fairly secure – it shouldn't stay that way if this team wants to be back in the Fall Classic.
When the dust settles – and even if the Phils loses a season's worth of games like this – I still will love this team, as we all do now.
It is just a shame that the relief pitching blew this one for Kendrick and the team against a team that most Phillies fans love to hate. The win was in the bag. Madson and Contreras threw the ball right down the pike on the home runs. Cannot do that, especially against a hard hitting team like the Braves I agree with those who post that Madson is no closer; he is a setup relief pitcher. Most teams probably would have won that game against the Phils in the same situation facing the poor quality relief pitching that Atlanta seen tonight. Just one, early game but still sad, sad, sad.
Again, a game is just as important whether in April or September. Let me know when I should start caring, and I'll mark it on my calendar. And highlight the ones when we play our division rivals. There's a little something amiss as a Phils fan one doesn't vent after a game like tonight's. Best you can do is try to sleep it off, but looking at the positives alone is as abnormal as the optimists' trying to ignore the obvious pain of the game.
jeff, I'm not gonna get mad. I'm just amazed that you CONSTANTLY have NOTHING good to say about the Phillies…..EVER.
If "Jr ruined" pats team"…then explain to me how they got to the World Series last year??
Yeah, this game counts just as much as a game in Sept…and it was a tough loss. But we all need to try to get some sleep and realize that the sun shines anew on the baseball world again tomorrow.
I'm as pissed off as the rest of you, but I try to remind myself that winning even 2/3 of the games you play in a season almost never happens. Last season we started far worse, our team wasn't as good overall, and we still made it to the world series. I don't see any reason to be genuinely afraid (yet) this year.
great we were up 3-0 – great kendrick could do what he did in atlanta with them playing the nat league champs and loaded for bear! – but clear as day madson does not have what it takes to close – and contraras is not ready for those relief situations either – please, please charlie and rueben figure something out so we dont lose lots of games like this this year and risk disheartening so many and not accomplishing what everyone on this team and in this city hopes to accomplish this year!!
This is a long, long season folks…..full of plenty of ups and downs along the way. And remind yourself of this: You're NOT the fans of the Orioles or the Pirates or the Padres, among others.
I agree with philsgirl. The loss is not the end of the world but you want to win those games against division rivals and especially against those division rivals who are predicted to be your closest competitors, no matter what part of the season in which they may occur. Granted, the Phillies bullpen is missing a couple of top pitchers but you have to try to step up and nail down these "big" games no matter who is pitching. The offense should have put a few more runs on the board tonight too.
Sometimes I almost wish we still had Larry Bowa here in some capacity, if only to chew out certain people when they really deserve it. The past 2 games would have fit that bill…
Has anyone actually looked at Madson's 2009 numbers outside of the saves column? He had a fantastic season and nobody credits him for it.
Larry Bowa is a great baseball man. And he made his mark here in Philly. But, sadly, his act became old and it wore out its welcome here. I trust Charlie will do what is necessary to deal with his players as he sees fit. It's worked pretty well so far.
Fantastic season as a setup man you mean, not as a closer.
Absolutely. The Phillies were very smart to lock him up when they did. In this day and age of bullpen guys that come and go, Madson has actually been very consistent. This is a young season and he will be fine in the right capacity.
Some of the players would not take too well to Bowa as was the case with Biurrell and Rolen.
To say Contreras is "not ready for those relief situations" is quite a bit premature. Tonight's home run was the first run of any kind he's even given up this year. It's Madson who was the real downer here, and he's a temporary solution, although so far, not a good one.
Let's hope Lidge comes back strong, because there is no way the Phils can afford Bell or Cordero.
Last year the team still took the NL pennant, even with 25 blown saves. Not many teams can do that.
The fact is that all relief pitchers mess up sometimes. Contreras has been dominant this year until tonight. Stuff like this happens. I would have no problem putting him out there again in the exact situation. He's a professional and knows how to make the necessary adjustments.
Madson pissed me off tonight. But I still really love what the guy brings to this team. We need him and I believe he will win more games for us than he will lose.
Madson is, in fact, usually a good reliever, but he always makes me extremely nervous, even as a set-up man. He seems too predictible at times. Even the best stuff can be hit if the batter is expecting it.
Right now, though, there's something totally wrong. His pitching like the '09 Lidge, who had health problems. He's given up runs this year in both save and non-save situations. Right now he'd be bad in middle relief, let alone set-up or closing.
He's a much needed pitcher. I hope he's healthy, and he figures things out soon.
The Phils bullpen is just flat out bad. Not mediocre, certainly not good, just plain bad. They were stellar against the 2 worst teams in the NL, but they're the worst teams in the NL. Against legitmate competition in close games, the Phils bullpen is among the worst in baseball. I'm not worried about the starters, and the lineup will wake up eventually. But the bullpen is not improving any time soon. If we're not up by 5 or more runs in the 9th, we're in trouble.
Please don't compare Ryan Howard to Don Won McNugget. Howard had an rbi single, just missed an 2out rbi double on a screamer that was caught by Glaus and he came with in 3 feet of a 3hr that would've iced the game. A someone said, Ryan does tip his pitches as a closer. The reason? Ryan Madson is lot more delibrate with his throwing motion and body language when he's on the mound in the 9th going for the save. Opps know what's coming. Sometimes even before Madson does because his pitch pattern is so predictable. This obviously concludes that he does not have the mental make-up to be a closer. No matter what he or Cholly says. I went to the 1st game of a DH against the Mets late last season. I forget the entire sequence. But Phils were up one in the 9th and David Wright was at the plate with one on or something. Ryan's fast was smaked around in the app he had before that one. He must of tipped his pitch because on the 1st pitch, change up, Wright hit a moon shot to give the Mets the lead and the eventual win. Madson also is a little arrogant in save situations. It may be why he gives up so many 2 out bombs. Tonite it looked as though he stop pitching after he got the 1st 2 outs. Like this game over and I am going to finish this last guy off by blowing fbs by them. We all know that in today's MLB everyone can hit the fastball. Especially fbs with no movement. He was squeezed a little by the ump when C. Jones was up. But its still no excuse to throw fbs right down the middle.
Hate to be picky here but I have to point out how hard it must have been for Polanco to turn the "6-4-3 Double Play," unless he was playing shortstop tonight.
Where I'm at, I pick up the Braves broadcast. Don Sutton was announcing. He predicted Madson would throw a changeup as his "out pitch" to Heyward. Madson did, and the out-pitch indeed went out–of the park. If Sutton predicted the pitch, someone else probably did, too. Heyward was no doubt told to "look for the change-up."
I wonder if teams listen to some of the announcer's comments. If they don't, they should.
I noticed that Polanco 6-4-3 double play, myself. I chose not to point it out because I needed that small laugher on a not very laughable night.
Phisgirl am i going to have to read your bitchy comments all season? We are going to lose at least 60 more games this year just like every year before. Ironically this is one of the best startes we have had in over 15 years. I kinda figured our offense would take a dip after starting on such a ridiculos tear. As for our pitching, we still have Lidge, Romero, and Blanton on the DL.
phisgirl huh? now i'm thirsty.
Madson's fastball does not have "no movement," it actually has above average movement in the horizontal plane. In 2009 it broke in on right-handed hitters an average of 7 1/2 inches.
The bottom line..up by three in the ninth you must win……
But, sometimes, you won't. That's baseball.
I'm not going to speak for philsgirl. But it's not about the loss. It's about the type of loss. From 2007 thru 2009 the glaring and deciding diff between the Phillies vs the Braves/Fish/Mets was the BP and fundamentals. In 2008 this team was an amazing 79-0 when leading after 8 inns. Last yr the same BP numbers in that category were horrendous. No one expected the same numbers from 2008 this season, but you can't keep throwing games away. Lidge seems to a great closer every other season. And he did begin 2008 on the DL. If that pattern continues the Phillies bp will be alright. The Phils got back to the series in'09 despite the shaky pen. But so far in'10 the Braves and Mets are better and the Nats are becoming less of a push over. No way the NL East, and the rest of the NL for that matter, will allow the Phillies to get away with a wildly inconsis. bp again.
my bad! big fingers and small keys on the blackberry. We are still going to have the best line-up in the National League this season. We just need to get our pitchers back
I never said that Madson doesn't have any movement on his fasballs. Just not all of them. If you go back and take a look at the pitches he threw tonite you'll notice that to the 1st two batters Madson was "pitching." On the 2run hr Madson threw a straight fastball right down the middle. That was mentally lazy and arrogant. And of course the pitch Heyward hit was a change up that the whole free world knew was coming because Madson tips his pitches.
ole cholly still trying to use madson closing…madson is not a closer and never will be time to give it up and give someone else a chance.
Not like I think the Nats are a very good team at all, but I dont think they are the worst in the league anymore. I believe they are .500 now, alot of that because of us. Excluding playing us, they have winning record. And Im not sure I would say the Mets are better. As for Madsons #'s. Flat out, he is NOT a closer. His numbers ARE better as a set up man. Excluding his numbers as a closer, I dont know that Madsons numbers were that much better in '08, his closer numbers make it look that way definately. I dont recall Madson blowing any "hold" opps, just Saves. May be wrong though. The MAIN problem last season was closing. We had over 15 blown saves. I dont recall blowing many holds though. A few I'm sure, but not many. If this is the worst loss people have seen in Philadelphia, you either havent been watching long, and are a new fan, or you forgot. We all said every blown save (at least one against the Braves last year) was horrible, and look how it turned out. I hope the team doesnt give up like most fans have.
can't afford to blow these games either like lidge and madson did last year either the braves,marlins and even the nats are better.
This is why you can't judge a team on games played against Washington & Houston.
Relax guys. We knew that having rollins out of the lineup would hurt us offensively and it really has. That's why we shoukd just be glad is april and not september.rollins, blanton, lidge, and romero will be back soon enough and we'll be fine. Also remember that we never really have a strong april. Last year we were but a few games over 500 at the end of april if I'm not mistken. Everything will be okay.
Repeat! I agree that they should have won. And I was pissed that they lost. Of course the bullpen must be better.
But it's one game. And there's something kind of comforting about this team struggling a little in April. They do this every year!
It's OK to be pissed that they lost. It's OK to vent a little.
What I can't stand is the people who come on this site after a loss and trash the team and trash our star players. The people who do that–who can't deal with a simple three-game losing streak are a bunch of spoiled front-runners who don't deserve the kind of team we have.
for the mets i was reff to the historical amount of injuries they had in 2009. Buy default the Mets will be better in 2010 when plauers begin to rtn from the DL i.e. Jose Reyes.
What u talk'n 'bout Cowboy?? Who said losing three in a row is reason to panic?? I didn't even think of the Phils as being on a "losing streak" until u just mentioned it. After the loss on Sunday I wrote on here that the Phillies "won" today despite the L becuase of how well Cole Hamels pitched. Maybe you should do a little more research before open up your big fat country mouth. I used to listen to Phillies games on the radio even when the game was out west and they were 30 games back when I was ten. I'v e gone to Phils spring games in Clearwater, including in 1994 when they played the Blue Jays (yes Joe Carter played that day and I booed him)at their old site while playing in baseball tourms in FL in highschool. I worked at the Vet during College Summers to just be around the Philllies. The job paid 5/hr to sweep up wets peanut shells and sometimes rats/birds from 5 am until 2pm because they allowed us to stay and go to the games for free. I used to vol to other jobs becuase I enjoyed being at the park. This was 1996, after the strike and the team was garbage. By the end of the sunner I got to vac the red carpet that went from the warning track to behind homeplate while the players were warming up on the field just before batting practice. This site is to talk about baseball. In particular, the Phillies chances of another parade. They BP problems big time. That is a fact. A comeback win tonite, if we had gotten it, does not fix the problem. If you want diehard Phillies fans to be robots and pretend this BP may cause us to miss the post season in what has become a very strong NL East then maybe you should go to another site. My 1st game was when I was at 7 in 1985/1986. I 'll never forget seeing #20 in person for the 1st time. He hit a hr and a double against Dale Murphy and the Atlanta Braves. It was the one and only time I got to see him play. From that day on I was hooked. Don't question my loyalty to favorite team. I'm a Phillies fan for life no matter what.
Madson is soooooooo shot. Clean house in the bull pen, they all suck.
Yes, it's only 1 loss in a long season, but the fact remains that our pitching has issues….starting and relieving. Oh, and the biggest issue is that we STILL have no closer. Madson is not the answer people. I hope I"m wrong about Lidge, but I don't think he will help us either. Our supposed juggernaut of a lineup hasn't shown me anything except that they can beat up AAA pitching. Call me negative if you will, but I'd like to think I'm being realistic.
Tough loss… I said heading into this week that it important that we not waste good pitching performances and that's exactly what we did. The danger here is that this team could start feeling sorry for themselves… on one hand, Kyle Kendrick looked great and that has to be a shot in the arm for this team (a little less anxiety about whether they'll be able to get by until Joe the Pitcher gets back). On the other hand, they wasted a tremendous performance and that stings.
Madson is not a closer but we all knew that. He's the best option that we've got but there are going to be days where he just can't put it together. He didn't seem to have his good changeup last night and he might have been overthrowing his fastball. In any event, he's going to blow a few saves…
Every Phillies starter had a hit… they played good baseball, for the most part, Kendrick was superb and it's a shame that the story ends up being about the demise of Ryan Madson. The Braves sluggers were up to the challenge in the 9th… the ball that Heyward deposited into the seats is a ball that you're not supposed to be able to pull for a homerun… low and away with him reaching… but he did. Gotta give them some credit.
This is what happens when football fans become baseball fans – panic over one loss. It's too bad that KK didn't get a W for a nice performance, but this was not a tragic loss. If the Phils can go 5-4 on this road trip, it will be a success.
They did what they should do in the first game of a series – starter went long, got into the Braves pen early. 9 hits (and quite a few hard hit balls right at people) will more often than not translate into 4-6 runs and a win. Utley and PP still getting on base, Howard's swing looks good.
Heyward is a monster – going to be quite a player. I have my doubts on how long the Braves can keep it going – I'd be surprised if they have the same line-up in Aug. If Chipper and Glaus make it that long, their range will be about as good as mine (which isn't much). What are the chances that Wagner stays healthy and doesn't blow up the clubhouse?
I don't know why Madson's stuff is unhittable in the 8th, not so much in the 9th. I know Charlie likes to establish roles in the bullpen, but think it may make more sense to go by situation until Lidge gets back. Doc tonight vs Hudson – should be a good one. Go Phils.
Hey, the Nats stink. I know this of Ryan Madson: I've seen poor closing from him last season and so far this season. Does that make him a poor closer? Uh…. God hope Lidge can come back and do it, like right this second, but history tells us that guys like him don't make it all the way back. So…..if we extrapolate a bit, we made need a closer. And as I've said, no clowning around please. Bite the bullet and get him. Odd as it seems, after watching the Bravos last night, they scare me a little less. I think they suck defensively (despite McCann nailing Werth). Lots of time left. No reason to panic. Yet.
The Dipsy
No bfo…this is what happens when idiots have children.
Was it disappointing? Yes. The end of the world – No. If you expect to win every game you will have an unhappy life.
The issue with Madson last night was location. Even with the two outs he was missing his spots on every second pitch. It was not the change-up it was that the ball was 18 inches closer to the middle of the plate that did him in.
Contreras has done well so far this year. One homer does not disqualify him.
Tough loss but I would rather take a good start from Kendrick then win 10-8. KKs good start bodes well for the rest of the season. He was agressive which is the key – he will get hit but most will be grounders.
Madson shouldn't have even been in the game. Kendrick was cruising. This whole obsession with pitch counts is maddening. Oh my gosh, he threw over 100 pitches, quick get him out of there before his arm falls off!
While we can all say it was a tough loss – and it was – and thats its early in the season – and it is – we are seeing a growing body of work that indicates that Madson is not good at closing out games. And that is not good.
The Dipsy
Look outside. The sun came up and there is another game scheduled for tonight. Charlie has always said "We are a warm weather team". I believe him. This team needs only to keep 1st place in site through the end of May.
Doesn't matter if Kendrirck's pitch count was up and time for another pitcher or whether he should have been left in. The point is ….up 3 runs in the 9th……you have to win that game. But, sometimes, you don't. And that's the game of baseball.
Got to look at the positives:
1) Kendrick was awesome. He basically shut the team down. That's TWICE in the space of 4 days that Atlanta's bats went cold (no-hitter on Sat vs COL)
2) Offense seems to be waking up a little. Good situational baseball to get that third run. And great job by the hitters to work counts and make Hanson throe a lot of pitches.
3) Good defense tonight. Polly is doing just fine at third.
fake ass fans watching baseball for the first time during the regular season—- for all you fair weather first time fans, this isnt football and losses (especially in clusters) are normal. Every bullpen blows safe situations, every starter will get roughed up, every batting lineup goes cold.
In fact I'm one of the few who is more happy about the last two games. Cole and Kyle got a grip and expressed confidence and composure. The long-term value gained of those guys showing potential outweighs those two losses out of the whole season. (Note to all you front-runners, cole, kyle, and halladay will have bad games at some points, so please refrain from booing until the end of the season)
Not too worried about the bullpen— it is short handed and we can only make a true eval after its back to full strength. Def not worried about the bats, they'l come around.
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Guys, Madson can't get it done in the 9th inning. Up 3-0 and A 5 pitch walk. Cardinal sin. Only like 149 games left to go.
Ryan Madson can not close. He is a good pitcher, with good stuff, but he can not pitch the 9th. Maybe later in his career, he will be able to do it. But he simply does not have the mental make-up to be a closer.
A loss like last night's might be the kick in the pants this team needs.
I think charlie made the right move taking kendrick out in the ninth, the braves were not getting hits but they were hitting the ball hard. I was at the game sunday saw cole pitch great and watched the offense do nothing as we were leaving I said to my wife it would be nice to see the phillies close a game out the way the marlins did 1 2 3 bottom of the ninth with 2 strikeouts. I am not panicking yet this team is just not a good frontrunner they need to have their backs against a wall.
wow, Madson seems at his worst with two outs recorded especially when closing but wow… Some of you should just be ashamed and should spend less time logging on to Phillies Nation home of real Phillies fans and more time tuning into WIP.
I can't take these comments anymore. I think it's time to switch to crashburn alley. Much better analysis, way fewer suicidal fans in APRIL
This reminds me of that game last year against the Orioles. The one where a sick Ryan Howard comes off the bench with a high fever and crushes a 3 run shot to give the Phils a late lead….only to see Madson give up dingers to Gregg Zaun and Brian Roberts in the 9th. The Roberts HR was with 2 outs also.
My son and I were at that game. We rode home (almost an hour with traffic) in dead silence.
Last night, before one out was recorded I IM'd my friend and said, "Madson makes me nervous." He said, "Nervous, who else would you want in there?" I ignored him over and over, and he asked that question 5 times. I finally said, "nobody". That's because the Phillies have no choice but to keep bring Madson out there in those close games. Before I knew it the game was tied.
I submitted that without finishing…My question is, "What options do the Phillies have?" At this point madson cannot hold a game close or protect a lead. Contreras is no the answer, Herdon is not the answer. Baez got rocked by the Nats. What to do?
I tend to disregard all posts written between 11 PM and 5 AM… that's usually when the trolls come out. Also, some of the regulars aren't thinking clearly after losses between those hours. Sleep it off, take a shower and put it all into perspective. If you're still feeling heartbroken, the Doctor will be in later tonight…
Heading into these last few losses, we weren't sure about Hamels and we didn't know whether Kendrick could be a fifth starter. I think that we can feel a little better about both of those question marks. The bullpen will work itself out… as long as we can keep those guys fresh, we'll be able to get by with what we've got and let Lidge take his time. By the way… I think Lidge is going to have a bounce back year.
Lidge dominates on the Threshers!
With Lidge and Romero back, the bullpen should stabilize and get the job done.
Funny how one game completely changes things. 24 hours ago, our bullpen was somewhat reliable, our starting pitching was horrid… Today: our bullpen is in shambles, our starting pitching looks pretty solid.
And the truth is somewhere in between…
Original Chuck P…
I know you weren't calling me out specifically,but look at my posts last night in the time frame you mentioned….13 of them between 11:16PM and 12:09 AM. I'm one of the regulars and I'm pretty sure I was
"thinking clearly". So were some of the others….Brian Sr. and George come to mind.
HOWEVER…..some of the others posts, trolls, whoever….TRULY EMBARRASSING. You all really need to get some help. Acting like babies with your whining and complaining and even over-the-edge anger. …… all over a baseball game. One baseball game in a long, long season full of lots of ups and downs.
I personally would love to see them look internally and at this point give someone else a try the Madson experiment is not happening, Give Mathieson a shot, he is still pitching darts down in the minors, at least till Lidge is ready.
Are there any baseball fans more scared of the 9th inning then Phils fans?
Chuck P,
I agree: things always looks better in the light of day.
I will say this about Madson, he didn't make a bad pitch to Heyward. He started him off with a fastball, then comes back with the changeup. That was a good call since Heyward's never seen Madson's changeup and it's a good one.
And it was on the outer part of the plate. You just don't expect a hitter to pull that pitch out of the park. But damn if he didn't do it. He must have been looking changeup, but it's still impressive that he could pull that pitch and hit it as well as he did. Heyward is really a beast.
On a side note, to whoever was commenting as Repeat! last night — I wasn't calling YOU out as a frontrunner. I was calling out the trolls who were trashing the entire team after one loss. Repeat!, I apologize if you thought I was questioning your fan-dom. I wasn't. I was trying to agree with you, but clearly that didn't come out right…..
I know this will sound crazy since he let up the walk off, but IMO Contreras was the guy Charlie should have gone to in the 9th and should again in the future. He was warming and I thought he was coming in. The pitch to McClouth in the tenth was really his first mistake of this year. Just my opinion.
You gotta pay the troll toll to get inside this boys hole.
i'm glad no one here is in the front office.


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Several of the artists who have collaborated on Art Bars on different occasions were in attendance, such as Jeremy Shaw, Adrian Wong, Michael Riedel, and Ryan Gander
Stepping out of the rainy evening streets and into the cozy space of the Galerie at Volkshaus Basel, I hardly recognized the place. I've been here several times before, climbed up the stairs to the second floor gallery curious to see what it would look like this time. After all, in the last couple of years the space has been transformed into a whole different universe to host, for about one week, the ABSOLUT Art Bar. Last year, it was Brooklyn-Based artist Mickalene Thomas who resurrected a room from her childhood memories, and converted the gallery into a 70s style Brooklyn apartment, complete with wallpaper and furniture, to house the popular ABSOLUT Bar nights. Entering the elegant gallery this time, several round tables were set to host an exclusive dinner event, and the beautiful space's vast balcony let just enough clamor in from the outside allowing guests to follow the game that was being screened outside, should they want to.
Serbian-born and L.A. based performance artist Ana Prvacki welcomed guests who started trickling in with a unique concoction that came complete with a compass. "It's a drink to help you ground yourself, instead of lose yourself" she told me, explaining that clay was one of the special ingredients of the cloudy mixture. Strangely enough, the drink's earthy flavor did have a calming effect, at least on me, and I slowly felt my focus and orientation realigning after the onslaught of visual input I had just experienced at the fair. The room started filling up with guests and art world personalities such as curators Chus Martinez, who was on the jury for the previous Absolut Art Award and Massimiliano Gioni, who's a member of the 2015 jury for next award. Several of the artists who have collaborated on Art Bars on different occasions were in attendance, such as Jeremy Shaw, Adrian Wong, Michael Riedel, and Ryan Gander, who also created a deep lilac tinged bespoke drink that was served later in the evening, just before desert.
Global Art Manager at Absolut, Ulrika Lövdahl, made the announcement that this will be her final Absolut event – sadly, as she has been the perfect host to so many well-orchestrated nights from Basel to Miami, Hong Kong, Kassel and of course Stockholm. But before we got a chance to process the news, the night's entertainment took center stage and busted out some serious easy listening tunes: Julian Brandt and Marina Schiptjenko, better known as Julian & Marina among the scandipop crowd, were all the rage with just vocals and a synth. Later on, when tables were shuffled to clear the dance floor, it was Shane Aspergen who provided the tunes. Walking back down from the gallery at the end of a great night of inspiring conversation, dance and cocktails I was happy to realize that on the way down, the stairs look just as I remembered them – velvety and familiar, hosting the memories of another singular night, knowing I'll be back.
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WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Robert Langen Art Gallery presents a mixed-media exhibition by artist Jamelie Hassan, titled Could we ever know each other ?, which runs from Sept. 18 to Oct. 26, 2013. Hassan will also be speaking at the annual conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA), taking place at Lauriers Waterloo campus Oct. 17-19, 2013.
Issues surrounding human rights, political conflict and cultural displacement have been a driving force throughout Hassans art practice. Could we ever know each other ? explores these issues and challenges viewers to re-evaluate their perceptions of cultural histories and the importance of civic responsibility. Selected works in the exhibition intricately intertwine ongoing and immediate global concerns with the artists commitments to create a deeper meaning of these issues within contemporary society.
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I like AJ's stuff but he is injury prone. I don't think giving him a 5 year deal was smart.
It is risky getting Burnett but if he can stay healthy and put up numbers even a little close to last season, he's worth it. He had over 215 strike outs with 18-10 record and an ERA barely over.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
All you can do is hope that he doesn't turn out to be Povano Part II-
AJ has a fastball Carl never ever had. Basically Pavano had only one good year and the Yankees banked on that. AJ's career is a good indicator that you will get a well above average 2nd starter to back Sabathia.
Lets hope he remains healthy although his delivery is so filthy and takes so much effort that hopping he will be healthy would be quite a stretch.
when it comes to a matter of what stuff they got(no homo) Burnett would be among the top pitchers and when he got healthy he should he could be just that...he'll be fine in NY we got a sick 1-2 even 3 punch(CC, Burnett, and Wang....where u at Mets see u in JUne at the subway series loll)
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