playoffs
Posted by Frank Klose Maybe the Phillies would have never faced the Cardinals with a balanced schedule Back in 1998 I was kind of confused: why couldn't each league get one of the expansion teams and the Milwaukee Brewers stay where they were? The reason given was that it would be a scheduling nightmare. […]
In a previous post, we determined that the Phillies' postseason roster would likely include (at least in the first round) fifteen position players. They have one open spot for a position player who was not on the MLB active roster on 8/31, provided they don't use that spot on a reliever. The "definites" we projected […]
In the previous post, we determined that the Phillies are likely to carry ten pitchers in the postseason's first round. The projected definites: Starting Pitchers (4): Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Oswalt Relief Pitchers (3): Madson, Bastardo, Worley This leaves three postseason roster spots open, with eight candidates to fill them: Brad Lidge, David Herndon, Kyle Kendrick, […]
With a postseason berth guaranteed, the Phillies will look to lock up the NL East, and to assure themselves of homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. The Phillies, through their impressive regular season performance, have afforded themselves two luxuries: they can use these final two weeks to give their regulars some much-needed rest, and to determine […]
Posted by Frank Klose I remember back in 2008 wrapping up the night courses I was teaching at Holy Family University. Class ended just after 9p.m., and there was one thing I did every time I was there: I raced to nearby Whitman Tavern to watch the end of the night's baseball games on their […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo PLAYOFFS!? You want to talk about PLAYOFFS? Ok, let’s do it. With 121 games in the books, your Phillies stand at 79-42, which as we know puts them at the top of the National League East. With only 41 games left on the regular season schedule, now would be a great time […]
