yes, quite
- feelingkettle

I hear it will be even more weather tomorrow.

duh. uncle gary gives us everything
- stayinthefnnet

i cant remember if it was the pens. when im spouting off on things like that i usually default to the pens

Yes to Jags means Bags for Gags.

i cant remember if it was the pens. when im spouting off on things like that i usually default to the pens
- Just5

pretty sure the bruins had a very easy early season schedule this past year (comparatively). i remember a bunch of comments about that

pretty sure the bruins had a very easy early season schedule this past year (comparatively). i remember a bunch of comments about that
- FlyerMike18

They absolutely did. I think the Flyers had more road games at one point in the season than the Bruins had total games played.

Lot of time to practice--something most teams did not have the luxury to do with the lockout shortened off-season.

pretty sure the bruins had a very easy early season schedule this past year (comparatively). i remember a bunch of comments about that
- FlyerMike18

i know it cant be swept under the rug entirely, but i try to not worry too much about those things. if the players play up to the potential, you just hope those things kind of shake out on their own

If you're placed in the 4th hole, and you don't produce. You won't be there long. Some players are a lot better then others. One of the biggest issues right now is that Ryan Howard is not the run producer he once was. Even if he wasn't hurt and played pretty much the entire Season. Do you think he'd have more RBI's then Dom Brown? Just because he's in the 4 spot?
- MJL

Brown should be the Phillies 4 hole hitter unless Howard can take the job back from him by showing he can produce. heck, I'd sit Howard vs lefties and play Ruff vs Righties until he doesn't perform. Nothing is worse than watching your cleanup hitter whiff on a 3-0 pich out of the strike zone down by a run late in the game. Everyone knows Howard is not getting a 3-0 fastball over the plate except Howard!

Brown should be the Phillies 4 hole hitter unless Howard can take the job back from him by showing he can produce. heck, I'd sit Howard vs lefties and play Ruff vs Righties until he doesn't perform. Nothing is worse than watching your cleanup hitter whiff on a 3-0 pich out of the strike zone down by a run late in the game. Everyone knows Howard is not getting a 3-0 fastball over the plate except Howard!
- jstross

his epic fall has been truly mind boggling

i cant remember if it was the pens. when im spouting off on things like that i usually default to the pens
- Just5

Don't know why we are always having to pick on the poor pens!!

They absolutely did. I think the Flyers had more road games at one point in the season than the Bruins had total games played.

Lot of time to practice--something most teams did not have the luxury to do with the lockout shortened off-season.
- Moose_15

true

his epic fall has been truly mind boggling
- stayinthefnnet

And all for the bargain price of $25 million a year.

And all for the bargain price of $25 million a year.
- jstross

ooof.

ooof.
- Moose_15

That was probably a 3-0 pitch.

i know it cant be swept under the rug entirely, but i try to not worry too much about those things. if the players play up to the potential, you just hope those things kind of shake out on their own
- stayinthefnnet

yea i'm not crying conspiracy or anything. just one of those unfortunate (or fortunate, depending on your perspective) scheduling quirks

Back to backs this year

Flyers- 13
Pens- 16
Bruins- 17


No excuses this year

Back to backs this year

Flyers- 13
Pens- 16
Bruins- 17


No excuses this year
- Just5

I'm sure we can come up with something.

I'm sure we can come up with something.
- Moose_15

agreed

Poll: Is there more magical place in Philadelphia than Show n Tell?
- jmatchett383

Yes. The Reading Terminal

Back to backs this year

Flyers- 14
Pens- 16
Bruins- 17


No excuses this year
- Just5

Fixed

Brown should be the Phillies 4 hole hitter unless Howard can take the job back from him by showing he can produce. heck, I'd sit Howard vs lefties and play Ruff vs Righties until he doesn't perform. Nothing is worse than watching your cleanup hitter whiff on a 3-0 pich out of the strike zone down by a run late in the game. Everyone knows Howard is not getting a 3-0 fastball over the plate except Howard!
- jstross

And every time Howard is up late in a game in a key situation, he's going to see the situational lefty, and the slider on the outside part of the plate. Howard apparently can't figure out that he has to get ahead of the count early. Or swing at better pitches earlier in the count.

Yes to Jags means Bags for Gags.
- Moose_15

That took you hours, didn't it??

That was probably a 3-0 pitch.
- jstross

Nah.

0-2 slider.

Following a first pitch letter high fastball that was whiffed at, then an inside pitch chopped foul.

And every time Howard is up late in a game in a key situation, he's going to see the situational lefty, and the slider on the outside part of the plate. Howard apparently can't figure out that he has to get ahead of the count early. Or swing at better pitches earlier in the count.
- MJL

The dude reminds me of Pat (frank)in Burrell with his approach at the plate/pitch selection.

Goddamn. How many times do I have to laugh at him on that slider? Every time. Just like Burrell. They swing like they've never seen the pitch before in their (frank)in life.

Yes to Jags means Bags for Gags.
- Moose_15

hartnell-giroux-jagr
schenn-lecavalier-simmonds
read-couturier-voracek
talbot-hall-rinaldo

.... UNSTOPPABLE

The dude reminds me of Pat (frank)in Burrell with his approach at the plate/pitch selection.

Goddamn. How many times do I have to laugh at him on that slider? Every time. Just like Burrell. They swing like they've never seen the pitch before in their (frank)in life.
- Giroux_Is_God

How may times does he watch the hittable fastball go by without swinging earlier in the at bat. Knowing full well that is the best pitch he's going to get to hit. Or he takes a first pitch strike. Then they bust him inside and he fouls it off. And then it's all she wrote.