Phillies VS Yankees

Phils in 6.

Haven't looked it up, but even in their worst years I thinks the Phils have drawn 2 million or so. That's way better than the majority of the teams in the league.

the dude abides wrote:

Also, take a look at the phillies starters (field players, not pitchers - pitchers come and go on every team) for the past 5 years or so. Hasn't really changed much besides bringing guys up from their farm system here and there. The occasional Raul Ibanez and Pedro Feliz isn't like signing CC sabathia to your team. Increasing salaries to keep players isn't the same as offering huge salaries to players for them to sign. (Trades excluded - but thank god for Clif Lee)

So the only people that count are the players you decide count? You said pitchers don't count then bash the Yankees for Sabathia? Make up your mind. Fact is, all teams buy players. That's how it works. Perhaps you'd like it to be a little more communist, but it isn't.

Phightin til the end wrote:

Philly handed Sabathia his @ss last year, and can do it again. The big variable is Cole Hamels. If he gets his head out of his butt then Philly takes it in 5. It is nice to see Brad Lidge back and Pedro pitching well.

Bring those over-spending jerks on! We'll give 'em a beat down! I can't wait to party on Broad Street for a second year in a row.

1) The Yankees aren't in it just yet. I remember a few years ago everyone said they were going to the series when they had Boston against the wall. The Yankees probably WILL get it done, but it's not done yet.

2) Assuming the Yankees DO get there though, Sabathia is in a different place this year. Milwaukee worked him over during the regular season, and he's had MUCH more rest with the Yankees down the stretch.

Both teams are very good, and in a 7-game series anything can happen, but with Sabathia pitching as he has been and A-Rod actually finally hitting in the post season, I find it hard to bet against the Yankees. Yankees in 6.

look up a fortiori fallacy you cretin

856 runner wrote:

Who do you think will win the world series?

I know it will be the phillies.

I couldn't be less interested in a World Series. I was hpoing to avoid the regional matchup, either LAA-LAD or NYY-Philly. A West coast matchup would have been more preferable; not as much as LAD-NYY though. Yawn.

That said, I will be rooting for Philly, because Lidge is from Denver, not far from where I grew up.

IF the Yanks beat the Angels they are going to roll right over the Phillies. If they keep playing the kind of baseball they have been playing they are almost unbeatable.

How choke is AFraud going to be in the World Series?

Not likely. The Phillies were a throwing error away in LA (game 2) from sweeping the Dodgers. The Phillies have 4 guys who hit 30 or more home runs this season (Werth, Ibanez, Utley, Howard). These Phillies have scored in bunches throughout the playoffs. Joe Girardi has the tendency to "overmanage" game situations and it has already backfired once. No, the Yankees are very beatable.

haha, YO wrote:

How choke is AFraud going to be in the World Series?

Do you mean ARoid? I prefer to call him Mr. April

South Jersey Guy wrote:

Not likely. The Phillies were a throwing error away in LA (game 2) from sweeping the Dodgers. The Phillies have 4 guys who hit 30 or more home runs this season (Werth, Ibanez, Utley, Howard). These Phillies have scored in bunches throughout the playoffs. Joe Girardi has the tendency to "overmanage" game situations and it has already backfired once. No, the Yankees are very beatable.

Are you trying to use power hitting as an advantage the Phillies have over the yankees? The yankees hit 20 more HR's than the phillies in the reg season, hit 25 POINTS HIGHER BATTING AVERAGE, and scored almost 100 more runs with ACLUTCH out for a good chunk of the season.

Granted I'm not the biggest fan of Girardi's pitching calls, but you can't argue with 103 wins during the reg season and going 6-1 so far in the playoffs.

I think Sabathia is a little stronger and a little more consistent than Hamels or whoever you throw at us for the first game, after that your guess is as good as mine.

Yanks in 6 baby.

PrideXC wrote:

I think Sabathia is a little stronger and a little more consistent than Hamels or whoever you throw at us for the first game, after that your guess is as good as mine.

Cliff Lee will be Game 1 starter. CC is doing good, but it's hard to do much better than Lee has this postseason.

Give the Phillies a DH and their team home run total probably surpasses the Yankees. Ibanez also missed a lot of games this season. He was on pace for 40+ homers. No argument about Hamels, he's been shakey. Yankee fan, let's take care of the Angels before making WS predictions. Don't forget how you guys choked a 3-1 ALCS lead to Boston.

South Jersey Guy wrote:

Give the Phillies a DH and their team home run total probably surpasses the Yankees. Ibanez also missed a lot of games this season. He was on pace for 40+ homers. No argument about Hamels, he's been shakey. Yankee fan, let's take care of the Angels before making WS predictions. Don't forget how you guys choked a 3-1 ALCS lead to Boston.

A. It was 3-0 on Boston!

B. A-Rod missed a bunch of games this year too.

C. If you're going to look at regular season stats, it makes sense to also look at pitching and fielding numbers. Yankees look good offensively, but Phillies have more depth.

mountain legs johnson wrote:

C. If you're going to look at regular season stats, it makes sense to also look at pitching and fielding numbers. Yankees look good offensively, but Phillies have more depth.

Good point. But the Yankees have better pitching numbers.

Wendell Gee wrote:

But the Yankees have better pitching numbers.

In what category? The teams actually match up very close in pitching. The Phillies surprisingly have the lower team ERA.

For the WS it'll down to current pitching, and based on the series with the Dodgers, I think the Phillies currently have the upper hand. Even their bullpen is looking hot right now.

Angels are up 4-0 in the 1st inning. AJ Burnett is off to a typical mediocre start, hah! The Phillies will feast off this guy.

Attention Yankee fans, stop bragging about how good your team is UNTIL you win the ALCS. You are not in WS, yet. You still have plenty of time to choke.