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Old 04-22-2013, 08:36 AM   #3041
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho View Post
General thoughts:

-- Back in first place is pretty cool...

-- I think this is a team that is much tougher/has much more swagger than teams in the past. That's what having some good, veteran starting pitching can do for you.

-- Speaking of good, veteran starting pitching... it was pretty clear Guthrie did not have his best stuff yesterday. Lot of hard-hit balls early. But he adjusted and got them through 6 IP with the team still in it.

--Nice power surge last night. Needs to continue.

-- Holland looks to have found himself. Focusing on strike 1 and trusting that his fastball (even at 95) is good enough to get by guys in the zone is a big step for him.

-- The longer they stay in it, the better the chance they make a move for ONE more bat, I think. I saw Rany mentioning Chase Utley the other day on his blog, and that's a name that makes a tremendous amount of sense to me.

Gordon
Cain
Utley
Butler
Perez
Hosmer
Francoeur
Moose
Escobar

So let's hope for the Phillies sucking exponentially down the stretch...
Agree with all this. It feels great so far.

The main thing with the starting pitching is, even when they are not perfect, they are not giving up the big inning and letting the game get out of hand.


I looked up Utleys stats....why have his power numbers gone down the last few years? Anyone know?
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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning:

Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down.

One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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