tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post2649012300456328637..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Joe Morgan Wonders Why Everyone Loves Pennant Races So MuchBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-59907669619770845082010-09-09T19:54:03.480-04:002010-09-09T19:54:03.480-04:00They do not have four great starters nor a great b...<b>They do not have four great starters nor a great bullpen. </b><br /><br />Ya, they only have three great starters. Clearly the Phillies suxors.<br /><br /><b>If their offense continues to struggle, then no they won't make the playoffs.</b><br /><br />This just in: Teams that fail to score runs don't win many baseball games. Insightful!<br /><br /><b>He came late on the scene</b><br /><br />So if you miss the first month of the season b/c you got called up late: not considered for ROY. Miss a month due to injury: you're still okay.<br /><br /><b>You can't count on young players coming up from the minor leagues to stand up in a tough pennant race.</b><br /><br />but what about Atlanta's Jason Heyward?<br /><br /><b>I'm still a Jason Heyward fan. He got the Braves off to a great start and kept them in the pennant race.</b><br /><br />The fuck? <br /><br /><b>First of all, it doesn't matter if you have 5 pitchers win 20 games or 10 pitchers win 10 games, either way it's 100 wins.</b><br /><br />but I thought the Phillies weren't going to make the playoffs because:<br /><b>They do not have four great starters nor a great bullpen. </b><br /><br />The fuck?FormerPhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837594679660975599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-7350306763075264772010-09-08T14:51:42.009-04:002010-09-08T14:51:42.009-04:00I've always imagined Joe and the Buzzmaster be...I've always imagined Joe and the Buzzmaster being like Zapp Brannigan and Kiff from "Futurama"<br /><br />If Felix played on a better team he'd definitely be talked about more for AL Cy Young. second in ERA, first in strikeouts, first in OPS against (among starters) but he's only 11-10, which is going to kill his chances of topping Sabathia or David Price.<br /><br /><i>The Strasburg team? Is this like the A-Team, except led by Stephen Strasburg? </i><br /><br />"In 2009, four elite prospects were sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a team violation they didn't commit. they promptly escaped from PNC Park and currently operate as barnstorming players in the Los Angeles underground..."ivnnoreply@blogger.com