damn....Wainwright possibly out for the season...thats not good at all.

 

Just heard that, sux this year of all b/c this is the year to prove to #5 if he is staying and worth 300 mill.

Heres my thoughts on the team. The teams biggest issues IMO are in this order:
-#5 hitter in the line up
-Brad Lidge
-Bench players.

Was Jayson Werth the end all be all guy, ...NO not at all, but having a leginimate right handed power hitter go from a HEAVY left handed lineup is a big loss no matter what ppl say. Will either Victorino or Rollins fill in that position, sure but keep in mind, when Werth was being dominate, it made Howards job easier b/c its a double edged sword to the opponent on who to pitch to. Now that We have a question mark in that position, Howard IMO is going to struggle, unless he just changes his ways and has a monster year regarless whos behind him.

I for one would not change the utley/howard 3/4 in the line up but if Dom comes up big, thats 4 straight leftys in a row with Utley, Howard, Brown and Ibanez. This is going to be a HUGE issue for our team.

Secondly, Brad lidge has lost velocity, yes, but if Jamie Moyer can teach him anything, its about location and timely pitching more than how fast you can pitch. so as long as he can do that, he should be good. He still has a dominate slider when he is on and NOBODY can deny that.

Bench, well besides Valdez and Fransisco/Brown, I think we are alittle short on depth, but I am not too sure on some newbies that could arrise so I dont think thats a huge issue, but it can be if injuries come into play.

And as for the pitching, I do not care if we have 4 potential cy young winners, last year of all years showed Philly that its not only pitching that wins championships. Yes, without a doubt in my mind, Giants were a ''on paper'' worse team than the Phillies, but they had timely hitting and dominiate pitching. You gotta remember, we had 3 solid number ones and still lost. Adding Lee will make us a shoe in for the WS? No not at all. Yes ppl say defense wins championships, but in order for the pitching to win, you need to score runs.

I know they will win 100 games, mark my word, but being healthy is always a issue. The wainwright thing is a prime example of that. And lastly, I would take the Phils rotation over any rotation every day of the week. They are the best pitching staff on paper and will prove it. And if getting a vibe off the tv shows they have amongst each other, they all push each other to be better, so I truely believe that a Phillie will be a Cy young winner, and two others will be in the top 5 for it too.

And just for ***** and giggles, anyone seen this yet? I died when i saw it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKhrNPxJPE

 

I saw that video back when Lee signed.

Werth is still crying and his focus is more on the Phillies than being a National.

My bet, his numbers won't be as good as they were last year.

 

the bobby clarke/sidney crosby is the best though. And without a doubt his numbers wont be anywhere what they wre like except for maybe doubles. Since that ball park is HUGE!

 

I haven't been a baseball fan since the mid 90's and my team is the White Sox. I always liked the Phillies though. I think they have a hell of a squad and should at least make it to where they did in 2010 if not the world series

 

I agree...and b/c he opened up his stupid mouth on 97.5 the other day he will now be boo'd when he comes back 20+times this year. i bet he is an average at best player in Washington...with no utley and howard hitting in front of him he might find it hard to knock in some runs.

 

Werth isn't only going to get boo'd here, he's also going to get boo'd at home when there's 5-10k Phillies fans at the game.

Hell, if I were a Nationals fan, I'd boo him too for all the crap he's said. Talk about sour grapes.