Through 31 games the Phillies are 16-15 which, all things considered, I think is pretty good. They're currently in second place, though they are 6.5 games back of the Cardinals. The Expos have been surging and at some point the Cubs will exit the cellar and make a charge.
The Phillies are a fun team to play with because they have a good bench and a lot of players who can cover multiple positions. They've definitely been impacted by injuries, but as a manager, that's almost helpful because they have more than 25 players worthy of a roster spot. For instance, Len Matuszek wasn't on my opening day team. I haven't even gotten to Jeff Stone's insane rookie year yet either...
Some stats...
C Ozzie Virgil 7HR 16RBI .243/.304/.505/.808
1B Len Matuszek 2HR 6RBI .216/.365/392/.757
2B Juan Samuel 5HR 14SB .227/.265/.375/.640
3B Mike Schmidt 9HR 20RBI .227/.347/.546/.893
SS Ivan DeJesus 5DB 2SB .247/.336/.299/.635
OF Von Hayes 19DB 9SB .357/.403/.573/.916
OF Gary Maddox 2HR 5RBI .253/.273/.360/.633
OF Glenn Wilson 3DB 6RBI .186/.250/.286/.536
OF Joe Lefebvre 4HR 8RBI .389/.489/.806/1.294
UT John Wockenfuss 4HR 6RBI ..222/.333/.611/.944
The injured...
Tim Corcoran 2HR 4RBI .364/.447/.576/1.023
Sexto Lezcano 2HR 7RBI .237/.341/.395/.736
Pitchers...
Steve Carlton 5.15ERA 2-1 33K's
John Denny 1.62ERA 4-0 21K's
Jerry Koosman 3.20ERA 3-3 39K's
Charlie Hudson 5.40ERA 2-2 20K's
Shane Rawley 2.53ERA 1-1 15K's
Larry Andersen 2.45ERA 4SV
Al Holland 4.82ERA 1-4
Thanks Rob! Looks like Lefty's been a bit of a drag
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think Carlton has been very unlucky in a lot of his starts. The offenses he's faced have caught a lot of consecutive FAC's that are higher than his rating. I think that will normalize a bit as the season progresses. Hudson, on the other hand...woof. I don't see much improvement in his future...
ReplyDelete(how about that 1984 yearbook cover photo i found!)