<![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet? - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet? - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> pap's fastball was nasty last night...i heard the last two innings on WEEI..i thought Castiglione was going to pop a few blood vessels in his throat.

mannybeingmanny

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Just wanted to give a shout-out to my Phillies, who as of this afternoon are officially the worst team in major league baseball.

Chamomiles Davis

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Wow. ONE WEEK into the baseball season and some are already grieving. I don't know what's more amazing: that, or the fact that it contains no mention of the Rockies.

Robert Barone’s Dog

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @1 Speed Bike: so intens

Boy Howdy

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @Sarcastro: Straub...heaven on earth...I miss the plastic drawstring bags!

Juancho

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @Clare: I really would like to go down there (both sides of my family are originally from the Burgh, it's like a 2nd home), but I have to work Sat/Sun this week, so it doesn't look good.

Juancho

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @Clare: The Pirates' home opener starts in 2.5 hours. Commence drinking in 5 ... 4... 3 ... 2 .... 1 ...

Aahh, Straub, you are the nectar of the gods, even in 32-degree weather.

Sarcastro

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Let's call him "Pap". Can we call him "Pap"?

Philistine

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @JD: I KNOW!! The game is two hours away and my stomach is already churning.

Clare

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @OchentaYcinco:

Unfortunately, one of the uncool things about being a Phillies fan is that, even though we know what's going to happen, we always manage to forget anyway.

I'll be right there with you in mid-August calculating magic numbers and rationalizing everyone's play. "If Rowand just goes 3-4 in every game the rest of the way, he'll finish around .270, and if Garcia comes off the Dl, and Gordon starts pitching like he did in '05, and Steve Bedrosian comes out of retirement..."

TMC

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @OchentaYcinco: Please don't remind me. I watch every September game like I'm Schilling in game six of the '93 series.

@Juancho: [chanting] Pittsburgh! Pants! Party! Pittsburgh! Pants! Party!

Clare

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Do Not Taunt "The Plan"...eat your brisket and be happy.

codemonkeymaster

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> So the Red Sox finally decided stopping Sammy Sosa was a good idea

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Somewhere Jimmy Rollins is eating his words.

JD

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @lieutenant winslow: You had a Papelboner?

(my apologies in advance)

Juancho

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> yeah, i've totally been fagging out about that save all morning. Makes me forget that when he opens his mouth he's just a big dumb country boy who I'd probably hate if I met.

1 Speed Bike

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @1 Speed Bike: i think i got wood watching him close out that game last night

ltwinslow

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @Zizou's Steel Plate: That is also just above the musical question: "Scott Hatteberg and Jeff Conine? Really?" So, y'know, enjoy the relief pitchers all three will bring in trade.

Tuffy

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @lieutenant winslow: last night's 15 pitch 5 out save (with a runner on third no less) was probably the first time I've felt this fired up about a moment in baseball that wasn't in the heat of a pennant race. Just thinking about the look on Papelbon's face staring down each batter is still giving me chills.

1 Speed Bike

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Why the Reds don't pinch hit Josh Hamilton is a quandary just below "Why is Isiah Thomas still employed?" on the confuse-o-meter.

Technicolor Jan Stenerud

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @TMC: Let's remember that in August when they inevitably win 12 of 15 and get to within 2 of the wild card. Because we'll certainly remember it in September when they're eliminated on the last weekend.

OchentaYcinco

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @Unsilent Majority: is it possible that Will has been kidnapped by the Moonies and they have forced him to link the Times? That's the only reasonable explanation.

Jerkwheat

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> the cool thing about being a phillies fan is that at least we always know what's going to happen.

TMC

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> over/under on # of days before Phillip Hughes gets called up?


6.5

ltwinslow

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> the phillies reek worse than my nuts do

Trenton Makes The World Takes

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @SlickBomb: As long as Pavano is 'anchoring' the Yanks' rotations along with a rapidly aging Moose, I don't feel all that bad, honestly. Think we can deal with a toss-up like Tavarez every 5th day until Lester comes back.

G Voll the Mole

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Those clowns in Washington are at it again!

Stev D

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> For what it's worth, the shellacking Julian Tavaras took in Texas a few days ago would have been Papelbon's spot in the rotation.

Still feel good?

SlickBomb

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @lieutenant winslow: Julio may be bad, but he still can't touch the horror of Heathcliff Slocumb.

Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @soozycue: Danks for the memories.

fivehole

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @MitchKayak: @lieutenant winslow: Ditto.

G Voll the Mole

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> @lieutenant winslow:

yes, I pooed a little after last night's outting.

MitchKayak

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> The Canadian Crusher laughs at 31 degree weather.

soozycue

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> I am tempted to visit the Pittsburgh Pants Party on Friday to boo Barry, but I was also invited to the Tribe Game Friday...anyone else here want to help make it a Midwest Snow Pants Party?

Juancho

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Pirates still in first place, just tied.

Hey - we'll take a week

The O's and the Nats are trying very hard to suck the worst.

Moonshine Mike

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Bargaining: Please, Phils, just win one of three in New York, before I start setting things on fire.

Love,
85

OchentaYcinco

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Jorge Julio.

worst closer in baseball? or worst closer ever?

ltwinslow

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> I experienced anger after clicking that WaPo link only to wind up at the Times website...bad mojo.

KOGOD

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Bud Selig doesn't care about lake effect snow.

Kathleen Turner Overdrive

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> hey hey hey, respect The Plan

MDT

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> about that whole Papelbon staying in the bullpen thing... probably a good idea

ltwinslow

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> I'm having flashbacks... I thought I saw Albert Pujols hit another moonshot HR at Enron Field. But this time Brad Lidge wasn't pitching... and yet Lidge is sporting a tidy 35+ ERA right now.

something isn't adding up.

grungedave

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Major League Baseball's most "brilliant" ideas of the past 10 years:

10. Giving a permanent contract as commissioner to an ex-used car salesman.

9. The World Baseball Classic.

8. Letting Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa become icons during 1998.

7. Let's move the Expos...to Washington D.C.!

6. Interleague play.

5. The unbalanced schedule.

4. Leaving the 2002 All-Star game as a tie...

3. ...and giving home-field advantage in the World Series to the League that won the All-Star game.

2. Steroid testing? We don't need no stinking steroid testing!

and #1...

Let's play a nice long homestand. In Cleveland. In early April!

Juancho

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Denial: Paul Byrd's 4 2/3 no-hit innings never happened.

Anger: It's Mike Hargrove's fault.

Bargaining: Just let the snow go away. You can let the Browns suck for a couple more years.

Depression: We're not gonna have Opening Day for a couple weeks, now are we?

Acceptance: There's always next year.

Matt Sussman

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> I see Brad Eldred listed as "rf" in the box score this morning, and all I can think about is that Munsters episode were Herman tries out for the Dodgers.

THEGINOCIMOLICONSPIRACY

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> What's sad is my dad's senior slow pitch softball team has a better bullpen than the Phillies.

Shakεy

]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Closer: Can We Panic Yet?]]> Nobody hits walk-off homers in April like A-Rod. Nobody.

DannyNoonan

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