"We didn't hit," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Vazquez pitched good against us. He wasn't doing...

"We didn't hit," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Vazquez pitched good against us. He wasn't doing nothing that I'd say was really great. But he changed speeds and threw strikes and didn't walk people."

Maybe this is why the Phillies have pitching problems...

Manuel didn't think Javy Vazquez's start against them Saturday was "Nothing that he'd say was really great"? I would say it was a heck of a job by Vazquez. Maybe that's why the Phillies need pitching; they don't know a quality start when they see one.

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4 baserunners in 7.2 innings with 7 strikeouts and 0 walks…I’d say that’s pretty damn great.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 11, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions

Sore loser comments. Everyone makes them from time to time. Remember when Pujols got frustrated with his poor performance against Glavine and the Mets in the NLCS, and basically said that Tom Glavine was no good? Same thing.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on May 11, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions

What a douche.

by Zeus12888 on May 11, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions

That seems like something Charlie Manuel would say

I still say Bobby Cox is the good guy, and Charlie Manuel is the bad guy. CM manages one of the biggest douchebag center fielders in the game, and I’m sure those two get along swell.

The Phillies play dirty, man. And they usually get by with it.

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 11, 2009 6:48 PM EDT reply actions

The opposing pitcher didn't get it either...

Braves’ success puzzles Blanton
Pitcher happy with outing, despite allowing six runs

Thus, Blanton doesn’t intend to dwell on the Phillies’ flat, 6-2 loss to the Braves at sold-out Citizens Bank Park. As far as he’s concerned, he pitched even better than he did in his previous start, a six-inning, four-hit effort Monday night in a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals.

by sddbaker on May 11, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions

Reading the rest of the story...

The reason why the Phillies have rotation problems is simple. What do you expect you’re going to get when Brett Myers has the lowest ERA of your rotation… and it’s still above 5.

by ATLforlife on May 11, 2009 11:34 PM EDT reply actions