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QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:38 AM) Why do you blame Ozzie? It's Marte who f***ed up. He can't pitch to the fricking Royals??? Throw it over the plate you bum. Cause Marte has proven that he shouldn't be in during these situations. Yet, Ozzie puts him out game after game.

Also nice of AJP to recognize Marte had no control on his slider. Guiel should have seen fastballs only.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:37 AM) :fyou Marte Aren't lefties hitting .108 off of Jenks? :headshake Matt Stairs is better than Babe Ruth according to Ozzie.

Lets just be happy that personal attacks aren't allowed on this board now.

What's going to be the excuses for Ozzie tonight? I don't even think jphat can excuse this.

Unbelievable. Ozzie...you're a terrible manager.

Marte's breaking ball is just awful right now. Stick with the heater!

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:35 AM) Probably because Cotts is better against righties. As is Marte.

f***! Come on Ozzie, Marte is awful right now! You have a closer who was warming up....USE HIM!

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:34 AM) Marte is a LOOGY here. Or so I hope. One guy, get him out (hopefully), then hand it to Dustin. Not with Guiel up next.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:32 AM) No, Damaso coming in. Why? He sucked last night and has shown no control over the entire year, so why bring him in a 1-0 game? Jenks was breezing through. Yep, I just don't get why Marte continues to be used in these situations. I said it last night: Ozzie fears Stairs just as much as any superstar in baseball. If you remember, Stairs was the main culprit in Ozzie's awful managing in the opener last season.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:32 AM) Sometimes I wish he'd get that hook down a bit. Its awesome that he can throw it for a strike, but at 1-2, throw it lower. Absolutely. That slider he threw to Manny in his last appearance seems like a better pitch than his looping curve.

Ozzie fears Stairs. Always has....and now he brings in someone who gave up a hit to Stairs last night. BAD CALL OZZIE!

Uribe trying to scare us by fielding that ball funny?

Give him the heater!

Jenks is staying in the game.

QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:28 AM) UGH! AJ looks very Jose Valentin-esque there. Ha, good call....bad memories.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:24 AM) I'd still take him without hesitation. Not for the price they were asking for.

Rowand hasn't had a fun night at the plate.

For everyone that wanted Billy Wagner....he just lost two straight games in what could easily be the Phillies biggest games of the season.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:20 AM) Score 6 and bring in David Sanders. But then people on here would be pissed that Baj didn't come in.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:19 AM) Yep. I have more faith in him than anyone on our staff right now. Fair enough. I think Ozzie has seen his starters give up a lot of runs late in the game recently, and decided to take Contreras out so he could only win the game, not lose it.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 8, 2005 -> 02:19 AM) Woah. Really got in on him. Anyone else worried it might have been a blooper over the infield?

Jenks or Hermanson in the 9th?

Way to stick with the heater! Good job Ozzie!