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Phillies in 2012

markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭
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According to Nate Silver, “the steepest part of the aging curve—when a hitter experiences the most manifest decline in his abilities—tends to come between ages 32 and 34.” It can be devastating enough to an offense when two or three hitters enter this period of accelerated decline at the same time. The Phillies are entering it as a team.

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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    It doesn't help that their #3 and #4 hitters are both injured.
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  • markj111markj111 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭
    It hurts, but injuries come with age. It does not help that the Phils gave Howard a ridiculous contract. OTOH, maybe that have so much money that they will not be harmed by eating the contract.
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Phillies fans should be very happy that they did win a World Series recently, it would have been a complete failure had they not with the talent they had in place before they got "Old"
  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    I wouldn't write the Phillies off just yet. They have one thing that most of the other teams do not: A GREAT pitching staff. Probably the best staff in baseball. This makes up for a lot of hitting woes. I'm curious to see how Juan Pierre will fit into this lineup. He never walks. But he also rarely strikes out. He still has a lot of speed (although sometimes I question his basestealing decisions).
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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    With Hammels (28), Halladay (34), and Lee (33), the Phillies are still scary, even though they're getting old too.
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  • mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭
    Its actually in vogue to be a really old SP these days. To stay in fashion, the Braves signed Livan Hernandez over the weekend.
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  • WaltWalt Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭
    Braves should be worrying about how to beat the Mets first, and then worry about the Phillies.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>Braves should be worrying about how to beat the Mets first, and then worry about the Phillies. >>


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