Phiadelphia Phillies Fan Got What He Deserved
May 4, 2010 by Michael Shibley
Filed under Fan News
As many of you know, I hate fans who act idiotic and ruin things for the rest of us. Last night, A Philadelphia Phillies fan got what was coming to him. 17-year-old Steve Consalvi ran onto the field at Citizen’s Bank Park on Monday, where he was Tasered by a police officer.
Now instead of going to class today, this moron has to stand in front of a judge and be charged with criminal trespassing.
There are some bleeding hearts who are whining that the use of a Taser was excessive, I could not disagree more.
I think the officer did the right thing, using non-lethal force in subduing a fleeing suspect. The way the world is today, officers do not want to take any chances in dealing with suspects.
Tasers are actually quite safe in taking down a suspect and are preferred to using pepper spray. Before an officer is allowed to use a Taser, they must be Tasered themselves. Consalvi was not injured at all and 90 seconds after he was subdued, he was up and walking off the field.
I personally hope this use of a Taser at a sporting event will keep other stupid fans from trying to run onto the field.
As I have said before, 99.5 percent of sports fans act like civilized human beings, it is the other .5 percent, who give the rest of us a bad name and are part of the reason prices go up at events.
Maybe this event will change some minds in morons, however I doubt it.
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Philadelphia Phillies Fan Gets Tasered
May 4, 2010 by Jeremiah Graves
Filed under Fan News
When the action on the field grows tiresome, too many fans decide to create their own entertainment.
That was the case last night in Philadelphia when a 17-year-old Phillies fan hopped the fence and ran onto the field during the eighth inning.
At the time the Phillies were down 6-2 after giving up a five-run inning to the St. Louis Cardinals. This apparently was enough to encourage the young fan—whose name has yet to be released because he is a minor—to make his own entertainment.
The fan jumped the fence and led two officers on a chase around the outfield at Citizens Bank Park in front of a reported 44,817 screaming fans. The security officers eventually ended the chase when one of the men pulled out a Taser and subdued the 17-year-old.
According to both teams, this is the first time a Taser has ever been used to apprehend a trespasser during a game.
Phillies spokeswomen Bonnie Clark said the police department is investigating the matter and discussing with the team whether using the stun gun was appropriate.
Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore told The Philadelphia Inquirer that police internal affairs will open an investigation to determine if the firing “was proper use of the equipment.”
The 17-year-old will be charged with trespassing and likely suffer years of public humiliation amongst his friends.
After an incident like this, one can’t help but wonder if this is taking things too far.
In the past, officers would make a half-hearted attempt to catch the trespasser and more or less wait until he’d run out of energy. Then they’d simply escort him off the field to spend the evening in jail.
Who knew that those were simpler times?
I’m all about keeping people off the field, but the Taser seems just a bit extreme given that this guy was clearly not a threat to anyone on the field.
Let’s hear it in the comments, folks. What do you think? Was the use of a Taser too much, or is it a sufficient means of crowd control in this type of situation?
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Viral Video: Philadelphia Phillies Fan Gets Tasered
May 4, 2010 by JoeSportsFan
Filed under Fan News
After a 17-year-old wandered onto the field during the Phillies-Cardinals game, he was tasered by the security staff at Citizens Bank Park. The act itself made for immediate Internet fodder ; however, the respective Philadelphia and St. Louis broadcasts failed to display the malfeasance—which we’ll never understand.
We understand the desire not to promote such activity, but doesn’t witnessing a dude getting zapped by a taser counteract such wrongdoing?
Regardless, with no “official” video the Internet kingdom was put to the test. Were there fans at Citizens Bank Park that had the creative insight to whip out their trusty camera phones and snap some footage?
Of course there were.
No doubt about it, the best thing about the video above is the 85-year-old woman “protecting” Phillies shortstop Juan Castro.
Classic.
UPDATE : After some waffling last night and this morning, “Phillies fan tasered” has reached the pinnacle of Internet relevancy: No. 1 on Google Trends.
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Phillies-Mets: Power Surge Against New York Pulls Philadelphia Back into First
May 3, 2010 by scott eisenlohr
Filed under Fan News
The Philadelphia Phillies recovered quite nicely from Friday’s 9-1 drubbing by the New York Mets. And how!
The Phillies followed up Saturday’s 10-0 Roy Halladay (5-1, 1.47 ERA) shutout with a power-surged 11-5 drubbing of the Mets on Sunday night to vault the team back into first place over the Mets by a half game.
The second series of the 10-game homestand starts tonight at 7 p.m. as the Cardinals Jamie Garcia (2-1, 1.04) faces Joe Blanton, who is fresh off the disabled list.
Going into Saturday’s game, the pitching matchups favored the Mets. They had Mike Pelfry and Johan Santana pitching Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
The Mets Mike Pelfry, who had a 4-0 and 0.69 ERA prior to the game, got lit up for six runs in four innings on Saturday.
Seems the fourth inning has been a magic potion for the Phils. They have scored 15 runs in their last two games in the fourth inning against the Mets.
But it is no accident for a patient, good-hitting team. In the fourth inning, batters get their second look at the starter, enough time to judge the tendencies of his pitches.
And the fourth inning in last night’s game is worth recounting: the Phillies sent 13 men to the plate and scored nine runs, all with two outs.
Here is the breakdown: Trailing 5-2, Chase Utley leads off with a double. Ryan Howard flies out, Jayson Werth grounds out, Utley to third. Two outs.
Raul Ibanez singles to score Utley, 5-3. Juan Castro singles, Ruiz walks to load the bases for Jamie Moyer. Johan Santana goes 2-0 on Moyer and the opposing pitcher works a seven-pitch bases-loaded walk. 5-4 Mets.
Which bring up Shane Victorino. Gone. Grand slam. 8-5 Phillies. Don’t blink: Placido Polanco singles, then Utley hits a deep home run to left. 10-5. Ryan Howard singles, Jayson Werth doubles, Howard scores. 11-5 Phillies. Ibanez grounds out to end the inning.
Game over.
Santana, who is lifted after Utley’s home run, is charged with 10 runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings of work.
I am the happiest when the Phillies offense is stupid good.
It does not matter who the pitcher is.
I credit Moyer’s walk to spark the big inning. Mets manager Jerry Manuel on the television sports highlights credited Raul Ibanez’s hit. Sure, it continued the inning.
One thing for sure: The Mets are better than last year.
It might not be enough.
** Picture courtesy of WIP-610.com
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Why Every Other Pitcher in the NL Plays Second Fiddle To Roy Halladay
I work for the texting company KGB. You may have seen the commercial about two Heisman trophy winner Archie Griffin .
Basically for 99 cents you text any question to 542542 and I research and answer it. I jump at the chance to answer sports question and on Sunday night I got a text that just made me smile. Who is the best pitcher in the NL?
When Johan Santana was asked in March who was the best pitcher in the NL East he quickly replied “Santana.” He didn’t even think about it and when this question came to me I too didn’t take too long to respond. Roy Halladay is hands down the best pitcher in the NL. 5-1, 1.47 ERA, 49 IP out of a possible 54. Many would possibly make the case for other pitchers and honestly I may be a bit biased as I am a Phillies fan but as of now Roy Halladay is not just the best pitcher in the NL, but the entire majors.
If you were to compare Roy Halladay’s first 5 starts to Johan Santana’s first five starts in the NL it doesn’t compare. Santana joined the Mets in 2008 and in his first 5 starts he had a respectable 3-2 record with a 3.12 ERA. Halladay had a 4-1 record with a 1.80 ERA. Santana pitched in only 34 2/3 innings while Halladay went 40 IP out of a possible 45. When compared to each other Halladay is simply a better pitcher.
Now those stats were comparing a 2008 Santana to a 2010 Halladay. When you look at the body of work that Roy Halladay has put together this season, Santana isn’t even mentioned. Santana got rocked on Sunday night against the Phillies giving up a career high 10 ER in only 3 2/3 IP. The outing raised Santana’s ERA to 4.50 while only pitching in 34 innings for the Mets. He hasn’t been bad but Santana hasn’t exactly been as good as Mets fans expected. Halladay however has.
In 6 starts this season Halladay has a 5-1 record. After his complete game shut out on Saturday he lowered his ERA to an amazing 1.47 and has only walked 4 batters. His 49 innings pitched is impressive but considering it’s out of a possible 54 innings pitched it’s that much more impressive. His 3 complete games and 2 shut outs are best in the majors.
While Halladay’s 1.47 ERA rank fifth among NL pitchers the reason why it’s so impressive is when you look at his innings pitched. His 49 innings pitched rank best among all NL pitchers with Dan Haren in second place a full nine innings behind Halladay. When you look at the guys in front of Halladay in the race for the ERA crown in the NL make sure you take a look at the amount of work they have done this season. Ubaldo Jimmenez with 34 1/3, Livan Hernandez with 31, Jamie Garcia with just 26 innings, and reigning Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum with 35 1/3.
Obviously the more you pitch, the more chance you have to give up runs and raise your ERA. The fact that Halladay has been able to give up just eight ER in that amount of time on the hill is impressive. Santana gave up more ER on Sunday then Halladay has all season.
With a shaky bullpen Roy Halladay has been the Phillies rock. He has gone at least 7 innings in each of his six starts this season and has composure on the mound like I have never seen. Batters are hitting .220 off of him and while he doesn’t walk many batters (4 all season) when guys do get on Roy is able to bear down and get the out.
Tim Lincecum is a stud and Adam Wainwright is one of the best in baseball. But right now they all play second fiddle to Roy Halladay.
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Phillies 11 – Mets 5 May 2, 2010
May 2, 2010 by Dave Doyle
Filed under Fan News
Mets starting pitcher Santana delivers a pitch to the Phillies during their National League MLB game in Philadelphia” width=”234″> The Mets and, more so, Johan Santana got absolutely torched by the Phillies in the final game of their three game series. Santana gave up 10 runs in 3.2 IP including four home runs, one of those a grand slam to Shane Victorino. It was really ugly tonight for the Mets.
The Mets did have some offense against Jamie Moyer. David Wright had a big 3-run homer in the first inning and things were looking good. But not for long. Rod Barajas hit another homer as well. But the five runs the Mets put up weren’t enough to overcome the disastrous start that Santana had.
Santana looked worse than I’ve ever seen him as a Mets player. He gave up a bases loaded walk to Moyer of all things. Then Victorino hit the grand slam. It was hideous.
The Mets leave town losing two of three in Philly and a half game back in the NL East.
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2010 Mets – Chokers or Champions?
May 2, 2010 by Dave Doyle
Filed under Fan News
That graph to the left says it all. The game yesterday was pretty much over by the fifth inning. With the way Roy Halladay was pitching, you could say it was over by the fourth.
I was looking forward to a pitching duel between arguably the best pitcher in the National League and Mike Pelfrey, the current NL ERA leader. Until the fourth inning, the matchup was living up to the hype.
Then, the old Mets showed up, the ones who choke in critical situations. Two pop-ups in the fourth that couldn’t be handled and the game began to unravel.
The Phillies proved once again they can came back from a bad game. True champions do that. They also showed the world the Mets still struggle with choking and they did it on national TV.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia
Johan Santana is going to need a strong game today and needs to start the process of removing the “choke” label from this team. This team needs to pick itself up, brush itself off and get back out there. No trash talk, no excuses, just play the game to the best of their abilities.
Today’s game with Santana on the mound will answer a lot of questions. Will these Mets be able to come back from a bad game in true champion style? Can the Mets finally throw down the choker label and hold onto first place in the process?
Today’s game just might answer the question, “Is this team a Choker or a Champion?” They will either leave Philly in first, or the Phillies would have put the Mets in their rightful place. I know it’s early, but psychologically, this is an important game.
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MLB Preview: Mets at Phillies May 2, 2010
May 2, 2010 by Dave Doyle
Filed under Fan News
New York Mets (14-10) at Philadelphia Phillies (13-10), 8:05 pm
Johan Santana (3-1 2.08) vs. Jamie Moyer (2-2 5.25)
TV : ESPN Radio : WFAN
What to watch : The Mets can take the series in Philly with a win tonight behind Santana. He’s been outstanding recently, giving up only one earned run in his last three starts over 19.1 IP. He’s opposed by Moyer who’s gone six innings in all four starts this year. The Phillies have lost two of the four games he started.
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Philadelphia Phillies Continue Division Skid: Who Ya Gonna Call?
May 1, 2010 by Flattish Poe
Filed under Fan News
The Phils were desperate for one of two things before they left San Francisco: a win or a day off. They got both—just in time to settle down for a nine inning nap.
After last night’s 9-1 slaughter by the Mets, Charlie took the podium. Usually he recites the team stats, but last night he shifted his hat with a nervous smile and said, “Hey, does anyone have the phone number for Pedro Martinez?”
Actually he didn’t say that, but I dreamed of him mumbling it and ending with a slight stutter on P-P-P-Pedro as if he was selling a Chia Pet.
Hey that’s an idea—a Jayson Werth Chia Pet giveaway. It would grow like mad because Jayson gets his energy from his hair. If that’s really the case, I wish he would’ve shared some locks with his teammates.
What’s the problem? Last week Shane Victorino broke the air speed velocity of the English Swallow by going from first to home on a single. But last night he couldn’t beat a badly jostled ball by Rod Barajas from home to first.
Can you say, “Benchwarmer?”
Even that high-priced pony Ryan Howard is struggling—again.
My dad sent me some calculations. Now, I don’t put a lot of faith into the old man’s figures because the guy can hardly see his calculator through his scratchy lenses, but this is what he said: Howard is paid $41,000 for each at-bat. And based on the average umpire’s salary, the guy behind the plate gets only $9 to call Ryan out on strikes.
But the guy who bought the $5 beer would have called it a ball and the man eating the dollar dog said he could’ve hit that pitch.
My husband said Ryan’s contract isn’t worth the gas that passes from his ass.
But the bats weren’t the only things that smelled. Kyle Kendrick gave up four earned runs on three homers in five innings.
Here’s a hint: those numbers didn’t work for Kyle, so don’t play them in the lottery.
And no one’s said anything about seventh inning wonder, Danys Baez. After a one-two-three sixth, he took the mound in the seventh and almost pitched for the cycle.
He hit the first batter, then allowed an RBI double, a walk, a stolen base, and a two-RBI triple before Charlie Manuel threw little Davey Herndon to the lions.
Herndon couldn’t hold Angel Pagen on third to keep the earned runs for Baez to three, but he was able to minimize the damage so Brad Lidge could make his first major league appearance in 2010.
Before the game, nobody would obligate to saying if or when Lidge would return. But they didn’t have a choice when Ryan Madson broke his toe while Dancing with the Chairs after his blown save on Wednesday.
How do you explain that one? I miscued my Polka kick?
Brad was busy. He gave up a dinger on his third pitch to the anti-Phil, Rod Barajas. Then three batters, two hits, and .1 innings are all it took to give Lidge a nasty ERA.
My husband now calls him Bad Lidge. And my child summed up the game’s intensity: “Mom, our dog has fleas.” So my Yorkie got a bath while the Phils tried to recover from one.
What happened to those exciting games? The ones where Carlos Ruiz assisted the team with a strike-out/throw-out double play. Or when Shane reached over the wall and brought down a snow cone. Or when Juan Castro glove-tossed a ball from the ground to Chase Utley who bare-handed the catch and fired to first for a double play? When’s the last time we saw a double steal, a simple stolen base, or a streaker?
What happened to the team that was so exciting they inspired the old man ball-girl to field a live ball in another team’s stadium?
What’s happened to the real Philadelphia Phillies?
Help, it’s Freaky Friday! The Mets are looking like the Phillies are supposed to and the Phils are performing the way everyone said the Mets should. And for the first time since the new millennium, the Phils are behind the Nationals in the NL East.
Someone, somewhere is finding a way to pin this on the liberals.
But could it really be the Jimmy Rollins curse? When Jimmy’s hitting the Phils are winning. Well, we won’t know tonight. With ol’ Roy Halladay taking the mound, it’ll take a shutout to keep the Phils from getting the win. But stranger things have happened.
Like Jamie Moyer up against Johan Santana on Sunday. Now, if Jamie throws an 80 mph pitch, can it rightly be called a “fast” ball?
We’ll find out tomorrow.
See you at the ballpark.
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