Phillies Phailure Applesauce: Carpenter Silences Phils, Tosses 3 Hit Shutout, Howard Tears Achilles Tendon?

by Steve Schreiber on Oct 8, 2011 9:00 AM EDT in Applesauce

Jose Reyes Watch: The latest update is that the Mets and Jose's agent have yet to speak, though they will likely sit down in the next few days to begin discussing the parameters of a contract.

If the Mets non-tender Mike Pelfrey and decide not to re-sign Chris Capuano, perhaps they could give Jeff Francis a look as an inexpensive short term alternative.

Zach Wheeler was so impressive in St. Lucie after his acquisition from the Giants that he landed at number one on the MLB.com postseason Mets top prospect list. Lots of good stuff in there from Wheeler himself, along with Mets VP of Player Development and Amateur Scouting Paul DePodesta.

Remember the Marlins' new logo that was leaked a few weeks back? Well, guess what? The Marlins just topped that with this totally extravagant and over the top home run celebration "structure" that will be located in center field at the new stadium.

So it looks like the Yankees suck now.

Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy McPhail is stepping down from his position. While the tangible results (i.e. wins and losses) didn't improve much during his tenure, the organization as a whole seems to be a bit healthier than it was before he was hired.

Around the Playoffs

In Friday evening's first game five, Nyjer Morgan ripped a game winning single up the middle the Brewers walked off against J.J. Putz and the Diamondbacks, beating them 3-2 in 10 innings to move onto the NLCS. The series victory was the Brewers' first since 1982, back when they were in the American League.

So who will the Brewers oppose in their quest for the National League pennant? If you didn't watch the game and the title of today's applesauce somehow didn't give it away, the Cardinals beat the Phillies 1-0 as Chris Carpenter outdueled Roy Halladay and the Cardinal offense scratched out a single run in the first inning. Carpenter went the distance, inducing a weak groundball to second base from Ryan Howard to end the game. To make things worse for Philly, Howard tumbled to the turf while trying to bust out of the box and had to be carried off the field while the Cardinals celebrated. After initial tests, it looks as if Howard tore the achilles tendon in his left ankle, an injury which could take 6-12 months to fully recover from, according to Dr. Jon Heyman.

While the NL teams get the day off, the AL teams will begin their series tonight. Game one of the ALDS between the Tigers and the Rangers will begin at 8:05 and can be seen nationally on FOX. Justin Verlander goes for the Tigers, while C.J. Wilson opposes him for the Rangers.

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From the Wheeler story comments section, I present you username "commenter". Which one of you guys did this?

“It doesn’t stop to amaze me how the majority of fans are guided like sheeps.I looked at all the comments in here and noticed most of you praising the rebuild of the farm and when you look at the top prospects only Zach Wheeler who cost Carlos Beltran, was adquired by the new front office the rest were signed by The Minaya regime. I hope this fo do a good job for the benefits of all of us,but it takes time to past a judgement on their work, so far so good cutting all these overprice losers, Reyes is injury prone,2 draft picks for him,
Wright The Rockies want him, get 3 of their top prospects for him. lhp Drew Pomeranz, c Will Rosario, rhp Chad Bettis. I will pull the trigger right away and let Murphy play 3b, after all he is a clutch hitter and will cost 14.5 millions less,since the Wilpons have no money. I know Davis,Murphy and Duda are all lh hitters,but they are gamers in other words you build a team around clutch hitters and Wright is not a clutch hitter and Reyes will fall apart as soon as somebody gives him the top dollars he is seeking. one question Mets fans.
WHERE ARE THE TOP 3 PAYROLL TEAMS YANKEES , PHILLIES AND BOSTON ?
ANDERSON clean the house and get rid of Reyes,Wright,Pelfrey and Bay. I would rather go and see young players trying to get a job and playing their hearts out than these overprice losers.”

I believe in one Dickey, Maker of knuckles and balls

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Oct 8, 2011 10:01 AM EDT reply actions

He hits all the classics

Calls Alderson “Anderson”. Multiple spelling errors. Calls Wright unclutch. Says Reyes “will fall apart as soon as somebody gives him the top dollars he is seeking”, whatever that means.

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by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Oct 8, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

It's Larry!

www.haikuboy.com

by murdertron3000 on Oct 8, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Despite the backlash

If a team was willing to give up several big prospects for Dubs, I’d probably pull the trigger.

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Oct 8, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

ohh jeeze, i read that comment

and was just blown away, i think the best part was

I will pull the trigger right away and let Murphy play 3b, after all he is a clutch hitter

i have no problem with murphy but when has he ever proven that?
just a reason why i stay on AA and no where else

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by theIke on Oct 8, 2011 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

At least he didn't demand that the Mets sign WINNARS like Eckstein

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by Russ on Oct 8, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh, Brett.

Let's go have a beer, Doc.

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by Crazy Nyce Dave on Oct 8, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

HELLO HELLO MR ANDERSON

Wonder is Zack being spelled incorrectly was on purpose.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Oct 8, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions

So the Phillies

every time they’ve added a great pitcher, they’ve lost one round earlier in the playoffs.

Ryan Miller was the true MVP. See my profile for rant.

by Jsz on Oct 8, 2011 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs

Ironic isnt it

Since the Giants won last season with pitching.

Now the Birds must DIE! The squirrel can live though

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by BlueChill on Oct 8, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions

They should sign Sabathia if he opts out

They’ll somehow lose 90 games

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by Thomas Wachtel on Oct 8, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

And they say pitching wins championships

Ryan Miller was the true MVP. See my profile for rant.

by Jsz on Oct 8, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

But do they win champtionships?

I think not.

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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 8, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

It's f***ing logic

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by Russ on Oct 8, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Howard

What do the Phillies do if he’s out for 2012? Hello Lyle Overbay?

by Philip Larkin on Oct 8, 2011 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

That's an option that might make sense.

Or they can take their defensively challenged future RF Brown and see if he can play 1st next year.

Wonder if they’ll approach Sandy inquiring about Murphy? I think Utley’s best days are behind him – especially healthy best days and I don’t think they’ve got much in the way of 2nd base prospects either.

Of course, there’s a contingent of Philly fans who honestly believe Rube will just go out and get Pujols or Fielder.

by MetsFan4Decades on Oct 8, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

get fielder

stick him in RF when Howard gets healthy

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by Cory Braiterman on Oct 8, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Just imagining Fielder in the outfield makes my brain hurt

by Shevshevy on Oct 8, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

for the phillies?

it makes me giddy

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by theIke on Oct 8, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Well yes it would be hilarious if the Philth stick him there

but forcing people to watch him out there might go against the Geneva convention

by Shevshevy on Oct 8, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I would guess they'd go with John Mayberry Jr.

by graves9 on Oct 8, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

John Mayberry will probably play 1B

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Oct 8, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

home run celebration "structure"

It’s an “art feature,” mistermet.

by SuperT on Oct 8, 2011 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

To call it "art" would mean that it actually looked good.

It has everything wrong with it.

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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 8, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Just when I thought that the new logo was the low point for them,

they go and unveil that monstrosity. It’s like they don’t want to be taken seriously as an organization.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Oct 8, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Just wait, someday they'll put that in the parking lot as an emblem of their historic past…

…and unveil an even bigger ‘better’ model to sit in centerfield.

by Curtis3331 on Oct 9, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

No, SuperT is right

IT IS ART

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by sj10689 on Oct 8, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Happy Schadenfreude Weekend everyone!

I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."

Like the really funny uncle with a healthy bourbon habit who matches every brilliant Thanksgiving story with one or two ill-advised racist jokes or boob grabs, we’re stuck with Melo. So we might as well learn to love him — quirks and all. http://knickerblogger.net/2011-report-card-carmelo-anthony/

by gbaked on Oct 8, 2011 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

That Marlins... thing

It’s hard to believe all the people who had to sign off on it taking a look at those designs and saying, “I like this. This is what I want representing my organization.” And yet, here we are.

by DaveNJ on Oct 8, 2011 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

Beyond that,

after reading that article, I just…I don’t think I can continue. For today,at least.
Like I really need to sit here and reevaluate my whole concept of baseball. No, of humanity and life itself. What is, I mean, what were they?…
I just can’t….
Fuck.

by xenusf on Oct 8, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Well, yeah

but then that’s how I feel about pretty much every decision the Marlins make. Someone had to be the one who says, “Yeah, this is a good idea. Let’s do this.” And it rarely is.

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by Thomas Wachtel on Oct 8, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

haters

should put one of those in citi

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by theIke on Oct 8, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

The Scott Stapp song is up there

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Oct 8, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Best comment about that thing

….I’ve been to Pride Parades in 3 cities, and that is the gayest thing I have ever seen.

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by Russ on Oct 8, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions

That and

A good argument for global warming.
That thing will be under water in a decade.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
Keep Reyes, Trade Wilpon.

by Ogre39666 on Oct 8, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

That entire thread is f'ing hilarious.

There’s just too many great lines in there. Note that it’s also a far, far busier thread than the one on Fish Stripes, which has all of 7 comments.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Oct 9, 2011 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions

7 comments?!

I think that’s a record for Fish Stripes.

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by Steve Schreiber on Oct 9, 2011 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I still can't believe that Marlins thing is real. Holy shit.

I really wish I did that many drugs that it made sense to me.

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by Jonathan. on Oct 8, 2011 2:36 PM EDT reply actions

i think its gonna be awesome.

but then again… i go by gbaked and live in williamsburg… so yeah.

I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."

by gbaked on Oct 8, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought that Marlins thing was just a joke

but then again, I guess you could say that about the Marlins themselves. What’s next, a mule in the outfield?

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by piazza62 on Oct 8, 2011 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

What kind of loser team does that?

No, wait…

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Oct 8, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was my point.

by Curtis3331 on Oct 9, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Being that I'm "in charge" of ReyesWatch updates

Credible sources indicate that no talks will take place until after the postseason. It would be naive to expect anything now, or within the next 3 weeks.

From ReyesWatch:

09/29/2011 4:14 PM EDT: GM: Don’t expect quick Jose Reyes deal (ESPN New York)

NEW YORK — New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson plans to reach out to the representatives for free-agent-to-be Jose Reyes in the next couple of days.

Still, Alderson indicated, Mets fans should not count on the shortstop re-signing during the organization’s exclusive negotiating window. Open bidding begins five days after the World Series.

“I don’t really want to speculate on what might happen or not happen before his exclusive negotiating period expires,” Alderson said Thursday, a day after the Mets finished his first season as GM with a 77-85 record and fourth-place finish. "However, if history is any guide, most players who get to this point don’t see any reason to make a decision within the next 30 days. They’re that close to free agency. I wouldn’t want people to expect that something is going to happen in October…

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