Gamenight: Phillies (11-10) At Brewers (12-8)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, April 23, 2008 06:13 PM | Comments: 54
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Over .500 and loving it!
The Phillies got over the hump yesterday with a three-run ninth inning, thanks to Pat Burrell and his golden stick. Now it’s Cole Hamels’ turn to keep the wheels running as the Phils open a two-game set with the Brewers at Miller Park. They’ll face Dave Bush, who is the emergency starter since Ben Sheets went down with an injury. (What else is new?)
Geoff Jenkins returns to Milwaukee for the first time since leaving the only team he played for his entire career.
Phillies: Cole Hamels (2-1), 1.86 ERA
Brewers: Dave Bush (0-3), 7.02 ERA
Gametime: 8:05 p.m.
Weather: 58 degrees, sunny
Lineup: Werth/Dobbs/Utley/Howard/Burrell/Jenkins/Ruiz/Bruntlett/Hamels
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Your gamenight beer: Yetserday we recommended Miller Lite, and since tonight the Phils are in Milwaukee, we have to go with Miller High Life. Don’t ever mess with the champagne of beers, it’s a quality macro. Brewed in Milwaukee, you know what it works with: a nice, hot brat.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Mike W.
I played little league with Bush (a conestoga grad), and interestingly enough, he was just a slightly above average little leaguer. In fact, he was pretty easy to hit. So when he strikes out Howard tonight, I will seriously laugh.
Posted: 06:28 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Miller High Life? Ugh, another headache beer. It is pretty funny that you have a photo of a 40 oz. bottle though.
Posted: 06:56 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
You have to give in to bad beers once in a while — it’s natural.
Posted: 07:18 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Grant P.
It really worries me how negative Philadelphian’s are. Same with the sports in the city. For cryin’ out loud, the website asks which broadcaster really gets to you. And then you read what’s with Ryan Howard? It kills me. I grew up in Philly, went to high school their – and now I live in Florida. I have changed. Philly has not. Would you people say something decent to each other.
Posted: 07:44 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Beware of the Utley shift
Posted: 08:11 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Tough. Probably should’ve plated one there.
Posted: 08:18 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
WTF, Cole?
Posted: 08:27 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
That makes 6 first inning runs for Cole this year. More than any other innings combined.
Posted: 08:33 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 park
Don’t you mean Miller Low Life? Christ, my stepfather used to drink that, and I wouldn’t even steal any from him it was so bad.
Posted: 08:53 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
God DAMN he is awesome.
Posted: 08:56 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
And then there’s Ryan Howard: Still a piece of shit.
I said not to mess with the High Life.
Posted: 08:57 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Dobbsie baby! Woo!
Posted: 09:22 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Is it just me, or did Prince put on about 20-30 lbs. in the off season?
Posted: 09:36 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
The Brewers announcers just said Hamels is a guy who won’t win any Cy Youngs because he plays at CBP.
STFU, idiots. He’ll win a Cy yet.
Posted: 09:37 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
MACHINE!
Posted: 09:40 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
Grant P-
Where in Florida? I’m in Orlando. This place sucks for sports. It’s unreal. Magic fans are lame. I’m pretty sure The Connecticut Sun (WNBA team) have a better fan base.
PAT STRIKES AGAIN!
Posted: 09:42 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
The sixers have CUT THE LEAD TO 19!
Posted: 09:44 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Woo. Hamels turned it on after the first. Awesome work.
Posted: 09:58 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Danny, they probably do. Funny you mention the Sun — my roommate/best friend covers them.
Posted: 10:00 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
HUGE mistake by Werth – may come back to haunt us.
Posted: 10:05 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Should be 6-4 after the Utley single — I’m going to be pissed if that Werth mistake gets us… really pissed.
Posted: 10:07 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Let’s not get crazy here — hopefully Cole goes at least one more and then we can turn it to JC, who should close tonight (unless they want to go to Flash).
Posted: 10:11 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
I’m going to turn the game over to LA and Franzke — I can’t watch this.
Posted: 10:27 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 erik
once victorino is back, forget jenkins he sucks, vic in center and keep werth in left
Posted: 10:27 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 erik
right excuse me
Posted: 10:27 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Horrible move by Manuel keeping Hamels in the game.
Posted: 10:34 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible – the fat piece of shit already has one homerun off of him tonight, and Charlie leaves him in the game to face him again??? Horrible, horrible move. I’m going to give this loss to Uncle Charlie. Absolutely horrible.
Posted: 10:35 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
what? he only threw 120+ pitches……………..
Posted: 10:39 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
I cant fault cole for that homerun. hung it up there but he shouldnt be in the game. when he has shutout to no hit stuff you can let him go 8+ but if you have someone in the pen to put in then put you dont leave him in there. thank pat gillick too. chad durbin did a nice job there but hes been overworked too. him, romero, and lidge are all he really has. you dont know what youll get with gordon, seanez is iffy and madson is also iffy. and i cant watch clay condrey pitch even when he pitches well.
Posted: 10:50 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg
Agreed on the poor decision by Uncle Chuck to leave in Hamels, but I like that it seems like a Lou Brown “gut-feeling”. I think I would have pulled him after the lead-off double. Werth mistake was huge. Nice freeze by Taguchi. Let’s atone, Werth.
Posted: 10:53 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg
whoa gator.
Posted: 10:54 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 551 Brian Michael
Gordon has pitched well since his Opening Day meltdown.
Posted: 10:54 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
It was a 1-2 pitch too… Jesus, Charlie! WHAT THE HELL??
This team wins in spite of the management.
Posted: 10:55 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
Werth you better come through you jerk off
Posted: 10:56 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Thats what youre supposed to do. pull hamels when he gives up the double in the 8th. thats the typical move in that situation. but charlie is not conventional as we know.
Posted: 10:57 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
jayson werth cost the phillies the game twice tonight. Once by getting picked off and not scoring on the Utley single and then by failing to even make an out with CONTACT in the ninth… man oh man
Posted: 10:58 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
Turnbow and his smooth 9+ ERA don’t want any part of Utley. Better get Perdo Sarano out there, T-Bow.
Posted: 10:59 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
This team will continue to be mediocre because they cant get their pitching and hitting going at the same time. and their pitching has been pretty good so far. wait until moyer melts down and is done. wait until seanez and gordon lose a little over the course of the year. its nice to have benson and kline as bodies to throw in there. but do we know what were getting really? if benson is healthy hell be allright. but all im saying is were lucky the pitching has been what it is. because without it and without chase utley and burrell and some contributions from a few other guys this is a bad baseball team.
Posted: 11:00 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
The only thing that’s worse than Werth’s performance this game is his disturbing facial hair.
Posted: 11:00 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg
this L is on Werth and Chuck.
Posted: 11:00 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Worst loss of the year, to me. We should’ve won it; Hamels should have been pulled after seven; Werth can’t screw up on the basepaths. Etc. Etc. That was a win. And tomorrow their righties will likely tee off on Moyer.
Posted: 11:01 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
in terms of who has been performing well and who hasnt. the talent is mostly there but theres no consistency from most of the lineup and most of the rotation and most of the bullpen. inconsistent..mediocre. thats the base way to describe this team so far this season.
Posted: 11:03 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
MOYER TIME! Fielder may hit 8 homeruns tomorrow night and take over the league-lead from Utley.
I agree, worst loss of the year.
Glad I could be here with you guys for it.
Posted: 11:04 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Danny
Seriously, striking out with 1 out in the 9th inning with the tying run on third… does it get any worse?
Posted: 11:06 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
moyer is done. my dad bet me he wouldnt make it to june. in fact he said hell get one more start before its obvious hes done. now that will probably be wrong because thats tomorrow and i think theyll give him a few more but it may not be far off. my belief in the bet and my belief now is that hell be done in june and benson will take his place. if benson isnt healthy then who knows who will take that spot.
Posted: 11:06 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
lets not forget to mention Ryan Howard’s ugly at-bats tonight going 0 – 4 with 2 strikeouts dropping his average to .181 and upping his strikeout total to 32. i love getting nothing out of the cleanup spot.
Posted: 11:11 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg
oh, wait I forgot to also assign blame to the only guy who let in any runs, Hamels. Him and the Breeze-machine…no mortal man strikes out 40% of the time.
Posted: 11:15 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Is it obvious now that a move needs to be made? or is that just me. im not sure exactly what. could be an upgraded bullpen arm or just someone to get moyer out of there now. howard cant be moved now because his value isnt where it needs to be to get a valuable return package. id like him to be moved now but he isnt worth enough yet
Posted: 11:15 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 Bruce
A loss is a loss… is a loss… is a loss… is a loss… they are all alike to me; none worse than the other; all ELEVEN of them. Oh well, tomorrow is another day as the Phillies will try for a SIXTH time to go above the mediocre mark.
Put away your crying towel and wave the “rally” towel to support the Phillies tomorrow. As mentioned so often, the season is a marathon, not a sprint.
Posted: 11:16 PM on April 23, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
no loss worse then another??? your an idiot bruce…the moral in the clubhouse after a loss like this is a little differant then a game they played well but just got beat by a better team…this type of loss could rollover. give werth the jeltz award…decent managers win a few games for a team and lose a few…this is one for the latter
Posted: 11:42 PM on April 23, 2008