Gameday: Phillies (41-29) At Cardinals (41-29)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, June 15, 2008 01:10 PM | Comments: 151
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Happy Father’s Day, dads.
Today marks the final game of a nine-game road swing for the Phils. Currently they stand at 5-3 on the trip after a 3-2 loss to Kyle Lohse and the Cardinals yesterday. Today Brett Myers will try to take the series, and he’ll have to pitch better than his last start, a five-run performance against the Marlins Tuesday. He surrendered three homers in that game, adding to his league-leading total of 18 given up. He has given up four or more runs in half (7/14) of his starts.
Myers and Co. will face Cardinals rookie Mitchell Boggs. Besides having a weird hybrid name, Boggs is a 24-year-old right-hander from Georgia. In his first start he went five innings, giving up two runs on four hits against the Reds in Cincinnati. According to scouting reports, Boggs will work his fastball to set up an effective slider, making him more of a late-inning bullpen type of pitcher. The Phils will need to be patient with Boggs and make him miss with the fastball.
Both Shane Victorino and Pedro Feliz are getting the day off — Jayson Werth and Greg Dobbs are in the lineup. Chris Coste, a father for the second time now, is back and in the lineup, as well.
Phillies: Brett Myers (3-8) 5.34 ERA
Cardinals: Mitchell Boggs (1-0) 3.86 ERA
Gametime: 2:15 p.m. EST
Weather: 86, sunny
Lineup: Rollins, Werth, Utley, Howard, Burrell, Jenkins, Dobbs, Coste, Myers
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Your gameday beer: Time to pull out a win and finish the road trip 6-3. That would be nice. For today’s drink, go with Old Stock Ale from North Coast Brewery. It’s a long sipper, brewed with classic Maris Otter malt and Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops. It’s the kind of sweet beer you should enjoy with your dad today, as you sit back and catch the Phils. (Then Tiger’s closeout on Torrey Pines, then the Celtics’ closeout on Los Angeles.)
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 chris m
he phuking sucks!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 03:15 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
That’s it. He’s done.
Posted: 03:15 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
just give the team a chance to win brett, thats all anyone is asking. damn it!!!
Posted: 03:16 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
Oh for the love of god. His fastball is just terrible today – absolute meatballs.
Posted: 03:16 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
The Phils should put him on the DL for life
Posted: 03:16 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Figures, I come back to watching Myers let up a 2 run homer. Hopefully the offense can bail him out, but I don’t see that happening. It would be nice to have a 6-3 road trip, but Myers is garbage. He doesn’t even have trade value anymore. At least Howard’s trave value can be that he’s 4th in the league in RBIs.
Posted: 03:16 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
I wonder if his poor performance could be connected with the fact they were running him out there every day at the end of last season… he’s not hurt, so the only thing I can think is dead arm.
Posted: 03:18 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Steve, that’s no excuse. I know there’s a pitcher in baseball, forget who, that moved back into the starting rotation from the closer role and is having a tremendous year. I think it’s someone on the Cubs maybe? Smoltz did it a few times in his career(although Myers is no Smoltz.) I don’t even want to hear that excuse, especially now that it’s half way through June.
Posted: 03:20 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
NC Jason – I see your point about Lidge. I should clarify and say that I think the move to bring Myers back in the rotation was the right move at the time, however, its apparent that Myers is too much of a selfish headcase not to pitch for the team instead of pitching for his own stats. You can see in his pitching that he has no clue how to adapt to the kind of stuff that he has for the day, its always the same gameplan – rear back and throw as hard as you can.
Posted: 03:21 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
well he had a great spring so its recent bs
Posted: 03:21 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 85
This is terrible. He just doesn’t give them a chance to win anymore. You can’t give up extra base hit after extra base hit, homer after homer, every time you take the mound and still warrant a spot in the rotation of a team with this much talent and potential. Myers, more than anyone, is keeping the Phillies from grabbing the East by the throat because they just don’t have a chance to win every fifth day.
Posted: 03:22 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Matt I think what both of us are saying is that Myers sucks a big one
Posted: 03:22 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
And now guys are swinging for the fences. Well, I guess I can go for a run, shower and get ready for Tiger’s big day.
Posted: 03:22 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
Clearly Myers has to pitch better – I just can’t explain how he’s throwing his fastball straight down the middle (if not up in the zone) and with such limited velocity – for a guy who was a top closer last year, and who has been decently reliable as a starter (though I’ve never felt he was a top guy starting), it just doesn’t make any sense. I agree though, if they’re going to let him go out there every 5th day, he’s gotta wake the hell up.
Posted: 03:23 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Here is a open question – I hear all about how Moyer prepares with video, pitch charts, etc. What is Mayers pregame / time between starts like? Does he put forth the time or does he just sit on his fat ass because he said earlier he does not like to long toss?
Posted: 03:24 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Between his crappy pitching and the Phillies lack of scoring runs for Hamels and Eaton, this will be a rough road to September. I wish I could email Pat Gillick and tell him bring Carrasco up or something. Honestly, at this point, a 4 year old could go out there and throw better than Myers.
Posted: 03:24 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
NC Jason, he probably beats his wife.
Posted: 03:25 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
haha, i was just going to say that, phil
Posted: 03:26 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Probably? I am not sure there is any question about that.
Posted: 03:26 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
At least the Mets are getting blasted 7-2
Posted: 03:29 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Whoa!!! He got a hit. He’s better at hitting than he is pitching apparently. Maybe he should bat clean-up for Howard and let Howard pitch. That might be better for the both of them.
Posted: 03:29 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
Good news guys, Maine gave up 5 runs today too!!
Of course that was over 6+ innings, instead of Myers display.
Posted: 03:32 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
If Ryan Howard hits a grand slam right here it will restore all of my faith in him, but chances are he’ll K.
Posted: 03:33 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Hey big hit for Howard!
Posted: 03:35 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
ryan howard has a pulse – not over yet
Posted: 03:35 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
Good stuff from Howard again. Nearly single handed he keeps the team in the game.
Posted: 03:38 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
How clutch has Burrell been this year?!?!
Posted: 03:39 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Doesn’t matter Mayers will give up 15 this inning
Posted: 03:46 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
haha NC JAson. I don’t even know why he’s in still. What is Charlie thinking? If he can get a 1-2-3 inning I’ll feel very confident considering Victorino can lead off next inning pinch hitting for Myers.
Posted: 03:48 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
Pat the Bat: Man or Machine?
Posted: 03:48 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Machine. See, Myers loves to settle down later in the game. It’s unacceptable. If he let up 2 or 3 runs early in the game I think I’d be okay with that, but he let up 5. So unacceptable.
Posted: 03:50 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
NOOOOOOOOO!!! Why is Myers still in!!!
Posted: 03:53 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 85
Why the hell did Myers just bat? Let’s hope Chollie’s gut is on point again.
Posted: 03:56 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Howard needs to hit a homer to lead off the next inning for Father’s Day.
Posted: 04:00 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
ANNNNNNNNNND Charlie’s gut wasn’t right.
Posted: 04:02 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
i’m about ready to bomb texas’s bullpen.
disgraceful.
Posted: 04:04 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Fantastic defense by Howard
Posted: 04:06 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
Howard giveth, howard giveth to the other team.
Posted: 04:10 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
phil….its those routine plays
Posted: 04:10 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Did Howard just steal a base?
Posted: 04:20 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
rangers BP sucks!
Posted: 04:26 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
yes he did. he’s a unique player.
Posted: 04:27 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
seriously, the rangers bullpen is the worst. i’m about ready to throw my monitor out the window here.
Posted: 04:28 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Okay, so I’ll eat my words about the routine ground balls, but not about the speed.
Posted: 04:29 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
wow, man the rangers made that game interesting. but the mets lose the first of the dh. thank god.
Posted: 04:33 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
And I shall eat my words about his speed
Posted: 04:35 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
ha…..rangers made that interesting
Posted: 04:36 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Glad we can both come to terms NC Jason. Other than his error he’s had a good series against the Cards. It’s probably because his mommy and daddy are in the stands.
Posted: 04:38 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Would anyone walk Utley here?
Posted: 04:44 PM on June 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
IS La Russa stupid? Utley has more homers against lefties than anyone in the majors. I’m smelling a game winning homer right here.
Posted: 04:44 PM on June 15, 2008