Gameday: Red Sox (45-29) At Phillies (42-31)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, June 18, 2008 12:11 PM | Comments: 219
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After Jon Lester baffled the Phils yesterday, the Phils face a rubber game against the Red Sox today at Citizens Bank Park. I’m more confident about this one than last night, that’s for sure, but the offense needs to get in gear. Chase Utley is in the midst of an 0-for-16, and Ryan Howard had his usual game-after-a-big-game 0-fer (If Howard has at least two hits in a game, the next game he is a combined 8-for-51 [.156].)
All in all, the O needs to step up today with Kyle Kendrick on the mound. He’s usually good for the Kendrickian start (6 IP, 3 ER), so the plan is to hit Sox starter Justin Masterson early and often. He’s a good prospect, and they salivate about him up here in New England.
It’s a BP special. The Phils are hitting .251 in day games this season. Manny Ramirez, who got an early benching yesterday because of a sore hamstring, is not in the lineup today.
Phillies: Kyle Kendrick (6-2) 4.54 ERA
Red Sox: Justin Masterson (3-1) 2.90 ERA
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 73, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Burrell, Jenkins, Dobbs, Ruiz, Kendrick
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Your gameday beer: To round out this Philly-beer series, we go with Yuengling and Yuengling Light. Not a bad light macrobrew, it’s a little watery, but for that special gal in your life — you know, the skinny one with the Hollywood Tan who giggles at almost everthing you say, that’s if you’re a guy with huge shoulder muscles and tight t-shirts from Diesel, and he drinks nothing but Red Bulls, and he’s a huge fan of “Boiler Room” and “Fight Club” but can’t appreciate the self-deprecating hatred for commercialization that Chuck Palahniuk brought to the story, so he just instead owns the posters and they sit right above his bed, probably beause he has wet dreams about Brad Pitt and Vin Diesel and Edward Norton every night — it’s the right beer. Eat some buffalo wings with the beer today.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Someone tell me why Ruiz is starting today.
Nice beer rant.
Posted: 12:20 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Ruiz always catches Kendrick…some pitchers prefer certain catchers. Hamels, Kendrick, and Eaton prefer Ruiz and Myers and Moyer prefer Coste. I’m actually kind of shocked Coste didn’t start last night.
Posted: 12:24 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
I understand the pitcher catcher preference. Ruiz just sucks.
Posted: 12:27 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 chrism
ruiz again? something has to wrong with coste for him not to be starting the day game after the nite game…chuck makes me wonder if he’s sane ALOT
Posted: 12:28 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Coste should’ve gone last night, absolutely. For some reason Stewie was in my head, so my beer rant was very Stewie-ish.
Posted: 12:28 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
The french fries part is the only thing I don’t understand.
Posted: 12:32 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Yeah, I was stumped on that one, actually.
Posted: 12:36 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Yea, Coste should absolutely have started last night… And Yuengling is one of my top beers but Yuengling Light is just terrible. Way too watered down.
Posted: 12:38 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
great summer beer: Leinenkugel’s Varity Pack
Posted: 12:38 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Great summer beer: Allagash White
Posted: 12:40 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
Yo Tim, I was expecting tight t-shirt guy for a New York series. For the Boston series, I would expect an “I went slummin once too” kinda guy a la Good Will Hunting.
Posted: 01:06 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Ahhh, of course. Well, Sully, who talks as if he’s the biggest shit in the world, is all about drinking Bud Lights, and he wears t-shirts and jeans cause it’s cool to wear them, but it ain’t too formal, ya know, but he has his going out clothing, which is always a shirt and a tie, which he usually wears when he goes to Foxwoods, always doublin down on 11 but he bets with like one chip each time, cause hes a pussy, but he won’t make you think that; oh, and he drinks Dunkin’ Donuts a lot too, and goes to Stop n Shop.
Posted: 01:13 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Great start, Kyle. Just great.
Posted: 01:14 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Ugh.
Posted: 01:16 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
This one is done. 3 series in a row. 90 wins seems like a pipe dream.
Posted: 01:17 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
You see, when we say that they dont have enough to win the world series. this is what we are talking about.
Posted: 01:19 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
what a day ruiner. Now I have to turn my attention to work to get my mind off of this slop, yay!
Posted: 01:19 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
Thanks, Tim! Much better…
Awful start, but let’s give the offense a chance before we call it a season.
Posted: 01:20 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
this team falls behind early ALL THE TIME. you cant win the world series when you do that. starting pitching….
Posted: 01:20 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Yep, this is not a championship team – this series defines that fact.
Posted: 01:21 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
hey theykll make the playoffs they just cant beat this team in the world series until the phillies improve personel and performance wise
Posted: 01:21 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
they are the definition of a fraud team. aka a team thats good and makes the playoffs but isnt good enough to win a championship = fraud
Posted: 01:22 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
At least they saved us the time of having to keep up with them today. God almighty. We’re one of the better teams in the NL, but I think BOS has proven that that doesnt mean much these days.
Posted: 01:23 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
I guess games only last one inning now. Relax people!
Posted: 01:30 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
4-1. Nice RBI Howard.
Posted: 01:30 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
Oh for the days of a good ol’ Kendrickian Start.
Posted: 01:31 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
MUCH better, Kyle.
Posted: 01:37 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
How about a 3 run homer by Ruiz here to bring us back even…
Posted: 01:38 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
We can only dream, Julie, we can only dream.
Posted: 01:39 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
PANIC! at the BallPark…….. jesus christ people… its 4-1… the Red Sox are the defending champs and the best team in baseball over the past 5years. We beat the hell out of them on Monday. Last night we lost 3-0. and we are down today, You guys all hide under your kitchen tables when there is a thunderstorm too?? christ…
Even IF they lose today…they are still a legit team.. and anyone that says otherwise doesn’t know jack shit about baseball.
Posted: 01:39 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
step one to ruiz totally redeeming himself. check.
Posted: 01:41 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Itll be nice if they come back and win. But you CANT get behind all the time like they seem to do almost all the time. thats our point. thats unacceptable
Posted: 01:42 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
they might be able to light up this kid masterson, but what about josh beckett or john lackey?
Posted: 01:43 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
The Phils have holes man. Thats all we’re saying.
Posted: 01:44 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Don M, I’m sorry, but you’re clueless.
Posted: 01:45 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Dobbs looks so flat when he starts.
Posted: 01:45 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Kendrick has to lay a bunt down here. No questions asked, but them over and hope J Roll and single.
Posted: 01:46 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
Well if we matchup with Cole Hamels vs. Josh Beckett…. I think we can still get more than 2 runs against Beckett… which would have given us the WIN.
Posted: 01:46 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
Kendrick needs to walk here.
Posted: 01:47 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
Even better than a homerun! I’m surprised Ruiz didn’t swing anyway.
Posted: 01:47 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
Why does Mike T even pay attention to the Phillies if he is 110% sure that they will lose every game??
Posted: 01:48 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
please tell me he got the bunt down.
Posted: 01:48 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
That’s a pop out throw to second for a double play. Inning over. They can’t convert simple crap.
UGH.
Posted: 01:49 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
nice job Kyle, way to help your own cause. you bone.
Posted: 01:50 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
Don M….Paul…..Julie…..I love your optimism…..but I’ve watched about a bazillion hours of baseball in my life and if the Phils win this game I’ll send all 3 of you a six pack of your favorite beers. You dont give up 4 runs in the first then pop up a unt into a DP. That shits just unacceptable.
Posted: 01:51 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
Alright… but even if they lose this game… what does that mean?? They are still one of the top 3 teams in the NL.. if the miss the playoffs this year, then we can bitch. If they make the playoffs.. they have a shot to get to the world series… and then, who knows.
Everything about baseball is long..each game, each season.. so when people start crying about every run the other team scores… its frustrating. The Phillies (without the help of Utley) beat the Red Sox handily on Monday night.. which shows you how good the can be..
Posted: 01:55 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
Agreed. It is always important just to get to the playoffs. After that anything can happen. Hey I said it last week. We just have to survive this tough stretch into the beginning of July. If we can do that then we’ll be in great position.
This team has alot going for it. Alot of holes to worry about too.
Posted: 01:58 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 I Guess I'm JD Drew's Bitch Now
Hey…..trying to lighten things up a bit. Who would you put on an “All-Phillies Killer Team”?
I’d have to start with Jorge Cantu this year. JD Drew might have to be added to that list.
Posted: 01:59 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
No, if they DONT WIN THE WORLD SERIES we can bitch. i dont give a crap about the playoffs. just win the world series. thats all i care about.
to do that they need to improve a LOT.
yes theyre tops in the NL and theyll make the playoffs and may even get far. but i want to see more out of this team. a world series caliber team comes in, when the champs are in town and have evened the series at 1-1, and PULVERIZES them.
Posted: 02:00 PM on June 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
If all you care about is winning the World Series.. there is a good chance that you will be highly disappointed this year… looks at the Cubbies and Red Sox fans.. sometimes it takes YEARS to win one. Phillies have a pretty solid team, and they should have a good chance to contend for the next few years.. they are by no means the favorite to win the world series this year.. but neither were the D’Backs, Marlins, or White Sox when they won it
Posted: 02:03 PM on June 18, 2008