Gamenight: Angels (43-30) At Phillies (42-32)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Fri, June 20, 2008 06:37 PM | Comments: 62
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Interleague play continues tonight when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim invade Citizens Bank Park for a the start of a three-gamer with the Phillies.
The Phils are coming off a 1-2 series with the Red Sox. It seemed as if the last game of that series was a week ago — in the time since, Brett Myers and a lot of trade talk ruled the roost. Now it’s time to get back to business.
The Phils will face Ervin Santana, who used to be a horrendous road pitcher, but has cleaned up his act this year. The Angels, by the way, are the top road team in the Major Leagues. Adam Eaton gets the call for the good guys.
Phillies: Adam Eaton (2-4) 4.57 ERA
Angels: Ervin Santana (8-3) 3.40 ERA
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 79, mostly sunny
Lineup: Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Burrell, Jenkins, Feliz, Coste, Eaton
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Your gamenight beer: This one is pretty simple tonight. Have a Bell’s Pale Ale. Because we need to ring that bell tonight.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 scot
make us believe, adam.
Posted: 07:00 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
He’s due to implode.
Posted: 07:03 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Let’s go Phils!!!!!!! Start this series off on a good note.
Posted: 07:05 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Are you kidding me??? Already???
Posted: 07:13 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I saw that coming from a mile away.
Posted: 07:13 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 D Rock
Vlad continues to kill us
Posted: 07:13 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I’m not even blaming Eaton on that homer. That was a fastball down. Vlad kills the Phils.
Posted: 07:14 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
ya know, after the fuckin euro cup result today this is the fuckin last thing i need. i’m about thisclose to throwing the tv into long island sound.
Posted: 07:14 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I’m calling a sweep because Vlad will have 5 RBI’s in each game against us.
Posted: 07:18 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
It is really amazing at how much Utley is off his game right now. The pitches he is swinging at are way out of the zone. That is not like him at all. Hopefully he rights the ship soon.
Posted: 07:33 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I am getting really sick of Utley…
Posted: 07:34 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Gotta love the doubles with 2 outs and nobody on — and Eaton up next.
Posted: 07:50 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
I am thinking this game tonite is going to induce me into drinking a lot of beer.
Posted: 07:52 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I agree with you Jason. too bad I’m at my parents because it’s my sisters birthday, and the only beer they have here is Coors Light.
Posted: 07:54 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
adam eaton has no business trying to get vlad out. just walk him. youre not good enough to get him out
Posted: 07:54 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
same old pattern. get behind early and against good pitching, DONT come back
Posted: 07:55 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
likes, seriously, theyd be better off bringing up carrasco or bastardo and resting eaton because they should know eaton isnt good enough to shut these guys down
Posted: 07:59 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
He actually has good career #s against the Angels. They’re lighting him up tonight though.
Posted: 08:00 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
And people got on my case for saying we’re not a good baseball team. We’re clearly not a good team – this is evidence.
Posted: 08:00 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
if bret myers tanks tomorrow, you think they move him to the pen? i think theyd have to. hes out of second chances. its do or die for him as a starter
Posted: 08:01 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
mike t…id take issue. i prefer to say…fraud! good team but overhyped but still better than the cubs.
but still a fraud. not as advertised against real competition
Posted: 08:02 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
good or bad is relative to your competition
Posted: 08:02 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
im beginning to think they need another stabilizing bat to start occasionally
Posted: 08:03 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
the ONE good thing they are doing here is making santana throw a LOT of pitches early. good job there. wear him down. thats encouraging at least
Posted: 08:06 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Geoff, your right with the same old pattern. Get behind early against good pitching and we stay behind. I’m very close to turning this game off for a while because I can’t stand to watch eaton pitch and this offense is a disgrace right now. nobody is hot right now.
Posted: 08:06 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Yeah, they are being more patient. Utley blew it again. At least Burrell made contact and almost put the ball out of the park.
Posted: 08:07 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Chase Utley finally hits something that is almost a hit, but Torri Hunter is in CF…
Posted: 08:09 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I’m starting to agree with Mike T…
Posted: 08:26 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
I wish these were the good’ol days when Ervin Santana sucked on the road.
Posted: 08:28 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
ok its time to go to the city and go get wested. be back tomorrow to recharge before going back out to the game
enough of this bullshit
Posted: 08:30 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Cheers Geoff.
Posted: 08:33 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Drinking is not good for the body.
Posted: 08:35 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Haha I was just about to ask for some suggestions for a 12-pack. my buddy is pickin me up one in about 20 minutes something relatively inexpensive.
Posted: 08:42 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Allagash White, Abita Purple or Magners (cider). Inexpensive – go Yards.
Posted: 08:45 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Drinking is good for watching this baseball game though. My beer of choice, Coors Original. Nothing special, but very drinkable.
Posted: 08:46 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I said it in the beginning…Eaton was bound to implode. The thing though is they were hitting bad pitches. I mean, Eaton isn’t the best pitcher in the world, but they hit everything.
Posted: 08:46 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Vlad can literally hit any pitch thrown near him. He is an extremely tough out. I find it funny when ESPN shows the Vlad Zone.
Posted: 08:48 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Conine rule strikes again.
Posted: 08:52 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
This is despicable. The Mets took 2 from this team. We suck.
Posted: 08:53 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg V.
I’ve already run out of beer! I had to switch to scotch! This game sucks!
Posted: 09:27 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
The Angels don’t score a lot of runs. Let them get it out of their system. Honestly, Eaton was locating his pitches, they were just hitting him all over the place. Let them do that tonight and hopefully Myers can pitch okay. He’s due for a good outing.
Posted: 09:30 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason
Luckily I have beer in reserves.
Posted: 09:36 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
They better win the next 2. This is disgusting me.
Posted: 09:37 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
0-23 WTG UTLEY!!!
Posted: 09:39 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 chris m
howards on his way back….back to the mendoza line….this team needs a kick in the ass…mets are on there way back
Posted: 10:28 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Gillick said they’ll have to move guys on our roster to get another starter. He said they don’t have anyone in the minors. I think we value our prospects higher than they actually are.
Posted: 10:29 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Chris M, it’s not just Howard…it’s the whole offense.
Posted: 10:43 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Joshua
by the end of the week expect the phils to be in 2nd place, Marlins 1st, Phils 2nd and a very close mets right behind
Posted: 10:58 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Yeah, I’m expecting that too Joshua.
Posted: 11:07 PM on June 20, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Tonight was one of those games where I had a bad taste in my mouth at the end. Last Friday was a success because the whole team played well. Tonight was a failure because the whole team played poorly. Nobody did anything to write home about except a fairly decent 9th inning from J.C. Romero.
I think it will take a drop to 2nd place for the phils to get back to normal but we shall see. I would rather not see that happen.
Posted: 12:56 AM on June 21, 2008