Gameday: Braves (49-54) At Phillies (55-49)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, July 27, 2008 12:00 PM | Comments: 209
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The Phillies will attempt a series win against the Braves after a crazy comeback Saturday.
Blanton At Home: Joe Blanton will make his first home start as a Phillie. It’ll be his first career start at Citizens Bank Park.
Coste Guard: Chris Coste’s 3-for-4 day snapped a 3-for-33 skid ranging back from July 2.
Vote For Pedro: Pedro Feliz will be out of the lineup again with tightness in his lower back. Phillies Assistant GM Ruben Amaro said Feliz has been playing hurt for the past few weeks
Phillies: Joe Blanton (5-12) 5.08 ERA
Braves: Jorge Campillo (5-4) 2.83 ERA
Gametime: 1:35 p.m. EST
Weather: 83, sunny, isolated storms
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Your gameday beer: Want something with a real fruity flavor? Try Finger Lakes Apricot Wheat Ale. It’s out of Ithaca, N.Y., home to Ithaca College, the inspiration for that classic film, “Road Trip.” But don’t put mice in your mouth. Instead, to balance out the apricot flavor have some barbecued spare ribs. Happy grilling!
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Tyler
The Itchia in the movie Road Trip isn’t the same Itchia as the college. The real Itchia is Itchia University, not just Itchia.
Anyways, fuck the Phillies, lets go Mets!
Posted: 12:36 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Ithica you fucking moron. Learn how to spell. Do you have nothing better to with your life besides troll?
Posted: 12:40 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Joshua
hahahhaa..how do u misspell a word thats only a few lines above you?
Posted: 12:45 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
Having gone to IC… the guy who wrote the movie was a grad named Scott Armstrong. Set the movie at fictional Ithaca University, which was shot at Georgia Tech.
Posted: 12:46 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
No shit, Phil. The idiot comes on here to troll (fucking Muts fans) and tries to be funny. However, showing the true intelligence of Muts fans (again, fuck the Muts and their fans), he can’t spell. Hey Tyler, how’s the bullpen project coming there in the Big Apple?
Posted: 12:47 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Tyler, you’re wrong on a couple levels. First, it’s Ithaca, not Itchia – I’m not sure what you’re thinking of, but it’s Ithaca. Second, the real name of the school is Ithaca College. Of course they didn’t call it Ithaca College – probably because they didn’t have the rights to call it that. So, instead they called it the University of Ithaca.
Also, the Ithaca scenes were filmed at Georgia Tech.
Lastly, Kyle Lohse is going to shut the Mets down today. Why are you even on here? The Mets aren’t even playing the Phillies.
Posted: 12:47 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
That’s right, Nate.
Posted: 12:48 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
How about this bit of speculation and rumor mongering by SI.com.
“Sources said the Mets’ No. 1 nemesis, the Phillies, have the best chance to trade for Manny Ramirez because Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel has perhaps the strongest relationship with him of anyone in the majors. Manuel was Ramirez’s hitting coach with the Indians from 1994-99 and his manager in Cleveland in 2000, and the two have remained close.”
While probably reporting this without any sort of merit (are there really any facts here besides what some unnamed “source” says), trying to make news instead of report it, is this a yea or a nay? Where does he play? Where does the money come from? Who does Philly give up? Would his ego/attitude be a bad thing in the clubhouse? Or would his bat offset all of that?
Posted: 01:07 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Nate, I wouldn’t want Manny on my team. Too pompous, too much money, and we’d have to give up too much. He can keep his antics and his “play when he wants” in Boston.
Posted: 01:14 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
He might actually calm down if he’s here. He calls Charlie Manuel dad. I bet he could make him modest again.
Posted: 01:20 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Maybe, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. His offense and potential is great, but he’s getting old (by sports standards), he’s going to cost a ton of money, and he has a poor attitude/ego that would be disruptive in the clubhouse, I think. I’d rather keep Pat. He’s cheaper, less disruptive, and a much better attitude, although his numbers aren’t quite what Manny produces.
Posted: 01:32 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
Ithaca is gorges.
Posted: 01:32 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
I’ll take one of the premier clutch hitters of our time for most anyone except Cole or Utley.
Posted: 01:39 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
blanton blows
Posted: 01:44 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
way to kill any momentum blanton. Impressive home debut.
Posted: 01:45 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Pat Gillick, GM of the Decade
Posted: 01:46 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Vernon Dozier
I hope Eaton is ready for some long relief duty today…
Posted: 01:46 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Tyler
2-0!
Posted: 01:47 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Let’s face it, Phillies ownership was too cheap to go after a real pitcher like Sabathia, and without pitching there’s no way to advance in the playoffs, let alone the World series.
Posted: 01:47 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Yeah, I agree. This team is average.. We’ll be lucky to make the playoffs and lucky to win a game.
We have one hitter over .290?
Posted: 01:49 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
yeah, count me in as one who is not impressed with Blanton so far. And we gave up a blue-chip prospect in Cardenas to get him? That’s why I’m not a big fan in giving up prospects to get “rent-a-players” – they cost too much for oftentimes mediocre players.
Posted: 01:49 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Note to blanton: its ok to be a strike thrower, but that doesnt mean you can throw grooved meatballs. he allows way too many baserunners.
Posted: 01:50 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
hey, nice to see Rollins could grace everyone with his presence today.
Posted: 01:50 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
cardenas is nothing to write home about, he won’t be missed.
But Blanton does stink. I think we need some rain today.
Posted: 01:53 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
we may need a lot of it here shortly…
Posted: 01:55 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
terrible decision by steve smith.
Posted: 01:56 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Vernon Dozier
Unfortunately, Blanton is not a rent-a-player. He’ll be here next season…that’s one of the reasons why Gillick targeted him. I’d much rather see Carrasco & Happ than these clowns Gillick keeps bringing in.
Posted: 01:57 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
another runner thrown out at the plate!! Nice job smith!
Posted: 01:57 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
Smith is tied for the major league lead in runners thrown out at the plate. That last one was inexcusable, trying to score Utley from first on a single to CF!!!
Posted: 01:58 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 griffin
muts up 2-0 and we’re 2 games back. Why did I even bother today?
Posted: 01:59 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I realize Blanton is not a rent-a-player, but I was making a generalized statement for deadline moves. Manny could opt out of his contract which would make him a rent-a-player, Lohse was a rent-a-player, and the list goes on. Why sell prospects to get the Blantons of the world when we could call Happ up and see what he looks like long term?
Posted: 02:00 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
steve smith is a horrible third base coach. i can recall a dozen bad decisions already this season that cost them games.
Posted: 02:04 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
I wonder if the lack of hitting is a result of the players realizing that they don’t have the pitching they need to advance, Gillick isn’t going to get them what they need for one reason or another, so what’s the point in busting ass.
Posted: 02:07 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
campillo is garbage too. totally overrated, typical national league slop.
Posted: 02:07 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
The reason we couldn’t gey CC Sabathia is because we don’t have the prospects to trade for a guy like that,Gillick did try…BTW Steve Smith is the worst 3rd base coach,trying to score a guy from 1st base on a single to center.
Posted: 02:12 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
total momentum killer. just leave him on third and you have runners at the corners. smith always tries it with the slower guys too. he always tries to get feliz to score when he has no chance.
Posted: 02:15 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
after doing some research, i stand corrected. manny’s next two years (2009 & 2010) are club options at $20MM each. No way the Phils pay that. Do you guys think?
Posted: 02:17 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
obviously, since they just got blanton and hes under control next year, hes not going anywhere and were stuck with him. but get someone in there whos a stud. weve been saying it for years now. if they cant or wont do that then dont even think they have a chance to do anything in the postseason if they can even make the postseason at all.
Posted: 02:18 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
the phillies are not going to get manny ramirez. they have no organizational depth at almost every position on the field. they kind of might need to sell off a few of their players for more and more and more young top talent. you need a deep team to be a legit contender, they had depth last year but they have none at all this year.
Posted: 02:20 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
CC Sabathia,Ben Sheets,and Rich Harden are free agents after this season…It sucks our cheap ownership won’t bring in one of those guys.
Posted: 02:20 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris L
They won’t pay that if Howard’s on the payroll……but hey, that’s not a bad trade from my point of view.
Posted: 02:22 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
rich harden is under team control for one more year (team option next year)
they have to go after ben sheets. they have to. thats their guy, thats the target. between him and sabathia hes gettable. if they dont then fuck them. they HAVE to.
if you believe that they cant afford it or they HAVE to adhere to this little budget of theirs, then you are mentally retarded.
its called lying, those people do it all the time.
Posted: 02:25 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Harden isn’t a free agent. Dempster is though.
Posted: 02:29 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
My fault i though Harden was a free agent,but yes this team does need to get Sheets.
Posted: 02:29 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
How nice would it be with Sheets and Hamels at the top of the rotation. Now that’s a real #1 and #2.
Posted: 02:31 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I had an awesome idea the other day. During the off season sell off the team. Keep the bullpen, Utley, and Hamels. Maybe a few other guys. Sign Sheets and Sabathia long term. Trade for Halladay. Maybe keep Howard and pay him till he can leave. Bring up Donald and Marson. One of the things you trade for are MLB ready outfield prospects and an MLB ready 3B prospect. Just imagine that rotation.
Halladay
Sabathia
Sheets
Hamels
Moyer/Kendrick/Happ/Blanton/Carrasco
Posted: 02:31 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
too drastic but i think they need to bring in a new GM from the outside who doesnt care about gillick or amaros legacy and seroiusly, objectively evaluate this organization from top to bottom.
Posted: 02:36 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
if they dont make the playoffs you have to blow it up a bit
Posted: 02:37 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Phil, that’s quite a dream. In order to get those players, we would have to give up a king’s ransom, and we dont’ have one to give up. It would be nice, though.
Posted: 02:39 PM on July 27, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Yea Gillick already said he’s retiring after this season and Amaro is going to be GM,but they need to bring in somebody who isn’t already in the organization.
Posted: 02:40 PM on July 27, 2008