Gameday: Cardinals (51-41) At Phillies (49-43)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Thu, July 10, 2008 12:00 PM | Comments: 172
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One more time, VOTE BURRELL.
The Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak, beating the Cardinals 4-2 Wednesday night. JA Happ pitched 6+ innings and was pretty effective in handling the Cardinals. The Phils took an early lead, and while they blew it, the offense responded with solo shots by Ryan Howard and Pedro Feliz in the eighth. Brad Lidge collected his 20th save.
Today it’s the final game of the triple set, and the Phils will gun for their 50th win of the season, with Jamie Moyer going against the Cards. Moyer has been generally effective this season. He’ll face Braden Looper, who has had a pretty similar season, having a few bad starts but a bunch of quality, non-dominant affairs. This should be a close one.
Alyssa Milano is at the ballpark today, promoting her clothing campaign with Major League Baseball. If that matters.
Phillies: Jamie Moyer (7-6) 4.12 ERA
Cardinals: Braden Looper (9-6) 4.15 ERA
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 85, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Victorino/Utley/Howard/Burrell/Jenkins/Feliz/Coste/Moyer
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Your gameday beer: I’ll be at the game today, having a nice brew while enjoying the summer sun and a Jamie Moyer outing. I won’t have it, but I’ll recommend Yards Saison. An easy beer, it’s a farmhouse-style brew. I might have some pulled pork today, so eat that with it.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Don M
Since the Phillies “are better against pitchers they’ve seen before” …they should tear the cover off the ball today, right??
11-3 Phillies win…
Posted: 12:09 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Bruce
Someone (Nate) has posted that the Phillies called up Mike Cervanak , a position player from AAA and Happ goes back since there is no need for a 5th starter prior to ASB. Any truth to that?
Posted: 12:36 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Amanda
yea it was on the phillies web site
Posted: 12:51 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
I still can’t find it anywhere on there..
Posted: 12:55 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 oaklandphilphan
let’s win the series phils!!!
Posted: 12:56 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Donny M – http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=mlb/news/newstest.aspx?id=4163881
Don’t think it’s on the site – but it is official.
Posted: 01:11 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Niceeee. Web gem baby.
Posted: 01:15 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Wow, can we say CBP homerun special.
Posted: 01:28 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
Looks like that was a great AB by Howard.
Posted: 01:29 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
What an at bat- WOW!
Posted: 01:30 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Gary B
It still counts!
Posted: 01:31 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Ryan Howard comes through again. I’m thinking he’s going to have a 50 home run 150 RBI season. He’s on a ridiculous tear and the way he’s been in the past, he does this the whole 2nd half of the season.
Posted: 01:31 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Yes, great AB by Howard – Lopper has thrown 30 already… I can’t wait to get to the Cardinals ‘pen.
Posted: 01:31 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
That was killer, damn, ya’ll thank Ryan is back?
Posted: 01:32 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Tim Redding is on our list of B list pitchers this year. I say get him just so we don’t have to face him anymore!
Posted: 01:32 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Why was that a CBP special?
Posted: 01:32 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Ryan, just carrying this team..
Posted: 01:33 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
PHILADELPHIA — J.A. Happ is headed back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The Phillies announced on Thursday morning that they had optioned the 25-year-old lefty to the IronPigs and recalled infielder Mike Cervenak.
Happ started two games for the Phillies in place of their struggling Opening Day starter, Brett Myers, who was sent to Lehigh Valley on July 1. Because of the All-Star break, however, the Phillies won’t need a fifth starter again until July 23, when they play the Mets in New York.
It’s possible that Happ will be the Phillies’ choice to take the mound that day. In the meantime, manager Charlie Manuel said he wanted Happ to start some games for Lehigh Valley, rather than not see any action for the Phils.
“We don’t want him sitting 15 days without throwing in any games,” Manuel said.
Still, Manuel said he was impressed by Happ’s performance. The Phils won each of Happ’s two starts, Friday against the Mets and Wednesday against the Cardinals. Facing St. Louis, he allowed two runs over 6 1/3 innings.
“I like to think I hopefully did what they asked, as far as keeping the team in the game,” Happ said. “That was the goal. I like to go deep into games. [Wednesday] night was a little better.”
Posted: 01:34 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
That’f funny ain’t is Braden?? LOL
Posted: 01:34 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
They are playing good ball so far this game. GO PHILS!!! This is what we’ve needed the past few weeks that we haven’t gotten. Good patient at bats, fundamental defense.
Posted: 01:34 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
just in case anyone didn’t read it yet…
Howard is making my #6 pick of him in fantasy baseball look alright lately!!!
Posted: 01:34 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
Thanks for the update on Happ.
Seems like a good idea, especially if they bring him back up after the break.
Posted: 01:38 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Danny, Howard is not “back”, what ever “back” is, he’ll never be there again.
Posted: 01:38 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20080710_Rich_Hofmann__Hitting_joins_pitching_as_another_pressing_matter_for_Phillies.html
Rich Hoffman is the man.
Posted: 01:39 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Where is there Mike T. He has more RBI’s before the break this year than he did in his mvp year.
Posted: 01:39 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
Howard is absolutely carrying the team, again. Hopefully the rest of the team starts following his lead.
Posted: 01:41 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Yeah Mike, if only Ryan Howard were Albert Pujols… then we might be happy.
Posted: 01:42 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
“There” is less than 100 strikeouts a year, “there” is working the count ALL SEASON, “there” is ABOVE average fielding, “there” is not only hitting – but CLUTCH hitting, “there” is less arrogance and less egotism. That’s where “there” is, Phil.
Posted: 01:44 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
That was a good article. They rely on the long ball. They need a guy who can get on base.
Posted: 01:47 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
Clutch hitting? Like driving in the first runs when Santana was shutting us down? Or a go ahead home run in the 8th inning? Or setting the tone in today’s game.
Less egotism like never complaining when he was being booed, even when he was in the top 5 in rbi?
Some people would rather see Howard fail and the Phils lose just to be proven right.
Posted: 01:47 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Clutch hitting? How is he not hitting in the clutch. He’s hitting almost .400 with RISP…Most of the games we’ve won recently is because of him.
Posted: 01:48 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
stupid ass move. why send happ down? basically, they should have just released adam eaton and paid him off to get the f out. seriously, he is a worthless piece of trash.
im MAD Pissed off. maybe they will bring him up again in a few weeks
Posted: 01:48 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Mike, Howard is who he is… except for the fielding part and the strikouts, all your “theres” are subjective.
By the way, you would have to be a total idiot to say Ryan hasn’t been clutch this year, and I know you’re not an idiot.
Posted: 01:48 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
m ike his only problem is his batting average/strikeouts. everything else is fine in terms of hitting.
theres other people in this lineup who have turned into junkpiles who are more seriuos a problem.
Posted: 01:49 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Mike, you want Ryan is be Lance Berkman or Albert Pujols. Why do you put such ENORMOUS expectations on him?
Posted: 01:49 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Geoff, I think it’s just for the time being. He obviously can’t pitch for Eaton on Saturday because he just pitched yesterday. It was a good move. Keep the guy pitching some more. You don’t want him to get cold because he’s on a Phillies rotation and not getting any work.
Posted: 01:50 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
I’m ok with sending Happ down, it’s a good move
Posted: 01:51 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
oh, nevermind. i read the articles. they basically are implying that they will recall happ when the break is over because adam eaton is worthless and brett myers will be traded.
Posted: 01:51 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
The Giants haven’t scored a run in 20 innings in the Mets series so far. Just throwing it out there…
Posted: 01:52 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
That’ll leave us with 4 pitchers. We need a 5th still. Rollins needs to get on base for this team to win. Thank god he just hit that double.
Posted: 01:53 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
That means they’re do for some runs. Hopefully they’ll start today.
Posted: 01:53 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Steal third Jimmy
Posted: 01:53 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
The Mets starting pitching can be filthy, no doubt about it..
Posted: 01:54 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
I was offered tickets to the game at Shea today but San Fran is so awful and rooting for Barry Zito is near impossible. I’d rather go to work and watch the Phils on the computer.
Posted: 01:55 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
make that 21 innings…
Posted: 01:55 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Howard would have never made that play.
Posted: 01:55 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Do any of you actually want Burnett?
Posted: 01:56 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Dude, you shoulda went. Cheer on Aaron Rowand!!!
Posted: 01:56 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
No Danny, he’s garbage. He’s let up 15 runs in his past 2 games.
Posted: 01:56 PM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
yeah, but after he gets out than who do you cheer for? Randy winn, Bengine Molina, Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham?? good God.
and NO. I do NOT want Burnett. He has a player option for next year. If he sucks he can just excercise that option and then you’re stuck with him for big money. Plus, he sucks.
Posted: 01:57 PM on July 10, 2008