Gameday: Mets (43-44) At Phillies (48-40)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, July 06, 2008 12:20 PM | Comments: 183
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Last night the Phillies blew a 4-3 lead, letting the Mets run away late and beat the Phils 9-4. JC Romero and Tom Gordon engineered the blow, as the Mets circled the bases in the eighth and did even more damage off Rudy Seanez in the ninth. It erased a dramatic go-ahead, with good pinch hitting and clutch power hitting.
Now the Phils face the erratic Oliver Perez, who has been doing better in his past few starts. He now carries a 4.98 ERA, but once topped out at 5.70. He’ll face Kyle Kendrick, who is coming off some good starts. Hopefully he keeps it close once again.
Phillies: Kyle Kendrick (8-3) 4.58 ERA
Mets: Oliver Perez (6-5) 4.98 ERA
Gametime: 1:35 p.m. EST
Weather: 82, possible storms
Lineup: Werth/Utley/Rollins/Howard/Burrell/Feliz/Victorino/Ruiz/Kendrick
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Your gameday beer: Guys, I’m down the shore right now. Ahh, Avalon. The home of older folks and basically one bar. Help me. Seriously, as I’m down the beach, I’m going with Bud Light Lime, a new installment from the boys at Anheuser Busch. It’s a bad beer, let’s be frank, but for lime beers, it’s not a bad choice. Munch on some nachos with this.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 TJ
here we go Victorino
Posted: 08:10 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
big inning
Posted: 08:11 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
jenkins is one of the worst signings ive ever seen in phildelphia sports. they gave him 5mm this year, 6.75mm next year, and an 8mm option. what? for this slop? they need to get this guy out of here in the offseason by hook or crook. just pay him to go away, seriously, becuause noone will want him.
Posted: 08:11 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Good, bring in a righty…Ruiz does hit righties better. If he can get walked or a single that doesn’t score Feliz you can bring Dobbs off the bench to face the righty.
Posted: 08:11 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
Ruiz….groundball to Reyes right here.
Posted: 08:11 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
yeah i said that he wasnt the problem, feliz i mean, i said you should be pissed about jenkins, not feliz. feliz is also signed cheaply for a few more years
Posted: 08:12 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
Dobbs shoul PH right here. No reason to wait.
Posted: 08:13 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
it might be safer to pinch-hit dobbs for ruiz and allow werth to be the emergency catcher because he can catch.
Posted: 08:13 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Yeah, we got Feliz for cheap IMO.
Posted: 08:13 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
i can barely watch this at bat
Posted: 08:13 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
Two clutch hits by victorino in back to back innings
Posted: 08:14 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Did you guys see Pat the Bat giving Ruiz advice? He is part of the core. They have to resign him.
Posted: 08:14 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Silver lining, already 2 outs, so no GIDP
Posted: 08:14 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
FUCK!!! He did hit it hard at least.
Posted: 08:15 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
oh no god, hes is worthless. can we maybe ship him out of ehre this year? DFA that guy. hes one of the worst hitters ive ever seen in professional baseball.
Posted: 08:15 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Pat
beat me to it, NEPA
well played, sir.
Posted: 08:16 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
im serious. just pay ruiz to get out of sight. bring up the kid, in the middle of a race which isnt the best time to do it, but still,just, i cant watch that piece of scrap go to the plate anymore.
Posted: 08:16 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
Why not hit Dobbs there anyone? Fuck the whole…….you dont want to use up your back up ctahcer…..shit.
Posted: 08:17 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
ok we have to get through this half inning scott free because tony armas jr is throwing for the mets, and that guy is HORRIBLE
Posted: 08:18 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Why not bring up Marson. It’s not like he’d have a lot of pressure on him. He’s taking over for the worst hitting catcher in baseball and he’d be hitting eighth in a very potent offense.
Posted: 08:18 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
yeah i say go for it. i dont think ruiz will make it through the year. hes too bad of a hitter and coste doesnt have the stamina to go everyday
Posted: 08:20 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
nice work by chad durbin
Posted: 08:24 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Chad “Dim the Lights” Durbin is an animal. I love the guy. Let’s finally beat up on this Met’s bullpen this inning.
Posted: 08:24 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Ruiz is the worst offensive catcher in baseball, not worst catcher in baseball.
Posted: 08:25 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe Durbin
Good Job Chad!
Posted: 08:25 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I’m feeling a Dobbs walk off.
Posted: 08:26 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Joe Durbin…are you really his dad?
Posted: 08:27 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Damn, I jinxed that…
Posted: 08:27 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
um, our best pinch hitter isnt supposed to swing at that garbage.
Posted: 08:27 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
No, that’s J.D.’s dad cheering on a real pitcher.
Posted: 08:28 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe Durbin
Yes, I was in Philly a couple of weeks ago.
Actually to see my grandson, but had the pleasure of seeing Chad too.
Posted: 08:29 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
“Dim the Light’s” Durbun (c) me
haha none of my friends like that but i’m glad everyone here does
Posted: 08:29 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
Werth K’s here.
Posted: 08:29 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
This is a tough match up for Werth, but he’s making him pitch.
Posted: 08:30 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe Durbin
JD’s parents live in the Phoenix area too. If he made the team when they played here I was going to find out if we were distand relatives, as some family moved west years ago.
He looks like a couple of cousins I remember from being a little kid.
Posted: 08:30 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
Utley pops up here.
Posted: 08:32 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
do you want an award if you correctly predict the negative result?
Posted: 08:33 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
like, do you feel good now?
Posted: 08:33 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Christ, lead off walk. Almost never ends well.
Posted: 08:38 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
God damnit. There goes this game.
Posted: 08:40 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
Never say die
Posted: 08:43 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Adam C.
Phils lose this game for one big reason: Carlos Smalltime Ruiz. Never comes through in the clutch. sucks
Posted: 08:44 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 brian
Someone should drill him later this season what the hell was that reaction with your arms up game ain’ over yet douche bag
Posted: 08:44 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 philspan
I think taking out Burrell for a pinch runner was worse than Ruiz.
Posted: 08:45 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
The most lights out guy in our bullpen let up 3 runs. :(
Posted: 08:45 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
Durbin is human.
Posted: 08:46 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
guys*
Posted: 08:46 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Kenny
I would have to agree Carlos “The Inning Killer” Ruiz sucks…you minus well get somebody out of the stands to hit for that moron.
Posted: 08:50 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Mr. Clutch, Geoff Jenkins everyone.
Posted: 08:51 PM on July 6, 2008
Posts: 0 Gavin
3-1 and thats the pitch you swing at…..the man has no plan at the plate. This aint the fucking HR derby anymore.
Posted: 08:51 PM on July 6, 2008