Gameday: Marlins (60-54) At Phillies (62-51)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Thu, August 07, 2008 11:56 AM | Comments: 358
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Kyle Kendrick and the offense led a shutout of the Marlins, 5-0, Wednesday night. Today the Phillies wrap up the important three-gamer with the Fish with a Businessperson’s Special.
Cole Snap: Cole Hamels hasn’t won a game since early July. His last two starts are ones we’d like to write off — he gave up four runs in an inning to the Cardinals last time out (five total), losing to Kyle Lohse.
Can’t Do: Hamels should see better success against the Fish today, since the Marlins cannot hit him particularly well. Only Jorge Cantu (.375, 3 HR, 3 RBI) has hit him this season, but Cantu is hitless for the three-game series in Philly.
Another Welcoming Party: For the third straight game the Phils will face a Marlins pitcher making one of his first starts in 2008. Chris Volstad, making his fifth ever, has never faced the Phillies.
Vampires?: The Phillies are an ugly 14-20 in day games this season.
Phillies: Cole Hamels (9-7) 3.37 ERA
Marlins: Chris Volstad (2-2) 3.25 ERA
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 84, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Victorino/Utley/Howard/Burrell/Jenkins/Bruntlett/Ruiz/Hamels
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Your gameday beer: As I love my raspberry beers, I present to you Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock. A German beer, it’s brewed in Michigan. So you can find it in America. It’s a nice choice for a summer day such as this. Eat a nice garden salad while enjoying this fine sipper.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Geoff
pat walks. ok come on now jenkins, show you belong in the major leagues still.
Posted: 03:40 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 James Beale
Scott Eyre is a Phillie
http://sportscomplex.blogs.citypaper.net/blogs/mu/2008/08/07/scott-eyre-is-a-phillie/
Posted: 03:40 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
They already tried Howard in the OF back at Reading. Needless to say, it wasn’t successful.
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
actually eyre was good down the stretch last year for the cubs. but terrible and injured this year.
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Jeffrey
This game is making me cranky.
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Harry
Seriously, to the person who suggested moving Howard to the OF — stop posting.
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mr. Met
Yeah, 7.15 ERA, Scott Eyre. Good luck!
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Harry
Mr Met.
Your team sucks. You have a horrible bullpenn. You barely managed to take the series from one of the worse teams in the league at home. You are trailing in the division.
Posted: 03:42 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mr. Met
5-3.
Posted: 03:43 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike
7.15. Isn’t that Billy Wagner’s ERA?
Just kidding, Mr. Met. That’s probably the ERA of your team’s setup man.
Posted: 03:43 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
and jenkins doesnt belong…trash
Posted: 03:43 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mr. Met
Not even close!
Geoff Jenkins, Scott Eyre, Carlos Ruiz
Posted: 03:44 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
I told everyone Gillick had a blockbuster up his sleeve.
Posted: 03:44 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
I feel a comeback. If Bruntlett–Ruiz–Dobbs doesn’t get it done, we have .260 Rollins ready to save the game.
Posted: 03:45 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
don’t give mr met the attention, not worth it
Posted: 03:45 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
i dont like his 2007 numbers. nor his number this year. who knows, well see what happens. but they need a SET – UP – MAN. not ANOTHER loogy. what are they thinking? they know tom gordon is done.
Posted: 03:45 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Harry
Wow, you know you are one big loser when you have nothing better to do than post on another teams forum.
Posted: 03:46 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Mr Met, your team ERA after the seventh is 4.26. Nice. The Royals and Pirates top that.
Posted: 03:46 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Cancel, Evans, Reyes, Murphy, Kunz, Castro, Schoenweis!
Posted: 03:46 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
which of bruntlett ruiz dobbs is going to get on base? maybe jimmy can walk and leave it up to chase.
Posted: 03:47 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
I think Bruntlett will BB, Ruiz GIDP, Dobbs single.
Posted: 03:49 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
i called that one too. as soon as eyre got DFA, i said: the phillies are going to be all over that trash..
Posted: 03:49 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
5-3? There goes another Mets fan bragging about his IQ.
Posted: 03:50 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
how many blown saves does gregg have?
Posted: 03:50 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
not many, geoff
Posted: 03:51 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Geoff and Mike T, Gregg has six.
Posted: 03:52 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 mg52
The Phillies could trade Howard to the Angels, with him being their designated hitter, and pick up Chone Figgins in return – a speedy player who can make this offense more productive – and perhaps some prospects. Burrell could be resigned for two or three more years and play first base. While he would be no defensive wizard, he would be better than what we saw today.
Again, the taking of fastballs has done them in today. They have faced good pitching, but for how much longer can that be an excuse? Manuel, Thompson and everybody else need to conjure up a more innovative offensive style before they get run out of town.
Posted: 03:53 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Haha, does anyone else hear the one guy in the stands just yelling HEEEYYYYYYYY! real loud over and over again?
Posted: 03:53 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 mg52
The fella the Phillies gave up for Eyre has decent numbers. They need a strong farm, not a weak goat.
Posted: 03:54 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Sorry, NEPA, my game is on mute. I’m “working”
Posted: 03:54 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Wow, not even close. Nice try by Utley though.
Posted: 03:55 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 ryan
trade howard for chone figgins??!!!??? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Even Ed Wade wouldn’t be dumb enough to pull that one. haha. that’s un-freaking-believable.
Posted: 03:56 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 mg52
Actually, I do not want to come down too hard on Eyre. He might be alright. But “loogies” are no help to a team whose hitting is hit or miss. And by the way, I don’t see the Marlins play this way against many other teams. What’s up with that?
Posted: 03:56 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
aww man. so its like mike cervenak or so taguchi leading off here? damnit
Posted: 03:57 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 mg52
Alright, Ryan, I take it back.
Posted: 03:57 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
The Marlins are a good club. They play this way against a lot of teams.
Posted: 03:58 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Not even close at home I mean, good throw by Jenkins, Utley made an almost amazing play in the field.
Posted: 03:58 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
well three runs is too much for this garbage at the bottom of the order.
Posted: 03:58 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 mg52
Kyle, you are probably right. Not many teams can split series at Wrigley this year.
Posted: 03:59 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Which do i hate more: watching ruiz hit or howard field? I smell a survey!
Posted: 04:01 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Bob
stop giving the marlins credit….the truth is the phillies just arent that good
Posted: 04:01 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
I knew it, rollins will come through with a grounder to second here!
Posted: 04:02 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
someone forgot to tell dobbs that they need 3 runs and not 1
Posted: 04:02 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Phillies grounded out 15 times..
Posted: 04:03 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Ya, the Marlins, will all that young talent: Hanley, Uggla, Jacobs, Sanchez, Johnson, Nolasco. It’s a pretty awful group of talented under 30 players. They suck, everyone sucks! Boo hoo!
Posted: 04:04 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
hahahahahahahahaha. thais team is PATHETIC.
two shutouts in one series to the marlins. hitting coach should be IMMEDIATELY let go.
Posted: 04:04 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
Only 7 runs scored for the entire 3 game series? WEAK!
Posted: 04:04 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
The Marlins are only .017 percentage points behind the Phils. If the Marlins stink, what does that say about the Phils? I say the Marlins are a pretty good team.
Posted: 04:05 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Now they’ll score 20 in the next three games.
Posted: 04:05 PM on August 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Rick
that game sukked
Posted: 04:06 PM on August 7, 2008