Gamenight: Dodgers (65-64) At Phillies (70-59)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, August 24, 2008 06:12 PM | Comments: 403
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The Phillies’ bats remained hot with a 9-2 victory yesterday. Pat Burrell tied a career high with 5 RBI. Tonight the Phils face Hiroki Kuroda, who blinded the Phils with a 7 K, 1 ER performance a week and a half ago. He had three consecutive dominant starts, but was tripped up Tuesday by the Rockies. Joe Blanton, who struggled Tuesday against the Nationals, goes for the Phils. It’s an ESPN game — lately the Worldwide Leader has been kind to the Phils.
Ham Company: With Cole Hamels’ win yesterday, the Phillies became the third National League team with three 11-game winners (Kyle Kendrick, Jamie Moyer the others; Cubs, Cardinals the teams).
The Bat’s Feat: Pat Burrell’s home run yesterday gives him 30 for the fourth time. His career high is 37 (2002).
Great Pitching: The Phillies have a 2.51 ERA in their last nine games.
Phillies: Joe Blanton (6-12) 4.87 ERA
Dodgers: Hiroki Kuroda (7-9) 3.97 ERA
Gametime: 8:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 79, sunny
TV: ESPN
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MLB Gameday
Your gamenight beer: For some reason Pete’s Wicked Strawberry Blonde gets hammered by beer critics, but I don’t really mind it. It’s your standard strawberry ale, but not that strong with the fruit and pretty drinkable overall. I’d easily prefer this than any garden variety “lime” beer, though it’s not on par with regular old Blue Moon and such. Your food pairing: a chicken Caesar salad.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Dave
Well with the Mets losing, the Phils could pull within a 1/2 game assuming the offense shows up.
Seems like ever since that 20 run outburst in STL, the offense went on vacation.
Posted: 06:22 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 ped
let the hot bats continue!
Posted: 06:40 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 ped
oh and let joe actually pitch a good game!
Posted: 06:41 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 R.Mac
Pedro Feliz has a more productive bat than J-Hole…..never thought I’d say that this year
Posted: 06:45 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 OZ
I love LA! Except for the Dodgers.
Go Phils!
Posted: 07:22 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
ladies and gentlemen, i bring to you the two worst commentators in the history of baseball.
Posted: 07:59 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
Here is a question, I was watching BBTN and Nick Punto made another web gem. Who did we get for him?
Posted: 08:04 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
This breaking ball is already a mess. These two guys are complete retards.
Posted: 08:06 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I wonder which Joe Blanton we’ll see tonight. Hopefully the good one.
Posted: 08:07 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
This broadcast, i mean.
Posted: 08:07 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Blanton needs 7IP fewer than 3 runs tonight.
Posted: 08:07 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Gary
Philly fan in New York says Beat La.
Posted: 08:09 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Mike, I don’t know. Those Nationals announcers are something else. HOwever, Morgan and “Joe Blanton the Dodger” John Miller are certainly among the shittiest.
Posted: 08:11 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jim D.
Why was Jenkins dressed on the bench if hes on the DL
Posted: 08:14 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
These two announcers basically sound like everything they say is scripted. They end each sentence with a suggestive uptone and the end of many of their statements, almost as if its a cue. The conversation just doesnt sound authentic.
Joe Blanton is so annoying. Hes not efficient enough when hes not at his best.
Posted: 08:14 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
nice, now get loney to GIDP.
Posted: 08:15 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Oh, are we in for it tonight. Blanton isn’t locating his ass with both hands.
Posted: 08:15 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
and the inconsistency continues. if they dont get to kuroda its going to be a long night.
Posted: 08:17 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Whew. Thank God Werth got to that. That saved us a run.
Posted: 08:18 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
about time. 30 pitch first inning.
Posted: 08:21 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Textbook. Throw 30 pitches in the first, and leave the bases loaded. I’ll give it to ESPN, although their announcers are garbage, they can make some funny commercials.
Posted: 08:24 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 kattapilla
Miller f’in sucks. His comments about booing are totally asinine.
Doesn’t anybody get the psychology of booing? When Manny got on base I said “boo,” not at him, not at Blanton, not at anyONE, but the way you might say “fuck,” or “shit” (except that I’m too polite to talk like that around kids). It’s just a word to express frustration. Miller & Morgan are too retarded to understand that simple concept. BOO to them.
Posted: 08:26 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Did you guys notice when Morgan said Philly fans have trouble distinguishing between the good guys and bad guys…
LOL- What Joe?
Posted: 08:28 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
joe morgan doesnt know where he is half the time. clueless.
Posted: 08:31 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Yeah, I was watching The Prince Bride the other day and I just couldn’t figure out who I should be rooting for.
Posted: 08:31 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 nick
NEW NICKNAME:
Joey bleepin’ Blanton
Posted: 08:36 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Burrell’s chaw knocked him off balance there.
Posted: 08:39 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
need runs here
Posted: 08:48 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
This guy just baffles us!
Posted: 08:53 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Can’t help but think Coste would have gotten Victorino in there. Oh well, what do we know…
Posted: 08:53 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
and of course the phillies refused to give him the contract he wantd from us…
Posted: 08:54 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Geoff, who are you talking about. I was away from the TV for a few minutes
Posted: 09:01 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Man, am I tired of all this “Manny” horseshit. These ESPN people like to lick Manny and the Dodgers’ poles more than anyone else.
Posted: 09:02 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
the offense is asleep once again.
Posted: 09:05 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
was talking about how they almost got kuroda
Posted: 09:06 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
They keep talking about how Russell Martin isn’t hitting “at all”
Dude, these guys don’t even know about not hitting.. Martin is hitting .258 for July and August…
Half our line up has hit that way the entire year.
Posted: 09:07 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
but then, the next day after it was said they were interested, amaro came out and talked trash on how overrated kuroda was and how they werent interested in him. fucking assholes.
Posted: 09:07 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tyler
3-0 count, mark that a 4-3 on your scorecards.
Posted: 09:09 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
martin’s numbers:
.287 AVG
.384 OBP
12 HR
56 RBI
thats pretty good for a catcher whos still young. what are they talking about? i WISH he was a phillies
Posted: 09:10 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
“That’s a former player for you right there, still rooting.”
Posted: 09:21 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Is the Taco Bell commercial with the rapping white dudes are the drive through window the worst commercial ever?
Posted: 09:22 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Joe Morgan is the biggest jack ass of all time…..he has gone 4 innings now without telling us he’s in the HOF though….I’m sure its coming soon
Posted: 09:23 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
That is one of the worst commercials I’ve ever seen
Posted: 09:23 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
you just need more out of blanton than this. 1 run? fine. but you NEED him to go 6 or 7 not 5. weve seen too much of that this year
Posted: 09:27 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Needed to get that DP
Posted: 09:28 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Matt
this is the most in-depth analysis i have ever heard. we are truly blessed tonight.
Posted: 09:29 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
nice…
ok. joe: give us one more scoreless inning and ill take it and turn it over to chad durbin.
Posted: 09:30 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
how about a couple of hits guys….
Posted: 09:31 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 558 Brian Michael
Here is a good article about Chase Utley from the LA Times. Nothing groundbreaking but Jon Miller was referencing it earlier.
Posted: 09:32 PM on August 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tyler
Did you see those people dressed up as members of the KKK?
Posted: 09:34 PM on August 24, 2008