Gameday: Brewers (83-64) At Phillies (80-67)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sat, September 13, 2008 02:55 PM | Comments: 110
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Headline: Hamels must prove ace-worthy against Brewers
The Major Players: Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Brad Lidge, Manny Parra, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun
The Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Number: 3 games behind (Mets) NL East; 3 games behind (Brewers) Wild Card
Thursday the Phillies took Ben Sheets to task, hitting him for five runs in a 6-3 win. Ryan Howard agains proved mighty, hitting his 43rd home run of the season. After a rainout Friday, Cole Hamels tries to rebound from a rough start against the Mets. Rain is again in the forecast.
Never Fails With Tails: Whatever the Phillies called, they called right. The Phils won every coin toss in which they participated, meaning they’d host any one-game playoff if tied for the NL East division lead or NL Wild Card lead.
Brew Baker: Many of the Phillies have never faced Manny Parra. But the Brew Crew has faced Hamels. This season, Prince Fielder is hitting .500 with two homers and four RBI off Hamels.
Road Cole: Hamels has thrown exactly 104 innings home and away, but has 22 less strikeouts at home.
Phillies: Cole Hamels (12-9) 3.12 ERA
Brewers: Manny Parra (10-7) 4.03 ERA
Gametime: 3:55 p.m. EST
TV: Fox
Weather: 81, rain
Lineup: Rollins/Utley/Werth/Howard/Burrell/Victorino/Feliz/Ruiz/Hamels
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Your gameday beer: On this rainy night (scratch that — day), go with Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale. A red will keep you bitter, but still light enough to enjoy this pitching matchup, if it happens. Let’s wear our red in style tonight (day), and do so eating some grilled salmon. Delicious.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Mike
Hey guys, does anyone know the final outcome is the tv situation for tomorrow night’s game?? I had heard no tv but on phillies.com it says cw?? Go Phils!
Posted: 03:55 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
What a beautiful start..!!
Posted: 04:08 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Woohoooo, runs for Cole.
Posted: 04:10 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
I’m happy that Utley got that nice, compact swing he had during the first-half
Posted: 04:22 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
what the fu@@ is wrong with burrell
Posted: 04:22 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Pat seems to get really down on himself when he’s not hitting.
Posted: 04:24 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
No lead is safe with this team
Posted: 04:30 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Where has this team been all season?
Posted: 04:34 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Awrighty!
Posted: 04:34 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
That’s what I say, Phil.
Posted: 04:35 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
If they play like this the rest of the way down the stretch the division/wild card is ours.
Posted: 04:36 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Evan
I’m blacked out from watching this game, so disappointing.
Posted: 04:37 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
The Brewers pen is trash. We should be able to score 10 runs this game.
Posted: 04:37 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Way to kill a rally Pat.
Posted: 04:39 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
bye bye pat hate to see you go. love to get a clutch outfielder with some speed
Posted: 04:42 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Why does the stadium look so empty?
Posted: 04:42 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
Does anyone thing the phillies will take pat’s 14 million and spend it on a top free agent outfielder. Or will they give a little more to werth and put him in left. jenkins in right.
Posted: 04:53 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Like that guy just said, I hope they don’t think they’re done for the day, gotta keep hitting.
Posted: 04:54 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Yikes, Jenkins in right full time?
Posted: 04:56 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
Well do you really think they are going to eat jenkins contract?
Posted: 04:58 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
I guess not, I just saw he’s making 5mm, a little overpaid?
Posted: 05:00 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
nice play pat
Posted: 05:10 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Durbinator
The Phillies might be able to salary dump Jenkins.
Posted: 05:10 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Evan
Brewers and Mets scored simultaneously. God is conspiring against us.
Posted: 05:11 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
That was a disgusting play, Pat.
Posted: 05:12 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
I will drive jenkins to the airport. Free of charge and carry his luggage. Go to the post office for him to do change of address. Try to get someone to buy his house. Get the moving company to not charge him.
Posted: 05:14 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
I dont care about next year yet…..Just want us to win today .we need to tack on some more runs….I think the mets are winning right now.
Posted: 05:27 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Mets up 2-0 going into the 6th…
Posted: 05:28 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Looks like Fielder has the flu…man’s coughing like crazy
Posted: 05:29 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
Cole Hamels is looking like an ace today…what do you guys and girls think?
Posted: 05:44 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
He’s throwing a little too many balls, but those 2 runs at least were on a misjudged play by Burrell.
I say Hamels should get the 7th.
Posted: 05:46 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
The Offense Is Back!!
Posted: 05:54 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
YahooooooJROLL
Posted: 05:54 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Tim Malcolm
In-sure-ance.
Posted: 05:57 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Tim Malcolm
Richie: Cole is looking like an ace. Doesn’t have his best stuff, but using moxie extreme.
Posted: 05:57 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
He would be winning 7-0 if it weren’t ‘t for Pat’s mistake
Posted: 05:59 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
C’mon Braves!!! help us out
Posted: 06:00 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 KM
If I run the Phillies, it looks to me that Burrell has played himself out of a contract offer this winter. Within the last month or so, he has committed a handful of errors, as well as hitting a dreadful percentage at the dish.
Does anyone else think that the Phillies will resign Burrell? I hope they don’t bring him back, but I think they will bring him back because he won’t command a huge deal, and they would rather spend 12-15 million/year over 2-4 years on an average player, than spend around 20 million on a front-line starter.
This team seriously needs to add another contact bat to this lineup, preferably in LF.
Posted: 06:04 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 MetSkins
Congrats Phils on not giving your season away just yet!
Posted: 06:06 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 TwoTonsOfIrony
In response to whether they will keep/let go and use Burrell’s money there really aren’t any worthwhile outfielders in the free agent market this offseason. There’s Manny Ramierez, but he’ll want 25 and someone will give it to him, and the next name on the list is Adam Dunn who is really just a poor man’s Howard, so that won’t do. It’s something ridiculous like only 2 of the outfield free agents are under the age of 30. So you keep him because you can’t replace him.
Posted: 06:07 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
I agree Tim..he was good today
Posted: 06:12 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Tom mccarthy is a logologist
Posted: 06:13 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Santana is out of the Mets game…
Go Braves
Posted: 06:14 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Logologist-interesting hobby….
Posted: 06:17 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Bases loaded, 0 outs for the Braves!
Posted: 06:17 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Scott Schoeneweis in for the Mets now. I feel dirty, but Go Braves.
Posted: 06:17 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Now Brian Stokes coming in with loaded, 0 outs.
Posted: 06:18 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 TwoTonsOfIrony
Bases loaded no one out for the Braves…with a nice little cameo from the Mets bullpen. If they won’t let me watch the Phillies today I better get to see the Mets implode another solid Santana start.
Posted: 06:18 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
Let’s all do that stupid tomahawk chop !
Posted: 06:19 PM on September 13, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
GAME TIED!!!
Posted: 06:20 PM on September 13, 2008