Gameday: Phillies (77-64) At Mets (79-62)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, September 07, 2008 12:25 PM | Comments: 139
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Headline: In game one, Phils must focus on the task
The Major Players: Jamie Moyer, Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Chad Durbin, Pedro Martinez, Fernando Tatis, David Wright, Brian Stokes
The Venue: Shea Stadium, Queens, N.Y.
The Number: 2 games behind (Mets)
In the biggest day of the season, the Phillies have two tussles with the Mets. First, it’s a Sunday matinee with Pedro Martinez, then it’s primetime on the national stage, Cole Hamels and Johan Santana. Two wins means a tie at the NL East leaderboard. Two losses means a heavy, heavy blow. A split? Not the end of the world.
Pay-Dro: This season the Phillies have hit Pedro Martinez well. In 10.1 innings the Phillies have 12 hits and seven runs off Martinez, but he has struck out 14 hitters.
Big Day Jamie: Jamie Moyer knows something about day games. He has pitched in 11 of them, for a 4.29 ERA.
Tattooed: Out of nowhere this year, Fernando Tatis has murdered the Phillies in 2008. The guy who has played 81 major league games between 2003 and 2008 is hitting .471 with two homers and six RBI against the stripes.
Dipped: This is the Phillies first doubleheader in 2008.
Lefty Loosey: Lefty lineup to open the doubleheader, with Matt Stairs in at left field and Greg Dobbs in at third base.
Phillies: Jamie Moyer (12-7) 3.80 ERA
Mets: Pedro Martinez (5-3) 5.07 ERA
Gametime: 2:10 p.m. EST
Weather: 82, sunny
Lineup: Rollins/Victorino/Utley/Howard/Werth/Dobbs/Stairs/Ruiz/Moyer
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Your gameday beer: For game one of this epic two-game Sunday, you’ll want something that is light, refreshing and sunny. Go with St. Bernardus’ Witbier. A favorite Belgian brewery of mine, Bernardus makes some fine beers. And this is no exception. Laced with coriander and hops, this beer has a fruity aroma and taste without being a fruit. Be light for lunchtime — maybe cheddar or Jack cheese and crackers, something small.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 brian
Anyone with 3 brain cells knows that the baseball game is far more important today than the first of a 16 game schedule. However the phillies will be the 2nd fiddle on all sports coverage. This is a major part of the reason I am beginning to serioulsy hate the nfl.
Posted: 02:54 PM on September 7, 2008
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The Mets should be nailing this guy… but never seem to be able to…
Posted: 02:57 PM on September 7, 2008
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Big, big pitches by Jamie. Way to do it.
Posted: 03:01 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
NEPA, just because my opinion of football is different from yours doesn’t make my opinion ignorant. I could easily say your opinion is ignorant, but I won’t. Personally, I just like baseball better – I can relate to it much better than football.
Posted: 03:02 PM on September 7, 2008
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That was a tough inning. He certainly worked out of that jam. Hats off to him…
Posted: 03:03 PM on September 7, 2008
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By the way kids, big game going on at Shea.
Posted: 03:05 PM on September 7, 2008
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And a big two-bagger by the big man.
Posted: 03:05 PM on September 7, 2008
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I don’t think PM is going to make it to the 6th
Posted: 03:07 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 brian
Need to get this run in. I am concerned about Moyers pitch count.
Posted: 03:08 PM on September 7, 2008
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Additionally, baseball players have been shown to have a much higher IQ than their counterparts in football.
Posted: 03:09 PM on September 7, 2008
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Would be interesting to see the tv numbers, who is still watching a 28-0 football game with this game going on?
Posted: 03:10 PM on September 7, 2008
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Still need to get this run in
Posted: 03:11 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Nice job by Moyer, I love how frustrating he is. And Fred, I also like baseball more than football, Phillies are my number one team by far. But just to call every football player a behemoth and to call the sport just one big collision is overlooking the skill involved, and clearly ignorant.
Posted: 03:11 PM on September 7, 2008
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This ain’t lookin good
Posted: 03:12 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Now I’m done talking football.
Posted: 03:12 PM on September 7, 2008
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Dobbs!!!!!!
Posted: 03:13 PM on September 7, 2008
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WOOOOOO! DOBBSIE!!!
Posted: 03:13 PM on September 7, 2008
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GAWD
Posted: 03:13 PM on September 7, 2008
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This is going to be a long day
Posted: 03:14 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Holy shit yes, Dobbs. I’m watching it one Gameday, can someone describe the HR.
Posted: 03:14 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 brian
Looked like a sac fly off the bat, but kept carrying
Posted: 03:15 PM on September 7, 2008
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if that stays in play ruiz is on 3rd.
Posted: 03:16 PM on September 7, 2008
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Chooch man! Yes!
Posted: 03:16 PM on September 7, 2008
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NEPA one of my good friends caught Steve Young’s first NFL touchdown pass so I am familiar with football and the players that comprise that sport. All I’m saying is I prefer baseball.
Great inning for the Phils. Let’s pour it on!!!
Posted: 03:17 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Fred, that’s far from the only thing you said in your first post, thats all I’m saying.
Posted: 03:19 PM on September 7, 2008
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Hahahahaha!
Posted: 03:19 PM on September 7, 2008
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I have to check my calendar… is this 2007????
Posted: 03:19 PM on September 7, 2008
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Nice, these are some really big hits.
Posted: 03:20 PM on September 7, 2008
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Great inning! Let’s go phils
Posted: 03:22 PM on September 7, 2008
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That was absolutely piss poor… It just goes to prove, the season ain’t over till its over… and I think it will be decided by the 4 game homestand against the Cubs during the last week…
Posted: 03:23 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
What happened that was so funny?
Posted: 03:23 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 brian
rollins hit down lf line dropped between ss and lf
Posted: 03:24 PM on September 7, 2008
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NEPA, Reyes and Evans had a massive brain fart and let a shallow popup drop from Rollins that allowed us to score our 6th run.
Posted: 03:25 PM on September 7, 2008
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A ball hit to shallow left…. nobody got too it
and for those that will read the posting here later…
Bottom of the 4th
Phillies 6 METS 0
(and they announcers said that the largest deficit the Mets have overcome this year is 3 runs
Posted: 03:25 PM on September 7, 2008
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nice play ryan!
Posted: 03:25 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 philsphan
Shea stadium is a bandbox!
Posted: 03:26 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
thank you
Posted: 03:26 PM on September 7, 2008
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Gotta take the kids to a church picnic – drats! Guess I’ll be sitting in the Jeep listening to the game on the radio. Go Phils!
Posted: 03:26 PM on September 7, 2008
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Jamie got out of that inning quickly!
Posted: 03:27 PM on September 7, 2008
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Have a good one Fred
Posted: 03:28 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 CARLOS BELTRAN
god damn my team sucksz it moyer for crying out loudddd
Posted: 03:28 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
See ya at the night game.
Posted: 03:29 PM on September 7, 2008
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I hear you Carlos…
Willie Would have sent PM back out there for the 5….
Posted: 03:32 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Eli
as of right now this is a great day in philly sports
Posted: 03:37 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
And let’s pray that doesn’t change.
Posted: 03:41 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
viva the crafty lefty
Posted: 03:44 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
and Dobbs is killing the Mets all by himself
Posted: 03:45 PM on September 7, 2008
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Great day for sports watching in general – NFL opening day, Phillies double header, final round of Golf playoff tourney and I think a tennis major too. A little something something for everyone.
Posted: 03:47 PM on September 7, 2008
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Wow, thoroughly impressed all around by the Phils so far.
Posted: 03:57 PM on September 7, 2008
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NEPA: and World Cup Qualifying matches, too. I think the USA played Cuba.
Posted: 03:57 PM on September 7, 2008