Gamenight: Braves (69-87) At Phillies (88-68)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Mon, September 22, 2008 05:58 PM | Comments: 213
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Headline: Each win inches Phils closer to playoff berth
The Major Players: JA Happ, Scott Eyre, Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Jair Jurrjens, Kelly Johnson
The Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa..
The Number: 1.5 games ahead NL East
Six games left to play, and the Phillies hold their destiny firmly in their hands. JA Happ gets the call for his fourth start of the season. He faces Jair Jurrjens, who he defeated last week. The Mets get the Cubs in the first game of a four-game set.
Jair Of Flies: Jimmy Rollins, who had three hits yesterday, is hitting .222 against Jurrjens in three games this season.
89er: With a win tonight the Phils will tie last season’s mark of 89 wins.
Get Him Sideburns: Ryan Howard has 23 RBI against the Braves this season, the most by one player since 1977, when three players (Ron Cey, George Foster, Dan Driessen) each had 25 RBI against the Braves in the old NL West.
September’s Boys: At 86-49, the Phillies have the best September record in the National League since 2004.
Phillies: JA Happ (1-0) 4.24 ERA
Braves: Jair Jurrjens (13-10) 3.72 ERA
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 69, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Utley/Werth/Howard/Burrell/Victorino/Feliz/Ruiz/Happ
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Your gameday beer: Beck’s Oktoberfest is a pretty god Oktoberfest-style beer. As we wind down here in 2008, I’ll be feeding you all a bunch of Oktoberfests, because they’re so appropriate now. Here’s hoping Happ can go six, get a lead and shut ‘em down. Let’s get a big one tonight. Oh, eat a grilled steak with this.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Georgie
Bobby Cox looks as old as Joe Paterno, do these guys just go til they drop?
Posted: 09:18 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
omg they’re gonna walk Pat the Bat! haha
Posted: 09:20 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
It’d be real nice to get an insurance run here for Madson. I don’t like the idea of one swing tying this thing up. Especially with McCann due up.
Posted: 09:20 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
HOME RUN PAT!!!
Posted: 09:20 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Jack
THE MAN
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
PATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Yea Pat!!!!
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Man Burrell knew it when he smacked that one!
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
NEPA, consider it done!!
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 558 Brian Michael
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
MAN OR MACHINE!?!?!?!?
great job pat!
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
Pat!
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
HOLY SHIT
Posted: 09:22 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
Damnnn mlb.tv delay….. Go Pat!!!
Posted: 09:22 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Evan
You are a hero Pat Burrell
Posted: 09:22 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
P the B
Posted: 09:22 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Evan, you see, I confused Werth with Pat
Posted: 09:23 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Jack
ok so they just showed the bench. I recognized So taguchi and tad iguchi but who was the the asian I didn’t recognize
Posted: 09:23 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
FLY, HAWAIIAN, FLY!
Posted: 09:23 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Evan
Haha Manny, I can see how that happens considering how similar the two are. Where do I send my nickle?
Posted: 09:24 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
How the hell did Golson beat that throw before?
Posted: 09:24 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
the third Asian is the translator, and no, I am not making that up.
Posted: 09:24 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Cheap ass
Posted: 09:24 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Jack
haha wow thanks griffin. I was embarassed i couldn’t recognize him. i believe that
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
what a game!!
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Do any of the ladies out there think Pat is a pilf?
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
Let’s go, Developmentally Challenged Bears. Get out of that fuggin’ inning.
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
no prob, I think the translator is better than Taguchi.
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Mets are threatening.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
Marquis was struggling last inning but got a big DP, I guess this inning they caught up to him.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Evan
Mets popped out to end the inning, still down 4 runs :)
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
I’m interested to see if PIniella uses Marmol and Wood a lot down the stretch.
Posted: 09:30 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
Well, I see Madson follows the Brad Lidge School of Closing. Give the fans an aneurysm before you finish it. Hopefully.
Posted: 09:30 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe
So Taguchi had to give up his translator when he was sent down to the minors for a brief interval. He says that’s when he finally learned to speak English.
Posted: 09:30 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
I’ve heard Taguchi give interviews in English before and I remember him on the podium after he homered off of Wagner in the 2006 NLCS.
Tad Iguchi on the other hand..
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
Go Madson :) Um.. Georgie Whats a pilf? Maybe I shouldn’t ask…
Cole > Dobbs > Durbin > Lidge………way down the line is Pat…. IMHO if that’s what your talkin about.
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
We may have a replay coming up….
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
break out that instant replay!
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 558 Brian Michael
It’s replay time
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
I think that’s a homer.
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
oh, maybe not…
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
why didn’t they use replay there?
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
On a closer slow-motion replay, it hit the top of the padding and not the pole. Madson, get out of this and say a thank you prayer to Jobu.
Posted: 09:35 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Anybody kind of disappointed we didn’t get to see a replay?
Posted: 09:35 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
yeah, I’m not sure why they didn’t replay it. I’ll take it though, and TV replays show it was the right call.
Posted: 09:36 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
Still plenty of ball to play in New York, Harry. Don’t speak too soon.
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
That was an excellent call by that 3rd base ump. I thought it hit the yellow of the foul pole myself.
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
solid win, 5 more to go.
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Magic number time?
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 22, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
WHAT A GAME!!!
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 22, 2008