Gamenight: Braves (70-88) At Phillies (89-69)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, September 24, 2008 06:15 PM | Comments: 249
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Headline: Alright, folks, here we go
The Major Players: Brett Myers, Pat Burrell, Jimmy Rollins, Brad Lidge, Jo-Jo Reyes, Brian McCann
The Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Number: 1.5 games ahead NL East
Four games left. Brett Myers on the hill. A 1.5-game lead. Must. Win.
Big Money Brett Myers: Tonight will be the final start of the 2008 season for Brett Myers (very likely). His second-half stats: 7-3, 2.79 ERA, 72 K, 19 BB.
Hittin’ Season: All of the Braves big bats have hit Myers well this season. Brian McCann is .667 with three RBI; Chipper Jones is 1.000 with a home run; Kelly Johnson is 1.000 with a home run; Yunel Escobar is .500 with a home run. Ouch.
On The Other Hand: By contrast, the Phillies have also hit Jo-Jo Reyes well. Carlos Ruiz has one of his four home runs against Reyes.
One Louder: With the loss yesterday, the Phils are 26-23 in one-run games.
Tomahawk’d: This will be the last time the Phils see the Braves; the Phillies are 14-3 against them this season.
Phillies: Brett Myers (10-12) 4.46 ERA
Braves: Jo-Jo Reyes (3-11) 5.74 ERA
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 65, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Utley/Werth/Howard/Burrell/Victorino/Feliz/Coste/Myers
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Your gamenight beer: Your gamenight beer is Stoudt’s Double IPA. Whatever. This is the biggest game of the yea. Let’s get nuts. Let’s get ready. Let’s go Phillies!
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Scheity
THIS BOMB SCARE IS THE TURNING POINT IN THE SEASON RARRRRHHHHHHHH.
Go Myers. Go Illies.
Posted: 06:22 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Peasant
GO PHILS
Posted: 06:35 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Mets/Cubs on ESPN, guess I don’t have to do Gameday then.
Posted: 06:56 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
Mets Fan coming in Peace
Posted: 07:03 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 oaklandphilsphan
why the F___ is myers throwing off-speed junk, that’s what got him in trouble in the first half of the season in the first place
Posted: 07:04 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 oaklandphilsphan
better get the bullpen ready
Posted: 07:05 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Just like hamels leaving shit up
Posted: 07:05 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Scheity
Oh my god there goes the division…
Coste shouldn’t catch anymore.
Posted: 07:06 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Just got to buckle down and take care of things
Posted: 07:07 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 oaklandphilsphan
i know the braves have to get 27 outs to beat us…c’mon phils
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
Relax guys, its still early
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 oaklandphilsphan
there we go!!! lets get it back
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Ok, time to get them back.
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Alright, Jo-Jo Reyes throws slop, so let’s hit him hard.
Posted: 07:12 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 KM
Don’t get too worried about Myers’ rocky start, the Phils are up against Jo Jo Reyes. He’s lost 7 starts in a row, and has one of the worst names in baseball.
Posted: 07:14 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
They say wind is blowing heavily to left, so hopefully that’ll help with Burrell, Werth, and Howard.
Posted: 07:15 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Cubs up 1-0 on DeRosa homerun.
Posted: 07:23 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Ugh come on Myers don’t screw up now you’ve been so great this 2nd half…Now the offense need to not have these 1-2-3 innings on Jo-Jo Reyes he’s garbage we need to score some runs.
Posted: 07:33 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I hate that pull shift defense. Good job Pat getting something going.
Posted: 07:34 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Feliz has got to get this run home.
Posted: 07:35 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Again, does Kelly Johnson only do this vs. the Phils or is he literally the worst fielder of all time?
Posted: 07:35 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Good clutch hit, Feliz. There’s one of ‘em.
Posted: 07:36 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg B
get runs here. BATS BATS BATS. Myers is waffling instead of going after people.
Posted: 07:36 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg B
dont bitch about kelly johnson and his skillet hands. Just take it and enjoy.
Posted: 07:37 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Pete, big hit there. Just as big here with Coste though. When a team screws up like that, you want to completely bury them.
Posted: 07:37 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Don’t bitch?
Posted: 07:38 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Our catchers are offernsively inept
Posted: 07:39 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
They at least got one….
Posted: 07:39 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
if Coste was just a second faster he would’ve beat it
Posted: 07:39 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Just got here… how did the Phillies score? How did the Braves score?
Posted: 07:40 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg B
ugh. not buried. next inning we’ll get ‘em. Myers= head out of ass this inning?
Posted: 07:41 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
They quiet again at CBP or is it just me?
Posted: 07:41 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Manny, Braves strung together a bunch of singles in the first. Phils, Burrell got a double, Victorino got on a Kelly Johnson error and Feliz singled Burrell in.
Posted: 07:42 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
By the way, Bill Murray getting annoyed at the ESPN announcers is funny.
Posted: 07:43 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Karch
oh my god… the braves are just going to dink and dunk their way to victory. that’s SEVEN hits in two innings.
Posted: 07:43 PM on September 24, 2008
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Thanks SJ Mike… so Myers is having a rough start!!
Nice out at home!! Phew
Posted: 07:43 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Ryk
And GONE!
Posted: 07:44 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Greg B
God. Myers needs another Minor League trip.
Posted: 07:45 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
That was the smart play by Howard.
Posted: 07:47 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
The Phils just don’t know how to play when they control their own destiny…Looks like Myers still sucks after all.
Posted: 07:47 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Of course they’re quiet at the stadium. The Braves have 8 hits in 2.1 innings and the Phils just grounded into a double play to end the inning. The fans will be plenty loud if we start hitting Jo Jo a little more.
Posted: 07:47 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
Pardonez-moi….
Posted: 07:48 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Burell!! Why couldn’t he get that?!
Posted: 07:48 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
i’m sorry guys, but burrell is an awful outfielder
Posted: 07:49 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Karch
top of the braves lineup is 7-10. 7-10!!
Posted: 07:49 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Craig
The wheels have come off Myers big time.
Oh. Dear.
Posted: 07:49 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
If Hamels and Myers can’t win the “easy” games, then we’re pretty much screwed
Posted: 07:50 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 MetsGirlinPA
Would you guys rather have Kendrick or Myers pitching if you get into the playoffs? lol
Posted: 07:50 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I hate going against teams with nothing to play for, because they always seem to then perform like they have something to play for….
Posted: 07:50 PM on September 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike N
anybody else think Coste isn’t calling a very good game? Myers should be throwing way more fastballs to get ahead in the count. Part of that might be on the catcher/pitching coach. I’m watching on Gameday though so it’s kind of hard to tell
Posted: 07:51 PM on September 24, 2008