Gamenight: Marlins (72-71) At Phillies (78-65)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Mon, September 08, 2008 06:08 PM | Comments: 126
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Headline: Phils hit home stretch needing wins
The Major Players: Joe Blanton, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Anibal Sanchez, Mike Jacobs, Hanley Ramirez
The Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa..
The Number: 2 games behind (Mets)
A successful (but not completely satisfying?) 2-of-3 from the Mets at Shea brings the Phillies to the final batch of games, starting with a crucial three-gamer at home against the Marlins. For the Phils, they could make up some ground. For the Fish, the season could be over after this week. It’s up to the Phils to vanquish the kids from Dade County.
Ani-Ball: Sanchez faced the Phils on Aug. 6, giving up three earned runs in five innings. He lost that game.
The 40 Club: Ryan Howard hit a home run off Sanchez in that win. He has 40 home runs for the third-consecutive season, the first Phillie to ever do such a thing.
Up The Stairs: Matt Stairs spells Pat Burrell again tonight. Burrell is mired in a secon-half slump, and is the worst hitter in baseball since Aug. 7.
Phillies: Joe Blanton (6-12) 4.79 ERA
Marlins: Anibal Sanchez (2-3) 5.54 ERA
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EST
Weather: 82, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Victorino/Utley/Howard/Werth/Dobbs/Stairs/Ruiz/Blanton
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Your gamenight beer: Who wants a good IPA? You do? Then pick up Smuttynose IPA, or “Finest Kind.” A hell of a drink, it’ll have you hoppin’ all over Philly tonight. Hopefully the Phils have some hop in their step for this big tilt.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Jamie
a terrible pitching coach who has the Phils at 3rd best team ERA in the National League or 5th overall in the majors. Yeah, Geoff, he’s terrible.
Posted: 08:39 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
jamie, you are so clueless it’s unbelievably annoying.
Posted: 08:43 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Mike, you are such a dipshit you are annoying. How am I clueless? Please enlighten me with your brilliance, because I’m relying on actual statistics.
Posted: 08:46 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
I’m with Jamie on this one
Posted: 08:46 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
before we discuss stats, please describe your deep relationship with rich dubee and the starting pitchers of the phillies. how many times have you sat down with them and discussed the influence of dubee? do you frequent the clubhouse? press pass? something?
Posted: 08:49 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Thanks Manny. It’s nice to know at least one other intelligent person is blogging tonight. By the way, love the dreds. You shouldn’t have had to trim them.
On a serious note, I don’t agree with everything Cholly, Dubee, or the front office does, but there’s a reason they’re getting paid to do their jobs are we’re not. Some people apparently don’t realize that – they think everyone else’s jobs are easy. However, there are times that I want to punch them right in the faces for some of their decisions, I must admit.
Posted: 08:50 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 GPR
Non-troll Mets fan, why do you guys hate your pitching coach so much?
From the inside looking in, my view says you should be loving your pitching coach and hating your hitting coach. I think you guys don’t have the pitching talent to have the 5th best team ERA in baseball and your hitters are too good to NOT be a top 5 team offensively. Had you told me you guys would have a better team ERA and we would have more R/G before the season I would have slapped you.
Posted: 08:51 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/stats/teamsort/regularseason/yearly/MLB/PIT/BASIC?&_1:col_1=10
Check this out Mike
Posted: 08:51 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Mike, same questions could be posed to you. Neither of us have intimate knowledge of anything inside that clubhouse. We just like to think we do.
Posted: 08:51 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Our hitting is among the worst in the Majors. GPR is right in saying that we should be pissed at our hitting coach, who as a matter of fact, I don’t know who he is.
Posted: 08:53 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Time to go for a run. Be back in about an hour to continue this “Rich Dubee is shit” discussion.
Posted: 08:54 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Milt Thompson is the hitting coach.
Posted: 08:54 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Nice DP!
Posted: 08:57 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Great DP there. They better hang on to this game.
Posted: 08:57 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
rich dubee sucks..
Posted: 08:58 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
How much chaw does Jacobs have in his mouth? Dear lord.
Posted: 09:04 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Rich Dubee
You know you’re going to make me cry.
Posted: 09:06 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Phillies’ bat cooled off… we need to hit the Marlins’ bullpen good for this series… especially when their starting pitcher didn’t even finish the 2nd inning!
Posted: 09:08 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 In The Area
I’m in the area but I have no clue where I’ll find the game to listen to. What radio station (AM or FM…I’m too cheap to have satellite) is it broadcast on? I need the frequency, too… don’t tell me WXYZ because I have no clue where that s on the dial. Thanks!
Posted: 09:08 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
what is eric bruntlett doing out there?
Posted: 09:08 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
1210 AM
Posted: 09:11 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Prediction: Hanley HR off Durbin right here.
Posted: 09:12 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Missed it NEPA
Posted: 09:12 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Well I was about 30 feet off, thank god.
Posted: 09:12 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 In The Area
Thanks, SJ. My cheapass radio won’t pick it up… Oh well.
Posted: 09:13 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Kevin
Hey Geoff- this is my first time back on since last night. I see you’ve been at it all day. Can you say LOSER? Dude, get a life. Also, “chief,” where do you get off with political comments? That was out of left field. Honestly, what the hell was that? Your social skills stuggling? You’re pathetic. You can’t even come up with a real comeback. You know why? Because you sit in front of your computer all day blogging about the Phillies. What’s wrong, too fat to get a girl? Too stupid to get a real job? Too lazy to work out? Here’s a prediction- the Phillies will come close and miss the playoffs and you will be searching for someone to write to. Nice life. If only Chase Utley had tits, you would be jacking off and writing less.
Posted: 09:13 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Ya done Kevin? Good, get the hell out.
Posted: 09:15 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
An insurance run or 2 would be nice. The 8th inning scares me lately.
Posted: 09:19 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
This guy throws hard. Wow.
Posted: 09:20 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Wow, Werth. What a stroke!
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Holy shit, Wacko.
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
wow, werth unloaded on that ball. that’s the most locked in i’ve seen him on a ball all season.
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
And again, Kalas, not even a hint of excitement in his voice. Whats the deal?
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
WERTH!!
Posted: 09:27 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
It does sound like Kalas is calling the game like anything is at stake.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Sorry, meant to say that Kalas sounds like he’s calling it like there isn’t anything at stake. Typo.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Eli
mets have a really easy schedule cept for a 4 game series against cubs
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
I’d much rather have Madson in there right now. Throw strikes, make them hit you. Romero’s control is so bad.
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
What is it with the 8th inning?
Posted: 09:36 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Man Werth give us a 4 run lead and Romero has to give up more runs?Man the 8th inning has killed us anymore.
Posted: 09:37 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
just get someone out pelast. get to lidge.
Posted: 09:43 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Their brining in Scott Erye?Were done.
Posted: 09:44 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
nice eyre.
Posted: 09:46 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Warren wallace
The story ends with me putting the 3 phillie advertisers into the wall
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
J-Man where have you been? Eyre’s been great for us.
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Warren wallace
Jesus H Christ everytime i think its safe t go back I see myself on the tv. All year long
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Warren wallace
Reds blow no help from them tonight
Posted: 09:50 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
J-Man…the 8th inning had been the reason were behind the freakin mets…but I think were ok now…get to Lidge
Posted: 09:52 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Durbinator
Romero should face RHB as least often as possible.
Posted: 09:53 PM on September 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
I wish someone would torture that Warren Wallace dude
Posted: 09:53 PM on September 8, 2008