Gamenight: Phillies (78-64) At Mets (79-63)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, September 07, 2008 07:19 PM | Comments: 368
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Headline: Go Phils: Sweep possible with win
The Major Players: Cole Hamels, Pat Burrell, Pedro Feliz, Ryan Howard, Johan Santana, Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran
The Venue: Shea Stadium, Queens, N.Y.
The Number: 1 game behind (Mets)
Jamie Moyer was awesome in a big win over the Mets this afternoon. Now it’s up to the ace. Cole Hamels goes against Johan Santana in the final game of the season between the Phils and Mets. It’s live, it’s national, it’s big. Get on board, fans.
A Whole Lot Of Johan: Johan Santana has pitched 29 innings against the Phillies, more than double any other team this year for Johan. The Phils have scored 10 runs off Santana in those innings.
A Whole Little Cole: Conversely, Cole Hamels has just faced the Mets once. The Mets got four runs off him in just seven innings.
At A Car-Loss: Despite an RBI single this afternoon, Carlos Ruiz has just three RBI since July 23.
Spotlight: This is the Phils’ fourth time on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball in the last six weeks.
The Last One: Unless there’s a playoff rematch, the Phillies and Mets are playing their final game in 2008. Seems like only yesterday …
Righty Tighty: Righties in to face Santana. Pat Burrell is in left field, and Pedro Feliz is at third base. Jayson Werth hits third.
Phillies: Cole Hamels (12-8) 3.01 ERA
Mets: Johan Santana (12-7) 2.71 ERA
Gametime: 8:05 p.m. EST
TV: ESPN
Weather: 73, clear
Lineup: Rollins/Utley/Werth/Howard/Burrell/Victorino/Feliz/Coste/Hamels
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Your gamenight beer: Alright. It’s the night game. It’s big time. With the eyes of the world on the Phils and Mets, time to go deep. Here’s Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter, a dark, very fulfilling experience with coffee flavor bursting about. Enjoy some honey-barbecue-glazed ribs with this. It’s time to eat well and enjoy this awesome matchup.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 TJ
I hate the ESPN announcers. Joe Morgan again? Torture.
Go Phils, and pity all of you that counted the phils out. Here come the ‘other’ fans out of the wood work.
Posted: 07:32 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Chutley
AHHHHHHH LETS GO PHILS….. and how bout those E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES today
Posted: 07:33 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Philly Dude
Great win!! Amazing all the Met fans are gone now..
If you want to go bother Met fans go to
http://www.metsrefugees.com
TROLL THEIR SITE!
Posted: 07:54 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
wow, mets fans are so ugly.
Posted: 07:56 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Gotta love how ESPN had to make sure they continued their love affairs of Tom Brady and Brett Favre up until the very last second.
Posted: 08:04 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
As long as I don’t miss a pitch I’m fine. The less Morgan and Miller, the better.
Posted: 08:06 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Apparently Wagner was shut down after one batter during a simulated game today….
Posted: 08:09 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Way to deliver Howard! Great first inning run!
Posted: 08:13 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Big knock, big man!
Posted: 08:13 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
That’s what I like to see from Howard.
Posted: 08:13 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
listen to the mets fans, they are absolutely clueless.
Posted: 08:14 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Come on, Pat. Gotta tack on more here.
Posted: 08:14 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 PhilPhan
get to an ace early, it often the only chance you’ll get
Posted: 08:15 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
would be a good time for Pat to get a clutch hit
Posted: 08:17 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
You SUCK PAT! Get out of Philly.
Also, dumb job of acting on that 3-2 slider down the pike. What a joke.
Posted: 08:18 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
I love Victorino in this spot.
Posted: 08:19 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Even though Pat struck out, I do like the hitter’s approach right now. Force him to throw fastballs in the strike zone because his changeup is all over the place.
Posted: 08:19 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Joshua
That won’t work for long, becasue it’s not like santana is Olvier perez, he’ll come back in inning 2 with his changeup right where he wants.
Posted: 08:21 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Brady out for the year. I’m gonna miss rooting against him this year.
Posted: 08:22 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
Hey were in the lead…Lets go Hamels…And we won the first game today…Eagles looked great…What a day
Posted: 08:22 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Maybe Cole will become the man tonight and make one run stand up.
Posted: 08:23 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Eli
haha so glad bradys done
Posted: 08:24 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
Eagles game was amazing.
Posted: 08:24 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Brady’s done? Where’d you hear that?
Posted: 08:25 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 PhilPhan
he was my first round pick in my fantasy draft :(
Posted: 08:26 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 PhilPhan
this is not good.
Posted: 08:28 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
So apparently the only way David Wright get on base now for the Mets is catcher’s interference?
Posted: 08:28 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
what a crock of shit! The umpires are infalable during the game and accountable for nothing after.
Posted: 08:29 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Wow, this turned really bad, really quick.
Posted: 08:30 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
I guess Cole will not be the man and make one run stand up!
Posted: 08:31 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
What a cheap call! Jeeze, he was out at third!
Posted: 08:31 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Damn, missed call at 3rd. Ump blew it.
Posted: 08:31 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Wright was such a pansy too the way he tried to get that interference call. Has he been slumping that much that he is that desperate?
Posted: 08:32 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 CARLOS BELTRAN
PHILLieS COACHING TEAM EATS WAYYYYYYYY TO MUCH CHEESESTEAKSZ
Posted: 08:32 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Bad umping followed by just a bad call, think we know which way the winds blowing… Is a long flyball going to be called a homer now if its ‘close’
Posted: 08:32 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Gnomicide
That wasn’t even a close call at third. Not even close. Ridiculous.
Posted: 08:33 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
That umpire didn’t even put himself in the right position to make a correct call. I hate umpires with huge egos (which is pretty much all of them).
Posted: 08:33 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phl fan in texas(not by choice)
really guys really
Posted: 08:33 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
where was the third base ump? why was the second base ump making that call?
Posted: 08:34 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Evan
The fix is in
I hate when a blown call has this kinda impact on a game, no matter which way it goes.
Posted: 08:34 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
you know what? cole hamels is not a big game pitcher.
when has he shutout or shutdown a good team IN A BIG CRUCIAL GAME? can someone remind me? because ive forgotten apparently.
Posted: 08:34 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
2 run homer by Tatis on the way.
Posted: 08:34 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phl fan in texas(not by choice)
can we get harry to all Phil’s games regardless of what network they are on
Posted: 08:34 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
bullshit calls lead to throwing bad pitches just to try and somehow get out of the inning.
Posted: 08:34 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
NO EXCUSES! an “Ace” has to shut teams down and hes gotten beaten around IN THE FIRST INNING. unacceptable.
Posted: 08:35 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
This game is going to be intense. It’s only the first inning.
Posted: 08:35 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
that old man shut the mets down today cole, he had a nice win and a nice ouiting, why cant you do it…ace????
Posted: 08:35 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
Geoff not to be rude here but shut up! Saying Cole’s not a big game pitcher is like saying Peyton Manning isn’t going to be a HOFer
Posted: 08:36 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 danny
He’s not a big game picture! I was hoping he would become one tonight.
Posted: 08:36 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
geoff, that sounds like something a frontrunner would say. lots of innings left…lets go phils!
Posted: 08:37 PM on September 7, 2008