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 Fred
Well if you look anything like what’s at the Mets game it’s no wonder no one likes you.
Posted: 10:38 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
That’s an ugly-ass bobble head doll.
Posted: 10:39 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
Yea but a sweep was there for the taking.
Posted: 10:39 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phillies hater
Why alot of philly fans there?
Posted: 10:39 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phillies hater
Nice try by victorino! He is a good player!
Posted: 10:40 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Joshua
thats a product of victorino playing too shallow…i know he’s fast, but thats an example of playing shallow burning you.
Posted: 10:40 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Victori-NO!
What Geoff? Make a little more sense, please.
Posted: 10:40 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
No. We need to win this. 4 runs in an inning. Vs the Mets. Very possible.
Posted: 10:41 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 CARLOS BELTRAN
phillies pitcher said bitch lmao
Posted: 10:41 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
my point is, people that post under a bogus name and take cheaps shots at other posters are the lowest of the low in the blogosphere
Posted: 10:41 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
And here come the trolls. Notice how nice it was when Myers and Moyer were owning the Mets.
Posted: 10:42 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phillies hater
Probably will not happen.
Posted: 10:42 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phillies hater
Mets owned the Phillies this year. Just look at the record!
Posted: 10:42 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
I agree SJ Mike. 2 games back with 19 to go is certainly more manageable than last year. But I think the Phils got to go at least 13-6 the rest of the way to really make it work
Posted: 10:43 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Season isn’t over yet. There’s still 3 weeks of baseball left and anything can happen.
Posted: 10:43 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phillies hater
Phillies are a good team. No question about that! But the Mets are just a little better. But the Phillies have kept it close all year so you have to give them credit for that!
Posted: 10:44 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 gplad
How is it that NY ends up with 2 days off this week??
Posted: 10:46 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Ayala will get pounded
Posted: 10:47 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Smith
13-6 probably is not going to do it. You are then counting on the Mets to go 11-8, and that’s just for a tie. They will then need to go 10-9 for us to win with 13-6. That ain’t happening. I see the mets going at least 13-6 with their schedule. Probably 14-5.
Posted: 10:47 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Just don’t go claiming victory in the division until you actually have it. Overconfidence can kill a team, just like last year.
Posted: 10:47 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
YEAAA… Let’s go Phillies
Posted: 10:48 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Well thats a start.
Posted: 10:48 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Hater – you got it so wrong. Mets are team with some luck recently, but no class. Let me tell you what is about to happen – you can write it down and check back here in 3 weeks.
The Mets are going into their locker room tonite, after this one game, and will celebrate…CELEBRATE as if they won something. Not all the players, but the idiots like Reyes, Beltran, Reyes, Easley, Reyes and Delgado. (I said Reyes 3 times on purpose – there is no shallower player in baseball). “Oh we got the monkey off our backs, etc.” They’ll treat it like the won a playoff game. Meanwhile, the Phils will start a new winning streak…5 of 7, while the Mets will start losing…to the Nationals, to the Braves.
We’ll see come the last week of the season, when the Mets have to beat the Cubs and Marlins.
Posted: 10:49 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Dobbs, man. One swing doesn’t tie it. Why are you swinging at the first pitch like that?
Posted: 10:49 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Fred
Bottom line is Phils needed a big game from Hamels tonight and didn’t get it.
Posted: 10:50 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
I was thinking the exact same thing AC.
Posted: 10:50 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
AC, don’t forget the Mets fans will do the same thing.
Posted: 10:50 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
The Mets will not win another 11 games this season. Count on that. The Marlins, Braves and Nationals will continue to bring it just as hard against them and they’ll surprise.
Posted: 10:51 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Alright Stairs
Posted: 10:51 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Haha, wow. That was a bomb.
Posted: 10:51 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Kevin
Geoff- the lowest of the low are people who SPEND ALL THEIR TIME ON BLOGS. Interact, go outside.
Posted: 10:51 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
How old is Stairs?
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Stairs is 40.
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
3 more runs to go.
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Damn…that was close!
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
i do that kevin, there are 24 hours in a day you know. but then again, you probably dont even know what continent you live on.
Posted: 10:53 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
oh well…close…
Posted: 10:53 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Joshua
What makes you think it’s not possible for the mets to win another 11 games?
Posted: 10:53 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Rollinssss please…at least get on base
Posted: 10:53 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Just get on base J-Roll, give Utley a chance.
Posted: 10:54 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob
Sit down Jimmy.
Aren’t the Mets supposed to choke in this spot?
Isn’t Delgado supposed to be done?
Isn’t Rollins supposed to be outshining Reyes?
Isn’t this the year Hamels was to reach Cy Young form?
Aren’t the Phillies going to win 100 games?
Isn’t Utley poised to make it an MVP three-peat?
Isn’t this going to be Pat Burrell’s career year?
And hey…Mike Schmidt….
aren’t the Phillies supposed to be better than the Mets?
God have Mercy on Philadelphia…a town that now doubts what it was absolutely sure of!
Posted: 10:55 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
J-roll…..damn it
Posted: 10:55 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
look at the idiots in shea…they think they just won a playoff game.
Posted: 10:55 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
and cole hamels, after producing a fraudulent and disgraceful outing, gets charged with the deserving loss there.
Posted: 10:55 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 PhilPhan
rollins was 1 for 9 today, should’ve been 0 for 9. rough
Posted: 10:55 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Runshouse
Mets lose this game last year… Santana did his job.
Posted: 10:55 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Hey look, the Mets won the World Series…..oh wait, they won one game….
Posted: 10:56 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 phillies hater
AC in NJ, Mets are team with some luck recently, but no class? You must be crazy. The Phillies like I said are a good team. I agree with that. But the mets lucky? They owned the Phillies this year. They have more talent, better starting rotation and better offense its not luck its a FACT! No class I think you mean when Victorino took out McCann at home or Utley taking out the catcher last week. Is the saying “if you can’t beat them then try to beat them up?” And atleast reyes has more class then Rollins and reyes shows up in time! And he is not even the spokesman like Rollins. And as far as losing to the Nationals and Braves only the Phillies do that. By the way.
PUT IN THE BOOKS!!! METS WIN!!
Posted: 10:56 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
Rob – you are going to be crying in your beer 3 weeks from now. You know it, don’t pretend.
Posted: 10:56 PM on September 7, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob
AC,
No they weren’t.
You’ll likely be able to see the difference in about 3 1/2 weeks.
Posted: 10:57 PM on September 7, 2008