Gamenight: Phillies (85-67) At Braves (67-85)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Thu, September 18, 2008 06:15 PM | Comments: 194
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Headline: Phils call on Hamels to preserve sweep
The Major Players: Cole Hamels, Brad Lidge, Pat Burrell, Mike Hampton, Blaine Boyer, Chipper Jones
The Venue: Turner Field, Atlanta, Ga.
The Number: 0.5 games ahead
JA Happ and the Phillies put away the Braves in a convincing 6-1 win last night. Now going for the sweep, it’s Cole Hamels’ turn to beat the Braves. He goes against Mike Hampton, who has finally been able to string together some healthy starts for Atlanta.
Coley-High-Harmony: Well over the 200-inning plateau (214.3 innings), Hamels has now crossed into his 30+ range (he has now thrown 30 more innings than last season).
Hampton In: Hampton made his first start in over a year against the Phillies on July 26. In that game he gave up six runs on eight hits in four innings; it was his worst start on his comeback trail. A month later he hit a high note, pitching eight innings against the Marlins.
One: The Braves are 9-28 in one-run games.
Road Cookin’: With a win tonight, the Phillies would finish 9-0 against the Braves in Atlanta. The only other team to have eight-straight wins in Atlanta was the 1975 Reds.
Phillies: Cole Hamels (13-9) 3.11 ERA
Braves: Mike Hampton (2-2) 5.34 ERA
Gametime: 7 p.m. EST
Weather: 80, partly cloudy
Lineup: Rollins/Utley/Werth/Howard/Burrell/Victorino/Feliz/Ruiz/Hamels
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Your gamenight beer: You want Guinness? Here’s a secret: Go with the Extra Stout. It has more alcohol (6%) and is a good, light drinker with the same, fine stout taste. Who doesn’t love Guinness? Commies. That’s about it. But really, if you’re going to cheer on Hamels tonight, do it the right way: With a Guinness and a chicken pot pie. Delish.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
kelly johnson needs to send ryan howard and the official scorer a bouquet of flowers to thank them for his now 16 game hitting streak.
Posted: 09:16 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
Pat theB … the rule is that the ball had to be taken out of the the glove hand cleanly and im sorry but when it falls on the ground I’m hard pressed to consider that cleanly.
Posted: 09:17 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I don’t have that much of a problem with Chipper’s play. It could go either way depending on which dugout you’re in. The umpire wouldn’t have had replay so at full speed, it looks like it’d be an exchange.
Posted: 09:20 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 PtheBLovesTheBallGirls
Understandably but JRoll’s play is not even close to what Chipper was doing thats all I was saying and you have to consider that Mike Winters could not see what Chipper was doing since his body was shielding the play
Posted: 09:21 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
If we go to extras and Eric Bruntlett bats I am going to RAGE.
Posted: 09:23 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
It’d be nice for Feliz to get a big hit here.
Posted: 09:23 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 PtheBLovesTheBallGirls
Damnit Feliz have some control he is always swinging at bad balls
Posted: 09:24 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
yeahhh i know …jroll wasn’t even close. I just think that Mike Winter’s is a jerk.
Posted: 09:24 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Feliz stinks,we desperatly need a 3rd baseman that can hit.
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
So Florida is beating the crap out of Houston the past couple days. Has Houston come back to earth and gotten really bad or is Florida heating up to a dangerous level?
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
what i don’t get about bruntlett commin in for pat is … you got Golson …if the idea is a defensive improvement in the late innings … and charlie is going for Bruntlett because he can hit better than Golson … why not just keep pat in? Golson’s got the legs and the glove.
Posted: 09:27 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Johnny, Golson did come in one game in that roll and did poorly.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 PtheBLovesTheBallGirls
Come on JC throw like we know you can and dont walk anyone
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Little bit of both,the Marlins love to play spoiler and i the Astros having to play at Miller Park and getting only 1 hit in 2 games messed them up.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Not much you can do on that kind of infield hit.
Posted: 09:31 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Good inning by Romero. That rest seemed to do him good.
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
yeah … I guess I just don’t feel that much safer with bruntlett than I do pat defensively … casue in these close games … I’ll take pats .250 to bruntlett’s .220 anyday.
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
What is taking so long in between innings?
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
everybody hits!! wohoo! common guys we need some runs.
Posted: 09:33 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
The inning is already over? CBS sportsline isn’t working, ESPN or MLB. What the hell?
Posted: 09:33 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
kyle … u watching gameday?
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
if ur usin firefox i bet thats all it is ..that new firefox is crap. I stick with safari.
Posted: 09:35 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
I’m watching it on Gameday and tryed ESPN gamecast and neither is working
Posted: 09:35 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Glad to know some kid is keeping the spirit of Ferris Bueller alive with his “hey batter batter batter, sa-wing batter.”
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
thats a bummer … i have mlbradio and it works fine …and the gameday for the mets game works fine. i dunno …
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Another nailbiting ending coming up.
Posted: 09:42 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
I hope Lidge has the good stuff tonight — no walks.
Posted: 09:42 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
This ninth innings got me worried with Lidge because he’s struggled against the Braves.
Posted: 09:43 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
j-man … he might also come out with something to prove.
Posted: 09:44 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 PtheBLovesTheBallGirls
Awesome stuff Lidge just two more batters and then get the hell out of Hotlanta and on down to lovely Florida
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
nasty
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Kyle
Cannot walk Johnson in front of Chipper.
Please.
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Great jog by Lidge on good ol’ Larry! Whew….
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 PtheBLovesTheBallGirls
Thats it Lidge 3 Up 3 Down first 123 inning of the night
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
YES!!!
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
There you go Lidge nice inning.
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe
Remember when Mitch Williams saved the NLCS ’93 Game 6 against Atlanta? What an amazing save that was?
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
the Braves announcers said that it’s the first time a team has swept a season series in Atlanta of 9 games or more since 1906. 9-0 in Atlanta!
2 games up in the WC with 9 to go.
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I honestly was nervous with Larry coming up, but we can relax….until tomorrow night of course.
Myers vs. Johnson for us
Perez vs. Reyes for Mets/Braves
Posted: 09:50 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
Josh Johnson has been dealing lately, that’s a tough test. JoJo Reyes is trash and the Muts should bomb him.
Posted: 10:20 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
this sweep was huge, the phillies couldn’t be getting hotter at a better time. johnson is the pitcher i’m looking forward to facing the least, but i’m glad we have myers going up against him. out of all of our pitchers that’s the ideal matchup right now.
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
nice wiyn there. it was key to put pressure on the mets and the crew by sweeping the series. this team is admittedly different in september.
Posted: 11:19 PM on September 18, 2008
Posts: 0 cp3
im worried about lidge, how long can this animal keep it up?
Posted: 12:13 AM on September 19, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
LOVE THE PHILLIES!
Posted: 01:00 AM on September 19, 2008