Yes! Myers, Phils Sweep Brewers, Seize Wild Card Lead
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, September 14, 2008 10:39 PM | Comments: 41
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Everytime you think they’re out …
Brett Myers was phenomenal. Brilliant. Amazing. Use any word you’d like. Myers went all nine, made one bad pitch, made 94 good pitches and grabbed an easy win. The Phillies won 6-1. The win gave the Phils a four-game sweep over the Brewers, pulling them to a tie with Milwaukee for the NL Wild Card lead. (The rallying Astros are now two back, thanks to Carlos Zambrano, who no-hit Houston tonight.) They’re one game back of the Mets for the NL East lead.
Myers used his changeup and fastball together to get quick outs, mixing in his curveball to get four strikeouts. He gave up just two hits — a single by Ray Durham and a line-drive home run by Prince Fielder. By the time Fielder’s shot came down the Phils had practically secured the win.
With the crowd on fire, the pinstripes got early runs. Jimmy Rollins led off the game with a hustle double, and Chase Utley knocked him in with a groundout. Rollins was on base all five times he stepped up to the plate, walking three times and driving in two. Shane Victorino had a four-hit night, Pat Burrell hit his 31st home run of the year, and Myers even knocked an in a run with a clutch two-out single. (He scored on a Rollins single, barely beating the relay throw.)
This game felt like a do-or-die game — actually, it felt like Sept. 30, 2007. The crowd was hot. The pitching was awesome. The offense was all-business. What a huge, huge win.
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Posts: 0 Mark
SWEEP!! Myers — Absolutely huge!! 1 game back of Mets. Tied for Wild Card. Mets folding Again. Gonna be a lot of frustrated Mets fans here in Israel.
Posted: 10:47 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
I wonder if Mets fans are getting that icky feeling in their guts?
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
was at the game tonight… almost playoff atmosphere, but 5 thousand more people would’ve helped. great game.
Posted: 10:53 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Was it a sellout tonite?
Posted: 10:54 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Mets fan
Georgie – as a die-hard Mets fan, I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that I do not have that icky feeling in my guts. I can’t speak for all Mets fans, of course.
What happened this weekend does not totally surprise me, nor does it give me reason to panic. The Mets have played roughly .635 ball since the end of June, while the Phils are just over .500 or so. This weekend is perfectly consistent with the ups and downs that have gone on during the last two months. I never thought this was going to be easy and that the Mets would run away with it.
Your team is something else, I’ll tell you that. And while I think you’re due for at least one more little stretch of pull-your-hair-out baseball, I know the Phils won’t die easily. But the Mets have shown me plenty of moxy and guts over the last 2 and a half months, and a good share of it in this current month as well.
So no, no icky feeling here. Just the same anxiety I’m sure you all are feeling as well.
It should be a fun race to watch – all the way to the finish line.
Posted: 11:11 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 BREW CREW
Brett must have hit his wife extra hard before the game to get that needed energy.
Posted: 11:15 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Estebomb
@ Georgie
Not quite a sellout, I believe it was about 39,000.
@ Mike T.
5,000 more would have been nice. I could have also done without the jackasses doing Eagles chants around me. I’m a huge Eagles fan but come on guys, the Phils are dominating in a huge game, this isn’t the place for that crap.
Besides those idiots though, it was a great atmosphere and a great night to be at the ballpark. Myers was phenomenal. I got to see Cole at yesterday’s game too so a pretty awesome weekend for me. Great to be on top of the Wild Card! Now let’s grab that division!
Posted: 11:16 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 anthony
CHOOOO CHOOOO!!
all aboard the bandwagon!!
Posted: 11:21 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 christopher
wow, that wasn’t a sell out? the place looked completely packed on TV. the game i was at yesterday, that was a sell out, had a decent amount of empty seats in the highest levels.
either way, great crowd, they had a ton of energy from the word go.
Posted: 11:26 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 dan
Estebomb, I think it was actually a sellout or very close, but since it was rescheduled, some people who bought tickets probably couldn’t go. They probably sold close to all the tickets even though the attendance didn’t show it.
Posted: 11:35 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
ESPN has the stadium listed as somewhere around 92% full, which is like 39K-40K.
Posted: 11:42 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Estebomb
Official scoreboard “Guess the attendance!” game said 39,000. Maybe they should combine this with the ice cream shuffle.
Aw, a Brewers fan came out of nowhere, how quaint! How’d ya feel about Zambrano owning the Astros in your stadium Brew Crew?
Posted: 11:58 PM on September 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Hey, Anthony, it’s our bandwagon, and we’ll jump on or off whenever we damned well please.
Posted: 12:02 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils2008
We just need to keep it up!! 2008 YGB!!!!!
Posted: 12:04 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
Estebomb, I always tell the “fans” doing the E-A-G-L-E-S chant to SHUT UP. It really pisses me off, you have no idea.
Posted: 12:07 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Seriously, the Phils just played their asses off, that’s rude to do the Eagles chant at CBP.
Posted: 12:11 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Generally the Eagles chant pops up when they’re doing poorly. I heard the Eagles chant through the TV broadcast in the 8th inning or so. Annoyed me too.
I know it annoys the players. They’ve said so in many interviews.
Posted: 12:18 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
I was down there for both games today.
#1 Why werent they sell outs, Come on people biggest games of the year.
#2 2nd game was A LOT more electric
#3 Rally Towels DO make a difference
#4 Pat the bat hit an absolute BOMB
#5 Myers is sick nasty. He’s our Ace right now no questions asked
#6 Howard has a legit shot at MVP
Posted: 12:23 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
I worked tonight…missed both games but was peeking at my cell phone the whole time to see who was winning. I think we woulda won today even if we faced Sabathia.
Posted: 12:25 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Paul
Myers should be eligible for comeback player for what he’s done since his demotion.
Well done Brett and the rest of the Phils!
Posted: 12:25 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 MikeB
Howard has to bring that batting average up as high as he can before the end of the year before he will have any chance at the N.L. MVP.
Posted: 12:55 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Sam
Howard needs to throw some nice pleasant big numbers up there during his last few games…if he can get to 140 or so rbis, and maybe like 47 or 48 home runs, I bet he gets it
Posted: 01:04 AM on September 15, 2008
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Posted: 01:27 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny
It figures that the fightins start playin up to their potential AS SOON as I move to Texas, leaving Philly for the first time in 26 years
but i love these guys too much to be mad haha GREAT WIN!!!
It was great to see Burrell not just hit his bomb, but also the RBI single and the walk!!!!
Posted: 02:50 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny
speaking of eagles chants … one night i was walkin home from work right when Prince Charles was visiting philly for the first time or something and right about broad and pine, there he was going to a theater and was welcomed by about 150 duders and a rousing Eagles chant.
i laughed my ass off the whole way home.
Posted: 02:53 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 J-Man
Man what a huge win this was tonight tom complete the sweep…Now we need to take care of business against teams like the Braves and Nats and not lose 2 outta 3 against those team like we did not too long ago against the Nats,those 2 teams seem like their ready to do all they can to ruin teams playoffs hopes.
Posted: 03:52 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Plenty of season left to declare playoffs. But, if they do make it some lucky fans will be chilling with phillies nation at all home playoff games.
(Insert hint at next giveaways)
Count on it.
Posted: 07:48 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike D.
How many more you think they have to win to get in? 9-3? 8-4? Hopefully they don’t get complacent now.
Posted: 07:53 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 jeff
2 games. The Mets won’t win a thing down the stretch I can feel it.
Posted: 08:26 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Anth
Feels good, lets keep it going, we just need to get in! We can beat the Cubs in a 5 or 7 gamer, same with the Mets, and Dodgers, along with the Brew Crew we are still THE TEAM TO BEAT!
Posted: 08:52 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe
What Mets Fan is skipping over is that his team plays 14 games in 14 days, and we only play 12. That should give him pause.
Posted: 08:52 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Meghan
Hmm… most of you are sining a much different tune than Thursday morning when you were waving the white flag about this season before the Brewers series even started! Glad I was on the right side of things!!
Posted: 09:14 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe
Post from metsblog.com about the many mets fans begging the site admin to take down the magic number picture from the site:
“Clearly posting a magic number has no bearing on what happens. However, let’s be realistic about it, the Phantic is way too blurred out. At this point he should be right behind Mr. Met with piano wire in hand.”
Posted: 09:26 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike D.
I’m concerned over who is throwing on Wednesday. I’m going go out on a limb and say I would start Eaton. He’s made two starts vs. the Braves this year and won both 7-3 and 6-3. Kendrick stinks and Moyer and Hamels are throwing in the other games, so Happ would be starting 3 straight lefties.
Posted: 09:31 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Did anyone read the article on phillies.com about the Phillies in pursuit of Sabathia. I do not believe that at all.
Posted: 09:50 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Julie
Yeah, I read it Phil. It looks like the writer was trying to make any possible connection with the Phils and Sabathia. There’s no way we can afford him – it was just to get our hopes up like the philly media did with Manny Ramirez. Besides, I find it hard to believe that CC would choose spending time with his old pal Charlie over a truck load of money in LA or NY.
Posted: 10:08 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
The only thing I can see is if the Phillies offered 20 million and the Yankees offered 21 million with the same amount of years. I think he’d want to stay in the NL because he hits and he does really like Charlie. Chances are the Phillies FO isn’t throwing out that kind of money for Sabathia, but god would it make us the best team in baseball.
Posted: 10:13 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
Please we are all phillies fans. don’t belittle yourself and believe that writers stupid article. First of all does anyone think that Sabathia will settle for less than Santana. the bidding will start at twenty five million.I have heard rumors that the mets will try to trade beltran to the dodgers, and will take his money to sign cc Sabathia and rodruiz there payroll was increased to one hundred and seventy million.With there new stadium.
Posted: 11:24 AM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny
As good as CC is … and cy young or not … even if the FO was willing to make an offer … I just want to remind everyone of Freddie Garcia.
Posted: 12:59 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 mikemike
Johnny Says Just what Giles or Montgomery would say not to spend money.
Posted: 06:50 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 margo
WAY TO GO GUYS GOOD JOB WELL DONE
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Posted: 10:00 PM on October 29, 2008