NLCS Game 3 : Phillies (2-0) At Dodgers
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, October 12, 2008 05:45 PM | Comments: 583
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Game 2 : National League Championship Series
Phillies lead 2-0
Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
8:22 p.m. / 69, sunny
Jamie Moyer (16-7, 3.71 ERA) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (9-10, 3.73 ERA)
It’s game three of the National League Championship Series, as Jamie Moyer faces off against Hiroki Kuroda at Chavez Ravine.
Kuroda has dominated the Phillies this season, while Moyer is coming off a tough, short start against Milwaukee in the NLDS. That remains the Phils only playoff loss to date.
News & Notes
Charlie Manuel will attend the funeral for his mother, June, Friday. … The Phillies were 0-4 this season in Dodger Stadium. … Kuroda gave up just four hits against the Phils in 13 innings this season. … One player the Dodgers need in order to score — Andre Ethier. He is hitting just .222 this postseason. … Jimmy Rollins only struck out 55 times in 137 games this season. In the postseason (six games), he has already struck out six times.
The Lineup
Jimmy Rollins / SS
Shane Victorino / CF
Chase Utley / 2B
Ryan Howard / 1B
Pat Burrell / LF
Jayson Werth / RF
Pedro Feliz / 3B
Carlos Ruiz / C
Jamie Moyer / P
Your Gamenight Beer
I have the six-pack Brewmaster’s Collection from Sam Adams. It has the honey brown, the Irish red and this — Black Lager. It’s dark, but not strong to where you’d gag through the drink. I’d eat it with some slow-cooked ribs, something that takes a day to make. By now, if you haven’t cooked, you’re cooked, but hey, you can still enjoy this as the old man goes to work. Big game tonight. A win, and the Phils are a win away from the Series. Let’s do it.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Amanda
This is going to be the toughest game of the series. Kuroda owned the Phils this year. Manny has 10 HRs off Moyer in his career.
Posted: 05:57 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Robbi P
Good Beer selection but here is one people may not know about. Left Hand Brewing Company Oktoberfest. It should go well since it is October Baseball and we have a crafty lefty going on the mound!
Posted: 06:30 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
I’m heading down to the GreatPlaza at Penns Landing for the Phils party, then walking to work at 5th and Market around 10ish or so.
Huge game for the squad here as Kuroda is awesome at home and also against the Phils.
Hopefully they can finish this series out in LA.
Posted: 06:34 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 RichieAllen
wow Kruker just picked the phils to win tonight….I guess there is a first time for everything.
GO PHILS..cant wait
Posted: 06:46 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 RichieAllen
By the way Tim…good call on the beer for tonight..the black lager is stupendous
Posted: 06:47 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
1 hour left.
Posted: 07:16 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I’m stoked for tonight’s game. Let’s go Phils! If we can put this one away, things will be looking EXTREMELY good for us.
Posted: 07:31 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I wonder what Derek Lowe’s stats are on pitching on short rest. He’ll only have 3 days rest when he pitches tomorrow — anyone know where we can find those stats at?
Posted: 07:36 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
go Phillies!
Posted: 07:48 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Joe Durbin
Did anyone get wind of the Tommy Lasorda incident at game 2?
I was at the game with Chad’s wife, my daughter and some friends.
After the game Tommy was coming up the steps when a Phillies fan stuck out his hand to say hello. Tommy slapped his hand out of the way and kind of shoved him saying to get the hell out of the way. There were people with camaras right there. I thought for sure someone would have gotten that out to the public.
Go Phillies!
Posted: 07:48 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Joe – I actually saw that on TV. He looked extremely pissed and I saw him sort of shove the guy out of his way.
Posted: 07:51 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Amanda
Richie Allen,
It’s actually NOT a good thing if Kruk picks the Phils. His predictions are almost always the opposite of who he picks! lol.
Posted: 07:56 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
For being a local guy, Lasorda really has developed a huge dislike for the Phillies (especially the Phanatic).
So it doesn’t surprise me that he’d react that way.
Almost game time!
Posted: 07:57 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Yea, I know he really hates the Phanatic because he stomped on and ran over a dummy that was wearing a Lasorda jersey.
Posted: 08:02 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jim
Lowe pitches alright on short rest. I think he’s two and 1 this year with a 4 sumtin era but he pitched in game 7 of the alcs against the yankees on 2days rest with 6 innings 1 run 1 hit not bad
Posted: 08:03 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Nepa, not only that, I seem to remember the Phanatic feeding the doll Ultra Slim Fast, which Lasorda was promoting at the time.
Posted: 08:03 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 T Marty
F- Fox, on the Dodger bandwagon from the getgo. Mannywood. c’mon. getting my am radio set up to listen to the game, can’t hear these f-ers anymore… Go Phils!!!
Posted: 08:08 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NC Jason
I was at the last two games so this is the first game I am watching. Could Mark Grace kiss the Dodgers’ and Manny’s ass any more? What is up with the constant comments about the Phillies fans? Watching FOX one would not know who the Dodgers were playing. Mark Grace is a duche
Posted: 08:08 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
8:16… they just showed a shot of the stands… half empty… ridiculous… oh and tiger woods is there… whoop dee doo
Posted: 08:09 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Fox definitely has some man love for the Dodgers.
Nate, my best friend flew from Virginia today and got tickets to tonight’s game in LA, completely on a whim.
Posted: 08:10 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
i have a bad feeling about this game. it just doesn’t seem like the right pitching match-up to me. i actually had a dream (err, nightmare) last night that the score was like 8 – 12 with the Dodgers winning.
my gut tells me Moyer’s going to have trouble early and the bullpen will have to step up again. BUT, my heart hopes that he goes at least 6 and gives up 3 or less. LET’S GO PHILS!!!
Posted: 08:13 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Nice – Mac and Frank with the starting lineups. Oh, and for those who watched It’s Always Sunny this past week – that was easily the worst episode of the entire series. Just awful.
Posted: 08:14 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
That was two quick outs…..
Posted: 08:17 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 OZ
C’mon Phils!!! Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!!!!!
Posted: 08:18 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
Looks like a really small strike zone
Posted: 08:19 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I like Utley’s patience right there. We need to take some pitches to get Kuroda’s pitch count high.
Posted: 08:20 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
That was K-How’s pitch right there. He needed to get around on that one.
Posted: 08:21 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Small strike zone not a good omen for jamie
Posted: 08:22 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
WTF!?!!? Safe!!!!!
Posted: 08:23 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
He was safe
Posted: 08:23 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Very close play. Defense will get that every time basically.
Posted: 08:23 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
looked safe to me
Posted: 08:23 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Uuuhhh…looks like his foot got in there. The Dodger kiss-ass is starting early it looks like.
Posted: 08:24 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
let’s go Moyer!
Posted: 08:24 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
also… mcCarver and buck “just outside” and then pitchtrax shows it’s nowhere near the plate.
Posted: 08:24 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Utley was safe. … Announcers are a little biased toward the Dodgers. … Howard is standing closer to the plate — I wonder if that’s a response to the away pitches. … Mary Hart is scary.
Posted: 08:25 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Chase Mutley
Even the Rockies were able to pack the stadium for their NLCS games. Where the F is everyone?
Posted: 08:25 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
He was definately safe….crap..
Posted: 08:26 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Nice to see Mary Hart give an inspiring intro to the Dodger line-up when we had that ass-hat Dodger fan Danny DeVito do ours. These Fox bastards are ass kissing Dodger and Manny lovers.
Posted: 08:26 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
Agree Mary is Scary…So is the music they keep blaring there..
Posted: 08:27 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
oh crap, come on Moyer.
Posted: 08:27 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 CT
ugh
Posted: 08:28 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Well, definitely not what Moyer would have wanted.
Posted: 08:28 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Here comes a dp
Posted: 08:28 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
Wow i gotta start drinking….. this is bad
Posted: 08:28 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
I’m hoping Moyer settles and we don’t have to see Happ or Condrey tonight
Posted: 08:29 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Keith
well FOX is enjoying this.
Posted: 08:29 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
Come on guys…pull it together.
Posted: 08:29 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Dave
Three straight hits. Holyshit.
Posted: 08:30 PM on October 12, 2008
Posts: 0 Brian
Another hit and Happ should get up
Posted: 08:30 PM on October 12, 2008