NLCS Game 4 : Phillies (2-1) At Dodgers
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Mon, October 13, 2008 06:07 PM | Comments: 859
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Game 4 : National League Championship Series
Phillies lead 2-1
Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
8:22 p.m. / 73, sunny
Joe Blanton (9-12, 4.69 ERA) vs. Derek Lowe (14-11, 3.24 ERA)
Derek Lowe returns to the mound for the Dodgers, and Joe Blanton will try and soothe Phils’ fans souls with a win as Philly and Los Angeles hooks up for game four of the NLCS.
The teams were close to blows Sunday night; hopefully that won’t be the case tonight. Blanton throws inside as part of his repertoire, so we’ll see how the Dodgers respond.
News & Notes
Lowe started game one, cruised through five, then surrendered two home runs and lost, 3-2. … Blanton started last eight days ago, giving up one run and defeating the Brewers in the clinching game of the NLDS. …Jayson Werth is another struggling Phillie hitter in the NLCS, going .167 so far. … Pedro Feliz also has two hits in the NLCS. … Greg Dobbs is starting at third base tonight.
The Lineup
Jimmy Rollins / SS
Jayson Werth / RF
Chase Utley / 2B
Ryan Howard / 1B
Pat Burrell / LF
Shane Victorino / CF
Greg Dobbs / 3B
Carlos Ruiz / C
Joe Blanton / P
Your Gamenight Beer
Have I said how much I love Sierra Nevada beers? Yes, I have. The Stout is awesome. And since Joe Blanton is tossing the rubber tonight, it’s always good to go with a stout. Eat some chili tonight. Hearty, beefy chili. And let’s go Phils!
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Chris C
My father is a bigger fan than I (the reason I love the Phills even though I live in NYC), he says they are gonna choke (old school) and I say they are gonna win (new school). We just talked for 30 minutes on the phone (as we do after every single game of the year) and we both agree, we have a great squad. They have heart, and we both love it. I am a third generation Phills fan, and I finally believe. I love this.
Posted: 12:40 AM on October 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris C
Anybody disagree with me, cwcurcio@gmail.com. And we will talk.
Posted: 12:42 AM on October 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Jamie
I’ll get the audio clips up first thing in the morning. For now, nighty night is in order.
Sweet dreams fellow Phillies fans!
Posted: 12:49 AM on October 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Mickey D
Chris, your pops is thinking of the classic card table Phils, this time we’re going. If for nothing else, we don’t have a good team to keep us out!
Posted: 12:52 AM on October 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Mickey D
Jamie, re: Fox analysts. It’s never the Phils doing something good, it’s the Doyers doing something wrong. Sorry Tim and Buck but you aint getting your Manny in Beantown series.
Posted: 12:54 AM on October 14, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob Cowie
Cottman and Frankford. Wednesday night. Be there.
Posted: 01:06 AM on October 14, 2008
Posts: 0 nate
from Espn.com’s mlb blog
NLCS Game 4 seat assignments (8:17 p.m. ET)
The public-address announcer just asked the fans to make some noise because the national broadcast of tonight’s Game 4 was about to begin. Going to be hard to convey an electric atmosphere because, just as it was before Game 3, there are plenty of empty seats. Sure, they’ll all fill in shortly, but for now, only a few minutes before first pitch, the place is probably 60 percent full.
–Nick Pietruszkiewicz, ESPN.com baseball editor
Posted: 01:55 AM on October 14, 2008
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