Gamenight: Braves (0-0) At Phillies (0-0)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, April 05, 2009 06:30 PM | Comments: 210
Gameday 2009, Posts
Atlanta Braves (0-0) at Philadelphia Phillies (0-0)
Derek Lowe vs. Brett Myers
Time: 8:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Weather: Mostly clear, 59
TV: ESPN2
Twitter: Phillies Nation
It’s all behind us: The incredible 2008 season, the world championship, the parade, the offseason, spring training. Here we are, with the bright lights of baseball glowing on Citizens Bank Park to open the 2009 baseball season. The eyes of the world are focused on the world champion Phillies, opening season No. 127 as the top team in the land. Brett Myers will throw the first pitch for the third season in a row; he’ll oppose Derek Lowe, who the Phillies defeated in game one of the 2008 National League Championship Series via home runs by Chase Utley and Pat Burrell.
The latter is no longer a Phillie; now Raul Ibanez is on board, with Chan Ho Park, Miguel Cairo and Jack Taschner joining him on the 25-man roster. Say goodbye to Geoff Jenkins and So Taguchi from the year-ending 25-man roster. JC Romero is also not on the roster, serving a 50-game suspension because of breaking the league’s drug policy.
The Braves return with a revamped pitching staff that includes Lowe, Kenshin Kawakami and Javier Vazquez, who the Phillies will see Wednesday.
Your gamenight beer: Truly the signal of a new season. Everyone turn your attention to the Grey Lodge, where tonight they’re serving Dogfish Head Red & White. A Witbier, it smells and tastes of citrus – oranges, lemons very evident. It’s clearly the wonderful taste of spring, rebirth, new life … and yes, baseball. Here’s to the world champions and a successful title defense in 2009.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 TJ
I’m getting a little impatient. Im literally trying to find things to do to make this hour and a half go quicker.
Posted: 06:40 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 fred
Kinda wierd that Myers has started on opening day 3 years in a row, considering how he’s been a closer and down to AAA in that time. Hopefully Hamels makes it to opening day next year, touch wood. Go Phils !
Posted: 06:47 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Let’s go Phillies!
Posted: 06:53 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike W.
Here…we…go
Posted: 07:00 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Tyler
i cant wait… but i have hw to do for the next hr before the game :(
Posted: 07:12 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 NEPA
This is gonna be a long hour.
Posted: 07:13 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Cracked a bottle of Red and White in the CBP parking lot yesterday!
Posted: 07:24 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Corey
i don’t have an dogfish head around, but i do have some “walt wit” from the philadelphia brewing company, which is a reasonable alternative.
Posted: 07:26 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Sadly, MLB Network is doing “30 Clubs in 30 Days” tonight. Have no idea why they’re not covering this game (pregame, postgame, etc.)
Posted: 07:30 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Mark
I love the Phillies. We will not win this year. Sorry. Moyer a year older and boy he can look bad. Cole alreay is with arm problems. To many lefties in our lineup. The mets will blast them. Watching howard vs a lefty makes me sick. Lidge wont be perfect. Sorry…
Posted: 07:35 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Well let’s not be negative.
Posted: 07:45 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Let’s go Phillies!!!!!!! PHINALLY baseball season is here, and it feels pretty damn good!!
Posted: 07:52 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Doing a sorta-live blog thing on Twitter. The next-next-next best thing to actually being there. Lineup: Rollins/Werth/Utley/Howard/Ibanez/Victorino/Feliz/Ruiz/Myers
Posted: 07:54 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
im sitting in my apt drinking from a yards varety pack. if anyone is at the game let me know if youre as impressed as i am with the beer selection they have at cbp this year
Posted: 07:55 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
hey gang,
good to see you all again. nine minutes to gametime!
Posted: 07:57 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 ma phanatic
Anyone watchin myphl right now? Just an awful job on the pregame
Posted: 07:58 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Alan Robert
PHL 17 just completely ruined the team into by playing music over the crowd reactions to players. Unreal!
Posted: 07:59 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Gammons and Winfield are saying “It’s finally the Mets year” on Baseball Tonight.
Kruk picks a Cleveland vs. Philly World Series
Posted: 08:00 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
Peter G. calls muts to take division … how many times does a team have to collapse before people stop picking them as the postseason favorite.
Posted: 08:00 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
A whole night of listening to Steve Phillips…..ugh.
Posted: 08:04 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Jamie
Gammons is a senile old man who had a stroke. He’s also a has-been idiot.
Posted: 08:05 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Let’s all enjoy another emotional roller coaster ride of a season. Let’s go Phillies!
Posted: 08:05 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
Is it just me or are the Phillies wearing some kind of gold trim around the lettering on their uniforms?
Posted: 08:05 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Yes, just for tonight. It’s quite nice.
Posted: 08:06 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
GWFightins, yeah, it’s a special uniform for just tonight.
Posted: 08:07 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Fran
Yeah its a special jersey just for tonight. I think it looks sweetttt
http://southbroadst.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/03/phillies_are_golden.html
Posted: 08:08 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 fortyb
Yes, Gammons is in the red sox back pocket… but it was still in poor taste to call out his stroke. We’re still the Champs… start the year off on a positive note
Posted: 08:09 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
ahhh ok….yeah it is rather nifty looking, isnt it? lol
Posted: 08:09 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Tim Rich
I think you are correct, GW
Posted: 08:10 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
nice got the corner
Posted: 08:10 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
I knew Myers trimmed down, but didn’t really realize how much until I saw him on the mound.
Posted: 08:11 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
two down!
Posted: 08:12 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
effing chipper
Posted: 08:14 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 NEPA
wow, that was a bomb.
Posted: 08:14 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
damnit bret
Posted: 08:15 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
ut oh
Posted: 08:15 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
Okay …down two in the first … brett’s had worst first innings.
Posted: 08:18 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
no biggie, its only the first inning of the first game
Posted: 08:18 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike B.
I pray that this does not permanently damage his confidence. Oy vey.
Let’s see what you can do, offense.
Posted: 08:19 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 DAFILLYFANATIC
Look who’s back… 1st half Myer
Posted: 08:19 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
come on werth!
Posted: 08:20 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Totally irrelevant, but I wish the Phils would wear the red or blue alternate batting jerseys during game days sometimes.
Posted: 08:20 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Don’t know if that was a changeup Myers threw to McCann. If it was, he needs to not pitch it, especially on 2-0 counts.
Posted: 08:22 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
I think that was a changeup, Tim…
He was cruising and then that homerun was horrible…
Oh god, another one by the Braves… Cmon Myers, settle down
Posted: 08:26 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
thats it myers …. put the weight back on right now.
Posted: 08:26 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 TJ
Really? Is this happening again?
Posted: 08:27 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 FthePhils
Myers looking good!!! hahhaa
Posted: 08:27 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
wtf Myers, let’s go Phils
Posted: 08:27 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
That was the most middle-in pitch you could possibly throw. And to a first-pitch swinger, no less.
Posted: 08:27 PM on April 5, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
So far two bad decisions for Brett: Throwing his worst pitch on a 2-0 count to McCann, then throwing a middle-in fastball on a first pitch to a first-pitch guy. Now he’s dancing.
Posted: 08:29 PM on April 5, 2009