Gamenight: Nationals (4-15) At Phillies (11-8)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, April 29, 2009 06:00 PM | Comments: 195
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Washington Nationals (4-15) at Philadelphia Phillies (11-8)
Scott Olsen (0-3, 7.29 ERA) vs. Brett Myers (1-1, 4.91 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia.
Weather: Partly sunny, 57
TV: MyPhl 17
Twitter: Phillies Nation
The Phillies will try and make it two consecutive sweeps as they meet the Nationals tonight. Brett Myers faces off against Scott Olsen.
We know Olsen, who had a checkered past as Marlins pitcher-cum-antagonizer. He’s had trouble against the Phillies, as our boys have hit him at a .290 clip. The best? Ryan Howard (.458, 2 HR) and Jayson Werth (.462, 2 HR). Chase Utley (.167) and Shane Victorino (.125)? Not so much. Overall, Olsen is 4-5 with a 5.33 ERA against the Phils. Oh, and he seems to hate them, too.
Myers is coming off a better start against the Marlins. He surrendered a three-run blastoff to Dan Uggla but settled down in a Phils comeback win. Home runs continue to plague Myers, as eight longballs have left the park after leaving his right hand. Five Nationals have hit homers off Myers, including the always tough Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn. If he doesn’t give up longballs, chances are Myers will have a sparkling outing. The last time he faced Washington he was dominant, pitching a complete-game shutout against them Aug. 20, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. A repeat of that would surely help the bullpen, who did get aid from fellow member Chad Durbin, who threw a fine 3.2 innings of relief yesterday.
Your gamenight beer: It’s a little colder tonight, so let’s get back to the darker stuff while there’s still time. Tonight’s offering is from Harpoon, and it’s Harpoon Munich Type Dark Beer. It’s your typical brown ale: Hoppy, malty, roasted. Toffee-like. Coffee-like. A nice beer to have on a cool night, and definitely fitting with some ribs.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Manny
Phillies Phan SC…they’re definitely all over Utley tonight.. haha
Posted: 08:03 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Matt
Manny with all due respect I agree with your post, but an ace can’t be good every now and then. An ace should be confident, like what Cole looked like last night. For me, it’s whenever Brett walks a batter, or gives up a base hit, his head starts shaking, and it seems to me that he just doesn’t believe what just happened.
Cole, and any other ace shakes that off, and comes back strong with the next pitch and goes from there.
Brett has that potential, and has shown it, but how many times must we keep saying, “When is it going to come?”
Posted: 08:04 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
I think we should sign Brett again, but cost based on his performance
Posted: 08:04 PM on April 29, 2009
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Manny – If Howard knocks one out they will be sending him candy in the morning too; it is a shame they speak higher of our guys than their own.
Posted: 08:05 PM on April 29, 2009
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Nats Zimmerman is good now. Glad Howard beat it though
Posted: 08:06 PM on April 29, 2009
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Wow, look at Howard
Posted: 08:07 PM on April 29, 2009
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I agree Matt… All I’m saying is that we often don’t appreciate Myers whenever he’s not going 8-9 innings and shutting down the other team. For example, now.. he’s been our best pitcher this season… and the minute he messes up in an inning (like in the 3rd, by walking a bunch of people), we say he sucks and he’s not worth it.
Posted: 08:08 PM on April 29, 2009
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Manny, I am with you on this one. I gave up on Meyers last year and he proved me wrong. Hence why I will never give up on him again because he WANTS to do well….
Posted: 08:10 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
RISP avg. for Feliz .500
Posted: 08:12 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Great, I jinxed him.
Posted: 08:12 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Let’s hope Coste can prove Matt wrong
Posted: 08:14 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Ohhhhhhh SOOOO CLOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted: 08:15 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Matt
please do
till then i see another dramatic fan at a low pitch
Posted: 08:16 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
ALMOST!
Posted: 08:16 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Jesus… Coste is SLOWWWWW
Posted: 08:16 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Matt – you were right, but he was close on the one…
Posted: 08:17 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Yes he is; not sure Ruiz could have done it either though
Posted: 08:17 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
this just in….Chris Coste Sucks…
Posted: 08:18 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Matt
it was a hell of a play though
I’d rather see that than what occurred on his last AB
Posted: 08:18 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Manny, the Nats need new commercials. Last night Tex was a Brave and tonight they say “Yes, the Mets are no longer in first…” Perhaps they could find some money for new commercials.
Posted: 08:19 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Matt – true. Was not knocking you my friend, I was trying to be optimistic.
Posted: 08:20 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
Question. I live in bordentown nj. I have comcast. I get all the channels for the Phillies. CSN, PH 17, Channel 8. If I get direct tv and order the baseball package someone told me it will be blacked out…is that true?
Posted: 08:20 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
when I think of Coste I think of the game against the Mets “That’s gonna win it for the Phils! What a comeback! Say hello to first place!” or something like that.
Posted: 08:21 PM on April 29, 2009
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Doug, It is possible. I live in SC and whenever the Phillies play the Braves it is blacked out. I am glad I hate the Braves because they black the games uot on MLB Extra Innings THEN don’t televise them on FSN or TBS. Braves suck. I do not know about there though
Posted: 08:22 PM on April 29, 2009
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Coste’s book was great though. I am glad he was a part of the 2008 team. Likeable guy, but not Ruiz.
Posted: 08:23 PM on April 29, 2009
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no “knocking” received. I was the pessimistic one originally, I was at least trying to give him credit for a solid-connect and a quality AB
And at least we had a good amount of baserunners that inning. To me that’s just as encouraging as what Brett is showing as of recent.
Posted: 08:24 PM on April 29, 2009
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Manny I was wondering how you were so quick and I realized I paused my DVR abuot 30 minutes ago for 30 seconds… I thought you had ESP for something…
Posted: 08:26 PM on April 29, 2009
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I was losing my mind… Matt, I like Coste, so perhaps I am biased, but he is no Ruiz!
Posted: 08:27 PM on April 29, 2009
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Phinally JRoll
Posted: 08:28 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Scratch that
Posted: 08:29 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
I will love a Rollins steal, so will my fantasy teams
Posted: 08:29 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
Does anyone here know what METS stands for?
Posted: 08:30 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
ugh
Posted: 08:30 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
it’s short for Metropolitans
Posted: 08:31 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Go ahead Doug; what?
Posted: 08:31 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Oh, I thought he was going to tell a joke. Yes, but they legally shortened it in the late 1960s
Posted: 08:32 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Crap
Posted: 08:36 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 shag beta sigma delta
that s how you pitch first ball strike get ahead and then make them go after a bad pitch K Dunn
Posted: 08:36 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
MY ENTIRE TEAM SUCKKKKKSSS
Posted: 08:41 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
ha nice
Posted: 08:42 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Double crap
Posted: 08:46 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
How do we beat the Fish but have problems with the Nats? They do this to us every time!
Posted: 08:47 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
why arent the phillies walking the philly killer with two out and get the pitcher out. myers sucks
Posted: 08:47 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 AGH
With the pitcher on deck….With the pitcher who has been dominating our lineup on deck. Unreal.
Posted: 08:49 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 shag beta sigma delta
how do you throw 5 straight curve balls to the pitcher.
Posted: 08:49 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Doug, that is not Meyer’s decision though – in the old days it would ahve been though
Posted: 08:50 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
brett has no CONFIDENCE in his fast ball
Posted: 08:50 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 AGH
If we lose by less than 2 runs, this one’s on Charlie.
Posted: 08:51 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
time to start hitting
Posted: 08:51 PM on April 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
I would of walked the number 8 guy. pitched around him. the run is big. live another inning. then the stupid gary my son uses steroids says the pitcher leads off the next inning. chances are asshole he will be pulled.
Posted: 08:51 PM on April 29, 2009