Gamenight: Phillies (4-3) At Nationals (0-7)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Thu, April 16, 2009 06:06 PM | Comments: 65
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (4-3) at Washington Nationals (0-7)
Joe Blanton (0-0, 15.75 ERA) vs. Shairon Martis (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Weather: Sunny, 59
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Twitter: Phillies Nation
It has been a trying 48 hours in Phillies Nation.
After defeating the Nationals Monday afternoon, the Phillies took to the task of proceeding without its famed voice. Harry Kalas passed away Monday afternoon at age 73, and a wealth of remembrances and eulogies caught the air immediately afterward. Since, the Phillies had a scheduled Wednesday night game, but an entire day and night of rainfall postponed that. Still no word on a makeup date.
The Nationals will toss out there Shairon Martis, a rookie would made his first appearance against the Phillies on Sept. 28, 2008, giving up a run in 2.1 innings. Also playing in the game: Lou Marson, who was playing his first major league game then. He recorded two hits including his first major league home run. And Marson gets the start behind the plate tonight.
Joe Blanton will be pitching to him – he had a rough last outing against Atlanta, though the Phils came back to win. He remains undefeated as a Phillie.
Your gamenight beer: Bell’s HopSlam Ale is the drink of choice tonight because I want the Phils to ring the bell tonight. Let’s go yard a few times to shake off the rust from the rest. This beer from the Michigan brewery is laced with caramel-laden hops, perfect for a cooling spring night such as this. Eat some light vegetarian chili with it.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Griffin
That game sucked from beginning to end. Taschner stinks, but we know that. Even if Taschner was perfect tonight, the offense didn’t get the job done.
Posted: 09:41 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Geof
the phillies got smoked by that dog dirt team
Posted: 10:00 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Yuck! That pretty much sums up my thoughts! Though kudos to Marson! He looked like a ball player!
Posted: 10:04 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Gavin
Our starting pitching flat out sucks.
Posted: 10:06 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Gavin
Better be careful or the Marlins are going to be up 10 games at the AS Break.
Posted: 10:07 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Eli
OUCH
Posted: 10:08 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Mark
I knew the Phillies would have a down year. There pitching is aweful. We did it with smoke and mirrors last year.
Posted: 10:11 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
taschner is a loogy. blanton looked good. the offense looked awful. the nats offense is good. everyone needs to remember that.
Posted: 10:12 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Taschner for the Jeltz! Why did they leave him in for so long? Against righties!!??
Posted: 10:40 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Yeah Mark, the Phillies won 113 games and the World Series by smoke and mirrors. You got it.
Posted: 10:44 PM on April 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Mark
Thank you tim. besides the mets the division is horrible last year. now the marlins and braves are better we will see. hamels will be in and out all year. moyer should of retired. myers is a head case. grow some hair and be honest about this team. with three lefties and howard cant hit my mother because she is lefty.
Posted: 12:29 AM on April 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brooks
Say marky – kids blog is down the corner – try Mutsnation.dummies
Give it a rest child
Posted: 09:14 AM on April 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brooks
the only problem I have with Lou starting last night is that we wont see him tonight – probably –
Lou already has the same number of hits that Chris Coste does. 1 less hit than Ruiz and the same number of extra base hits as both of them. I know, there is nothing there yet but give him a shot.
Well the Phils have given up 20 hrs in 8 games. Tim, you were looking for concerns???
Posted: 09:26 AM on April 17, 2009
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