Gamenight: Phillies (7-8) At Marlins (11-5)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sat, April 25, 2009 05:30 PM | Comments: 143
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (7-8) at Florida Marlins (11-5)
Chan Ho Park (0-0, 8.68 ERA) vs. Chris Volstad (2-0, 2.76 ERA)
Time: 7:10 p.m. at Dolphin Stadium, Miami.
Weather: Windy, 76
TV: MyPhl 17, MLB Network
Twitter: Phillies Nation
Seriously, who saw that coming?
After the Phillies practically flatlined against the Brewers Thursday, they repeated that effort Friday. Then in the ninth, one run became another run, and that became a grand slam by Shane Victorino to hand the Phils an improbable 7-3 win over the Marlins. They are now 3.5 games out of first place.
Now the Phils face Chris Volstad, another good young starter with strong numbers in 2009. He hasn’t faced Phillie hitters too much, but of the experience, Chase Utley is striking at a .400 clip with a home run, and Lou Marson is actually 3-for-8 against him, all in the minors.
Chan Ho Park gets the ball for the Phils. He’s coming off a better second start, but still must perform better after winning the fifth-starter role. Florida hitters have struck him well, in limited action. Hanley Ramirez has a home run against Park.
Your gamenight beer: Who wants Sierra Nevada? I do. And I want an Extra Special Ale from the SN crew. This floral concoction is best for March and April, when the trees are sprouting with green and the sun is peeking out of the clouds. Today is a true spring-summer day, but welcome in the beautiful weather with this drink. Eat some wings with this.
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
hah i have no idea what i meant by that but man is cantu fugly
Posted: 10:37 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Cantu double
Posted: 10:37 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
updates?
Posted: 10:38 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Two K’s from Lidge, then double from Jorge Cantu after Lidge got behind in the count. Cantu hurt sliding into second, Uggla at the plate.
Posted: 10:38 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
jeff cantu just hit a double
Posted: 10:38 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
uggla just swung out of his shoes
Posted: 10:39 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Lidge behind 2-0, knee bucking slider…2-1. another slider. 2-2. uggle is pure fastball hitter…
Posted: 10:39 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
full count
Posted: 10:40 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
and a walk
Posted: 10:40 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
full count…Walk…good move though because a guy i never heard of is at the plate now. some marlins no name rookie thats never seen a lidge slider…dont want to throw a fastball to uggla and pay for it….
Posted: 10:41 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
thanks guys keep it coming
Posted: 10:41 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
3-1…lidge has no control this season…
Posted: 10:42 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
full count…lidge has to command his fastball this season which he hasnt done yet…
Posted: 10:43 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
nnice got my mlb.com audio working
Posted: 10:43 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 CT
Lidge walked Carroll, bases are loaded
Posted: 10:43 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
and another walk bases loaded
Posted: 10:43 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Walk….bad bad bad from Lidge. Lidge has totally lost command of his fastball. Dubee out to the plate for a meeting. Cody Ross at the plate with bases juiced.
Posted: 10:44 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
come on Lidge, stop walking people!
Posted: 10:44 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
Come on Lidge
Posted: 10:44 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
So much for that thought…
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
what the hell just happened?
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 CT
and now Charlie got thrown out of the game
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
wow manuel is jacked
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
what happened?
Posted: 10:45 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
From the sound of it, Charlie said something from teh dugout and got tossed.
Posted: 10:46 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
i mean i know charlie got ejected but why? Just balls n strikes?
Posted: 10:46 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
Charlie couldn’t wait any longer… he got kicked out because he needed to drop a deuce.
Posted: 10:47 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
lol poor Charlie, sometimes u just gotta go ;)
Posted: 10:48 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 CT
NICE… Lidge strikes out Ross and Ross loses his bat in the process. what a nail biter.
Posted: 10:48 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
NICE! Slider caused him to throw his bat on the follow-through. Huge save from Lidge. He needed that one…
Posted: 10:48 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
what a crazy ending but I will take the win
Posted: 10:48 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Yes!
Posted: 10:49 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
Hahahaahaahahahahaha!!!!
Posted: 10:49 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
How many people here chewed the finger nails off
Posted: 10:49 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
yay we win, first game to score first and win!!!
back to .500
2 1/2 behind the Fish now
Posted: 10:49 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Johnny Snowden
strike out swinging haha throw that bat love it
Posted: 10:49 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Lidge strikes out the side but gives up a 2 out double and 2 walks before striking out Ross after Ross hit a foul home run. I’ll take it!
Posted: 10:49 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Well it wasn’t pretty boys, but they need the wins, keep starting Marson and get Coste ready to make the trip to Lehigh soon when Ruiz is ready!!
Just need those bats woken up a little earlier at least we didn.t need to wait till the ninth to get all the runs:)
Posted: 10:51 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
That is the funniest ending I’ve ever seen… his bat almost made it to the OF. Talk about embarassment.
Seriously though… why would Charlie argue to get kicked out there? That’s not going to calm your closer down and I don’t think that Lidge needs any more fire.
Lidge needs to have no one on or the bases loaded otherwise he doesn’t feel comfortable throwing that hard slider right now (without Ruiz). That’s why I said he needs to focus on 1-2-3. A win is a win but he’s throwing too many pitches.
Posted: 10:52 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Caleb
Anyone else stopped breathing for a second there?
Posted: 10:52 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Yeah, after that 2nd walk, I was pretty nervous there.
Posted: 10:55 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jason
Chuck P…ironically i just said the same thing to my fiancee during the game…i think Ruiz catching for him…makes him feel much more at easy when he is on the mound…
Posted: 11:20 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Bruce
Coste did a great job blocking those nasty sliders in the dirt. Good work Coste and Lidge is thankful as well.
Posted: 01:09 AM on April 26, 2009