Gameday: Phillies (19-16) At Nationals (11-24)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, May 17, 2009 12:38 PM | Comments: 349
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (19-16) at Washington Nationals (11-24)
Chan Ho Park (1-1, 6.00 ERA) vs. Jordan Zimmermann (2-1, 5.90 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m. at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Weather: Cloudy, 61
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Twitter: Phillies Nation
We did scream “Rauuuuuul!” enough last night. Today, the Phillies hope they scream past the Nationals and earn a four-game road sweep.
Chan Ho Park — coming off some good starts — gets the ball today. The aggressive Park will face the Nationals for the first time this season.
Meanwhile Jordan Zimmermann faces the Phils for the first time in his career. The rookie has had a tough May, notching an ERA of over 8.00 in three starts against Saint Louis, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Your gameday beer: Here’s Magic Hat’s Lucky Kat, an American pale that’s pretty basic by design. Light feel but bitter at the end, it’s perfect with an Italian hoagie on this rainy Sunday.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Griffin
Rollins/Utley/Ibanez/Howard/Werth/Victorino/Feliz/Ruiz/Park
Posted: 01:04 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
I’m wearing my RAUUUUUUL t-shirt today and going to the Nats ballpark! Section 405 up to the 5th inning… then working my way behind the Phillies dugout! hehe
GO PHILS!
Posted: 01:19 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Ibanez batting 3rd again, I like it.
Posted: 01:27 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Rollins with a 7 game hitting streak
Posted: 01:38 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
And… they’re OFF!
Posted: 01:38 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Oops… and speaking of off…
Posted: 01:39 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
wtf Rollins
Posted: 01:39 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Evan
I’m glad Jimmy is getting on base and running right away.
Posted: 01:41 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
wow raul actually flied out. hes been slumping lately and needs to pick up his game
Posted: 01:43 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
the sarcasm
Posted: 01:45 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
guilty
Posted: 01:45 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
1-0 Phillies :D
Posted: 01:46 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
alright, small ball this inning, nothing but singles, i love it
Posted: 01:47 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Michael N.
Ruiz been killing it what are his all star chances if he keep his #’s up because in the NL besides Martin who else is an allstar.
Posted: 01:48 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
seriously though, shane needs to pick up his game, sure he started great and thats nice but obp is below 300 now
Posted: 01:49 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
Mike.. Soto and McCann come to mind
Posted: 01:50 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
make that 3-0 Phillies 8)
Posted: 01:50 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
@Michael N: probably still an outside chance he makes it. but hes definatley not a surefire thing. for one thing, people recognize martin because hes in los angeles and hell get a ton of vote just for that. plus ruiz was also injured for a few weeks and hasnt gotten the same playing time. he still might make it but hell probably get in through manager/player selection
Posted: 01:51 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
sarcasm again cuz Ruiz isn’t gonna make it lol
Posted: 01:52 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Jim: How’s that base-clearing double as a pick-me-up? :)
Posted: 01:53 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
christian guzman is simply an animal this year.
Posted: 01:55 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
Keith: no sacrasm , perhaps some outright homerism, yes, but no sarcam :P
Posted: 01:56 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Hmn… I see Park is off to his usual blazing start… :\
Posted: 01:57 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
4-6-3 would be nice here
Posted: 01:58 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Park needs to stop fooling around lol
Posted: 01:59 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Yeah, that’s the spirit, Jim! We’re just setting them up for a fall!
Posted: 01:59 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
interesting, the nats actually have an offense this year, or atleast a respectable lineup. normally 2 men on and no out is no problem becuase the next three guys have averages around 240. not this year.
Posted: 01:59 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Ibanez can get the triple crown this year ;)
Posted: 02:00 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
And the Nats managed to get their Ws into the double-digits before the All-Star Break.
Posted: 02:01 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Park is getting smacked around
Posted: 02:01 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
rittenhouse square shall be renamed chan ho park
Posted: 02:02 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Chan Ho Park
I am better than JA Happ I paid Charlie for the job I a smart man
Posted: 02:03 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
oh good grief…
Posted: 02:03 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
come on Park
Posted: 02:05 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed
how much longer do we have to watch this disgrace for a starting pitcher go out there every 5 days? The guy has always been a bum and because he pitched well in spring training they decided to screw over Happ and make Park a starter when he is probably not as good as anyone in the Iron Pigs rotation.
Posted: 02:05 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
the quality start is gonna disappear in the first inning, never fun
Posted: 02:05 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Where did I put that Pepto Bismol?
Posted: 02:06 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Evan
That was not a wild pitch IMO.
Posted: 02:06 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Park is certainly back to his old ways. Werth probably should have had one of those two balls btw. We gotta get out of this thing with at least a tie. Brutal Chan Ho!
Posted: 02:06 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
OH COME ON! REALLY!?
Posted: 02:06 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 NEPA
Wow, this is embarrassing.
Posted: 02:08 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
need a DP
and pinch hit for Park in the 2nd ;)
Posted: 02:09 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
WILD THING! YOU MAKE MY HEART SING!
Posted: 02:09 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Ed, the problem is with how two-faced Park is. He went pitch for pitch with Santana and then had another great start last time out. He does just well enough to keep himself in the rotation and then he goes out and pitches like crap again.
Posted: 02:09 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
the Phillies are the World Champions :)
Posted: 02:10 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Corinne
“This just isn’t good.” No, LA, it isn’t.
Posted: 02:12 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Taschner up and throwing! Looks like this one could be an old-fashioned bloodbath!
Posted: 02:12 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Keith: Obviously Park misheard that one, and thought he was supposed to be the World F-Up Champion.
Posted: 02:13 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Evan
That second out took awhile
Posted: 02:13 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
hey we’re still tied
Posted: 02:14 PM on May 17, 2009