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 Keith
Werth with a leadoff hit, solid
Posted: 04:24 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
I’m constipated
Posted: 04:26 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
I’ll take a walk…
Posted: 04:26 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Victorino walks woo
Posted: 04:26 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Yes lets keep it going! Btw if anyone hasn’t heard the story about Tavares signing with the Nats this offseason you have to hear it. Try googling him or something.
Posted: 04:26 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
I’ll just ignore that constipated fake me comment.
come on Feliz!
Posted: 04:27 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
If there was ever a time for Ruiz of Feliz to hit a homer, now would be it. :)
Posted: 04:27 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
happy cavemen bowling
Posted: 04:28 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
No DPs Pedro. Please please please.
Posted: 04:29 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
I was really starting to like Tavarez too. DAMN. LOL
Posted: 04:29 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 tracey
I bruoght me a nice new pik up turck today hu hu hu
Posted: 04:29 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Oh baby!!!!
Posted: 04:29 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
alright Phillies! :D :D :D
Posted: 04:30 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Check out the bunt!!!! Unbelievable!!! GO PHILS!!!
Posted: 04:30 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Werth and Victorino score, 7-6 Phillies :D
Posted: 04:30 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
I gots me a blood huond
Posted: 04:30 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Woo hoo! I was beginning to get worried! And I couldn’t imagine how you could be constipated, Keith, when the Phils were scaring the s*** out of me!!!
Posted: 04:31 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
I gonna go bak to my triailer
Posted: 04:31 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
woooooow
Posted: 04:32 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, we can definitely use that insurance run from Feliz…
Posted: 04:32 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Joe
The Nationals hit so well, and field so poorly. I’ve got to think they could fix that by hiring the right coach.
Posted: 04:33 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
that wasn’t me Tracey lol
Posted: 04:33 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Well not a Homer, but I think I can deal :)
Posted: 04:34 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Stairs for sac fly time
Posted: 04:34 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Terry
Why isn’t anybody paying attention to meeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
Posted: 04:34 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Yeah, I figured, Keith. Our resident troll has gotten really desperate.
Posted: 04:35 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
they need to get at least one more run out of this inning..
Posted: 04:35 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
or Brunlett will bat
Posted: 04:35 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Im sure this will be an out :(
Posted: 04:35 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
YES!!! And I don’t usually like Bruntlett
Posted: 04:36 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
nice Bruntlett*
8-6 Phillies 8-)
Posted: 04:36 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Ahhhhhh why did we just waste Stairs again.
BEARD POWER! Finally some good stuff from Beardlett.
Posted: 04:36 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Kennedy
Umm, Why did we just pull Stairs for Bruntlett????
Posted: 04:37 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
WTF? Who is this guy and what did he do to Eric Bruntlett!
Posted: 04:37 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
well Bruntlett did get a RBI double
Posted: 04:38 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Kennedy
Oh well, I guss when you’re facing the Nat’s pen anything goes, Moyer could probably hit them
Posted: 04:38 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Cairo would’ve popped up to the catcher on the first pitch
Posted: 04:39 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK: six more outs.
Posted: 04:39 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
I don’t think this is the right spot for Eyre. Hopefully I don’t know what I’m talking about.
Posted: 04:42 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
kinda surprised to see Eyre in there
Posted: 04:44 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
good inning. Still got Ibanez, Howard and Werth next inning. Speaking of someone earning a right to have an off day Ibanez. He was hitting like .576 in Nats park before today, with at least 1 hit every game. Hopefully he continues that streak, but the guy has been a beat, he earned the right to only get a walk.
Posted: 04:44 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Just a side note here but if we hold this lead then 3 of our wins in this series will be from J.A. Happ, Andrew Carpenter, and Sergio Escalona. That would be something.
Posted: 04:46 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed
Kennedy the reason we pulled Stairs in favor of Bruntlett was for match ups. Granted Stairs is now done for the game but originally the Nationals brought in a righty so Charlie went with a lefty in Stairs, then the Nats pulled the righty in favor a lefty and so Charlie in kind pulled Stairs for a righty in Bruntlett. Baseball is very much a chess match some times. Fortunately it worked out this time.
Not sure why Eyre is in there when its normally Madson’s spot in the 8th. Either Madson is unavailable or Eyre just does well against the three guys due up.
Posted: 04:47 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 GWFightinsFan
I wonder if they’re saving Madson for the 9th inning?
Posted: 04:48 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Eyre did the job, go Phils
Posted: 04:50 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Brian…they mentioned yesterday that Ibanez played every game last season, too. Apparently he doesn’t sit down very often. Generally Charlie sits everyone at some point but if he keeps swinging than maybe not.
Posted: 04:50 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
I just realized you meant off-day as in bad day at the plate, not day off. Hopefully you enjoyed the tangent though.
Posted: 04:51 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
3 up 3 down. Very nice! Also thanks for bringing up that Carpenter got the win yesterday. That was a debate when I signed off yesterday. Saw it on ESPN late last night.
Posted: 04:51 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed
Good stat Miles…says something about the Phillies future…not that I was overly impressed with Carpenter but honestly, if a guy making his first career start doesn’t get rocked, I consider it a positive. I can’t imagine the nerves he had last night.
When did Dunn learn how to play defense?
Posted: 04:52 PM on May 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Ibanez is a freak of nature. He may be getting older, for an outfielder, but with his fitness routines and using Hyperbolic chambers and stuff like that. WOW. He can hit, and makes some real nice plays. True he gives up some errors, but so far if he gives up a run, he comes back the same game, and scores them right back (knock on wood I hope I didnt jinx him)
Posted: 04:53 PM on May 17, 2009