Gamenight: Nationals (13-33) At Phillies (25-20)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Fri, May 29, 2009 05:45 PM | Comments: 179
Gameday 2009, Posts
Washington Nationals (13-33) at Philadelphia Phillies (25-20)
Ross Detwiler (0-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. JA Happ (2-0, 2.60 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Weather: Possible thunderstorms, 77
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Twitter: Phillies Nation
So the last one didn’t end well, did it?
Brett Myers might be lost for the season after a bad start against the Marlins and another series loss at home for the Phillies. Now good friends the Nationals come in for a weekend set. JA Happ will try and continue his strong pitching tonight against fellow youngster Ross Detwiler.
Your gamenight beer: Pete’s Brown Ale is a beer from the Bear Republic Beer Co. in California. It’s made with molasses and brown sugar, so it’s bitter, slow and thick. Eat a steak with a sweet potato with this one.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Apologies for the lack of posting today. Baaaad sick day.
Posted: 04:35 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Caleb
It’s cool man. Go Happ!
Posted: 05:47 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 pb
Any word on the lineup? Gotta figure Mayberry is gonna start either tonight or sunday vs one of these LH pitchers
Posted: 05:52 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Woodman
It’s “gut check time” Phillies. Let’s see that WFC grit and sweep these bottom dwellers from DC!
Posted: 05:54 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Steve
According to Andy Martino via Poppa Myers, Brett is opting for surgery. Lets see what Worley or Bastardo can do!!!
Posted: 06:05 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Steve
Brett has now confirmed it. Surgery it is! So long and thanks for all the fish!!
Posted: 06:12 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Ibanez, Werth, Feliz, Ruiz, Happ
Posted: 06:39 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
We got a game with the Nationals tonight… and that means only one thing… bad news for the Nationals!
Posted: 06:39 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Bill
Hope your feeling better Tim! Its going around!
Posted: 06:40 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
Feel better Tim. I hate being sick but its a fact of life. You do a great job with these postings. I love coming here. Come on Phillies lets get going and put the Muts in the rear window. We still have a great team. The pitching will work it self out. I have faith in Jr.
Posted: 06:47 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Sorry Tim, feel better.
Posted: 06:49 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
After feeling great about the team leaving the Bronx, I’m definitely starting to wonder what the next month or so will be like. Raul may be starting to cool down, and that means its time for Jimmy, Chase, Ryan, and maybe even the recently horrific JWerth.
Another huge start for Happ considering the injury to Myers and the series loss to the fish.
Posted: 06:56 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Rauuul OWNS the Nats… lets hope the trend continues!
Posted: 07:03 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
eww a walk on 4 pitches in the 1st inning
Posted: 07:08 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Good first inning for J.A…it would be nice to see six out of him again. Hopefully he will be able to throw something along the lines of 90 pitches today.
Posted: 07:11 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
As Keith notes, he was missing some spots though. Fingers are crossed.
Posted: 07:12 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
nice SB Jimmy
Posted: 07:15 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Ah cmon Chase. We cannot get back in this habit of not getting guys home from third. It killed us with Raul’s double play yesterday and it would be great to have this run. DAMN.
Posted: 07:17 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
oh well
Posted: 07:19 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
well thanks Happ
Posted: 07:21 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Ehh Detwiler is a pretty good pitcher, you should not expect the world’s most potent offense to get a cheap run off of him. Good thing Vic, Utley and Howard all went after the 2-run homer.
Posted: 07:23 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Morris you may be forgetting that Shane lined one the other way, exactly what he was supposed to do.
Posted: 07:26 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Just like that a 1-0 lead that we should have had turns into a lead for them. We just don’t look comfortable at the plate at home…I really wish I could figure it out.
Posted: 07:27 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Is that J-Werth’s new song? Sex on Fire? ha
Posted: 07:29 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
anybody else think we’re at the start of a cold Raul streak? hopefully not.
Posted: 07:29 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Why did Charlie put the 3 lefties in a row against a LHP???
Posted: 07:30 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Why does Werth take so many fastballs? He always takes two fastballs before he decides to start swinging.
Posted: 07:30 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Because he has no choice Manny. Generally you would stick Werth in there but he has been so so bad that I don’t think he had the confidence in him to hit 3rd or 5th right now.
Posted: 07:31 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Cmon CHOOCH. Get this run back. Knock it in the gap.
Posted: 07:32 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
alright Ruiz, 1-1 :D
Posted: 07:34 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
God Bless Adam Dunn.
Posted: 07:34 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
YES! Dunn is so bad at playing the outfield! I love it!
Posted: 07:34 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
I’d still rather see Werth in the 5th spot today, though… it’s not like Howard, Utley, and Ibañez are KILLING the ball right now!
Man, Dunn is pathetic on the field! That’s the only reason I’m not voting for him for the All-Star game… he could lose the game with one of those bonehead plays… he still is pretty much Awesome offensively.
Posted: 07:35 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
idk, losing home field for the all-star game wasn’t bad at all last year.
Posted: 07:36 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Besides, Dunn is competing with Rauuul for one of the OF spots.. so no way I’d vote for him!
Posted: 07:37 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Steve Carlton had a theory about hothead young hitters. He would let them hit doubles with nobody on base and solo home runs early in the game because he knew the guy would get some full of himself that he would not get another hit the rest of the game. I sometimes see that in the Phillies hitters.
Posted: 07:40 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed
J-Roll needs to start putting the ball on the ground. Ever since his MVP season he has been trying to hit it out every at bat.
Posted: 07:41 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
nvm about my comment before
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUL
nice, 3-1
Posted: 07:52 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Matt
RAAAAAAUUUUUUULLLLLLLL
Posted: 07:52 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Ra-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLL!!
Posted: 07:52 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Ibañez is no human.
Posted: 07:52 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed
The boards here are slow tonight. I guess most of the regulars actually have a life and are out on Friday night…boy am I pathetic hahaha
Posted: 07:54 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Feliz!
Posted: 07:55 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
FELIZ!
These Nats fielders can’t catch a ball to save themselves!
Posted: 07:55 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
nice triple Feliz, 4-1 :D
Posted: 07:56 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Watch Happ homer
Posted: 07:57 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed
Kinda goes along the theme that they give up a ton of runs…terrible defense will do that. Bad pitching doesn’t help. But we wouldn’t know anything about that.
Posted: 07:57 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Is it just me, or are the coaches being fairly conservative when it comes to waving runners home?
Posted: 07:58 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Dave: I was thinking the same thing. It’s not a bad thing, though.
Posted: 07:59 PM on May 29, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
Those ball were crushed but is it me or are the Nationals outfielders terrible. Each one took turns making it look bad..
Posted: 08:00 PM on May 29, 2009