Gamenight: Phillies (16-16) At Nationals (11-21)
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Fri, May 15, 2009 05:00 PM | Comments: 543
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (16-16) at Washington Nationals (11-21)
Joe Blanton (1-3, 6.82 ERA) vs. John Lannan (2-3, 3.89 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 72
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Twitter: Phillies Nation
The Phillies, now at .500, will face the Nationals at Nationals Park. Joe Blanton gets the start for the Phillies; John Lannan goes for the Nats.
Your gamenight beer: Here’s Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale. I’ll have plenty of these tonight.
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 cxl72
Good news is that Charlie realized that Tashner is unreliable and terrible. JC will be back in 17 games and I assume Tashner will never be heard from again.
Posted: 11:29 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 fanman
Game would have been over alooooooooooooooooooooong time ago if Chewing Charlie didn’t put Lidge in ….wake Charlie Lidge is hurt!
Posted: 11:29 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
I am VERY hopeful on that one Georgie. I have kept the faith on that on.
Posted: 11:30 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Morgan,
I follow the minors quite a bit as well, I know Savery pitched a rain shortened game but still pitched 5 gave up 1 run. He has not given up more than 4 runs which he did 2x, I know his heater is not above 90 right now, but he was nota overwhelming power pitcher to begin with, that was a myth from the start he had nice breaking stuff and is a smart pitcher. Still a starter until at this point, needs to go deeper in games but I sure he is on a schedule too
Posted: 11:31 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
I think Geoff was right about Lidge. He has to be hurting. I still think he has it, but if he is really pitching this poorly, he has to be hurting.
Posted: 11:31 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
i think the best case with moyer is he pulls a mike schmidt and retires mid-season. i’m sorry to say that but i think its true.
Posted: 11:32 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
speaking of schmidt his last game was 20 years ago, 5/28/89. man i feel old….
Posted: 11:33 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
I think Moyer would be reliable in the pen, cause the hitters can’t adjust if he comes in for one inning or 2
Posted: 11:34 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Can we PLEASE get this game over with?
Posted: 11:34 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
20 years ago? Holy crap. at the very least, I hope he gets that last win.
Posted: 11:34 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
come on Happ
Posted: 11:34 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 jason
wheels needs to shut up….”thow it right down the middle”
Posted: 11:34 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
One day we go from having the best announcer to even live, to having one of the WORST.
Posted: 11:36 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Come on get this bushleaguer out
Posted: 11:36 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Come on Happ, keep it together.
Posted: 11:37 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Phillies win it! :D
Posted: 11:37 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
yeah
Posted: 11:37 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Wheels makes the National announcers look good
Posted: 11:37 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
GAME OVER! ABOVE .500. 1.5 games back, if mets lose, 1 game back.
Posted: 11:37 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 jason
finally! so who gets the start tomorow???
Posted: 11:37 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
over 500 comments for the game, good stuff
Posted: 11:38 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Finally, you should look at Happ’s body language after the game, looks disappointed even though he won, gotta be tought when you are a starter most your career and think you are given a shot then taken
Posted: 11:39 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Ok, wanted to stand and watch the rest. Had to strtch my hind legs
Posted: 11:39 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Rollins, Victorino, Utley and Howard need to have a chat with Ibanez and maybe Ruiz and Feliz.
Posted: 11:40 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
I think Andrew Carpenter will be called up
Posted: 11:40 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Jeff, he still should be proud. He will get his day soon here. I predict Hamels and Happ will be co-aces this year. Heck, Myers will eb if he keeps up his good work too!
Posted: 11:40 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Wow, I had to follow this one on the blackberry. I’m guessing a minor leaguer will pitch one of the games tomorrow.
I’m worried about Lidge, nice job by the rest of the pen tonight.
Posted: 11:41 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
I agree Jeff, he looked pretty down for just getting the W, sucks for him not getting the start tomorrow.
I’m going to a funeral tomorrow and I’m afraid I’ll miss the first game. Does that make me a bad person?
Posted: 11:42 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Flip the lineup?
Werth
Ruiz
Feliz
Ibanez
Howard
Utley
Vic
Rollins
Kendrick for kicks and giggles
Posted: 11:42 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
I just really want them to get this rotation set. Even if they think the one they have now is what they want then show it!
Posted: 11:42 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
they needed that. Im glad Happ got the win – thats a fine consolation that he turned in 2 scoreless and recorded the win after losing his start tomorrow.
Posted: 11:43 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
and Park with his two straight quality starts maybe we have four pitchers
Posted: 11:43 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Georgie only if the decedent was a Phillies phan. Kidding. Sorry for your loss.
Posted: 11:43 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
I also think Lidge needs to adapt. Noone swing at the slider now…gotta reestablish his fastball.
Posted: 11:44 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Hamels
Myers
Happ
Park
Blanton
if Blanton could get himself together, could turn around
Posted: 11:45 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Lidge has been and is my favorite player. Something is wrong with him. I won’t say it is physical or mental, but something is getting him. Maybe a week at AAA – just a week to experiment with his slider and fastball if it is mental.
Posted: 11:45 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
I slept through Lidge’s performance, but in watching those replays, it looks like he’s doing something funky on that left leg.
Posted: 11:45 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Mets 1 SF 5 and Umpire Doug Eddings is getting peeved with jerry manual
Posted: 11:46 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Alright night guys good result ugly win, but will take it.
Posted: 11:47 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Not great to follow, but a good ending. Nice chattin with all of ya. Lets hope for a good ending (for us) to the Mutts game. Chat later all.
Posted: 11:47 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
SF 5 Mets 2
Posted: 11:47 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Night Brian
Posted: 11:49 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Runshouse
8-6 Final
Posted: 01:27 AM on May 16, 2009