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
Chased ball 4, what a BREAK
Posted: 10:59 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Pete
By the way, didn’t Condrey retire the side on 5 pitches? Can’t run him out there for one more inning?
Posted: 10:59 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
Let’s go double play!!
Posted: 10:59 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Oh my god, I fell asleep in the 8th inning, what the hell is Happ doing in there?
Posted: 11:00 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
If Happ gets a W he needs to be in the rotation. If he gets an L he needs to be in the rotation and just suck it up. he should NOT be out there.
Posted: 11:00 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 The Beerman
Has anyone figured out who could be a candidate for tomorrow night yet?
Posted: 11:01 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Georgie, long story. Lidge blew the save and out of dependable people.
Posted: 11:01 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Aaaah Milt Thompson. I was all over him for so long and then the WS got him off the hook. Someday I will dog him again.
Posted: 11:01 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
you DONT want to send kyle kendrick out there…believe me. hed give up like 8 or 9 runs in 2 or 3 innings. do we know that hes developed another pitch? can we confirm this?
i feel bad for happ. i hope he gets the win tonight by holding this off. they have to bring someone up now…
Posted: 11:02 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
The Beerman, I say Kendrick. What the heck
Posted: 11:02 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
What about Michael Stutes or Vance Worley?
And yes, it is THAT bad…
Posted: 11:02 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
I sually dont agree with Geoff, but I am just about to that point. Its the Nationals. Are you kidding me?
Posted: 11:02 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Kendrick could be brought I guess last pitched May 11th. They brought Carpenter up before last year too. so maybe him or Stutes who also pitched on May 11th
Posted: 11:03 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Pete
Happ is the man. Way to be a pro, kid!
Posted: 11:03 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Geoff and that different from what we have been doing lately? How about we send Cairo down and bring up someone no one heard of?
Posted: 11:03 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
WOW. thats TOTAL mental toughness from Happ. THREE STRAIGHT K’s! YEAH BABY
Posted: 11:03 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Maybe KK tomorrow. He went 5 innings on 5/11 and 5/16 would be his scheduled day.
Posted: 11:03 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 CT
great job by Happ out there. this kid really needs to be in our rotation.
Posted: 11:04 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Mets 1 Giants 5
Mets have runners on the corners with one out in top of the 3rd
Posted: 11:04 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike
MEMO TO CHARLIE….You think we can start Happ over Moyer. He strikes out hitters…
Posted: 11:04 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
STRIKES OUT THE SIDE!!! EVEN BETTER…
Posted: 11:04 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
at leasts it’s JA HAPPening tonight.
Posted: 11:04 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Good call my Geoff, that is mental toughness. If that were me I’d have my whole family there tomorrow. This sucks for him. He made lemonade out of lemons….what a hokie saying huh??
Posted: 11:04 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
cxl72 – I am willing. How much worse can it really be? I hate to say that as I love this team…
Posted: 11:05 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
So it looks like this for possiblities
Kendrick last pitched 5/11
Carpenter last pitched 5/8
Stutes last pitched 5/11
Worley Carrasco have pitched the last 2 days
Posted: 11:05 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
wooops thats “by Geoff” not “my Geoff”.
there is no intended possession LOL
Posted: 11:05 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
Whose day was it tomorrow to start Happ – or was he just using a 6th starter?
Posted: 11:06 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 FillyP
Nats don’t have anyone left in the pen. Phils only have Happ/Taschner – and we all know how much everyone here loves Taschner!! If Jack goes in right now and he blows the game; everyone’s all over him anyway.
Maybe, just maybe the Phils, a professional organization with a CHAMPIONSHIP last year – knows what they’re doing, maybe?? They can get a few solid innings out of Happ who is PROVEN in relief; Nats meanwhile are at the end of their line for pitching, unless they want to throw in a starter. they’re not messing with Happ, if anything they’re slighting Taschner. Phils are doing what they can to win this game and pick up the pieces from Lidge.
Nats ALWAYS play the Phils hard. They lose a lot, but it’s not like they don’t have a decent line-up.
The comments alone on this blog make me not want to come here, ever again. Ye of little faith …
Posted: 11:06 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
We seem to always play close games with the Nats this one is miserable cause I should be asleep already
Posted: 11:07 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
well SC, we’d have to fly you up….nah. the phils are a little stingy. i do agree that youre probably as good as kk.
kk cant get out left handed hitters and the nats have some good lefthanded bats.
id be happy with any non-kk alternative.
Posted: 11:07 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
I vote for a lefty rookie A level kid that no one scouted. What the heck LOL
Mets’ Church struck out stranding 2
Posted: 11:09 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
okay Howard close the hole in your swing from the size of a car to a scooter
Posted: 11:09 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Maybe he can steal a base, since Im sure Howard will strike out again.
Posted: 11:09 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
its ok man…so…kendrick carpenter or stutes….
i say stutes. most upside. an early spot start wouldnt ruin him…whats the harm? its one start.
Posted: 11:10 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Wasnt terry just touting Church as being AWESOME. LOL. CLASSIC
Posted: 11:10 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
Kendrick started on the 11th and hasn’t pitched since then… Carrasco pitched on the 12th… Carpenter’s start was scratched Thursday and no official word was given. It seems like it’s either Carpenter or Kendrick.
Posted: 11:10 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
wow in the dirt and he didnt swing. WTF?
Posted: 11:11 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 The Beerman
You are all probably right…Its probably Kyle. If he gets lit up (entirely possible)…you will see a lot of Traschner.
Posted: 11:11 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
didnt ed wade try to trade ryan howard for kip wells? aaah ed, i miss you. in other news that swing and miss was terrible.
Posted: 11:11 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
How about Drabek? That would be bold! He has been fantastic, not ready for the show but love to see the FO make a bold move here
Posted: 11:11 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Pete
Discussion point: Is Happ MORE valuable in the pen than in the starting rotation? With the propensity of this team’s starters to have a clunker once or twice out of five days (roll the dice as to who that will be any given time through the five), combined with the offense’s inability to hit other team’s starters and smack around their bullpens, is it more valuable to have two guys (Happ and Condrey) who can keep you in the game until your offense catches up?
Posted: 11:11 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
there it was. swing at the ball in the dirt.
Posted: 11:11 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
i like the brian reverse jinx on howard. i hope it works.
Posted: 11:12 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Chuck I already posted all that.
Stutes also is on the Radar from AA remember 2 years ago they brought up Zagurski and Kendrick from AA
Posted: 11:13 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
here it comes. :( I wish I had faith in the former fat man.
Posted: 11:13 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
THANK GOD I WAS WRONG!
Posted: 11:13 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
I do not give a rats rear end if it is KK or whomever, this is bad. I mean I am all for Charlie to just play around until something works
Posted: 11:13 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Brian of CO
Single please. All I ask for is a single. I swear I am NOT being greedy.
Posted: 11:14 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Phillies Phan SC
I still like Howard, he needs a Joe Maddon exercise with the tennis balls
Posted: 11:14 PM on May 15, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Pete, I think we have to put Happ in the rotation. I’m leaning toward bouncing Moyer into some type of mop up role or the face-saving DL. And I’m a huge Moyer fan. On his best day he gives us 6 innings and 3 earned runs. On his worse day, so much less.
Posted: 11:14 PM on May 15, 2009