Gameday: Phillies (37-31) At Rays (37-35)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Wed, June 24, 2009 05:45 PM | Comments: 234
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (37-31) at Tampa Bay Rays (37-35)
Joe Blanton (4-3, 5.28 ERA) vs. Matt Garza (4-5, 3.83 ERA)
Time: 7:08 p.m at Tropicana Field
Weather: Dome
TV:Comcast Sportsnet
Twitter: Phillies Nation
The Phillies hope to win the series tonight with Joe Blanton on the mound. In his last start, Blanton allowed four earned runs in 5.1 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays. In Game 4 of the World Series, not only did Blanton hit a home run, he pitched superb allowing two earned runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out seven in six innings.
Blanton allowed a home run to Carl Crawford, who will be in the Rays lineup. Carlos Pena has Blanton’s number in the regular season. When Blanton was in Oakland, Pena batted .571 off him.
In his last outing against the Colardo Rockies, Matt Garza gave up four runs in five innings. He allowed three home runs and struck out five. He received the no decision in Game 3 of the World Series after giving up four runs in six innings. Carlos Ruiz, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard each homered off him.
Your Gameday Beer:A local brew, Prima Pils by Victory is on tap tonight. We here at Phillies Nation have been drinking a lot of it recently and it is delicious. Full of body with a flowery but not too sweet flavor, this is a fairly hoppy beer. It goes perfect with anything hot off the grill that is also rich in flavor, like ribs or a kona-encrusted steak. -By Brian
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 Miles
I have a fairly disgusting Blanton-esque gotee going right now that I am not shaving until Blanton loses his next game. Here’s to hoping that it will be even more disgusting looking 5 days from now!
Posted: 05:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Has anyone seen the lineup? I would play The Natural and Stairs tonight with Garza on the mound. Mayberry looks like money against lefties but he hasn’t shown that he can do much of anything against righties at the big league level yet.
Posted: 05:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Polish Prince
I’m at The Trop and they came on the big screen to explain how and when to use those stupid cowbells. It feels like a minor league game.
Posted: 06:44 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Werth, Stairs, Dobbs, Feliz, Ruiz
Posted: 06:49 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Bruce
Cowbells? Cowbells!! Whoa! That must be fun. It will be ringing in everyone’s ears in that indoor stadium. (chuckles)
Posted: 06:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Bruce
If that is the official lineup with Dobbs listed, then Howard will be the DH again.
Off topic note: Congratulations to the US soccer team for their great upset of European champions, Spain, 2-0 in the semifinals of the 8 team Confederations Cup. That tournament is a warm up to the World Cup.
Posted: 06:58 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Bruce, that soccer game was unbelievable. I thought we were going to lose 3-0. But enough about that, it’s time to silence the cowbells once again. Not that it takes that much.
Posted: 07:02 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
Prima Pils is great.
Posted: 07:05 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Is it me or are McCarthy/Wheeler the worst broadcasting tandem in MLB?
The Dipsy
Posted: 07:17 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
I’m not sure what makes me want to mute my TV more….our broadcasters or those cowbells. What professional sports team honestly hands out cowbells at a regular season game? Unbelievable.
Posted: 07:17 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
@Dipsy…its become sad that I look forward to Sarge in the 4th just in hopes that he at least does something amusing. Franzke and LA are head and shoulders above anything we throw onto the TV.
Posted: 07:19 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Miles: Well, attendance is low, so it’s not like they have to pass out a lot of cowbells.
Posted: 07:31 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
I’m so sick of Wheels trying to make any dude pitching pitching against us into Cy Young. We have one of, if not THE best, lineups in baseball so we should be able to hit good pitchers! I don’t give a crap about Garza’s curveball.
Posted: 07:33 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
I hate Manuel. Sorry guys. First off Jimmy cant hit water from a boat. Put him down in the 6th hole. Why Stairs tonight. I understand this guy is tough on righty’s but Mayberry is coming along and Stairs his horrible. The way this kid is pitching, we will be lucky to win.
Posted: 07:37 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
hmm, Burrell just drilled one
Posted: 07:41 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Does Wheels wanna date Don Zimmer?…whoops there’s a home run.
The Dipsy
Posted: 07:41 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
That is the only guy I think I can deal with watching hit a home run against the Phillies.
Posted: 07:41 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
I think it is entirely unfair and inaccurate to say Stairs is horrible considering he has put up some decent numbers as a pinch hitter and in limited duty.
Good for Pat Burrell. Blanton showed no respect by throwing him that meatball.
Posted: 07:42 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
Great job Pat. Blanton will have 90 pitches in the fourth. We lose this one.
Posted: 07:42 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Somehow I knew this would happen. Even though he only had 1 hr so far this season, somehow I knew….
Posted: 07:43 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Mark
Stairs is not horrible. He had some homers but thats hit. He is not a great hitter. Just a streaky home run hitter. GAME OVER TONIGHT
Posted: 07:43 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 ll
charlie is so stubborn first of all so im not surprised jimmy is leading off although he should not be…anyway, i dont like stairs in the lineup also, i def. prefer mayberry
i cant believe patty b actually hit a homer…wow now he has 2
Posted: 07:45 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Wheels is just so totally brutal. What kind of team would ever have an ANALYST that never played the game he was hired to analyze? And all his stupid sayings. If I hear a team is in a “no doubles defense” again I’m gonna puke. He’s gotta have pictures of Dave Montgomery and a farm animal. Frantzke and LA ARE so much better. McCarthy is just really deejay-ee, if that makes any sense. He’s got the personality of a can of paint. I actually wish Andy Musser was back.
The Dispy
Posted: 07:46 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
And by the way, and I don’t expect many to be with me on this, but I love The Sarge.
The Dipsy
Posted: 07:48 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
gees everyone is talking about the announcers tonight
Posted: 07:50 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 ll
garza is so annoying
Posted: 07:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Stairs is not horrible btw either
Posted: 07:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Ok guys, we got a game with the (Devil) Rays tonight! And that only means one thing! Bad news for the (Devil) Rays!
Posted: 07:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
My favorite Wheels move is when he wants to see what type of pitch was thrown on a replay. “It looked like it was a slider… yep it was a slider.”
Posted: 07:52 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
4 pitches…that’s all it has taken to get our “leadoff” hitter out twice tonight.
Posted: 07:53 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Dude, Keith, its hitting a critical mass. These announcers being allowed to continue is a crime against humanity. My ear drums are actually starting to bleed. I would actually have them play the game and listen to the test from the emergency broadcast system instead.
The Dispy
Posted: 07:53 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
“this game’s goofy!”
Posted: 07:54 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
wow dipsy, they’re really not that bad. there’s worse announcers by far.
Posted: 07:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
The Dispy
Posted: 07:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Like who?
The Dispy
Posted: 07:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
nice catch Werth
Posted: 07:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
The Mets announcers
-Keith-
Posted: 07:56 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
May I recommend the $15 MLB audio package? You can listen to the radio broadcast online while watching the game on TV. OK, the slight time difference is a bit disorienting…
Posted: 07:56 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Oh wow… Jayson is showing his Werth tonight!
Posted: 07:58 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Keith, I don’t know how old you are, but I’ve been listening to this shithead for thirty years. And now that Harry’s gone, making Wheeler the lead guy is like the episode where Frank Burns got elevated to Colonel.
The Dipsy
Posted: 07:59 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 ll
jimmy rollins being a leadoff hitter is embarrassing to watch
Posted: 07:59 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Its impossible. It could be a tie but NO ONE is worse.
The Dipsy
Posted: 08:00 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Oh look, Shane Victorino got a walk.
Of course, who am I going to believe, Charlie Manuel, or my own lying eyes?
Posted: 08:03 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
well he isn’t the lead guy. T-Mac is lol.
Posted: 08:03 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
there’s a different lead off hitter every inning
Posted: 08:03 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Top 5 bad things to happen in Philadelphia history:
1. Legionnaire’s disease
2. Frank Rizzo
3. The MOVE disaster
4. Chris Wheeler
5. Death of Jim O’Brien
The Dipsy
Posted: 08:04 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
I seriously doubt Chris Wheeler would be on that list
Posted: 08:05 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
This is the flawless pitcher they’ve been raving about? Two walks in a row?
Posted: 08:07 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
walked the bases loaded
Posted: 08:10 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
It’s moments like this when I’m missing RAUUUUL!
Posted: 08:10 PM on June 24, 2009