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 Manny
What happened? What did J-out do?
Posted: 09:46 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
This team is struggling and Jimmy is a big part of it! When will Charlie realize this!
Posted: 09:46 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 AGH
At least we won’t lose another heartbreaker.
Posted: 09:47 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Bad enough J-Roll can’t hit anymore but now he doesn’t know how to field either? Pathetic effort. If anyone deserves a benching its J-Roll. I have been a supporter for a long time but whats fair is fair.
Posted: 09:47 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Yuck. About time we got out of this. Top of the 9th. Sheesh. I know the Phils play their best under pressure, but still…
Posted: 09:47 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Does rollins have trade value? If move him for a pitcher ina heartbeat.
this is really hard to believe now
something has to give here. this cant just continue
Posted: 09:47 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
J-Out stepped up his game. Jimmy just did in the field what Werth did at the plate with the bases loaded.
Posted: 09:47 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
I’m wondering if we can trade a Mayberry or a Carrasco for a major league shortstop. It’s beyond the point that I can stand.
Posted: 09:48 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
I’ve given Jimmy a pass on his crappy offensive play but that was just unacceptable, if his fielding starts to suck he’s OUTTA HERE!
Posted: 09:48 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Anyone who is not Joe Blanton on this team right now ought to be [CENSORED] ashamed of themselves! What a disgrace! Spoiling a great outing!
Posted: 09:48 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 lm
wow, so not only can jimmy not hit, but then causes us to give up 6 more runs.
thanks jimmy.
Posted: 09:49 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Bases were loaded with two outs, and Burrell at the plate. He hit a soft ground ball to short, Jimmy jogged over and flipped to 2nd, but it was not in time. He would have had Burrell at 1st easily. Run scored, next guy up hit a single, drove in two.
Posted: 09:49 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Jason B
Good game by Blanton down the drain.
Posted: 09:50 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
J-OUT: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SIT DOWN!!
At this point, we might as well send him to AAA and bring up a Jason Donald, even if he’s DLed!
Posted: 09:50 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Charlie better bench Jimmy tomorrow. Not only does his offense suck, but his defense has cost us. Should still be a one run game.
Posted: 09:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
It ended up costing the Phillies 5 runs.
Posted: 09:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
And the worst part of this is that Blanton is going to pick up an L after pitching a tremendous game.
Posted: 09:51 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
i will say that chan ho doesn’t handle adversity well. the first thing that goes wrong he pisses his pants.
Posted: 09:52 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
JC Romero has NOT been an effective pitcher since he is now “clean.” whatever that means
Posted: 09:52 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Mark
burrell wasnt even running on the play. he was being pat. jimmy is pathetic. i have never been a fan. he has a big mouth. his hitting is horrible and he makes plays like that. wow. bench is sorry as…s
Posted: 09:52 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
It is embarrassing as hell
and the ny Mess won tongith with a skell team
Posted: 09:52 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed G.
Time for Charlie to do some chewing out…
What a waste of a game by Joe B.
Jimmy needs to get his head out of his hat
Posted: 09:52 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
C’Mon Georgie last week you were a Rollins apologist and now you’re out for blood. Does an 0-20 and some terrible defense shake you that much?
Posted: 09:54 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
JC looks like he’s bloating out since he’s come back, and I’m just so pissed off at Jimmy right now I can hardly think.
Posted: 09:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Watch them score here.
Posted: 09:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Don’t even blame Chan Ho. He got out of the inning. But then Jimmy Rollins totally half-assed the play.
Posted: 09:55 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Blanton pitched like an ace tonight and they didnt help him out at all. Werth cost us like 2 or 3 runs early in the game. j-roll is just pathetic, totally flamed out at the plate. Romero was definitely doing something because now he cant hit the broadside of a barn.
Posted: 09:56 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
As i sit here and listen tot he Rays announcers BEG for fans to attend the game tomorrow
I think how pitiful are we?
Minimal J rol sits tomorrow. Really you put him in the peavy or halladay deal does it make it better?
Posted: 09:56 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Looks like its time for J-Trade.com again, or good old Jimmy Tradins. Traderoll, Trady Rollins.
Posted: 09:57 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Except Werth still knows how to catch and throw a guy out. Werth has 2 hits, and our only RBI.
Posted: 09:57 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Peavy and Halladay arent getting traded, stop it man.
Posted: 09:57 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
(sigh) and that’s the game.
Posted: 09:58 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
I’m thinking Rollins doesnt get that 2011 option picked up next year…..
5 years/$40M (2006-10), plus 2011 club option
signed extension with Philadelphia 6/05
$5M signing bonus
06:$4M
07:$7M
08:$7M
09:$7.5M
10:$7.5M
11:$8.5M ($2M buyout)
award bonus: $50,000 for Gold Glove
Posted: 09:58 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 lm
this is not chan ho’s fault at all. PURELY JIMMY. – just makes me dislike him even more!
Posted: 09:58 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Charlie better not come to Jimmy’s defense. He needs to have a “talk” with the guy.
Posted: 09:58 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
wow, they got that call, but we didn’t, think the umps want to get to the bar
Posted: 09:59 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
cxl, yeah, call it bad defense, non-chalanting, not giving a F, whatever, that ticks me off more than anything, especially the way that particular play went down. I was all over Jimmy last year when he started to look like this, and I’ll do it this year too!
Posted: 09:59 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Chan Ho is fine until something happens and he falls to a million pieces. A big boy shrugs off the bonehead Rollins play. You just knew he’d crumble and let more in. You knew it.
Posted: 10:00 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed G.
Jimmy will be back, just in a bad funk. He rarely makes defensive mistakes. He need to get refocused..
Posted: 10:00 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
hahahaha Geoff, “Trady Rollins”, I like that one!
Posted: 10:01 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Rollins was inexcusible tonight! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW TO THROW TO FIRST WHEN PAT BURRELL IS ON HIS WAY THERE???????????????
Posted: 10:02 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
I blame Charlie more than Jimmy. Get the guy out of the lineup for a day or two. You wonder why your team has no rhythm. With the pitcher up and then Rollins thats 2 innings of the first 6 or 7 where our offense is neutered.
Posted: 10:02 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
If you blame this on Chan Ho, you are just as stupid as those morons on 610. He pitched poorly early in the season, and has been the best arm out of the pen for 2 months.
Posted: 10:05 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
But Ed what will Jimmy be back “to”? I’d be happy with his career averages and gold glove defense. That appears far fetched now.
Posted: 10:05 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 lm
what do you expect from charlie? he just annoys me because he’s sooooooo stubborn and won’t change anything and by anything i mean purely jimmy.
like someone else said jimmy was inexcusable both offensively and defensively tonight. if he’s not benched tomorrow…im not even going to know what to think
Posted: 10:06 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Blame Jimmy more than anyone.
You have to also blame both Romero and Park. 2 of the 3 outs they got were on base running blunders and both poured gasoline on the fire. Chan Ho induced the grounder to Jimmy but then crumbled when his defense let him down. 23 year old rookies do that not 35 year old veterans.
Posted: 10:12 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
No, I won’t blame Charlie for Jimmy’s poor play, his head’s not in the game right now, he went through this last year too. There’s no excuse for a major league ball player to play like he doesn’t give a shit, unless he’s suffering from depression or something, it’s inexcusable. This game could have been won, but that play by Jimmy sucked all the air out of the rest of the team, and that’s really annoying.
Posted: 10:12 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
I don’t even want Rollins on the team anymore. To hell with lead off! I say trade him!
Posted: 10:15 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 cxl72
Charlie should know his team and that Jimmy needs to get benched or moved down. Its like groundhog day, every day is the same, 0-4. The lousy defense was an interesting wrinkle.
Posted: 10:16 PM on June 24, 2009
Posts: 0 JeffS
Geoff,
There weren’t three runs early in the game, unless you count the 8th inning early. A little eager to blame our only bat tonight?
Geoff Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Blanton pitched like an ace tonight and they didnt help him out at all. Werth cost us like 2 or 3 runs early in the game.
Posted: 10:16 PM on June 24, 2009