Gameday: Phillies (50-38) vs. Marlins (46-46)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sun, July 19, 2009 12:15 PM | Comments: 159
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (50-38) at Florida Marlins (46-46)
J.A Happ (6-0, 2.90 ERA) vs. Andrew Miller (3-4, 4.50 ERA)
Time: 1:10 p.m at Land Shark Stadium
Weather: Sunny, 90
TV: MYPHL 17
Twitter: Phillies Nation
Is J.A Happ the new Cole Hamels? While Hamels may be having an off year, Happ has made himself the most reliable and consistent starter since joining the rotation. He has pitched at least seven innings in four consecutive starts and is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in that span. Happ has allowed eight runs in 7.1 innings against the Marlins– all in relief. Happ will be making his first start of the second half, the perfect time to start his Rookie of the Year campaign.
Andrew Miller has been bounced from starter to reliever to disabled list. Since returning from the disable list (oblique strain), he is 3-3 with a 4.04 ERA. In 11 starts in that time frame, he has allowed more than three runs twice. Miller is 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA against the Phillies throughout his career.
The Phillies look to extend their win streak by sweeping the Fish. Hopefully the rain will hold off after a long rain delay on Friday and a postponement on Saturday.
Your Gameday Beer – Rain City Stout
With last night’s postponement, I’d be remiss if I didn’t suggest a beer with a corny rain reference. So here you are, Rain City Stout by the Pyramid Brewery in Washington state (you may have tried their Hefeweizen). This is not a watered down beer however: it pours a tall head, has a dark color, and offers handsome flavors of coffee, caramel, molasses and even merlot. Pick one up at the ale house next to Safeco Field during your next interleague stint and have some oysters on the half-shell. – By Brian
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Keith
got Bruntlett starting today
Posted: 12:57 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Rollins/Vic/Utley/Ibanez/Werth/Feliz/Bruntlett/Ruiz/Happ
Bruntlett start at 1B today.
Posted: 01:09 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 1372 Pat Gallen
Bruntlett at first? I’d rather see Coste come back and play there.
Posted: 01:14 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
crud wasted triple
Posted: 01:15 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Whats wrong with Howard?
Posted: 01:16 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
wow we’ve had a lot of miscues and bad baserunning at third base
Posted: 01:17 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
2 base-running mistakes in the 1st inning… Hopefully won’t come back to bite
Posted: 01:17 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
day off
Posted: 01:17 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
When your lead off man leads the game with a lead off triple he must be driven in…
Posted: 01:19 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
Werth needs to lay off those high and inside fastballs. Also, what’s up with the Marlins having cool gloves? Hanley’s is the coolest in baseball and I like Paulino’s catchers mitt.
Posted: 01:21 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Werth’s swing is worrying me a bit, his bodies falling about every-which-way at the plate.
Posted: 01:21 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
oh well
Posted: 01:22 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
wow bad ab by feliz…back to back walks…i’d take at least the first two pitches, maybe get a pass ball…it’s like we suddenly drop 40 IQ points when the bases are loaded
Posted: 01:24 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NateB
Rollins pisses me off. Why is he the leadoff hitter? Of all the regular starters he has the lowest OBP… and it’s much lower than Ruiz’s!
Posted: 01:26 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Happ was being groomed into the bullpen according to the Marlins commentators… Ahem, those boys really do their research don’t they…
Posted: 01:26 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Rollins got a great hit to lead-off, really went with the ball. He made a baserunning error but he’s been getting it done in the lead-off spot the past few weeks.
Posted: 01:27 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
too many mojitoes for those commentators
Posted: 01:28 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
you know ones our old boy Jeffy Conine…
Posted: 01:29 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Damn, two strikes on both of the first two hitters and Happ loses them.
Posted: 01:29 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
rain delay perhaps
Posted: 01:31 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
What a shock, rain in south Florida
Posted: 01:31 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
There is a very easy way to tell if it’s going to rain: If you look at the weather map and the map says “Florida,” it’s going to rain.
Posted: 01:33 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
GREAT defensive play from Happ backing up!
Posted: 01:33 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, J, just get the batter out already…
Posted: 01:34 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Whew!
Posted: 01:35 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Nice job by Happ. Very impressive.
Posted: 01:36 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 1372 Pat Gallen
Happ gets out of it. Nice. Still, I’d like to see J-Roll charge those balls instead of waiting back on them. He gets by on arm strength, but one day he’s going to get caught on that play.
Posted: 01:36 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 130 Amanda Orr
Weather.com is wrong again. Raining in Florida.
Posted: 01:38 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
It’s always raining in the summer in Florida. I lived there for four years, and it rains every day, at least for a while. You get to look forward to it, because once the rain passes, the heat and humidity goes down.
Posted: 01:42 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
WHEW! Really, the Marlins are handing us this inning. Let’s not waste their generosity!
Posted: 01:43 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Happ’s a lovely looking baserunner… Looks like a skinny kid at fat camp on the bases
Posted: 01:43 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Oh help… that’s one way to score a run…
Posted: 01:45 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 01:46 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUL
Posted: 01:46 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
Okay, I’ll take the run but man umps need to start calling guys who don’t attempt to get out of the way….I mean Ut turned into that.
Posted: 01:48 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@J: He didn’t turn into it particularly, but he didn’t make any effort to get out of the way when he easily could have.
Posted: 01:49 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Jimmy: stop taking your time on those assists!
Posted: 01:52 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
NICE catch!
Posted: 01:53 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
WOO HOO!!!!
Posted: 02:02 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
Jimmy 1 homerun away from the cycle!!!
Posted: 02:03 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Whoa… Rollins could definitely hit for the cycle today… he’s 3/4 of the way there, and he’s already got the hardest part (the triple)
Posted: 02:04 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
It’s not just the results, Jimmy’s really waiting on the ball and driving it with authority into the gaps.
Posted: 02:06 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Rollins going for the cycle
Posted: 02:06 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
Like I said about Amanda’s article. She gave credit to benching Jimmy. Thats not it at all. Jimmy is a great hitter and he will hit. Nothing to do with him sitting. Great hitters will find there average. He will be up to 280 soon enough.
Posted: 02:09 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
Why forecasters bother to predict rain in Miami from may to october is beyond me…its the tropics and from may to october it is frickin’ monsoon season. This game is not meant to be played in the rain…I wonder how many unscheleduled doubleheaders these postponed games cause or how many times players lose their day of rest to make up games…I mean early in the season spring showers and the occasional thunderstorm have always been part of baseball but this is silly…I think places that have high rainfall or in high altitudes must have domed parks. As much as i don’t like domes, i prefer to see the game’s play not constantly comprimised by factors under no one’s control.
Posted: 02:12 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
Great play by Feliz!!
Posted: 02:17 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 1372 Pat Gallen
I have a feeling that error by Feliz will be taken away. That was not an easy play. Happ is pitching very well when he needs to, he’s not losing control. Thats what I like about him.
Posted: 02:20 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Now that it looks like Stewart Cink is going to win the British Open I guess I can turn on the Phillies. From the looks of it Jimmy is 3/4 of the way to the cycle and it’s only the 4th inning?
Posted: 02:32 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Haha, cotton candyman, he’s definitely working it.
Posted: 02:33 PM on July 19, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
feliz pulled a buckner
Posted: 02:34 PM on July 19, 2009