Gameday: Pirates (38-48) At Phillies (46-38)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sat, July 11, 2009 06:15 PM | Comments: 305
Gameday 2009, Posts
Pittsburgh Pirates (38-48) at Philadelphia Phillies (46-38)
Ross Ohlendorf (7-7, 4.63 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels (5-5, 4.70 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Cloudy, 81
TV: MY PHL 17
Twitter: Phillies Nation
The Phillies turned it around during this homestand, winning seven of eight. Tonight, Cole Hamels and Ross Ohlendorf matchup. Both have been inconsistent his season.
Hamels hopes he can get half of the run support he received in his last start; 22 runs. That game he kept his pitch count low with 92 in seven innings. He did not walk a batter and gave up one run on three hits. Back-to-back great outings is important for Hamels. He faced the Pirates once in his career – in five innings, he allowed three runs.
Ohlendorf has also been inconsistent. He has fared well at times, only to follow it up with a subpar performance. He allowed five runs in his last start, which followed a seven inning shutout and a career high eight strikeouts. If the pattern continues, Ohlendorf should be good tonight. The Phillies don’t want that.
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Keith
Rauuuuuuuul returns!
Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Howard, Ibanez, Werth, Dobbs, Bako, Hamels
Posted: 06:26 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed 2
$10.99 30 packs got me through college
Posted: 06:35 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
perhaps Hamels should bat 8th and Bako 9th ;)
Posted: 07:04 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 cn
bako…ugh
Posted: 07:08 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Jones HR again? hmm
Posted: 07:12 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
you got to be kidding.
Posted: 07:16 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Big Dipper
We gotta trade Hamels; he blows and is the weakest link in the rotations (Sarcasm)
But really, whats going on with him, is he injured?
The Big Dipper
Posted: 07:16 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
poor Hamels
Posted: 07:16 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 cn
im blaming it on bako even if it’s not his fault…
oh well..at least raul is back
Posted: 07:18 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
Why do the Phillies always end up with Head case pitchers? Is it that they are truely head cases or does being in the Phillies system and their pitching staff and maybe playing Philly make them head cases?
Just a something I had been wondering. Hamels has been the most inconsistent of his young career this year, with very little signs of getting out of this funk. I mean this is the Pirates, you shouldn’t be giving up to homers in the first inning!!!
Posted: 07:21 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
I meant in Philly and 2 homers, my bad on the errors
Posted: 07:22 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
VP is in the stands
Posted: 07:23 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 cn
seriously what is up with hamels – he got 2 easy outs then gives up a HR, double, then another HR
Posted: 07:25 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
they have to get jimmy home
Posted: 07:25 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
Ok they put up 3, We should have done small ball with Vic bunting over Rollins! That atleast would have been 1 run!
Posted: 07:28 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
You know what is killing me, Every other team knows they will win when their ace is on the mound but we don’t know wich Hamels is showing up. This rollercoaster has to end
Posted: 07:30 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff
I love you Cole baby but you are not a number 1 stopper. Bring in Roy and make Cole number 2. Give up Drabek, Marson, Taylor and bring him in. Drabek is great to AA hitters but years away. We win with Roy. Come on
Posted: 07:34 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Joe Biden in the front row, not paying the slightest freaking bit of attention to the game…
Posted: 07:36 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Bako is calling wayyyyyyyyyyyy too many fastballs.
Posted: 07:36 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Cole’s as much of a number 1 as a guy like Verlander. Problem this year is with all that tread on his tires he admitted his preparation for the season was poor and he’s paying for it now.
Posted: 07:36 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
the chances of Roy getting traded are very slim, it’s just silly talk. oh well.
Posted: 07:37 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK Cole, seriously, you need to get your head in the game.
Posted: 07:38 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Fastball again.
Posted: 07:38 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, now all you Phillies batters: You have to get Cole out of this hole.
Posted: 07:38 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Something is wrong with Halmes. This makes no sense.
Posted: 07:38 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
He is getting killed throwing his fastball, damn.
Posted: 07:39 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Tracey, the VP was clapping when Rollins hit a double
Posted: 07:39 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keeg
He’s….reeeeally bad right now. 5-0 in the 2nd against the freaking PIRATES.
Posted: 07:40 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Nothing is wrong with him at all.
Posted: 07:40 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 nm
cole does realize he’s facing the pittsburgh pirates right??
because their offense isn’t really anything special and that’s seriously embarrassing that they’re up 5 right now. im not saying that this was going to be an definite win but i don’t think it should be this hard
Posted: 07:41 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Big Dipper
Stop blaming Bako, if Cole doesn’t want to throw a fastball he will shake him off. Its location, he isn’t spotting the fastball and they are making him pay, this is on Cole.
The Big Dipper
Posted: 07:41 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Man, this just plain sucks!
Posted: 07:42 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
He was getting up to 94 on his FB, theirs nothing wrong with him physically, he isn’t getting his pitches in the right locations at all.
Posted: 07:44 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keeg
And our offense is really doing what they can to back him up too…this is gonna be bad i can tell…still 7 more innings though?
Posted: 07:45 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
oof
Posted: 07:45 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
McCutchen? Are u serious? No thats it sorry but if Cole can’t pitch unless he has a 10 run lead then the Phils are in Bigger trouble then we thought. You can’t send this Cole, Moyer and whoever the #5 is and expect to go anywhere in the playoffs
Posted: 07:46 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Bako sucks
Posted: 07:47 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Some of you guys are ridiculous, he is getting hit around sure, but i guess you have forgot what he did in the post-season last year.
Posted: 07:48 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
It’s still very early in the game, and very early in the season.
Posted: 07:49 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
The team isn’t happy that Coste is gone. They are a little down today. Boy, Hamels is just plain awful tonight.
Posted: 07:49 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
He is throwing way too many fastballs, he needs to mix it up a lot more, and hopefully the offense can help him out some…
Posted: 07:49 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Hamels doesn’t suck, he just sucks today
Posted: 07:50 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Dude, their down about Coste? Really?
Riiiighttt….
Posted: 07:50 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
Time to pull Hamels for Chan Ho Park. Hamels sucks big time tonight. His head is elsewhere
Posted: 07:51 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
And season-wise, we’re really in much better shape than we were last year at this time.
Posted: 07:51 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
They all liked Coste…didn’t they?
Posted: 07:52 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 I hate Cole the Nancy Boy
My wife who loves Werth says Cole is a one hit wonder. I think I am starting to agree with her. This is the Pirates. He is a nancy boy and to give up a two run homer to baby KFC. WOW
Posted: 07:52 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
maybe Hamels will hit a dinger next inning, hey he has a better chance than Bako ;)
Posted: 07:52 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
I didn’t say he sucked but he has been very inconsistent all year and thats not a #1 Im sorry! When you look at other teams #1 u basically have the feeling that team will win. Man Even the Nationals Lannan is doing better than Cole.
Posted: 07:53 PM on July 11, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
DC, have you said anything that makes sense tonight?
Stop being the typical over-reactive Philly fan, whom Rollins refers to you as a “front-runner”
Posted: 07:53 PM on July 11, 2009