Gameday: Marlins (57-53) At Phillies (61-47)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sun, August 09, 2009 12:30 PM | Comments: 415
Gameday 2009, Posts
Florida Marlins (57-53)
at Philadelphia Phillies (61-47)
Josh Johnson (10-2) vs. Jamie Moyer (10-8, 5.55 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m at Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Rain, 81
TV: MY PHL 17
Twitter: Phillies Nation
The Phillies need to avoid the sweep against the Florida Marlins. A loss would cut their lead in the division to just four games.
The offense has struggled, especially with runners in scoring position. It will not be an easy task against Josh Johnson. In his last start, Johnson had one bad inning against the Washington Nationals. He gave up four consecutive hits before recording an out and the Marlins ended up losing. Overall he has a 3.66 career ERA against the Phillies.
The Phillies have their fisherman, Jamie Moyer on the mound. Moyer pitched seven shutout innings against the Fish in July. While the rotation and Moyer’s future remains up in the air, Moyer is 13-2 with a 2.83 ERA against the Marlins in his career.
Your Gameday Beer- Old Dominion Beach House Golden Pilsner
We’re back in America for tonight’s beer, Dover, Delaware to be precise. It’s the perfect ending to a tour of European brews. It’s a Czech-style Pilsner that’s perfect for summer – hoppy, earthy character with citrus notes. Some fresh sushi goes well with this one. – By Brian
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
any local folks here that can say if its going to be a rain delay/rain out?
Posted: 12:59 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Ok boys, time to salvage this series and not be completely embarrassed in front of your loyal fans. Enough is enough. Time to start burying teams.
Posted: 01:21 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Phan: we’ve got some thunder here in King of Prussia, but the ballpark looks pretty clear on TV.
Posted: 01:30 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Nationals fan
Nationals are winning left and right.
Posted: 01:32 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
The Lovely Bones trailer is amazing.
Posted: 01:32 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ashley, Brian, Cory, Danielle, Eric, Frank, Greg, Henry, Ian, Jen, Kevin, Linda, Mike, Nick, Oscar, Paul, Quincy, Rachel, Susan, Tim, Ursula, Vince, Wesley, Xavier, Yelena, Zack
GO PHILLIES!
Posted: 01:33 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
watching on MLB.TV as usual
Posted: 01:34 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
Let us now pray to Saint Jamie of the 70 MPH fastball.
Posted: 01:39 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Saint Jamie
okay
Posted: 01:40 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
One down, but seriously, the old man can’t keep that up!
Posted: 01:42 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Saint Jamie
1 out
Posted: 01:42 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Little Guy….are you being serious? I saw it, thought it was decent. Ever read the book?
Posted: 01:42 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Yes. The trailer looks great.
Posted: 01:43 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Pretty sure he would have been safe even if the throw was dead on.
Posted: 01:44 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
The book is really good. I recommend it.
Posted: 01:45 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Like I said, it was decent, I like a lot of the people in the cast. Should be a good movie.
Posted: 01:45 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Whee!
Posted: 01:45 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Saint Jamie
2 outs
Posted: 01:46 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Alright Howard, perfect throw. Well played.
Posted: 01:46 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Bear
I’m hungry for some Phillies runs
Posted: 01:47 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Ed R. What members of the cast do you like?
Posted: 01:47 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Nationals fan
Nationals are winning again. Can you say World Champions?
Posted: 01:50 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
Jimmmy
Posted: 01:50 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
As Rollins goes, so go the Phils. That’s a good sign!
Posted: 01:51 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Keeg
Scoring first today would be…a rare treat.
Posted: 01:52 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Texas2step
Hey one thing Philly fans….”STOP COMPLAINING” about the Ump’s….its getting old and as for your so called guys who call the game on TV…TMAC Wheels And Sarge…..they have been warned from the MLB front office ..everything equals out in the end…..just look at last year when you were able to back in to the playoffs…..it all works out….oh by the way Howards throw was late ….ump got the call wrong…..but it will even out.
Posted: 01:54 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Did anyone else hear Wheels say “Against a tough pitcher like Johnson you really have to strap it on and go get it.” Does he ever listen to himself speak?
CMON Chase….time to pick it up!
Posted: 01:54 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Rachel Weisz, Michael Imperioli, Stanley Tucci, Wahlberg is ok. I actually think the young girl, Saoirse Ronan is a talented young actress. She was pretty good in City of Ember. Not a great film but ok.
Posted: 01:54 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Ok whatever you say Texas2step….you can take your World Series envy elsewhere. And he was out at second….get some glasses.
Posted: 01:55 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Miles: yeah, I need some mental floss to get that image out of my head.
Posted: 01:56 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
What about Susan Sarandon?
Posted: 01:56 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Twostep…where did you hear that Sarge and Wheels were warned by the MLB Front office for anything?
And secondly, how did the Phillies back into the playoffs last year? They were 17-8 in September.
Posted: 01:58 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Well, they’re certainly making this pitcher work! That was his 15th pitch with only 3 batters so far.
Posted: 01:59 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Sarandon is ok. She never did it for me as an actress. She is good but not someone that I would go and see a movie over.
Posted: 01:59 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Ow! But the run counted
Posted: 02:00 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
we are winning
Posted: 02:00 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
He caught that. It was the right call.
Posted: 02:00 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Please explain to me why Victorino was not at 2nd base after Utley’s sac fly? Must have been thinking about the UFC fights from last night.
Posted: 02:00 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Wow. Chase and Howard were both robbed of HR!
Posted: 02:01 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Ed: seriously, Victorino is our fastest runner; he should have been able to tag and get to second. But maybe he was playing it safe with only one out.
Posted: 02:01 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Chris Coste
Phuck
Posted: 02:02 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
I’m more concerned about how Victorino got caught on that last play.
Posted: 02:02 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Well I don’t know about robbed of homers, not like the guys caught the ball’s above the wall or anything. They were both a few feet short. Was the wind blowing in because I thought Howard’s ball came off his bat so fast that it would carry out.
Posted: 02:02 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Josh
Hit the fence
Posted: 02:03 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Keeg
Did Uts and Howard’s hits come up short cause of the wind or just not hit hard enough?
Posted: 02:04 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
I can’t believe that….if Howard hits that ball there another 100 times Hermida doesn’t make that play. Unbelievable. I’ll take the run but it definitely should/could have been more. Great at bats by our boys in that inning though.
Posted: 02:04 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Victorino was clearly not paying attention on those bases, either for not tagging up or for getting double off. Someone mentioned yesterday or the day before about how Victorino was not a smart baserunner. I honestly never realized it until I saw the proof right there. We should be looking at a runner at 3rd with two outs.
Posted: 02:05 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Phileemania
Wow guess Victorino is still a little hung over from last night @ MMA 101….nice job….. in the front row with Werth….
Posted: 02:05 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
If your on first your rarely going to take a shot at going to second on the sac fly, if the runner tags up the throw will go to second which will beat the runner.
Posted: 02:06 PM on August 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Rain
Rain Rain Rain
Posted: 02:06 PM on August 9, 2009