Gameday: Phillies (70-50) At Mets (57-66)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sun, August 23, 2009 12:15 PM | Comments: 168
Gameday 2009, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (70-50) at New York Mets (57-66)
Pedro Martinez (1-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. Oliver Perez (3-3, 6.06 ERA)
Time:1:10 p.m at Citi Field
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 78
TV: MY PHL17
Twitter: Phillies Nation
Pedro Martinez will be making his first start against his former team. Martinez spent four season in New York, winning 32 games and posting a 3.88 ERA. Pedro’s last outing was cut short due to a rain delay.
Pedro will be opposed by Oliver Perez. Perez is 2-3 with a 3.55 ERA in 13 starts against the Phillies. Sometimes Oliver Perez will dominate. Other times he will get lit up. Perez faced the Phillies earlier this year and lasted 1/3 of an inning. He gave up four runs on five hits and six walks.
Chase Utley will not be in today’s lineup, recieving a day off against the left-hander. Lefties are hitting .205 against Perez this season. Eric Bruntlett will start at second base.
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Manny
Moyer’s knocking on Pedro’s door.
Posted: 02:21 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Interesting note: Marlins and Braves are tied for second place now, 6.5 games out, and they’re playing each other, so no matter what happens today, we can’t have more than a 6.5 game lead. (we can drop to 5.5 if we lose, though)
Posted: 02:22 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
Ok I’m starting to get suspect with him. He is throwing meatballs by gamecast over the middle of the plate. Pagan has been killing the Phillies pitching this series but a Home run? idk
Posted: 02:24 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Warm up Moyer!!
Posted: 02:25 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Pedro’s done. They are hitting him around.
Posted: 02:25 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
DJ: That wasn’t a HR. That was a GRD, but the umpire didn’t call it that way.
Posted: 02:26 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Oops… sorry, other one was an HR.
Posted: 02:27 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
I can’t see the game, Does he look emotional out there? Or is he trying to hard?
Posted: 02:27 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
(didn’t realize that was Pagan again; these announcers have been making such a big deal about that inside the park HR)
Posted: 02:27 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@DJ: He doesn’t look particularly emotional to me. Not happy, of course, but under control.
Posted: 02:28 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 winks tiddley
Pedro Martinez stinks. He is done. Rodrigo Lopez is much better and so is Jamie. Send him packing.
Posted: 02:31 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
That better be it for Pedro….I’ve seen enough today
Posted: 02:33 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
Well I guess he better get it under control then.
Posted: 02:33 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@winks: I don’t think Martinez is *that* bad, but I keep thinking, “we demoted Moyer for *this*???”
Posted: 02:35 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Btw Tracey the umps called it correctly. The ground rules at Shiti state that a ball under the padding is still a live ball. Someone obviously didn’t inform Shane of that.
Posted: 02:35 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Craig
How’s about a Pedro / Moyer tag team?
Woot!
Posted: 02:38 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Miles: that’s an unusual rule. Most parks where the ball can get under the padding, that’s a GRD, and the thing was obviously stuck (I watched the replay).
Posted: 02:41 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
WTF the beard is 3 for 3!!!
Posted: 02:47 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Oh my God…..The Beard has awoken from his slumber. Is it even possible for a guy who has been on a roster all year to raise his average this much in one game? It has to be a record….
Posted: 02:47 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Miles
Tracey I agree the only reason I know differently is because TMac said so when they came back from the break the next inning
Posted: 02:48 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
Bruntlett should retire after this game.
Posted: 02:48 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Miles: well, maybe the rule will change after this (it is a new park, and ground rules are often in flux). I just hope it doesn’t make a difference in the outcome.
Posted: 02:52 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 mg52
The offense needs to get kicking again. It’s fun to see them as they were in the first and third innings. They should kick back, have fun and take swings. Right now, they seem to be taking a few too many hittable pitches and swinging at slightly tougher ones.
On the other hand, Pedro did a good job to settle down after a somewhat rough beginning. The fastball’s had some velocity. Bruntlett – for once – has shown what swinging at hittable pitches early in the count can do.
Posted: 03:16 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
The Mets still treat Pedro like he was good. Hope the 30 wins in 4 years were worth it. Thanks for the 6th starter who goes 5 and gives up 4 earned. Maybe he will be on the playff roster. I doubt it though.
Posted: 03:21 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Fort Lauderdale
Got the long ball is a plenty against Pedro today, I am not super impressed with this outing. At least the announcers aren’t saying “if we were at Citi-Finianicial”
Posted: 03:21 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Howard is fantasy poison. Maybe I can get him in round 4 next year.
Posted: 03:24 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
ugh
Posted: 03:25 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
score on 2 outs. Now a 3 run lead.
Posted: 03:25 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Fort Lauderdale
Pedro day is done why is he finishing the inning?
Posted: 03:25 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Fort Lauderdale
oops lol take that back durbin is in. I can see how i mistook him for a long curly haired latino
Posted: 03:27 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, we need to score a lot of runs so this isn’t a save situation.
Posted: 03:33 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Fort Lauderdale
We dont need lidge blowing this game, that would kill this great week.
Posted: 03:35 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
Oh… so lucky…
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Have the phillies broadcast today. Chris Wheeler will kill any good week.
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
when matt stairs manufactures a run against you its time to call Dr. Kevorkian
Posted: 03:41 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Ed R.
I am sorry but I don’t understand using Madson in this situation. He was used last night, and now that you used him today, in a non save/set up situation, you pretty much can’t use him tomorrow. Why not throw Walker out there and let him get some work. Hell even use Moyer. Anyone but Madson. It just makes no sense.
Posted: 03:47 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
(sigh) well, it’s a save situation now.
Posted: 03:50 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
ugh, now it is back to three.
Posted: 03:51 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 mg52
The one things the Mets do that the Phils might want to try more is run aggressively and often. It doesn’t matter much for the Mets based on where they are in the standings. More stolen bases and more tagging up – those would help the Phils during the last month and, if they get there, during the playoffs. As we have just seen, that kind of baserunning frequently leads to runs. It’s more threatening than heavy use of the longball early on that sometimes fizzles out as the game goes on.
That pitch from Madson that Sheffield whiffed at, though – that was pretty cool.
Posted: 03:52 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 DJ
You know I think the Mets as a team are just hitting good right now. Pedro goes out and they score 2 more runsThey hit Happ good lastnite but just couldn’t score and we know hoe they hit Hamels. They might be in a zone!
Posted: 03:55 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Fort Lauderdale
Did anyone just se the commercial for the new Ford Tauras YANKEES ADDITION!!??? It has pinstripes and a YANK logos all over it. WTF??!!? I am watching the METS feed… WTF has ford come 2?
Posted: 03:57 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Watching the mets feed? Me too
Wheeler is that bad.
Posted: 04:04 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
uh oh…
Posted: 04:06 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Here we go with the arsonist
Posted: 04:06 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
DJ – I heard the mets have one of the best RISP averages in the NL league.
Crap now i have to perform the Santeria chicken scarifice to appease the baseball gods
Posted: 04:06 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
please not this again….
Posted: 04:07 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Sean
WTF?!?
Posted: 04:07 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Its bad enough you are 0 for 5
but block the ball with your body
now bruntlett in the show
stay tuned if the phils lose
my account will be deleted here
Posted: 04:07 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
you got to be kidding me.
Posted: 04:08 PM on August 23, 2009
Posts: 0 The Little Guy
Come on Phils
Posted: 04:09 PM on August 23, 2009