Gameday: Mets (62-79) at Phillies (80-59)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sat, September 12, 2009 03:15 PM | Comments: 227
Gameday 2009, Posts
New York Mets (62-79) at Philadelphia Phillies (80-59)
Mike Pelfrey (10-10, 4.83 ERA) vs. Jamie Moyer (12-9, 4.98 ERA)
Time: 4:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Cloudy, 68
TV: FOX
With tomorrow’s double header and J.A Happ’s oblique injury, Jamie Moyer will make his 23rd start of the year. On Monday, the crafty veteran filled in for Happ nicely, despite the short notice. Since his bullpen demotion, Moyer is 2-0 with a 1.41 ERA. However, Moyer is 1-1 with a 7.08 ERA in 20 innings against the Mets this season. Mets hitters have batted .342 against the lefty.
Moyer will be opposed by Mike Pelfrey. Pelfrey is 3-0 with a 3.70 ERA in four starts against the Phillies this season. Ryan Howard is batting .400 with a home run in his career against Pelfrey. Chase Utley has a .300 average and three homers off Pelfrey.
The Mets’ elimination number is four. The Phillies can officially eliminate the Mets from the division this weekend.
Your Gameday Beer- Drake’s Barrel Aged Olde Ale
Like a fine wine and Jamie Moyer, certain beers get better with age. This offering from Drakes is no exception, though it needs only 3 or 4 years in a brandy barrel to reach full maturation. In this amber-colored beer hops take a backseat to the woody apple, cherry taste. It is bottled in 6 oz. ponies but that’s really all you need when the beer weighs in at 10.24% ABV. Have it along side a light snack of apple slices and gouda. – By Brian
Go Phillies!
Posts: 0 DC
THe Phillies absolutely cannot hit K-Rod. I hate the guy, but the Phillies will go 1-2-3. They suck against him.
Posted: 07:08 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Moyer pitched a good game after the first inning. 7 innings, 5 runs doesn’t impress me.
Posted: 07:08 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
I am about done with this team. No way they are winning this division. So frustrating.
Posted: 07:08 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Paul
What a joke job, 5 runs given up by the pen.
Posted: 07:08 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
Game’s over. K-Rod eat us up all the time.
Posted: 07:09 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
tyler walker’s closed before …look back through today’s posts you’ll see something I quoted from another blog about our closer stituation.
Posted: 07:09 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Paul
This team needs to have 3+ run leads going into the 9th if they are going to do anything in the playoffs.
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
Its really strange that we are still in the first place given how our bullpen has sucked, and the offense slept before they got to this series.
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
should’ve used Lidge . . .
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Tim L
Whats that 6 blown out of a dozen attempts? He just does not have the mental attitude. Right now, we do not have a closer period.
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Paul
Bottom of the order vs. K-Rod. Doesn’t look good…
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Thunder Lips
2nd time this yr madson has given up a 2 run HR to lose the game with 2 outs in the 9th inning. He did it vs the Orioles this summer. When was the last 9th inning where a phils closer had a 1-2-3 inning? This is ridiculous
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 joedad
That is a funny Sears commercial
Posted: 07:10 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Mostone
What a freaking game! Can we score in the 9th!?
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
J reed, was that the Olbermann thing? Interesting.
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug
My mistake, it’s the Panthers that’ll be shitting on the Eagles.
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 jt
our bullpen fing sucks and game over because k-rod owns them.
Posted: 07:11 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Also, no more Madson closing please. Walker? He can’t be worse than what we have now, and it’s not like we lose a vital piece of our bullpen if he goes off the tracks.
Posted: 07:12 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Tim L
Now the bats are heating up, but the wheels are coming off the pitching…
The Marlins are licking their chops.
Posted: 07:12 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
Big surprise. K-Rod whiffs Ibanez. I can’t watch this. They suck against this guy. This game’s over.
Posted: 07:13 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
Madson was rested so that’s not it…he just choked.
Posted: 07:13 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Paul
Grrr… glad football season starts to tomorrow. I don’t trust this team at all right now.
Posted: 07:14 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Is Werth high or something?
Posted: 07:14 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
K-Rod is throwing heat. Werth is scared. This sucks
Posted: 07:14 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Andrew
Cant watch the game. FOX screws people who have the package on saturdays
needless to say I guess Madson and Myers arent the answer
Guess chan ho is the last man standing
Posted: 07:15 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
Chan Ho has been shaky lately. Out bullpen is shot.
Posted: 07:16 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 jt
Madson shouldn’t be closing period I almost rather have lidge then him.
Posted: 07:16 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
*Our
Posted: 07:17 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
This team has problems. We don’t own September anymore
Posted: 07:17 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Terri: I thought you meant it as in “out, out, damned bullpen.”
Posted: 07:18 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 joedad
j reed – Walker was 0 for 4 last year but worth a shot
Posted: 07:18 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 winks tiddley
THEY STINK “*!!#!*” No pitching in the bullpen. Say goodbye now as the Phils will not last in the post-season. They stink
Posted: 07:18 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
Way to hang in there Pedro . It would be nice if you parked one now.
Posted: 07:18 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
Dave – Walker coverted 23 of 28 for an NL team and 10 of 12 for an AL team. The was done in place of closers who failed. Why not. Madson has converted 50% of his career save opportuinities. You tell me. Beside he has had the best stuff coning out of the pen of late
Posted: 07:18 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave
Can we give the bullpen a collective Jeltz? I mean, Madson sucked, but so did Myers and Park didn’t pitch all that crisply. Plus, Lidge deserves a share because if he didn’t stink this year, then Madson never tries to save the damn game.
Posted: 07:19 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Radi0
Pathetic. Face it, there is a legitimate chance that this team will not even make the playoffs. Our bullpen is in absolute shambles. We’ve just gone 3-7 against 3 terrible teams, and the Marlins are creeping up on us. I have ZERO confidence that the Phils will take care of the fish the last week of the season. None. No lead is big enough anymore, even against the bottom feeders of the Major Leagues. Did I mention the word pathetic? Unbelievable.
Posted: 07:19 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Tracey
(SIGH!!!!) I don’t believe it. That’s just awful. Just awful.
Posted: 07:19 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Mostone
I can’t remember the last time the bullpen gave up this many runs. When you score 9 you should win the game.
Posted: 07:19 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
K-Rod is an ass.
Posted: 07:19 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Paul
That’s how you close a game. Hope the Phillies bullpen was paying attention.
Pathetic…
Posted: 07:20 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Tim L
Pathetic. There’s 3 1/2 hours of my life I’ll never get back.
Posted: 07:20 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
jeez people don’t all jump of the cliff at once.
Posted: 07:20 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Poor madson looks like he’s gonna hurl!
Posted: 07:20 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
Charlie needs to stop playing the we will see how I feel who should close. cause Madson and Myers both blew this game so the options aren’t much better than Lidge.
Rolling the dice with this team in the Ninth is not fair and not working. They need to get it together. Need to look in all directions and name someone and go with him.
Posted: 07:20 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 DC
This team could very well not make the playoffs
Posted: 07:21 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Tim L
I’m not jumping, I just want to know where the world champs went.
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 JasonB
Well that was just disgraceful.
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 jt
I had a bad feeling about madson coming in because almost choked last night and has already pitched 2 straight days.
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 j reed
joedad – i believe he was also coming of an injury.
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 12, 2009
Posts: 0 Terri
The Phillies look like the Mets in 07. We gave up 5 runs in the last two inning. We have some BIG problems. HUGE! This last months has been brutal.
Posted: 07:22 PM on September 12, 2009