Top Moment No. 21: Happ Shuts Out Rockies
Posted by Nick "Beerman" Staskin, Thu, December 10, 2009 10:24 AM | Comments: 7
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Throughout the month, Phillies Nation will be counting down the Top 25 Phillies Moments of 2009.
Top Moment #21: JA Happ Shuts Out Colorado, Solidifies Spot in Rotation
Going into the Phillies game against the Rockies on August 5, there were some questions surrounding the last two spots in the Phillies rotation. Jamie Moyer, JA Happ and Pedro Martinez were all vying for those two coveted spots.
So what did JA Happ do? Only threw nine shutout innings, allowed a mere four hits and struck ten batters in his second complete game shutout of the season. Throwing 127 pitches, Happ proved to Charlie Manuel he had the arm to go the distance in big games down the stretch.
Pedro went on to strike out 11 down in Reading, and it was Happ and Martinez in the rotation and Jamie Moyer off to the bullpen thanks in part to one August night.
A game that was never in doubt, was put away with a Jayson Werth three-run bomb in the fifth that ended all scoring for the night. Not that the Phillies needed it… Happ was that good.
Posts: 0 Manny
Great, great moment. GO HAPP!
Posted: 10:33 AM on December 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
… That last pitch he threw to strike out Tulowitzki was 94mph.
Posted: 10:38 AM on December 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Pasadena_Phan
Thanks for the link, (I was working that day) and that memory.
Hope He’s with the Phils in April.
Posted: 11:11 AM on December 10, 2009
Posts: 0 sportsphan
Don’t let this guy go for any 33 year old–I don’t care HOW good they are!
Posted: 12:14 PM on December 10, 2009
Posts: 0 MikeMc26
I was at this game and it was an awesome one.
Posted: 12:26 PM on December 10, 2009
Posts: 0 karen
This was definately an amazing game. It was that night that Happ truly made it as a philly. I don’t get this obsession about trading him but I shall shut my mouth on that. Thank you for that awesome game J
Posted: 09:44 PM on December 10, 2009
Posts: 0 MOAB
Don’t forget that ball he crushed to center. Great game!
Posted: 11:56 PM on December 10, 2009