Gameday: Phillies at Nationals, Opening Day
Posted by Pat Gallen, Mon, April 05, 2010 12:00 PM | Comments: 119
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Philadelphia Phillies (0-0) at Washington Nationals (0-0)
Roy Halladay, RHP vs. John Lannan, LHP
Time: 1:05, Nationals Park
Weather: Sunny, 80
TV: MyPHL 17
Twitter: Phillies Nation
Holy smokes, it’s time to go. Baseball season is upon us and Phillies Nation is down in Washington D.C. to celebrate the opening day festivities. President Barack Obama. Roy Halladay on the mound. A new season in the making. It’s all happening at Nationals Park.
It’s Roy Halladay’s first start as a Philadelphia Phillie. Opposing him is John Lannan for the Nationals. Last season, Halladay was one of the finest pitchers in all of baseball, as he went 17-10 for the Toronto Blue Jays. He took on the finest in the American League East and will go to the improves NL East. His first opponent is the lowly Nationals who won just 59 games a season ago. It appears as though they will be a tick better in 2010, but are they any match for Doc and the vaunted Phillies lineup?
Lannan went 9-13 a year ago for Washington, but did have a very respectable 3.88 ERA. His first line of business is to deal with Rollins, Polanco, Ultey, Howard….good luck. On top of that, thousands of Phillies fans will be taking over the stadium to make his job that much harder.
It’s opening day – it’s what you’ve been waiting for all winter. Enjoy the festivities and sit back and relax: Phillies baseball is here.
Today’s Lineup: Rollins (SS), Polanco (3B), Utley (2B), Howard (1B), Werth (RF), Ibanez (LF), Victorino (CF), Ruiz (C), Halladay (P).
Your Gameday Beer – Yuengling Traditional Lager
We’ll be drinking this at the tailgate in D.C., so you should have one too (provided you aren’t at work or if 1 pm isn’t too early for you). It’s a staple of Philadelphia tailgates and regional bars. It’s LA-GAH YEOOO! You just ask for a Lager and you get a Yuengling. Nuff said. Enjoy it with a hot dog and baseball. It’s all you need. – By Pat
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Matt
It’s finally here!!!
Posted: 12:05 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Brett
Soooo pumped. It’s gonna be a good season.
Posted: 12:08 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 PizzaBagel
WAHOOOOOO! Time to swat the nats.
Posted: 12:17 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Pearl Dennehey
I love Yuengling !!!! I also enjoy a Chesterfield Ale from time to time. I love the Phillies most of all.
Posted: 12:29 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Jim Hoffmann -- Little Runt
I am soooo pumped about the opening of the season. I am so pumped that I am almost 5’5″. GO FILLS
Posted: 12:30 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 FillyP
Stuck at work, but I’m definitely tuning into mlb.tv. Spring and baseball is here, REJOICE!! Let’s go Fightins!
Posted: 12:38 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Bob
WOW what an ovation for Roy Halladay….unreal number of Phils fans down there for this one!
Posted: 12:48 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 beta sigma shag
I love day games. Call work said “I’ll be in after the Game deal with it” It is great being the boss. GO PHILLIES
Posted: 12:49 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
You noticed Drew Carpenters stuck with the big team… Maybe we can groom bullpen arms from within more than one at a time now.
Posted: 01:01 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Here we go!!!!
Posted: 01:01 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Bobby D
I actually missed Tastykake and WB Mason commercials! Throw strikes Obama.
Posted: 01:06 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Sean P.
Is anyone having problems logging into Phillies.com for the audio? I’ve paid all the necessary charges, now it is not recoginizing my log-in… anyone else having simliar issues???
Posted: 01:10 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Sean: I had a bit of trouble getting to the login screen, but once I got there, I’m good.
Posted: 01:11 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Jamie
Yes, I can’t even get mlb.com to load. Great stuff – pay them lots of $$ and can’t even watch the first pitch.
Posted: 01:12 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, let’s get this party started, I’ve only got until 2PM today!!!
Posted: 01:12 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Comatose
Jimmy taking first pitch…surprise
Posted: 01:14 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
We’re back baby!
Posted: 01:14 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
WOO HOO!!! JRoll leadoff hit is always a good sign of things to come!
Posted: 01:17 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
..if he hits chase again… i’m charg’n the mound
Posted: 01:17 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 FillyP
Also having mlb.tv video problems, but the audio seems to be working … seems like they’re behind the ball at the start of every season!
Posted: 01:19 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Yee hah!
Posted: 01:20 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Ow… don’t get greedy, JRoll.
Posted: 01:21 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…it’s all good jimmy boy… way to hustle!
Posted: 01:22 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Andy
I love it…. is this game at National’s Park or the Bank?
Posted: 01:23 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 The Second John
ROY HALLADAY!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 01:23 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 therookie300
Not good for that 150 run prediction…
Posted: 01:23 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
..take out roy.. he’s horrible!
Posted: 01:24 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Andy: It’s in DC, but there are a lot of Phils fans there!
Posted: 01:24 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
bad call.. he slide past the bag!
Posted: 01:25 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Andy
Tracey…I was just being sarcastic. I was saying I love it because the Phillies fans out number the Nat’s fans by 3-1
Posted: 01:26 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
eep…
Posted: 01:27 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…that was obama’s fault
Posted: 01:27 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
eep??
Posted: 01:28 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Georgie
Looks like the Nats have come to play today, sheesh..
Posted: 01:29 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Joe Durbin
Is anyone else having issues with MLB.TV.COM.
Not only am I being Blacked Out, the only audio of the game is coming to me in Spanish.
I live in Southern Louisiana, how is this a black out. It is not on ESPN or anything else here.
Posted: 01:29 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Wow… two Ks already… if only he hadn’t given up those two hits…
Posted: 01:29 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Chuck: I need a variety of ways to say “yuck,” because this board doesn’t let me post the same thing twice. :^D
Posted: 01:31 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Joe Durbin
Up and running, if I want to hear the Home announcers now.
You gotta love it.
Go Phils.
Posted: 01:32 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
.opening day.sold out….prez in the da house…roy’s on the mound..they’re jacked that’s for sure.. it’s the super bowl for them… i heard mcnabb might even pinch hit for them today… but don’t tell anybody…
Posted: 01:33 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Bob
Trade Halladay he sucks….giving up a 1 run and WALKING someone!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
:-) had to start the season!
Posted: 01:34 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Andy
Jesus shaved
Posted: 01:35 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
RaUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLL!!!!
I’ve missed saying that.
Would have been more fun if he had done something worth celebrating.
Posted: 01:38 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…i miss adam eaton
Posted: 01:41 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…roy’s about to go yard in his 1st ab as a phillie….
Posted: 01:48 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Bob
Hopefully Roy will find his groove his 2nd time through the lineup…..time for the bats to awaking and get this season going
Posted: 01:48 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 JeffS
Can someone call my work with a family emergency, sick child…something? This is killing me. Oh, forget the sick child thing – they are at home watching.
Posted: 01:51 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
nats are looking away from roy… even the pitcher almost had an rbi double… might wanna switch it up a little… he’ll be fine
Posted: 01:53 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 PGD
man the phils are getting some hittable pitches they need to start doing something
Posted: 01:53 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…jeff i’ll call for you…. but i also might steal your job in the process… times are tough dude!
Posted: 01:57 PM on April 5, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…phillies don’t score runs b4 the 5th inn in April… it’s the law
Posted: 01:59 PM on April 5, 2010