Gameday: Phillies (26-18) at Mets (23-23)
Posted by Jonathan Fogg, Wed, May 26, 2010 06:15 PM | Comments: 166
2010 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (26-18) at New York Mets (23-23)
Joe Blanton (1-2, 5.06 ERA) at Hisanori Takahashi (3-1, 2.53 ERA)
Time: 7:10, Citi Field
Weather: Partly cloudy, 86
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Twitter: @philliesnation
The conventional wisdom said the Phillies would be comfortably in first place in late May. It also said the Flyers would be on the golf course.
But in sports, the conventional wisdom is all too often wrong. Don’t believe me? Grab a copy of “The Wages of Wins” by David Berri, Martin Schmidt and Stacey Brook. The authors are all sports fans who happen to be economists, and they make compelling cases as to why many of the beliefs regarded as canon in sports aren’t borne out by the numbers. Their research is thorough, and as a bonus, the book is an enjoyable read, too.
While the last three games have been anything but enjoyable for Phils fans, with the team having been shut out twice and held scoreless in 28 of 29 innings, an economist would say that it simply can’t hold up. The silent Phillies offense (which has batted a mind-numbing .203 and scored 15 runs in the past seven games) will crackle back to life – it’s just a matter of when and where.
What’s not helping with that are ever-present injuries. In addition to Jimmy Rollins being back on the DL, Carlos Ruiz acknowledged today that his right shoulder has been bothering him for, oh, about five weeks. He’s not in the lineup tonight but hopes to return tomorrow. The question remains of when – or if – his shoulder will be right.
Joe Blanton takes the ball for the Phillies tonight, and if anyone has the credentials to pitch a gem in Flushing, it’s Big Joe, who is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA in four starts against the Mets in his career.
Tonight’s Lineup: Victorino CF, Polanco 3B, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Francisco LF, Valdez SS, Schneider C, Blanton P
Your Gameday Beer – Golden Cap Saison Ale
Lately, runs for the Phillies have been slightly rarer than flying monkeys. So while you wait for the offense to come around, grab one (or more) of these – it has a huge winged monkey on the label. It’s a farmhouse ale with faint lemon and yeast flavors which go down smooth – a definite summer ale. I’m drinking one right now and recommend a savory crepe with it. – By Brian
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 joey in NY
Phillies are in slump now – Mets will sweep Phillies
Posted: 07:03 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Mulvi
Phillies break out of the slump tonight and will destroy the Amazin’ Mess!
Posted: 07:12 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
this pitcher throws lots of strikes. we will blow him up like pearl harbor. oh babbbbbbbbbbbby. mets are just a pathtic team. we lost in philly then blew up them the next two. santana is off the juice.
Posted: 07:16 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 joey in NY
people are tired of phillies winning NL east every year. it’s time for change – hope mets win NL east.
Posted: 07:17 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
mets are in last place. lol. something we would never be. lol they stink like joey in ny mamas house.
Posted: 07:17 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
we are in first without happ, lidge, madson, rollins. beltran is just dealing with the effects of getting off the juice.
Posted: 07:18 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
@joey —— phils ARE in a slump , they have had a couple of these slumps every year the last three years. You see unlike mets fans we don’t panic because were proven winners. I listen to wfan all the time
and you guys jump on and off the bandwagon more than any fans in MLB. The phils played as bad as they can the last 2 weeks and look at the standings. When its all said and done we both know who’s winning the division , no matter what happens 2nite and tomorrow nite. Just have the balls to check in here as the season goes and you look up in september and see your 10 games back.
Posted: 07:19 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 joey in NY
we willl see who stink at the end – phillies won’t even make playoff this year
Posted: 07:22 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
your funny joey the moron. mr. met choker. my best friend is a die hard mets fan. he goes to every game. he called today and said hahahah we won. then he said and you will the phillies will be in the world series. he said i can enjoy a few wins here and there. atleast he is honest.
Posted: 07:26 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
you would of won the nl east if you did not have a team of chokers. thats all. the phillies every year go into slumps, blow saves and they manage to win. for starters nobody in this division is good. the mets, marlins, braves are average at best. nobody scares anybody.
Posted: 07:32 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
Hey joey check your grammar , ever heard of a plural ? ( we will see who stink at the end ) ( phillies wont even make playoff this year )
ME TARZAN YOU JANE . Just what i would expect from a METS fan. We dont mind intelligent METS fans coming on here and having interesting knowledgeable baseball talk. The problem is when you make a statement like your 7:22 post you lose all credibility. Where were you the last 3 years ( 3 div. in a row ) 1 world championship , back to back world series appearances. If you don’t have anything good to bring to the conversation , please go away.
Posted: 07:33 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
oh baby. just missed. we will eat this pitcher alive. that ball was gone in any ballpark.
Posted: 07:34 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Phuh Cube Itchez
Citi field robs a homerun… awww…
Posted: 07:35 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 joey in NY
mets have been choked for 3 years and won’t choke this year
Posted: 07:36 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
I know Ruiz is in a slump and probably needs a day off, but really…Scheider vs a lefty? Makes total sense.
Posted: 07:37 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Ok well they just addressed my above comment, so I quess I can’t really complain.
Posted: 07:38 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
all the talk about the park doesn’t mean anything. whether its citi field or citizens bank park , both teams have the same advantages and dis-advantages. its just senseless whining.
Posted: 07:39 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
david wright just did what he does best. KKKKKKKK
Posted: 07:44 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
Joey how old are you? I hope under 9 for your sake.
Posted: 07:45 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Kinda like how a team uses injuries as an excuse for a crap season and another team despite injuries is in first place? Like that kind of sensless whining?
Posted: 07:45 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
david wright with his 35th strikeout of the year already. He is the most overrated player in the NL. If he played in a small market nobody would know who he is.
Posted: 07:46 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
jerry manuels interview. ummmmmmmm…yea ummmmmmmm
Posted: 07:48 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
you cant let guys like pagan and rod beat you. they both are average. rod will come back down to earth and be just a bad catcher.
Posted: 07:49 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
@ ed r ——- i’m a phillies fan , i hate when mets fans complain when we hit home runs at CBP , like the dimensions are different when they come to the plate.
Posted: 07:49 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
i would love to see the phillies sit rollins until after the all star break. we wont need him to win this pathetic division. that injury is tough to go away. have him ready for the stretch run.
Posted: 07:55 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
these guys are just swinging at the first pitch with lazy flys. amazing. they have to get a little motivated. howard is making 125 million.
Posted: 07:57 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
how do you let this little t h u g hit a homers. greasy slime.
Posted: 08:00 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
blanton is average. how do you sign him for that money you should of given to lee. amazing.
Posted: 08:02 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
brian s has an arm like my sister. my god.
Posted: 08:04 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 BurrGundy
We are like cold fish tonight. We are in a slump and cold. Ugly.
Posted: 08:12 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
Brian has an arm like you jeff
Posted: 08:15 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
your mother did not mind my arm….
Posted: 08:16 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
jeff : blanton is our #4 starter when everyone is healthy , his contract has nothing to do with the lee situation. Blanton has done ok for us as the #4. I agree about Reyes , i hate that little greaseball , his attitude sucks. Everyone can relax what ever happens 2nite and tomorrow won’t matter come september.The Schnider signing i dont love he’s a backup at best. We traded away our catching prospects in some of the moves made the last couple years. Dont worry boy’s once everyone comes back this team will still end up with 95 wins give or take a few.
Posted: 08:17 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
chase is not himself. he would make this guy look like a chef at a hibatchi table.
Posted: 08:17 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
good one………
Posted: 08:18 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
hey mike my best friend is a die hard mets fan and hate reyes. what does that tell you. he said he would love to trade him off. get some more positive players.
Posted: 08:19 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
that made no sense at all
Posted: 08:19 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
boy howard got a hold of that one. our offense is just so bad. has nothing to do with this pitcher.
Posted: 08:20 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
worry about your own players
Posted: 08:20 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
Hey Guys I secretly wear phillies panties.
Posted: 08:21 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
I love little boys
Posted: 08:22 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Phuh Cube Itchez
Werth is reminding me of Cornelius from Planet of the Apes with that scraggly hair all over his face.
Posted: 08:23 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
First off you moron I did not write that. Secondly you do not write something like that.
Posted: 08:24 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
Cornelius. lol. Your mother looks more like Cornelius.
Posted: 08:25 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
to phuck the philthies : where was your punk ass the last three years ?
i’ll remind you ( watchin the playoffs like your team ). Let me guess ? your on the mets bandwagon now cause you beat the Yankees 2 of 3 and won game 1 of a meaningless series against the phillies in may . I listen to you met punks all the time on wfan , you guys change your opinion of the mets from week to week. Just have the balls to show your face here in sept when your 10 games back. PHILS WILL WIN THEYRE 4TH DIV. IN A ROW. I’ve got some more bad news for you , phils will be favored to win this division the next couple years. Its gonna be like the Braves of the ninety’s. Just be happy competing for the wildcard for a while.
Posted: 08:27 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Phuh Cube Itchez
Awww… Jeff… Mommy jokes? That’s so 1970′s of you. You forgot to make funof my spelling or grammar, though. That’s the usual order of operations for weak minded fools.
(Even I can admit that was a nice play by Valdez)
Posted: 08:29 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH….You philthadephia fans are ridiculous. you think you are the best team ever now. Congrats you went to two world series recently and won one of them. You sucked before that. You have the same amount of world series as the mets.
Posted: 08:30 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 PHUCK THE PHILTHIES
Jeff is like 18
Posted: 08:31 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
It would be nice to have real baseball talk with intelligent met fans. But with names like PHUCK THE PHILTHIES I guess thats a pipe dream.
Posted: 08:33 PM on May 26, 2010
Posts: 0 Phuh Cube Itchez
You know… I don’t care if the Mets OR Phillies are in 1st or last place when they play each other. The standings don’t matter when these two teams compete head to head.
If you don’t understand that, ask a Phila Eagles fan how they feel about playing the Cowboys.
Posted: 08:33 PM on May 26, 2010