Padres (32-21) at Phillies (28-24)
Posted by Jonathan Fogg, Fri, June 04, 2010 05:36 PM | Comments: 75
2010 Gameday, Posts
San Diego Padres (32-21) at Philadelphia Phillies (28-24)
Mat Latos (5-3, 3.08 ERA) vs. Roy Halladay (7-3, 1.99 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly cloudy, 86
TV: Comcast Sportsnet
Twitter: @philliesnation
Lineup: Victorino CF, Polanco 3B, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Ibanez LF, Castro SS, Ruiz C, Halladay P
Boy, do the Phillies ever need Roy.
Games such as this one are exactly why the Phillies shuttled a couple of their top prospects to Toronto to pry “Doc” away from the Blue Jays.
You do that to get a pitcher for which there are many nicknames – “horse,” “ace,” “stopper” – in essence, a guy who is his best when the chips are down.
The Phillies need Halladay because they need a win, having fallen three games behind the white-hot Braves in the NL East, and Halladay far and away gives them their best chance at getting one.
It’s probable that Halladay won’t be as good as he was the last time out, when he breezed through the Florida Marlins’ lineup three times as easily as he knocks out a 7 a.m. workout. It’s quite likely that Johnny Vander Meer’s record of consecutive no-hitters will still be standing come Saturday. But the amazing thing about Halladay is that you believe that indeed he could do it again.
In reality, this game is no more about Halladay, though, than it is about the Phillies’ offense. For the past 11 games, the offense has been a shell of its former self because of a combination of slumps and injuries that has turned the clock back on the lineup – as in back to February and March, when you would actually expect to see two or three reserves playing every day. In the Charlie Manuel era, the Phillies’ fate has usually been tied to the offense, and this season is no different.
Your Gameday Beer – Great Divide Wild Raspberry Ale
The arrival of hot weather means raspberries are almost in season – an excuse to try one of these 5.6 percent brews. As expected it’s sweet, tart and fruity but not exactly an authentic framboise. It has a dark amber appearance, which gives the beer a base for the flavors of red and black raspberries. It has a lot of carbonation, so be prepared. Pair it with spicy Mexican food. – By Brian
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 The SHART Factor
Who would have ever thought that the Padres would be eleven games above .500 at 53 games into the season. Most pundits thought they were a shoe-in for last place in their division. While the Phightins are four games above .500 with 52 games played, they have been euphemistically lackluster for a couple of weeks. In fact they outright stunk and played uninspired baseball. The Phils should win this one and score some runs for Roy Halladay. If they don’t then that will indeed speak volumes. Let’s keep our spirits positive and our hopes high. Maybe the positive Karma and home cooking will make a difference.
I’ll see you at the ballpark.
Respectfully,
Bart Shart.
Posted: 05:48 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff
Im on the way now. Love it. Doc and our offense will put some runs up. Sitting down in the club seats tonight. OH BABBY. A phillies win and a mets lose….GO PHILLIES.
Posted: 05:55 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 teejvee
i secretly have a crush on pee wee herman
Posted: 06:12 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Adrian Gonzalez ending up where?
Posted: 07:18 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
damn, no back to back
Posted: 07:20 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Rats, no chance of another PG. :D
Posted: 07:20 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Um… there is something seriously effed up with these blog comments — it just told me that I’m posting too quickly, when I tried to post my first comment of the day.
Posted: 07:21 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Hey… there’s a line-up that looks a little more familiar! Maybe we can start turning this around!
Posted: 07:23 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Tracey I have had that issue for about a week now.
Posted: 07:24 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
who is this guy, and what did he do to Chase Utley?
Posted: 07:28 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Ah well. There’s a lot of game left.
Posted: 07:28 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Ed: I’ve also been getting that “posting too quickly” error frequently for the last week or so, at times that don’t seem to correspond to me, you know, actually posting quickly. But this is the first time that I’ve gotten that error on my first post of the day near the beginning of the comments.
Posted: 07:30 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Let’s hope so Tracey. Mat Latos isn’t exactly a bum.
Posted: 07:30 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
I was about to say, “yeah, but the Phils usually up their game when they play against tough competition…” and then they got a second hit and now have runners at the corners with no out. Eep!
Posted: 07:35 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
The luck of this team, a misplayed hit and run and a hit by the number 8 hitter and his .197 avg.
Posted: 07:39 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Werth is due for a bomb.
Posted: 07:46 PM on June 4, 2010
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Posted: 07:51 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Bleh. Well, we got a baserunner. Nobody’s getting a PG *against* us.
Posted: 07:54 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
WHEW!!!
Posted: 08:02 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Halladay helps himself, hahahaha!
Posted: 08:07 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
YES!!!! PHILLIES TAKE THE LEAD!!!
Posted: 08:08 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, this would be a really good time for Big Brown to break out of his HR slump…
Posted: 08:13 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
A lead? What is this?
Posted: 08:15 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Tracey…I agree, but Howard had a homer in the Atlanta series.
Posted: 08:15 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
… or a good time for Howard to take a walk. Yeah, that would be good…
Posted: 08:16 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
OK, this would be a REALLY good time for Werth to stop sucking…
Posted: 08:17 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Looks like the beard is coming back. Maybe Werth’s mojo will come back with it…
Posted: 08:19 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
(sigh) Keep working on that beard, Jayson…
Posted: 08:19 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
If Ibanez were a horse someone would shoot him. Oyyyy.
The Dipsy
Posted: 08:31 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
hehehe. fans at Phils game cheering Flyers lead.
Posted: 08:32 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
WOO HOO!!! Good night for Victorino!
Posted: 08:49 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
2-0 Flyers…
Jesus Christ Howard, for 125 mil you better take some classes or rent a DVD on how to hit a breaking ball.
Posted: 08:54 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Terri
Giving him that contract was the worst thing ever. He has underperformed since.
Posted: 08:55 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Wow, Werth didn’t strike out!
Posted: 08:58 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Flyers winning 3-1!
Posted: 09:02 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Argh.
Posted: 09:03 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 glutenous
That used to be a spot where we would break a game open.
Posted: 09:06 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 teejvee
and somebody had the temerity to question my statement that this is the worst team in the league right now?
Posted: 09:11 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 psujoe
Anyone else sick of this Chicago homer announcing the Flyers game.
Posted: 09:13 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Well in fairness teejvee…the Orioles still blow pretty bad.
Posted: 09:25 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Are we going to see Lidge tonight???
Posted: 09:27 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Ed: yeah, it’s hard to be worse than Baltimore this year.
Posted: 09:30 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
@Chuck: Oh, please, God, no…
Posted: 09:30 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Yes Chuck I think if we are winning or tied in the 9th we will see Lidge.
Posted: 09:38 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
at least Roy only threw 108 pitches
Posted: 09:39 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Typical. Romero walks someone.
Posted: 09:48 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Ed R.
Great play Poly.
Posted: 09:49 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
Nice DP!
Posted: 09:50 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 MikeB.
Would be nice for the offensive to squeeze out one more run at least. Does not matter how they do it.
Posted: 09:52 PM on June 4, 2010
Posts: 0 Tracey
GO BIG BROWN!!!
Posted: 09:53 PM on June 4, 2010