Gameday: Phillies (56-46) at Nationals (44-58)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Fri, July 30, 2010 06:30 PM | Comments: 155
2010 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (56-46) at Washington Nationals (44-58)
Roy Oswalt (6-12, 3.43 ERA) vs. Craig Stammen (2-4, 5.50 ERA)
Time: 7:05, Nationals
Weather: Sunny, 85 Degrees
TV: CSN Philly
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The Phillies have put together a nice eight game winning streak, putting themselves ten games over .500. It’s been awhile since the Phillies found themselves at that mark, but they are also closing in on the gap in the division and wild card (2.5 GB in the National League East; 1.5 GB in the Wild Card). Now, they have another ace on the mound, and facing a very sweep-able last place team. The Phillies even lucked out by not seeing Stephen Strasburg this series. Things keep getting better and better. Other teams should start to worry.
The last time the Phillies were in Washington, Roy Halladay made his Phillies debut. Now, another Roy will be doing the same. Newly acquired Roy Oswalt will make his first start as a Phillie, after waiving his no-trade clause in a trade that sent J.A Happ and two minor leaguers to Houston.
Oswalt is 6-12 this season, but don’t let that record fool you. The Astros are not a good team, and failed to give Oswalt run support. Hence why wins aren’t a good stat to use to determine how good a pitcher is. Oswalt has a good ERA of 3.42 and WHIP of 1.11. He averages about two walks, seven hits, and eight strikeouts per nine innings, having a respectable walks/strikeout ratio. He does not surrender the long ball often.
Oswalt finished in the top 5 in the Cy Young voting five times in his ten-year career. His repertoire consists of a fastball, curveball, changeup, and a slider. His curveball is his best off-speed pitch.
On the flip side, Craig Stammen goes for Washington. The 26-year old did not make it through six innings in his last five starts. He has struggled heavily against the Phillies, having an ERA over 15 in two starts.
Nine in a row would be sweet for the Phillies. Perhaps even sweeter because Roy Oswalt is a Phillie, and at a steal.
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 jeff
reds are beating braves. teejvee where do you live. i would really love to meet. same with three of my friends. please tell us.
Posted: 08:16 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 teejvee
oh Well .I think we can say howard’s officially in a slump. lst 4 games the Ab’s have been brutal outside of fluke homer vs BP scrub.
Posted: 08:17 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
last nine starts oswalt pitched pitched 7 plus innings six times. that so bad. moron
Posted: 08:17 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Oswalt might get ejected tonight
Posted: 08:18 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 bureaucratist
Maybe I am being a jerk, but Oswalt is averaging the same number of innings per start as Jamie Moyer, the man he is basically replacing. I’ll never understand, Jeff, why Phillies fans like you (assuming you are a genuine Phillies fan) want to spend their time and energy attacking other Phillies fans.
Posted: 08:18 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
lifetime 3.24 era with with 1600 k. yea he is terrible.
Posted: 08:19 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
your not a phillies fan.
Posted: 08:19 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
143-82 with alot of bad houston teams. god he is just terrible. do not compare him to jaime moyer. moyer is mostly a batting practice pitcher
Posted: 08:20 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Maybe Jimmy needs another day off
Posted: 08:21 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 bureaucratist
How’s he doing tonight, Jeff?
Posted: 08:21 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
Little more patience would of been nice rollins…
Posted: 08:23 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mike
is brian michael on here ? i bought 2 tickets and tailgate on paypal just wanted to make the tickets are there for me?
Posted: 08:24 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
you are so right. you know we should sit him. he is terrilbe. what a waste. your a moron. i guess your watching the phillies tonight since the jersey shore is not on.
Posted: 08:25 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 phils
pffffffffffft
Posted: 08:25 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 "PHILLYBOY"
WELL BUREAUCRATIST HE HAS ONLY GIVEN UP 2 EARNED-NOT TO BAD
Posted: 08:26 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Dave
Jimmy Rollins should be batting 6th. He has the hitting approach of a 10 year old little leaguer. Swinging at the first pitch when Stammen is struggling to find the zone makes me want to puke…it’s just stupid. He and Manuel are the Phillies version of Dumb and Dumber. Watching Rollins bat year after year is painful.
Posted: 08:26 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Giving Oswalt the benefit of the doubt
Posted: 08:27 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 L.B.
If Oswalt doesn’t give up any more runs, the loss cannot be pegged on him. The offense looks listless tonight. Like, “Meh, it’s the Nats, we’re on auto-pilot.” Not gonna cut it.
Posted: 08:28 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Terri
well this game is over….
Posted: 08:29 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
Welcome to Philly Oswalt, the home of little run support and good fielding the night Great pitchers pitch!
Posted: 08:29 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Terri
also get rid of DOBBS!!!! Like TOMORROW!
Posted: 08:30 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Oswalt is a top 3 pitcher since 2000.
Some of the stuff here gets ridicules.
whatever happens
Hard to win with 0 runs.
5-0 Nats
The phils should be scoring 10 vs the Nats and this SP. I mean hell they traded thier closer yesterday. Phils should be scoring.
Also you cant win every game. Duh
Posted: 08:30 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
I am worried, looks a lot like his last start he had with the Astros
Posted: 08:31 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
I think we can blame all these problem on Greg Dobbs
Posted: 08:31 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Get him out of there Charlie.
Its all too much for him. Tonight. He needs to get in the groove.
Posted: 08:31 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
Andrew totally agree this team needs to learn pound lesser teams like the Nats. I mean after Livian Hernandez, Maybe Olsen and Strasburg, it is AA-AAA pitching at best
Posted: 08:33 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
On the other hand the Nats did take 2 of 3 from the Braves
Posted: 08:34 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
THis is OUR inning lets do it Polly
Posted: 08:35 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 "PHILLYBOY"
Well if we dont come back here maybe the reds can take care of the braves….Can not win them all!
Posted: 08:36 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
Yea dobbs needs to go asap I’ll stick to polly at 3rd and valdez at 2nd…
Posted: 08:37 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Terri
we can’t win them all, but we can put in an effort.
Posted: 08:37 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 bureaucratist
Peace, peace. Jesus Christ, the last thing I want is to fight with Phillies fans, of all people. Y’all are supposed to be my brethren. I was just expressing my opinion. I’m just frustrated and angry to see the Phillies playing so poorly and listlessly against a bad team that is looking to trade away all its best players.
Posted: 08:37 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
True dat but I think I can speak for Andrew and I, we live in the DC area…. don’t want to hear the locals talking about how the “handled the Phillies”
Posted: 08:37 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
this is depressing
Posted: 08:39 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
Yeah this is ugly I am going to do so need chores maybe they will wake up by the time my laundry is done
Posted: 08:40 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 phils
typical phillies on the road not good enough with the bat
Posted: 08:41 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Glutenous
Looks like the winning streak may end tonight. I would have liked to see it go to at least 10. Am i being greedy? As for Oswalt? I saw this coming, honestly. His numbers against the Nats haven’t been so great. The offense has taken the night off anyway. Bad night. He will come out and do better in his next start, no need to panic.
Posted: 08:47 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Its not road its poorness of the starter
I am not kidding. If I was an NL playoff team. I would bring up all my skell pitchers in a playoff series vs the phillies.
Think abotu it. They bring up 3 soft tossers from the minors. The Phils would get swept. In the playoffs you face the other teams best pitchers. thats why this team is a playoff team.
Posted: 08:48 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Glutenous
@ phils
Indeed, in recent years the Phillies have been good on the road, but for some reason they are not playing well on the road at all this year.
Posted: 08:50 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 bureaucratist
Big rallies start at the bottom of the order …
Posted: 08:51 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Terri
ugh, braves have the bases loaded no out and a tie game
Posted: 08:54 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 SAM
I don’t think they should have pitched Oswalt even if it was he’s day in the rotation. The guy had to fly from Huston to Philadelphia then on to DC and throw to a catcher he’s not familiar with. The Phillies look like they’re going back to their old was again by not being able to hit anything and making stupid misplays like throwing to third with no one there. And, why in the heck is Dobbs playing tonight? Polanco should be at third, Rollins at short and Valdez can play second. Dobbs is such a waste. Also, Werth looks terrible at the plate and Howard is 0 for seven in his last seven at bats. Scheeeeesh!!!! Come on guys … ya gotta keep playing good baseball.
Posted: 08:55 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
Maybe they’ll get to the nats bullpen well see just doesn’t look like their night…the nats are a joke,but always play us hard for some reason…
Posted: 08:58 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 bureaucratist
Francisco? Not Gload?
Posted: 08:58 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Nats fans arent obnoxious yet. This is a band wagon city. The worst fans in the world IMO. Once they get good they will be very obnoxious and I thnk the nats will be good soon. this year Id rather face the Mutts even. The Mutts you know wont try. They all love the Caps now etc etc. It will get annoying when the nats contend. Washington fans will never have my repect though. But they are harmless. They just dont know sports.
Posted: 09:01 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 Jeff of Nova
Can we all agree that this lineup SUCKS BALLZ tonight!
I would have rather Manuel conseed the fact that our bench sucks and had Oswalt hit, then watch Francisco get overmatched by a bushleaguer
Posted: 09:02 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 jt
The offense struglle tomorrorw prolly too nats just said some guy ross detwiler will be going and is making his 2nd start since coming back from minors…why can’t this lineup just hit garbage pitching?
Posted: 09:03 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
Wait. which one of these teams is a last place loser listlessly playing out the string and which is a playoff contender allegedly energized by a new pitcher and arrival of big prospect?
Posted: 09:04 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Francisco,
Posted: 09:04 PM on July 30, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
and Dobbs both need to go
Posted: 09:04 PM on July 30, 2010