Gameday: Dodgers (59-54) at Phillies (62-50)
Posted by Jonathan Fogg, Wed, August 11, 2010 05:52 PM | Comments: 156
2010 Gameday, Posts
Los Angeles Dodgers (59-54) at Philadelphia Phillies (62-50) 
Chad Billingsley, RHP (9-6, 3.82 ERA) vs. Roy Oswalt, RHP (6-13, 3.50 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Weather: Partly cloudy, 89
Twitter: @philliesnation
When the Dodgers hang a 15-spot on the Phillies, there isn’t a whole lot to feel too good about. But the way the Phillies allowed most of those runs is even more troubling.
Forget that Kyle Kendrick didn’t make it out of the fourth inning. KK had put together three very good starts in a row, and last night was an example of what common folk call “the law of averages” and math majors refer to as “regression to the mean.” Plain and simple, he was due to get hit around, and did he ever against the Dodgers.
Over the course of a 162-game season, any team’s fifth starter is going to give up plenty of runs and have more than a few bad nights. After all, that’s why he’s the fifth starter. Injuries notwithstanding, the Phillies’ real problem was encapsulated by what happened after Kendrick was out of the game. The offense mounted a rally, but the bullpen couldn’t keep the Dodgers at bay, allowing nine – nine! – earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. David Herndon, Danys Baez and, sadly, even J.C. Romero … do you trust these guys to consistently get batters out when called upon? (I won’t lump Antonio Bastardo with them because he’s only recently returned to the Phillies, but his ERA is 5.54, so maybe he should be grouped there too.) After Tuesday’s blowup, the Phillies’ bullpen ERA is 4.26, which ranks 10th in the NL and 19th in the major leagues. The Braves, by comparison, were almost a full run better (3.22) entering Wednesday – good enough to rank third in the league and fifth in the bigs.
Ruben Amaro has apparently hitched his star to starting pitching, and the Phillies are going to need an extra-strength dose of it tonight from Roy Oswalt. As for the team the Phillies are chasing, the Braves won again today – despite another blown save by Billy Wagner and the absence of Larry Wayne Jones, who reportedly was feeling much better after spraining his left knee in last night’s comeback win over the Astros. Jones is scheduled to have an MRI Thursday, and it appears the outlook is much better than when he was writhing in pain on the field.
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LINEUP: Rollins SS, Polanco 3B, Gload 1B, Ibanez LF, Werth CF, Brown RF, Ruiz C, Valdez 2B, Oswalt P
Your Gameday Beer – Melanie Brewing Company Beer 30 Light
My roommate got this once in college. The name stuck out, as did the fact that you could get a 30-pack for the same price as a case of Natty Light. That’s right. This beer is cheaper than Natty Light. I was too scared to try any, but according to my roommate, it’s the pisswater to end all pisswater. And this is coming from the guy who drank heavy Busch for four years. Enjoy.– By Michael
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 miked63
YO PHILLY , YOUR MY BOY N ALL BUT ARE U DRUNK ?
Posted: 08:22 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
not yet
Posted: 08:23 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
NO-EVERY ONE ACTING LIKE WE ARE LOSING…
Posted: 08:23 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
F##K !!!! ———— COME ON ROY , 1ST & 3RD 2 OUTS , KEEP THE GOOSE EGG UP THERE !———- YO PHILLY IF THEY SCORE , YOU JINXED US ! HA HA
Posted: 08:24 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Gotta get Theriot out with Ethier on deck…
Posted: 08:25 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
dude is discussing his PAL tattoo
i go over to dodgers feed but thats bad luck i hate doing it
Posted: 08:25 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
HOPE NOT LOL
Posted: 08:26 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
YEESSSSSSSIIIRRRRR!!!
Posted: 08:26 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
NICE !!!!!!!!!!! MY BOY IN GEORGIA IS OFF THE HOOK ! — PHILLY , YOU ARE NEAR ATLANTA RIGHT ?
Posted: 08:26 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Is it me or does Oswalt work reaaaaalllllyyy slooowwwwww?
Posted: 08:27 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
30 MIN.SOUTH OF SAVVANNAH GA…
Posted: 08:28 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
NORTH I MEAN,NEAR HILTON HEAD SC
Posted: 08:29 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Valdez has meant alot to this team. Period
Posted: 08:30 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Lucky those fans didn’t grab that
Posted: 08:30 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
YES HE HAS….
Posted: 08:30 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
If a fan touched that ball he should be thrown over that wall
Posted: 08:30 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK WE NEED ROY #2 TO PITCH A COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT FOR A GUARANTEED WIN ? —- I DONT WANT TO SEE THE BULLPEN TONITE . —— LOOK AT VALDEZ RUN !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 08:31 PM on August 11, 2010
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Posted: 08:31 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
good job by the fans
Posted: 08:31 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
jimmy jimmy jimmy
Posted: 08:32 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
How many times are we going to have to witness terrible AB’s by Jimmy
Posted: 08:33 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
UNREAL !!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON JIMMY !!! HE SWUNG AT AN OUTSIDE PITCH AND TRIED TO PULL IT !!!! —— HE HAS TO LOOK FOR A BALL TO DRIVE EVEN IF ITS A FLY OUT TO THE OUTFIELD , VERY POOR JOB BY JIMMY THERE .
Posted: 08:33 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
Wow Jimmy Wow
Posted: 08:34 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
the phillie special
runner on 3rd no outs and you dont score
Posted: 08:34 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
geez!!!
Posted: 08:34 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
You really can’t be surprised that run didn’t score, Roy Oswalt is a pitcher and Jimmy Rollins isn’t a hitter
Posted: 08:36 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Rollins needs to be hitting 8th
Posted: 08:36 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 mark
Rollins is KING choke with man on 3rd.
Posted: 08:37 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
i think valdez could have scored on the ball he hit…..
Posted: 08:37 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
BETTER HOPE THE DODGERS DONT USE THE LAST INNING AS A LITTLE MOTIVATION , THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS IN BASEBALL , YOU SEE THAT SHIT ALL THE TIME —– LEADOFF TRIPLE NO RUN SCORED ! I’M STILL PISSED !
Posted: 08:38 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
I POSTED ABOVE I WANT A COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT ! AND WE MIGHT NEED IT !
Posted: 08:39 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
I KNOW RIGHT….
Posted: 08:39 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
PULL THE TRIGGER BLUE !!!!!!!! STRIKE 3 !
Posted: 08:40 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
you dont want to take the chance on an inside the park homer
most MLB teams can score a runner from 3rd with no outs
Posted: 08:41 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
The phils are going to have a big bottom of the 6th
Posted: 08:41 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
ALL THE POP-UPS JIMMY HITS THE TIME YOU NEED IT…….
Posted: 08:41 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
OSWALTS GETTIN STRONGER , 95 MPH ON THAT LAST PITCH !!!!
I’M GONNA GET AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE BOY’S
JUST GET US IN THE PLAYOFFS HEALTHY !
IMAGINE THE REAL STARTING LINEUP , AND H2O PITCHING !
I THINK WE CAN EVEN GO WITH A 3 MAN ROTATION IN THE PLAYOFFS
DOC HAS ALREADY SAID HE CAN PITCH 3 GAMES IN A 7 GAME SERIES.
Posted: 08:44 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Oswalt is at 91 pitches… no way he throws a complete game. Too many hits early on.
Posted: 08:44 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
YOUR RIGHT ANDREW,BUT I WAS JUST SAYIN IT LOOKED LIKE HE WOULD HAVE MADE IT…
Posted: 08:44 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
OHHHH FU*******************KKKKK GLOAD GOT HURT!!!!!!
WTF SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 08:45 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
oh man
gloads done
dammit
Posted: 08:45 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
I don’t care if Gload’s leg falls off, do not bring in Greg Dobbs
Posted: 08:45 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
whats next?
Posted: 08:45 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
dobbs is our firstbasean now
enjoy
chucks
Posted: 08:46 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
i swear i cant believe this
Posted: 08:46 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
nope thank god for Mike Sweeney
Posted: 08:47 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
Sweeney is! Dobbs will get a few starts… ughhh this blows. Gload was on a tear!
Posted: 08:47 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted: 08:47 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 08:47 PM on August 11, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Raaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 08:47 PM on August 11, 2010