Gameday: Braves (86-65) at Phillies (90-61)
Posted by Pat Gallen, Tue, September 21, 2010 06:07 PM | Comments: 0
2010 Gameday, Posts
Atlanta Braves (86-65) at Philadelphia Phillies (90-61)
Mike Minor (3-1, 5.84 ERA) vs. Roy Halladay (19-10, 2.49 ERA)
Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Clear, 66
TV: CSN
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Four up with 11 to play. The Phillies can take a commanding five game lead in the National League East tonight with a win behind Roy Halladay. Atlanta is going to get sick of seeing aces real quick.
Halladay wants to join some elite company in Phillies history this evening. With a victory, he’ll get his 20th, putting him in a class with Steve Carlton, Chris Short, and Robin Roberts as the only pitchers since 1917 to have 20 wins or more for the club. Quite an honor.
Atlanta, in their quest for a playoff berth, is countering with 22-year old rookie Mike Minor. You’d think they would have set up the rotation in a way that would make this a series, but the Phillies have a clear advantage right now. As Charlie Manuel likes to say, it’s all about the here and now, he won’t look ahead and neither will the lot of these guys.
In his pre-game presser, he talked highly of Wilson Valdez. The 32-year old shortstop has done an admirable job of filling in for Jimmy Rollins, no matter how depressing his 19 double-plays are. As Rollins continues to heal slowly – there is no timetable yet for his return, but Manuel did say he’s getting better – Valdez will be called upon keep the defense in order. Can’t heap enough praise onto him.
Today’s lineup: Victorino CF, Polanco 3B, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Ibanez LF, Ruiz C, Valdez SS, Halladay P
Your gameday beer: Wild Goose Pumpkin Patch
This Maryland-based fall brew was ranked among the 10 best pumpkin beers by beerinfo.com, and tis the season. Beer Advocate gives it a solid B rating, so this is a fine brew to pick up while you enjoy the autumn breeze flowing through the open windows. Nose and flavors consist of cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, toasted grains, some sweet malt. Your usual pumpkin ale spice profile, but a tad muted. Makes it slightly easier to drink than Punkin Ale by Dogfish, in my opinion. - Pat Gallen
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Desibrave
Yes , I like Golf too.., I am just telling the fact.
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Terri
yep, this game shouldn’t be this close. too many opportunity, to blow this game open.
Posted: 09:46 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
Andrew , how many times do we have to school visitors to this board , theyre silly uninformed comments are starting to annoy me.
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Struck em out.
Franske says good morning, good afternoon, good night to Prado
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
Well we ruled the division 1990 through 2005.., i am saying there will be a repeat of that., no silliness intended
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Nasty- LA
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Desibrave and you Larry?
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Desi are you Larry?
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
Btw i have no hesitation to say that Phillies are the best team in both leagues right now.., Period
I am just happy that Braves are giving up a good fight ..
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Larry
Larry
Larry
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
that a boy mccann you waste. oh boy. braves are going to florida soon. if that stupid west would start winning….
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
a good fight. if we did not have all the injuries we would be up by 15. you are folding like a tent
Posted: 09:50 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Top of the order
Posted: 09:50 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Derrick Lee looked real good last night, is he up first in the 9th? Done
Posted: 09:52 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
No Forrest tonight??
Posted: 09:53 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
They just showed a few clips of CARLTON , the young fans that didn’t get to see him missed one of the top 5 pitchers of the modern era and imop the best lefty ever .
Posted: 09:54 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
Jeff, We too have our share of injuries man.. We lost a few guys for rest of the season, thats much more telling on the team., stop complaining about injuries. in fact your bench was as good as your starters , You started winning after Hamels ressurected his second half and you traded for Oswalt. thats the big difference.
Posted: 09:54 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
Hey Lefty , tell em how good the real Lefty was
Posted: 09:55 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
I loved Carlton but pitching today much different. Players are much bigger.
Posted: 09:55 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
wrong..our bench guys kept us up..you lost larry who wanted to retire. we lost utley for most of the season, rollins for most of the season, howard for a couple weeks, madson, lidge, blanton, ruiz, poly here and there with raul.
and you compare????
Posted: 09:56 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
and Jeff, I am surprised you know very little about McCann.., If at all you manage to get to WCS you will be getting home field advantage courtesy of you know who ?
Posted: 09:57 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
ryan is so streaky. he looks great or looks so bad. right now so bad.
here comes a bombbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Posted: 09:57 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
great thanks. i will remember a exibition game that i did not watch. i dont care if its for the world series. baseball should be ashamed. team with the best record. thats why we play.
Posted: 09:58 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Steve Carlton threw 304 innings in 1980, and everyone thinks our starters are overworked.
Nastiest slider ever, knee buckler , quite simply the greatest lefty ever.
Pitched every game in less than 1 hour 45 minutes, and if a batter tried to slow him down he got plunked by a 94mph heater.
Posted: 09:58 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
prayer????
Posted: 09:59 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
God do I hate Larry Anderson. Sitting on the radio complaining about the call ups in september. that bobby can use twenty pitchers. hey larry every team can do it. shut up.
Posted: 09:59 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
The whole time I’m thinking, how lucky is Werth to face all the lefties behind Utley-Howard.
Just like last night Lidge. Save it for Doc
Posted: 10:01 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Carlton had more K’s than Nolan Ryan at one time. Used to work his arm out by pushing it through a barrel of rice. Mike Schmidt said he was the strongest man he’d ever seen.
Posted: 10:01 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
Jay, thats exactly the difference I was trying to show., when your closer comes in you pray and when our closer comes in to the game the opponents pray..
Posted: 10:01 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Let’s do this Brad!
Posted: 10:02 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
I dunno why the Braves fans don’t show up. That’s a pretty deep lineup with rick ankiel, the ex pitcher?
Posted: 10:04 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 pheeling it
Struck him out on a slider. K
Posted: 10:05 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
BIGGG K!!!!!!
Posted: 10:05 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
@mike
school is always in session
I think we have taught alot of people alot
Defense up the middle
Posted: 10:05 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
If Lidge can close this out then Doc can get his win and get unanimously elected as the Cy Young.., Doc is my fav pitcher and Cy young fav
Posted: 10:06 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
LOL
keep thinking the goat is better than lidge
no shot id swap them today
seen the goat act too many times
Posted: 10:06 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
@ lefty
Remember they passed walter johnson around the same time.
The strikeout record even changed hands from start to start
sick i remember this i was like 12
Posted: 10:07 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
ankiel needs more juice
Posted: 10:08 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
JEFF , how old are you ? When you say something like players are bigger now I just shook my head in amazement. Baseball is the only sport where you could take all the greatest players from 50 years ago and they would still be great today. Willie MAYS , The MICK , I could make a list a mile long , Ted Wiliams played in the 40′s and he would still be great today. If anything they were better fundamentaly years ago then now. I cant help myself I have to give you more names , How bout Rod Carew , Pete Rose , dude i could go on and on Clemente , Bench , Seaver , Schmidt —— its silly to think the greats of yesterday wouldn’t be just as great today .
Posted: 10:08 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
magic number is 6
Posted: 10:09 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Mostone
LOVE IT!
Posted: 10:09 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
GOO0OOOOD GAME!!!!!!
Posted: 10:09 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
smoke them bobby….yea boy.
5 up and roy 2 tomorrow. 6 is the magic number..
golf time braves. up yours,
payback is a b i t
Posted: 10:09 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
We already took the series
Posted: 10:10 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
they are bigger cause the juice
and they work out more now so yes they are bigger
but i think someone like ted williams might even be better playing today
Posted: 10:10 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
mike im 42. i just dont think you can compare eras. much different today.
Posted: 10:10 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Desibrave
Good luck with the Cy Young Doc…,
Good job by Braves tonight to keep the game close.., once again fantastic pitching . barring that homer by werth i would consider a rookie mistake by Minor he did good job overall
Posted: 10:11 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
just like the nfl. those guys then would of been killed.
Posted: 10:11 PM on September 21, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
Braves up 7 games july 27th
and i was telling everyone dont worry about it
dont worry about it
Posted: 10:11 PM on September 21, 2010