Gameday: Braves (86-66) at Phillies (91-61)
Posted by Michael Baumann, Wed, September 22, 2010 05:30 PM | Comments: 0
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Atlanta Braves (86-66) at Philadelphia Phillies (91-61)
Tommy Hanson (10-11 3.62 ERA) vs. Roy Oswalt (13-13, 2.90 ERA)
Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 88
TV: CSN
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Five up with 10 to play. It’s amazing that the Phillies have made it this far, just a game and a half back of the Yankees for the best record in all of baseball and hotter than any other contender when it counts the most. Tonight is a chance to go up by 2/3 the number of games remaining in the season. Monday and Tuesday nights, the Phillies sent their two best pitchers out to beat up on children. One wonders if Bobby Cox will ride off into the sunset regretting his failure to set his rotation for the three most important games of the season.
But today, Tommy Hanson takes up Atlanta’s cause. Hanson was spectacular as a rookie last year and has built on that strong performance in 2010, posting 3.8 WAR, a 3.14 K/BB ratio, and a 3.39 FIP. However, he’s going against Roy Oswalt, who, since joining the Phillies has been so good it’s starting to get boring to talk about it.
After winning the first two games of the series, this one is not absolutely essential, but it would certainly make a difference to go into the last nine games up six, rather than four.
Today’s lineup: Victorino CF, Polanco 3B, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Ibanez LF, Ruiz C, Valdez SS, Oswalt P
Your gameday beer: Butterbeer
In honor of the Phillies’ (hopeful) impending sweep this evening, we bring to you a beverage served at the Three Broomsticks in the Harry Potter series of books. Butterbeer is one of the few Harry Potter creations that we Muggles can enjoy. It’s one part butterscotch schnapps and seven parts cream soda. It’s certainly not that alcoholic, but it tastes, well, like magic.- Michael Baumann
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 jeff
come on shane….stop killing us
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Hot dogs
why dobbs???
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Atta boy Shane
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
polly needs a rbi
Posted: 09:25 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
loyal too 2 pennants and a 3rd season with best record in NL so far
he is what he is and it works
thats why i back the old man and all his crazy stuff
and does make you scratch your head alot of times
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 bacardipr05
why use Dobber i would only use him in blow outs or if no other is available..
Posted: 09:27 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Shane to steal?
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
wow thats bad luck
nice play there prado
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 terri
three straight innings to score. ugly.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
what happen to the pro AB’s by polly
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 bacardipr05
PHu*k
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
are you kidding me. an army on the base paths tonight. this scrub catches that ball. amazing.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
That’s a shame for ROyO.
Posted: 09:28 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
the phils are screwing around – and will lose if they dont at least get someone hitting with RISP tonight.
Roy in for the 8th?
Posted: 09:29 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
is gload hurt? id rather go with d brown at this point
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
dobbs hit for roy
Posted: 09:32 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
LOL @ jeff
when the playoffs come and i am not on here as much I will miss you
and calling players scrubs and disgraces and fatsos
Posted: 09:33 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Kate
If not for a handful of hits and a few walks, both starters would have been heading for the perfect game territory tonight.
The Braves didn’t scare Oswalt, even though according to the numbers they should have. BEASTLY, that Oswalt.
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
wheres desi
how you liking the pen so far?
Posted: 09:35 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
that has to hurt
Posted: 09:38 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
lets do this right here right now
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
thanks. i will be at all the games this season. cant wait for the playoffs.
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
theres my 125 million dollar man.
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
you say it jeff
i am not
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 terri
WTH is with our hitters tonight?? Do they want to win??
Posted: 09:40 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
he was off the bag
Posted: 09:40 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
bullcrap,. his foot was not even on the bag…
Posted: 09:40 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Is Howard really done with? We all are expecting something out of our big man.
Posted: 09:40 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
Madson for the ninth?
Posted: 09:41 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
chuck — your boy werths gonna do it again
Posted: 09:41 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Raaaaaauuuuuuuuullllllll!!!!!!!!
Posted: 09:43 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUL AGAIN
Posted: 09:43 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 ChuckS
IbanYESSSSSSSSSS!
Posted: 09:43 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
WERTH IS THE MAN
BAD DEFENSE AGAIN BY BRAVES
RAULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Posted: 09:43 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Al
RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!
Posted: 09:44 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
IT WAS FOUL
HERE WE GO
WITH THE CRYING GAME
Posted: 09:44 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
Werth had to get on to score — 3 walks for jason tonite
RAUL DOES IT AGAIN —– WOW
Posted: 09:44 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
McLouth is one of the worst outfielders in the league.
Did that thing touch chalk?
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
the defense is a disgrace braves fans
thats all 3 games
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
looked foul to me lefty
im sure will be hearing about it more with better angles
so far only one shot of it
Posted: 09:45 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
IT WAS ON THE LINE. NOT A FOUL
Posted: 09:46 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
I gotta give werth props and credit
hope whoever is in rigth next year runs like that and takes walks
Posted: 09:46 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
AIR MAILED THE CUTOFF MAN — NICE D BRAVES
THATS ALL WE NEED —– LIGHTS OUT LIDGE TIME
Posted: 09:46 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
ok jeff no high def here or dvr
i come old school!
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
Chuck, why would you say Madson for the 9th?
You know Lidge is coming in
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
thats 3 games with bad to terrible D
staright up you cant win like that in the biggest series of the year.
now lets go Brad
Posted: 09:47 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
Andrew Im watching it on a 13 inch tv. I have dish. I have comcast interent split into my 13 inch to watch the games. lol shhhhhhh
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
chuck said madson for 9th before phils scored
and that was possible for sure
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 jeff
even with hitting the cutoff man, they would of never got him.
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 22, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from waldorf
not morgan freeman
please
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 22, 2010