Gameday: Phillies (75-58) at Rockies (69-63)
Posted by Pat Gallen, Thu, September 02, 2010 05:27 PM | Comments: 0
2010 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (74-58) at Colorado Rockies (69-63)
Joe Blanton (6-6, 5.15 ERA) at Jhoulys Chacin (7-9, 3.79 ERA)
Time: 7:10 at Coors Field
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Weather: Clear, 65
Twitter: @philliesnation
It’s been an un-effing-believable west coast trip thus far, and the Phillies can cap it off tonight with a win over surging Colorado. A victory would make it a 6-1 road jaunt, a hell of a turnaround considering how they ended the last homestand against Houston.
Joe Blanton hasn’t lost a game in over a month. Think about that for a second. This guy was so bad in May and June that people wanted him banished from Philly for-ev-er. He’s turned it around, and at a very good time. Blanton has been a solid number four, but he’ll need to be so for the rest of the season – no more hiccups.
Scoring all of these runs has been a fun pastime for this team. In the thin air of the Rocky Mountains, against a pitcher they don’t know all that well, perhaps there is more to be had.
Your Gameday Beer – Miller High Life
Going with the Champagne of Beers tonight as another way to support our U.S. troops. For every High Life cap or tab you drop off at select retailers or mail in, Miller will donate 10-cents toward High Life Experiences for returning vets. Up to a million dollars will go toward paying soldiers’ way into sports events, concerts, outdoor adventures and more. So buy it and help us out as well!
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 AC in NJ
I’m feeling pretty confident that Braves will go no better than 3 and 3 over the next 6 games with Marlins and Pittsburgh…the good karma is about to turn for Atlanta.
Phils will gain more ground over the next week.
Also, Giants have to go into LA for a series…Dodgers will play better than against the Phils…Phils should gain at least a game in the Wild Card race over the weekend!
Feeling pretty good about the stretch drive here…goodnite!
Posted: 11:19 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
Lefty…Can’t let down. We have to worry about EVERY team.. EVERY game. We can’t adopt that “Astros Syndrome”
Posted: 11:20 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Brew crew swings some lumber
This is a classic let down series
Game 1 is third city in 3 nights etc etc
Its a tough series. IMO the toughest series left on the schedule.
Posted: 11:20 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
HATS OFF TO PHILLIES NATION-550+COMMENTS TONIGHT!!REAL FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11:24 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
MIKE-GIVE ME A HELL YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11:25 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
andrew : if the braves dont make the playoffs we will all say
{ YOU THE MAN } —– just for willing it to happen.
Who’s gonna get the wildcard then ? What are you sayin
phils, reds,padres division —- who gets wc ? giants ?
Posted: 11:28 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
There is no such thing as Astros syndrome Chuck. They are the hottest team the NL. They’ve swept the Cardinals twice this year.
But fair enough, no letting down, against anyone!
Posted: 11:29 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Giants or these Rockies get WC
Maybe baves get WC. I havent thought alot about the WC once the phils lock down the division.
BTW
16 of next 22 are in phily
and every thursday for the rest of the reg season is an off day!
Posted: 11:31 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
HELL YEA BRO ! ——- you will always be the 1st dude i really talked to when i found this blog. I didnt know about it till this year. Truth be told though , i never really spent much time on the internet t’ill this year.
You know old farts like me (47) —– if you met me though you would think i was 30.————————-go philly , go philly , go philly !
Posted: 11:32 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
HELL YEA!!!!!!!!!!! Jay
Posted: 11:33 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
On the MLB telecast tonight Costas and the other guy were saying that they think it’s win the division or go home for the Braves and Phils.
Specifically mentioned that if we have to go to an extra one game playoff, one team would have an extra loss (due to 163 games) and that could make the WC go to SF, COL or SD.
I have no idea if they are right, but it was interesting.
Posted: 11:35 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
hey lefty —– tell chuck those astros are 23 and 12 in theyre last 35 games. They didn’t just beat us , besides thats over and after a 6 and 1 west coast trip it all evens out.
Posted: 11:35 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Hey mike-
It just dawned on me why you’re Miked63
1963 -47 years old
I got you beat by 6 dude, I’m 53
oh and let me throw in a HELL YEA to Jay and everybody else
Posted: 11:41 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
MIKE @ANDREW-WE STILL GOT A HELL OF A RIDE LEFT MY FRIENDS!!!!!GLAD YOU WILL RIDE IT WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11:42 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Lefty
Good night guys, this old man is beat.
Posted: 11:42 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Kate
Theyre isn’t a word…
I will admit that I’m a bit worried about the fatigue factor. When’s the last time they had a day off?
Posted: 11:42 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 JAY-AKA-PHILLYBOY
WELL I’M THE YOUNG BUCK IN THE GROUP AT 31!!!THIS WAS A HUGE WIN NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11:43 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
24 games in 23 days
Its a factor. So far they have over come. It builds charachter.
heads up Jay and Mike during playoffs. I go over to my friends and watch and I wont be on line. I watch these games every ngiht with my laptop in front of me. I get to vent and give opinions and root. Its a great outlet. but I wont be on for the playoffs. But I wasnt in 08 and 09 and they were fine. Ill be on before and after though.
Posted: 11:50 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
the astros series was very bad. No excuses.
Its over now and they made up for it.
If they win just 2 of those games are leading division and my best record in the NL predicition is looking better.
Posted: 11:51 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
nite everybody —- hey lefty (you are old) ha ha , at least i know i’m not the oldest here now. But its all how you feel lefty , i’m in better shape than most guys in theyre 30′s——-guess most of us will be here alot look forward to it !
t’ill tomorrow —— go phils !
Posted: 11:52 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 miked63
kate are you bostonkate too ?
Posted: 11:54 PM on September 2, 2010
Posts: 0 Greg
Desibrave: I live in Tampa, Florida. I travel to my home state of Pennsylvania at the age of 20 years old, working part-time as a Supervisor at a Grocery store and going to the University of South Florida at least 4 times a year. During those 4 times, usually around a week a piece, I managed to attend 8 baseball games at Citizen’s Bank Park, the most recent being our series against the Diamondbacks. While in Pennsylvania, I stay with my father, who lives in Bucks County, about 35-45 miles from Philadelphia. During that Diamondbacks Series, I daily drove to each game and back — using my own money. For you to say your fans don’t go to games because it’s 40-50 miles from Atlanta is pathetic, and a complete joke of an excuse. I know I don’t stand for everyone, but at 20 years old, making around 35,000 dollars a year, paying my way through college, and living on my own, I’d say that if I can go to 8 games a year — In Philadelphia! I’ve also been to 2 games this year in Miami vs Philadelphia, which is about a 3 and a half hour drive from Tampa, and during that series, I paid for 1 night in the Fontainbleau Resort on Collins Avenue for my girlfriend and myself. It’s absolutely pathetic that you made the excuse that your “fans” won’t drive 40 miles.
Posted: 12:53 AM on September 3, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
Greg..Where in Bucks Co. 35 miles away? I’m in Bucks also about that far from CBP. Going tonight. Will be my 9th game this year (includes one in DC). I-95 traffic is NOT an excuse.
Posted: 07:13 AM on September 3, 2010
Posts: 0 PizzaBagel
Hey Bravo and Desibrave, here’s a stat for you. Since 2007, the Phillies have made the postseason EVERY YEAR. 07 Playoffs, 08 World Series Champs, 09 NL Champs. What have your tomahawking rejects done? If it wasn’t for the respect that I have for Bobby Cox I would write you both off completely. And by the way, what we Philadelphia fans have is called passion. When we have a team-wide power outage, we boo. We let the players know that we’re not satisfied. And when they win, we’re there to raise them up. It’s called giving a crap about the game, and not having some lobotomized smile on our faces like the Braves fans who even show up to the game. As for poor location and distance, I don’t even want to hear it. “Ya’ll” complain because you have to ride your John Deere tractor for 30 miles to the ballpark. Boo freaking hoo. I’m about 50 miles from the park and I manage to go to games multiple times a month. And please, traffic in Atlanta? Try to navigate I-95 and then get back to me. Oh, and by the way. The Braves suck, the Thrashers suck, the Hawks suck, and the Falcons suck. So you can take your stupid demeaning Tomahawking, fairweather, absentee selves, and shove it!
Posted: 09:17 AM on September 3, 2010
Posts: 0 logistic warehousing
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Posted: 04:40 AM on November 12, 2010