Gameday: Phillies (72-72) at Astros (46-98)
Posted by Amanda Orr, Fri, September 14, 2012 07:55 PM | Comments: 63
2012 Gameday, Posts
Philadelphia Phillies (72-72) at Houston Astros (46-98)
Cole Hamels (14-6, 3.03) vs. Edgar Gonzalez (2-0, 1.74)
Time: 8:05 p.m at Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy, 82
TV:Comcast Sportsnet
Media: Twitter and Facebook
The Astros ended the Phillies winning streak last night. The Phillies could not hold onto a four run lead. The goal is to start a new winning streak. The Phillies can’t afford to fall back under .500 again.
Philadelphia has a lot of confidence in Cole Hamels, who is looking for his 15th win, which would be a career high. Since July 27, Hamels is 3-1 with a 2.26 ERA. During that time frame, opponents are hitting just .229 with a .571 OPS against him.
Edgar Gonzalez was just recently promoted from Triple-A, and has succeed so far. Last night, the Phillies left a lot of men on base; tonight, the Phillies need to capitalize and drive in runners.
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GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
About as close to a must win as you can get.
With Cole starting have to win this.
Posted: 07:59 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Nice to see the pitcher still sporting a higher batting average than the first baseman.
Come on Phils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 08:06 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Three runs before the first out. Do I dare to get hopeful?
Posted: 08:19 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
This pitcher has nothing.
Absolutely no excuses now.
Posted: 08:26 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
I don’t wanna put pressure on any one, or any team, but you lose 4-0 leads twice in a row to this Houston club, and you can more than amplify the Not Houston, Not now theme.
Nice to see RyHo come back from 0-2 to get a double. Not one of his better counts to come back from.
Posted: 08:27 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Hmn… probably shouldn’t get too hopeful…
Posted: 08:33 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Pirates lost again .
they are cooked.
Mets actually winning vs the Brewers.
Brewers are biggest threat to phils IMO
They are going to be there
Posted: 08:37 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
It’s fascinating the way Weeks finally woke up. What a horrific year. Get that guy going, and a rejuvinated Axford, and they are definitely a player. But it’s the Cards to lose to me.
Posted: 08:46 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Jaron B
Uh… line-up anyone?
Posted: 08:39 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 3470 Lefty
Jaron, just in case it ever happens again you can use this
http://www.baseballpress.com/lineup.php
Posted: 08:41 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Just that lineup page alone makes that site a keeper. That’s good stuff.
Posted: 09:11 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 3470 Lefty
It’s great for fantasy. Lineups start showing up about two hours before games.
Posted: 09:16 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Does the old man know you can use a different line up every day?
Posted: 08:47 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Wheeler is cracking me up tonight.
He is something.
Posted: 08:50 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
WHEW!!! This is a slow-moving, messy game…
Posted: 08:57 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Two runs this inning. Check local listings for details. Lets go, Phils.
Posted: 09:14 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Sometimes they have line ups up at 2 or 3 pm.
and I dont like this.
Letting them hang around again
Posted: 09:19 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Ooo… some offensive life after the first!
Posted: 09:20 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
With Cool Hamels now flashing a sub 3 ERA again, and multiple reasons to finish strong, I wonder what would be a good season ending ERA to shoot for. 2.70 would be outstanding. That’d mean 4 darned good starts the rest of the way. 2.70 it shall be.
#Importantstuff
Posted: 09:26 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
yuck
Posted: 09:29 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
I hate always being right.
I knew this series was so problematic for so many reasons.
And way to jinx him Ken!
You owe me a beer like Lefty does.
Posted: 09:31 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Andrew, you collect more beers than this site lists ‘em. And I did NOT jinx him. His ERA stayed under 3 for 15.8 seconds.
Scale of 1-10, 10 the most what’s the worry number now with them hanging around even more.
I’ll play the 5 number. Maybe 5.5
Posted: 09:34 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ryne Duren
i had a bad feeling last night . even though they came out like gangbusters after the next few innings i’m screaming don’t let em hang there boys! and then boom.
and now tonight i got a bad feeling. i hope not man.
Posted: 09:50 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 3470 Lefty
We just have to keep scoring, no one is just going to just bow to our starters.
Andrew hold your breath, the beer will be right there. pffffft.
Posted: 09:39 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
I am very worried.
Phils need to get it to 8 runs scored for me to feel good.
Posted: 09:44 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 60 pamikedc
Phils stop playing down to your competition!!
I’m in Delaware tonight and can listen to te game. Whyyy would the Phils put Chase at 3rd and put Fransden at 2nd. Pointless. Fransden is 10000% better than steroids using Galvis. Bc the Sarge just said that on tv.
Phils lost their focus Thursday night. No crowd. Low energy. Can’t afford that.
Posted: 09:48 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Why is the new screen name not DeMikedc if you’re in Delaware?
I have actually been intruiged by the lack of redneck (that actually isn’t fair, it’s not right to call steroid reaction unjust, it’s flat out cheating a lot of times), reaction to the fact that the Phils have given Fransden a chance, and that he’s doing a good job has people ignoring that he got nailed for 50 games for PEDS. Almost hate to bring it up, but if you’re gonna rip Galvis, gotta stay fair and objective.
Fransden is a natural 2B, fwiw.
Posted: 09:56 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 60 pamikedc
DCmikey retired…..this is still ME…..
Ending w 6 vs Nats and 3 vs Atl- THAT IS HUGE!!!!!!! We need these 3 vs Houston and the. 2/3 vs the mets. Bc we KNOW we won’t defeat Dickey on Monday, unless Lee has a SO.
Posted: 09:49 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ryne Duren
the phils must pound dickey monday! wait … they did that last night! never mind.
Posted: 09:52 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Ryne Duren putting in an in game appearance. Just in time to buy Andrew a beer when the Phils get run number 8.
Good timing.
Posted: 09:58 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
OH BABY!!!
Posted: 09:52 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Wow Ruiz.
I am always reminded that when the Phillies won the WS he was a minus WAR palyer.
Making the stat completely useless forever.
Posted: 09:54 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 60 pamikedc
@Lefty, I have no clue how to send or accept friend requests on here. Hmmm…
I tried on the bottom of the site, but
It just kept refreshing the page. I love you guys here at PN!!!
Posted: 09:56 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Wow that was a bomb
Keep scoring fightins
Posted: 10:00 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Da Mets add a run. Crew probably got em right where they want ‘em, Mets 5, Crew 2, T6.
Phils could pass Crew, and Bucs in 1 day. Whoop-dee-doo, I guess.
Posted: 10:01 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Yup, now all we need is the Dodgers and the Cards to split their series, keep either of them from pulling out in front.
Posted: 10:02 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
If you thought that thru, and think that’s best, that’s cool, but I think you want the Dodgers to win the next 3. Not that schedules are a be all and end all, but LA has a tougher schedule the rest of the way by a decent margin. You’d rather chase them, and if the Phils win the next 3, they’d trail LA by only 2. They’d trail the Cards by 1, but I think that would be a bigger deficit.
Posted: 10:14 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
bleh
Posted: 10:01 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Scratch out the 8
Ill be comfortable at 10
Posted: 10:01 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Oh, Andrew, we all know you will never be comfortable. :)
Posted: 10:03 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
I am about to put the Dodgers game on as the second option during commercials. I am hoping they( the dodgers) win tonight.
Mets are winning beating the Brewers.
Posted: 10:05 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
If they hire Bowa to manage this team I hope he doesnt stroke out.
I will be at the track tomorrow Ken so you will have to say some of the mean things I say for me. Hope they can win without me.
Its funny as I am probably the most traditional old school person.
But I dont enjoy Vin Scully so I am watching the Cardinals feed.
Its not so much hes bad as I jsut dont like the 1 man booth.
Posted: 10:20 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
like many, enjoy Vin, and appreciate the longetivity, and consistency, but I do think he talks too much, would prolly find him even better with the right partner, and sometimes his stories, usually terrific are delivered in too much of a scripted fashion for me. But the man is terrific. cards TV is weak. Cards radio is outstanding.
Good luck at the track.
I was quite surprised Bowa even interviewed for that, but I understand the missing the uniform. That’s a helluva pull.
You might want 10, but 9 looks fine. My worry number is 2.75. let’s go Phils! Maybe have a really fresh Paps for tomorrow.
#rambling
Posted: 10:29 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Home run Yadier Molina
All of my fantasy teams are namds the Molina brothers.
Because of how that family haunts the Mets franchise.
Posted: 10:32 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Lefty pointed out not being far from MVP congestion between Yaddie, Chooch and Posey, and I finally figured out as close as I’m aware of three great catchers at the same time, albeit not quite 3 MVP’s necessarily. Bench, Ted Simmons and Manny Sanguillen. Maybe similar when Berra and Campy played. That Molina family is something else.
Posted: 10:39 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
I remember once even the skelled 3rd Molina brother beat the Mets when he was with the Yankees I think lol
Wasnt Simmons mainly an offensive catcher?
I havent had a tirade abotu Piazza in awhile.
And the people who think he was great and or a hall of famer.
He couldnt even by on my team.
Should have been in left like Burrell or a DH.
I remember they tried to make him a first baseman and he couldnt even play first!
Got to be the only major leaguer ever who couldnt.
Posted: 10:46 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Simmons was definitely an offensive catcher. He wasn’t terrible defensively, but no way would you rate him higher than average, a stretch in and of itself. But a terrific hitter.
Sanguillen wasn’t terrific defensively either.
Posted: 10:48 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 60 pamikedc
YES- no Dickey. He pitches Sunday.
Sorry, 1 game at a time
Posted: 10:33 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 3470 Lefty
Interesting, right after Brown’s home run, I switched to Brewers game real quick and the first thing I hear is “the Phillies tacked on two on a dominic Brown home run”. They are worried about us.
Posted: 10:37 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Carpenter homered also.
Dodgers are proving that big contracts dont always help.
I dont see them as a factor either really.
Posted: 10:37 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 60 pamikedc
@Ken Bland,
I’m from Pa, in DE now.
I’m sorry about Fransden, I never knew that. My bad man.
And Kevin is a hittin machine.
And Nevermind, DICKEY is pitching vs US on Monday
Posted: 10:38 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
@ Lefty the Nats people are scared to death of us.
They so badly hope we dont make the playoffs.
Posted: 10:38 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 3470 Lefty
Of course their scared, with all the trash talking they’ve been doing all f’n year. I can’t stand them or their boy scout troop leader Bob Carpenter.
Posted: 10:44 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Bob Carpenter is the worst broadcaster Ive ever seen or heard on any level.
I actually am embarrassed for him when I watch their broadcasts.
Makes Wheeler look like a Mensa member.
Posted: 10:48 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Dbacks losing , too, which can’t hurt.
Meanwhile, what a slow game, even without Papelbon. This Houston team invigorates ya.
Posted: 10:45 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Hands up AFW…^5 ^5
Ryne owes you a beer
Posted: 10:52 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 3470 Lefty
I replayed it 4 times, I don’t think Utley touched the plate.
Posted: 10:56 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
4-1 cards
Capuano struggling
2 run homer halladay
Posted: 11:00 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Ken Bland
Like to see Ruf get an at bat tonight. maybe even bang one. Icing on the cake type shot.
Posted: 11:04 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
2 run homer
Eithier
Posted: 11:11 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Winner winner chicken dinner
abreau up for the Dodgers
Posted: 11:45 PM on September 14, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Waldorf
Luis Cruz 3 run homer
Dodgers up 6-4
Posted: 12:14 AM on September 15, 2012
Posts: 0 list games skidrow
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Posted: 08:58 AM on September 21, 2012