Game 27: Maddux vs. Hamels
by dajafi on Apr 29, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintSan Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies, Apr 29, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
The greatest pitcher of the current era takes the hill at OFJOAB tonight. (And Greg Maddux will be there too.)
Maddux (2-1, 3.66) is going for his 350th career win, while Cole Hamels (2-3, 2.75) just seeks to get back to .500 for the 2008 season. The 42 year-old right-hander has gone at least six innings in all but one of his five starts this season, and he brings a 28-17 lifetime record against the Phillies into tonight's contest. Maddux was the winner of a 14-3 decision in Philadelphia last August 24.
Hamels, a San Diego-area native, has lost his last two decisions after being left in a bit too long. On April 18, he had surrendered just two runs through seven innings to the Mets, but left in the 8th with the bases loaded and no outs; all three runners eventually scored. Last Wednesday, he shook off a three-run first inning to carry a 4-3 lead into the 8th at Milwaukee before surrendering a decisive two-run homer to Prince Fielder. Hamels did record 11 strikeouts in the game, his season-best; he also threw 121 pitches, a career high. If he's touched up tonight by the light-hitting Padres--who boast only one player, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, with an OPS over .800 (.818)--expect to hear loud kvetching about that pitch count.
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it's what he does. It's ALL HE DOES.
Just turning it on now, so I didn’t see it. But yeah, I’d have thought that with a righty pitcher on the mound and a flyball pitcher going for the Phils, it would have been a good night for Dobbs to get a start.
Brunt
Maybe Manuel was onto something here: Bruntlett has a walk, a hit, a steal, a run scored and an RBI, having just singled in Werth who’d tripled. Phils lead 2-0 in the 3rd.
To be fair, though, the Padres had brought in the infield with Werth on third and one out; with the defense back, that’s an RBI groundout.
wow
Scott Hairston makes an Edmonds-esque catch in center to rob Howard of extra bases and save another run. End of 3, 2-0.
Sounded like he was robbed. Was good to see him go to LF his first AB. He was poised and looked comfortable too. Go Big Guy.
broadcast/mlb.tv weirdness
For whatever reason, there’s no bar at the top of the screen with the score, inning, ball/strike count, etc. I didn’t realize how dependent I am on that thing to keep me grounded with what’s going on in the game.
Padres 4th inning ends as Gonzalez gets the first hit off Hamels, but is thrown out trying to stretch by Jenkins.
Dead Horse
I hate to beat a dead horse but I gotta. When in God’s name is Ruiz gonna realize he’s hitting a whopping .182 because his warning track power just isn’t enough. I wonder if Charlie has addressed this issue?
Meh
Our left field benefits us MUCH more than the opponent. In fact, it is custom tailored for Burrell. Easy for the homerun and less distance for him to have to run to make plays. Was idiotic to push the walls back.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
Hamels in a zone innings 2-7
Can’t jinx tonight since Padres scored in the fifth – first five games he pitched this year Cole Hamels had allowed only two runs all year in the second through the seventh innings. That’s 2 runs in 30 innings. Some trouble in the first innings – got scored on three times out of five – and of course the two bad results in the three times he’s gone out there for the eighth inning. Judging by Internet only, it looks like he’s pretty dominant tonight.
by phillyinportland on Apr 29, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions
Still at something like 82 pitches, I’d think. Maybe he can finish it, though my preference would be to put up six runs or so here and let him get the win without having to extend.
And I guess it would be Lidge in the 9th if need be. That’s why they have him, right?
Happy Pete juuuuust gets under one to start the 7th. With Ruiz and Hamels now due, it’s likely Cole goes out to protect that one-run lead in the 8th, his Waterloo inning of late.
Wow, Philly phans being classy and cheering Maddux.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
Probably a good move here. Annoying that he couldn’t get Clark, but better to walk him than put something in his wheelhouse.
That is why you SPLIT the lefties with Burrell.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
Don’t buy it, they easily could have brought in a righty for Pat, but choose to pitch Howard instead.
Jenkins was up next. Phillies had left, left, right, left in that situation. I am not saying that maybe they preferred to pitch to Howard, but clearly with Utley on second there, that is asking to keep the lefty in and just walk Burrell.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
Ideal lineup?
I would go Victorino, Werth, Utley, Machine, Howard, Ruiz/Coste, Feliz, Bruntlett, Pitcher. Looks better with Rollins, Victorino, Utley, Machine, Howard, Werth, Ruiz/Coste, Feliz, Pitcher… can’t wait for jimmy to be back.
Yeah, my wife’s got something funny on TV in the other room and I haven’t eaten yet… so we’re getting toward that time.
Hairston = beast
Second home run of the night, third run, driven in all four, made a bunch of great defensive plays. 7-4.
Went to the game tonight. It was kind of chilly out there, i think I should have probably worn more layers. It was dollar dog night, which is always a bonus. Crowd was relatively small.
They really need to put up some kind of board that keeps track of strikeouts. I lost count of Cole’s Ks somewhere around the 3rd inning and could have sworn he had more than 6.
It was indeed chilly, but
just for the record, the announced crowd was over 34,000 – not bad at all for a Tuesday when it got down to about 50 degrees. Having just been to PNC Park, I’m happy to report that the food options at the Bank are significantly better than Bucs fans must put up with, but the dollar dogs aren’t what I have in mind. Not that I didn’t have two, because I did, but I paid about what they’re worth.
I was in the right field upper deck and I knew Cole’s Ks because I was keeping score, but what I personally found annoying was that I couldn’t see a pitch count anywhere.
Also annoying was that the Phils didn’t do a video replay of Hairston’s great catch – particularly annoying for those of us in right field whose view of deep right and center was blocked by the Bank’s layout and thus can’t see that part of the field to begin with. Hence, I never saw it at all. But even if it was in plain view of everyone, it just seems the appropriate thing to do to replay a terrific play by the opposition – that’s part of the entertainment that true fans come for.
Also, it only seemed to be the fans directly behind the Pads’ dugout who applauded Maddux, but good on ‘em. I would have, too, but I would have been the only person in the upper deck clapping, surrounded by inebriated and slightly belligerent twenty-somethings who were not watching the game at that point, or for much of the evening.
"I am the Walrus?..... I am the Walrus." - Donny Kerabatsos
by The Navigator on Apr 30, 2008 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Pitch count
I think the board that displays the pitch counts is the one below the right field bleachers, which is why you couldn’t see it.
yeah, I'm fairly certain you're correct
I was just complaining that they don’t show it anywhere else – there were at least five or six message boards I could see from my seat, including the Jumbotron, but nary a one had the pitch counts.
"I am the Walrus?..... I am the Walrus." - Donny Kerabatsos
by The Navigator on Apr 30, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
yes he did – not loudly, but audibly – which speaks well of the fans’ awareness and manners. (Probably somewhat more than appluaded Maddux.) On the other hand, Flash got booed – loudly – when he was brought in, which speaks poorly of their awareness, and manners. Bottom line, the Bank seems to attract a modest but noticeable number of knowledgeable fans, along with a significantly larger number of WIP-listening numbskulls.
"I am the Walrus?..... I am the Walrus." - Donny Kerabatsos
by The Navigator on Apr 30, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Gordon
You gotta wonder about the boo-birds that come to the game just to gorge little Jimmy and Susie on cheap hot dogs. Alot of these casual ‘fans’ don’t know their ass from forty cents. Yes Gordon concerned all of us after the opening day horrific meltdown with the Nats. Since then he has been nothing short of nasty.
11 games 10 inn. 12K 2-1 1.80era
Plus he got the team out of 2 big big jams. Who could ask for more?
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