Samuel Beckett Sez: Phils vs. Braves, 7/26/08

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 3:49 PM EDT

Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, Jul 26, 2008 3:55 PM EDT

Everybody's waiting for something. For us, it's offense, of course.

And the Braves' long wait for Mike Hampton--who last took a big-league mound on August 19, 2005--is finally over. Perhaps he'll get back to his previous dominance of the Phillies: a 3.05 ERA in 168 career innings.

Lineup

Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

07/26/08 3:55 PM EDT

Atlanta Braves	Philadelphia Phillies
Gregor Blanco - LF	Jimmy Rollins - SS
Yunel Escobar - SS	Shane Victorino - CF
Mark Teixeira - 1B	Chase Utley - 2B
Brian McCann - C	Ryan Howard - 1B
Omar Infante - 3B	Pat Burrell - LF
Jeff Francoeur - RF	Jayson Werth - RF
Martin Prado - 2B	Eric Bruntlett - 3B
Mark Kotsay - CF	Chris Coste - C
Mike Hampton - P	Cole Hamels - P

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Popup, walk, 4-6-3 DP for Cole Hamels in the 1st.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

Rollins thrown out trying to steal for the first time this season.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

Phils with some early runs for a change: two-run single for Coste, triple for Victorino and a sac fly for Utley.

Three runs seems like a lot these days. With Cole pitching, it’s even arguably that in reality.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

Tie game.

Fck them all. Fck this team, every single one of them.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

Now we’re losing. 6-3. They’ve batted around. Hamels has fallen apart completely.

It’s unreal. Why can’t I just turn it off?

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

9-3.

I’m done.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 5:09 PM EDT reply actions

You gotta believe!

by PhoenixPhilly on Jul 26, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

I wasn't done

I kept playing online poker, and left it on…

And the Phils just scored SEVEN runs in the bottom of the fifth, and now they’re winning 10-9.

Not really much else to say. I’m totally stunned.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

It is actually games like this that make the other games when they don’t come back and do something amazing so frustrating.

by PhoenixPhilly on Jul 26, 2008 6:11 PM EDT reply actions

This is the least of the frustrations, no?

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I think this may be the quintessential Philadelphia sports fan blog comment.

by taco pal on Jul 26, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I have so many questions about this game that I am not even gonna start asking them haha.

by FuquaManuel on Jul 26, 2008 6:35 PM EDT reply actions

All I’ll say is that your boy Tom Gordon actually might have been useful in this one.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Dobbs pinch hit

dajafi – what did you think of Charlie’s decision to pinch hit Dobbs for Eaton?

I was against it, thinking we would want innings from Eaton.

by PhoenixPhilly on Jul 26, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply actions

Braves have a lot of lefties, so you may as well have used him there.

And at that point it was already 9-7, so Eaton was likely not coming back out anyway.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I think they are probably going to lose this one. The offense will come around and then the pitching will then fall apart and be unable to hold a lead.

by FuquaManuel on Jul 26, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

I feel good about Lidge coming in to save it. I think last night was just one of those “I don’t know what to do if it’s not a save situation” nights.

by PhoenixPhilly on Jul 26, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

So great to hear the call from Harry.

by PhoenixPhilly on Jul 26, 2008 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

I am mortally sure that had it been that sonofabitch McCarthy calling the game, we wouldn’t have won it.

by dajafi on Jul 26, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think McCarthy is all that bad, to be honest.

by taco pal on Jul 26, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

What the…? First of all, I thought they had a night game today. And second… am I reading this box score correctly?

by taco pal on Jul 26, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions

Dear Phillies,

It is within the rules to score runs when you are not down 3+ runs.

Thanks,
Chewy

by chewy wellington on Jul 26, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

First time in more than a month that they have scored 10+ runs.

by FuquaManuel on Jul 26, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

What a comeback...

Great game, what a comeback. I was really worried that with a big loss today Gillick might make in irrational trade that would destroy the future of this franchise. Now maybe all the blogs about trading Jimmy Rollins might chill out a little bit.

by Philadelphia Phillies on Jul 26, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions