The Return of Cy Redding: Phillies at Nationals, 9/1/08

by WholeCamels on Sep 1, 2008 3:00 PM EDT

Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals, Sep 1, 2008 3:05 PM EDT

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Philadelphia Phillies
@ Washington Nationals

Monday, Sep 1, 2008, 3:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Kyle Kendrick vs Tim Redding

Sunny. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

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So the Nationals have won six games in a row. Really! They beat the Dodgers and Braves three times each.

And the Phillies come into town and face their inexplicable tormentor, Tim Redding, who flummoxed the Phils over six innings on August 21, allowing just a single run and getting a no-decision in a 4-3 Nationals victory.

The Phillies counter with Kyle Kendrick, who has been erratic at best over the past month or so.

It's cliche beyond belief, but these are games that playoff teams need to win. The greater the margin you can build up against the league's also-rans, the better off you'll be.

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Ryan Howard chases a high fastball in a full count on what surely would have been ball 4 with runners on 2nd and 3rd. To me, that has been one of the things that has defined his season this year: the inability or unwillingness to take ball 4.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

Gotta hit those home runs and RBI…Arbitration figures dontchano.

by Steve-O- on Sep 1, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

KK

Looking sucky once again.

by Steve-O- on Sep 1, 2008 3:36 PM EDT reply actions

Kendrick is going to see to it that we don’t sweep these guys.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

29 pitches in the first….We might see Happ in the 4th.

by Steve-O- on Sep 1, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

If only…

by dajafi on Sep 1, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Shane Victorino can be a real idiot sometimes.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

haha, Kendrick is absolutely losing it. He got a warning because he is too wild and the ump thinks he is trying to hit Zimmerman.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

Kendrick

This could be his last start for a while.

by PhoenixPhilly on Sep 1, 2008 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

@ the game today.

Kendrick looks awful and cannot seem to pitch with 2 strikes at all. Zimmerman just hit that homerun a mile. I think Happ needs to become the 2008 Marty Bystrom

by Cluttered_JML on Sep 1, 2008 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

@ the game

You picked a bad one, unfortunately.

by PhoenixPhilly on Sep 1, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

can someone tell me why taguchi would ph there?

Oh, and the Mets just pounded Gagne for three in 8th. The Phils really need to bench him an juggle the rotation so Hammels starts Sunday at Shea.

by phillynyc on Sep 1, 2008 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

Crowd is getting a tad restless here. Just a few minutes ago, it looked like Redding was on his way to the No-No, but now, even at 6-1, they are uneasy

by Cluttered_JML on Sep 1, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

Frickin Carlos Ruiz.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

Howard, K.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 5:42 PM EDT reply actions

Condrey. Bad.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Burrell. Ugly.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

Awful game. Never really had a chance after another clunker from Kendrick.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 1, 2008 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

Just got back...

It was a pretty bad sight in person, probably just as bad on TV (esp. if you had to listen to Carpenter/Sutton)…stadium was half empty even though the ‘paid’ attendance was about 28-29k.

I thought Charlie could have put someone better up than Ruiz with the bases full in the 6th.

Although I love the song, Nats Park really turns me off to ‘Sweet Caroline’.

by Cluttered_JML on Sep 1, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions