Head-On, Apply Directly to the Win Streak: Phillies at Marlins, 9/19/08

by WholeCamels on Sep 19, 2008 7:00 PM EDT

Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins, Sep 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

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Friday, Sep 19, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Dolphin Stadium

Partly cloudy with a 60-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

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The two hottest teams in baseball face off tonight in South Florida, with the Phillies attempting to solidify their narrow lead over their NL rival Mets and Brewers, and the Marlins attempt to duplicate the 2007 Rockies improbable sprint to a National League playoff berth in the last weeks of the season.

Second-half ace Brett Myers (still feels weird to type that) goes for the Phillies against Josh Johnson, who's been terrific since returning from Tommy John surgery.

One victory for the Phillies in this series would probably put the dampers on Florida's playoff hopes. Let's hope for a sweep.

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This is a big series I have heard. Lets win two of three and get the mess out of here.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

Lets pin them down here in the first. One run already in. 1st and 3rd, 1 out, pat up.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

2-0 Phils.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

Brett’s velocity has been down lately.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

Got damnit Brett, pull it together.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

WTF what’s with Myers?

by Steve-O- on Sep 19, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t have it. Everything is over the plate and slow. This is bad though.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugh.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

Gettin’ ugly in a hurry.

by Steve-O- on Sep 19, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Shit man. SHIT. Brett is looking like first half Brett.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

Binary Brett. That’s his new nickname.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions

I gotta go outside for a smoke. stressed out you know.

by Steve-O- on Sep 19, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions

Oh wow. 5-2 and he hasn’t even recorded an out. This is more horrible than I ever could have imagined. Take him out before it’s 10-2 I guess.

I really don’t know how to explain this.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

well….despite how bad this inning is….its still just a 3 run lead.
Adam Eaton might get some mopup tonight if this continues.
I was worried about this happening, albeit not this badly

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

So, uh…

when I was on my way in, we had a 2-0 lead.

Not so much now.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions

this is still recoverable. don’t give up just yet. and its just one game. The phils werent going to win all of them.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions

I liked Dobbs in Seattle I love him in Philly. 5-3

by Steve-O- on Sep 19, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

No, I’m good. Would be nice to take advantage of Ramirez not being in the lineup, though.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah but with Myers going, this is one we really should win.

Do you feel great about Blanton tomorrow…to you feel great about him EVER?

And then its Moyer’s track record against the Marlins vs. his last two somewhat sub-par outings.

I am not super worried, but with Myers on the hill, this is one that I really want. Let’s rally and get back into this thing.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

That shaves the lead back to 1.

Something tells me this is gonna be a really wild one.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

According to gamecast, Myers hasn’t broken 90 yet. He wasn’t above 90 in his last start either. This concerns me.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

yeah but his last start was a 90 pitch shutout. This one…not so much.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

atrocious AB there howard. I hate it when people whiff after being up 3-0.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions

That Howard missed the full-count pitch there: probably not a good sign.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions

Not a good sign meaning he’s gonna suck again. Please say it ain’t so.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

That thing I said? Never mind.

;)

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Dobbs double to lead off the 4th gets the loudest cheer I’ve heard. Lotta Phils fans there.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

Coste’s strikeout was big there.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions

its so odd to see a player just hack when he’s up there w/ 2 strikes. As a pitcher I wouldn’t throw anything near the plate, which is what eventually got him.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Good news is that Cincy is rolling on Milwaukee right now.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions

Myers 76 pitches, Johnson 73

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions

well id say thats a good sign

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah baby. Ryan Howard is A-Okay!

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

Nor am I unhappy that this presumably does it for Johnson. The guy is pretty damn good.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t expect 6 runs to hold up though. I think this is a 8-10 kinda night.
I’m watching the Marlins feed and Jeff Conine is helping announce. The ‘other’ announcer said something about Howard hits a bunch of 380’ homers to short left at CBB. Conine sorta shushed him a little saying he’d seen Howard hit balls to the blue seats which he thought we’re pop-ups, but they just kept going and going.
Quite appropriate that he deposited one in the RF seats seconds later.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, these announcers are dicks.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

this inning is looking eerily similar to inning # 1.

and that was a bad inning.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions

I kinda hate how after we go and take back the lead or score runs our starting pitchers are so hasty to go and give them back.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions

Cantu is gonna do some damage, I can feel it.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I knew it.

To hell with this. This garbage pisses me the hell off. What is it about scoring runs that makes our pitchers so anxious to go and disgorge some immediately thereafter. I hate it. Someone explain it to me.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh f*&^ me.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions

TAKE HIM THE HELL OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

Not feeling this one.

He’s done.

by dajafi on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

God damn. They should have done it the second he looked like he was gonna replay the first inning.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

i said 6 werent gonna do it.

Myers shoulda been pulled when Maybin got on. Howard should have caught that ball, then Baker would’ve face real pitches (3-0 w/ Maybing at first…1-2 w/ maybin on 2nd)…and the inning wouldve progressed differently.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

Wow…that kinda put a damper on it.

by Cluttered_JML on Sep 19, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions

my bad

this is worse than the first inning.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions

Well, this shit is over. I knew there was a good reason we didn’t like Seanez.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

still not over. but closer to over.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions

I would almost rather not score runs in games like this. It gives us false hope.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions

That inning was still Myers debacle.
Seanez was bad for one run.
Seanez batters:
Grounder to short
Flyout to first
homer
groundout to short.

by Bilzo on Sep 19, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting/weird that Myers worst start of the season came in his best stretch of the season. Hope he can shake this off in his next appearance because if he can’t then the playoffs don’t look like they will be much fun.

by FuquaManuel on Sep 19, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions

Two things

1.) That was Amezaga’s 12th home run in 1245 at bats. So 1 per every 100. Wow, was that a bad time.

2.) Anyone else have the Marlins’ broadcast crew? Just terrible. The home run call went like this: (in an excited, increasingly higher-pitched voice) “Get outta here ball! Get outta here ball! AMEZAGA! ALFREDO!” What a clown.

by PhillyFriar on Sep 19, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions