Game 1 AHK: Phillies at Nationals Game Thread, April 13, 2009.
by WholeCamels on Apr 13, 2009 3:00 PM EDT
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Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals, Apr 13, 2009 3:05 PM EDT
Phillies baseball won't be the same without Harry Kalas. This is game 1 AHK (after Harry Kalas). We'll all miss him terribly. The game today really should be postponed, but the Nationals probably won't do that given it's their home opener. Let's hope the Phils win this one going away . . . for the voice of the franchise.
[Previously written entry from here on out:] No rest for the weary as the Phillies jumped on the plane last night in Colorado and flew back east to Washington, DC, for the matinee home opener of their division rivals the Washington Nationals. Still winless after six games, the Nats will surely be looking to spill some of the Phillies' blood for the home crowd.
Jamie Moyer goes for the Phillies, hoping to rebound from last week's disastrous outing versus the Braves, while former Oriole Daniel Cabreraa takes the hill for the Nationals.
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The outcome of this game doesn’t matter. It only matters because it’s a way for the whole Phillies community to somehow be together right now.
by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just don’t give a crap about this game right now, and from the looks on the players’ faces, they don’t either.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Missed the first part of the game on the radio and that bums me.
LA sounds so despondant :(
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Apr 13, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
two out walk to adam dunn leads to runs
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on Apr 13, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope this won’t have any real “exciting” moments. The last thing I want to hear is these guys trying to force excitement. Not fair to them.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Apr 13, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This looks like it may be another clunker for a Phillies’ starting pitcher…but really who can blame them? And who cares?
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know…Harry does.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Apr 13, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree with that
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
by Chris Haines on Apr 13, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has to be difficult for Moyer – who grew up a fan of the team and Harry.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How in the world are the announcers doing their job today?
by David S. Cohen on Apr 13, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wheeler looked really choked up in the pregame.
by zempf on Apr 13, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LA broke down when interviewed by CSN and apparently he and Franske are having a tough time on the radio broadcast.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a thought
I shuffled through the MLB.TV archive of the Phillies feed last night (I was in St. Pete for the Rays opener…didn’t know Harry died until after they gave the lineups). The TV crew said Todd called them with the news, and told them to keep going, and keep smiling.
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by Orlando Rays on Apr 14, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LA took a shot at where they are located in the stadium…he must be feeling a bit better.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Apr 13, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Not sure how he’s able to work right now…
Harry always loved that ’93 team.
by Screen Name 20 on Apr 13, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, first homerun call without Harry was kinda sad.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Apr 13, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
But Franzke did a really good job with it.
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
by Chris Haines on Apr 13, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris McKendry understands too, I think, as she grew up here.
by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw the stark interview when i read the AP piece too
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on Apr 13, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wheels a little too chirpy for my tastes. Not judging him, just saying.
by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rube a little choked up. He was born in Philly, right?
by Walcott on Apr 13, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In fact, Ruben was the Phillies’ batboy when he was a teenager and his father was first-base coach, so he must have known Harry personally for a long time.
by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know he went to Penn Charter. My best friend teaches there.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, at first I didn’t want them to do a broadcast today, but the more I listen, the better it is. I am really liking the stories they are telling about Harry and I think it will help the collective grieving process for everyone. Like when someone close to you dies and you spend hours just sitting around and telling great stories about that person. It really helps.
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHA. Larry Anderson is taking out his grief on the Nationals. It’s hilarious.
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s part of it, but he really hates Milledge. It goes back years.
by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah…I can sense that too.
3 almost homeruns in that inning. Yeesh, Cabrera is living dangerously.
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It may be partly merited, but I think it’s also partly just a cultural thing. If LA had been a basketball announcer, he would have been up in arms about Allen Iverson and his cornrows ten years ago.
by taco pal on Apr 13, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there goes another chance for a quality start. Jamie sucks again today…understandably though.
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this year, I think 4R is the new 3R start.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Nats have hit him pretty hard lately.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Franzke just made a comment that brought a tear to my eye. As genuine as you can get and what I feel was a fairly powerful moment.
For Who? My teammates.
For What? To Win.
How Much? Where do I sign?
by jonk on Apr 13, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2 HBPs to start the 7th for the Phils. Let’s go Ryan.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
just seemed like a wake up call moment. If I were Howard, I would have been looking for a payback for hitting Utley.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Classic Ryan Howard Bomb.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Long drive...it's...ahhh screw it.
feh.
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by RememberthePhitans on Apr 13, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ibanez with another. So I’m coming around on this guy. He certainly is replicating Burrell’s April so far…
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s feast or famine to be sure. Seems like everything is a homer or a GIDP.
by dajafi on Apr 13, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howard? Ibanez? Both?
eom.
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by RememberthePhitans on Apr 13, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Classic Raul Ibanez Bomb.
Ibanez…man or machine?
I still miss Pat.
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by RememberthePhitans on Apr 13, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I know. Not quite the same ring to it.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure if I can remember anyone who turned it around as dramatically as Cristian Guzman.
Dunn with a moonshot to straight center. 8-6. I wonder if Madson/Lidge could do a third day straight, because otherwise I don’t think this one ends well.
by dajafi on Apr 13, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With day off tomorrow, I’d consider it, anyway. Chollie getting Eyre in.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tho’ I’d start Eyre for the 8th, maybe see if I could get away with saving one of the two back-end guys.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
umm, the great Bill Giles?
Harry Kalas might be the one Great Mitigating Factor in Bill Giles’ influence on the Phillies.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bruntlett running all the way on Dunn, who bobbles.
Old adage is that a team takes on main characteristics of its manager. As a bench player himself, I get a sense that the Phils bench players are always mentally in the game.
Nice sac JROll
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sac fly for Victorino. Nice resilience again.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Madson in for the eighth, striking out Flores to start it.
Agree with WL—good at-bats in the top 8th. It would be pretty sweet if this turns out to be Bruntlett’s career year.
Rollins with a throwing error on Hernandez. Gah.
by dajafi on Apr 13, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Terrible throw by Rollins
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice catch
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt." ~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
by HappyHuman on Apr 13, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Madson doesn’t look like he’s missed a beat since the postseason.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nasty pitch getting Milledge.
After the Nats announcers had gotten hopes up about a rally.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When he’s on, Madson might be more fun to watch than Hamels. He just makes guys look silly.
by dajafi on Apr 13, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree
Ever since the postseason he has be downright NASTY
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
by Chris Haines on Apr 13, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He really turned it around last season—it’s like a lightbulb finally when on in his head and he finally “got it”. Apparently, Moyer worked with him on a training regimen and that’s how he added 4 mph to his fastball. Plus, he just looks flatout mean on the mound—like he wants to eat your children Mike Tyson style.
It kinda turns me on. LOL
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is that true about moyer? i never heard about that! that’s pretty cool.
by Matt Swartz on Apr 13, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, he’s worked with a lot of the Phils’ pitching staff that way. Moyer may be losing his stuff soon, but he’s been invaluable to this team. He should become a pitching coach when he retires.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
He’s basically a coach now anyway and he loves the game and I want him to stay in the organization when he retires.
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by kmblue on Apr 13, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know – he might make a good GM
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on Apr 14, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lots of replays of the 2008 WS call.
Beautiful to hear Harry again, but I must admit that it feels a bit poetic that Wheeler is in the background of that video looking silly.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good hustle by Ibanez.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
player of the game nominee.
strap em on folks
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, just got in, heard about Harry…I’m gonna miss that voice…
by myrestingpulse_121bpm on Apr 13, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh. Gonna be interesting. As usual.
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 6:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
guzman with a smash to the RF corner, but pulls up lame and comes out of the game.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 6:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Fuck. This is no good. wtf lidge?
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on, get it together. Do it for Harry.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lidge never makes games THIS interesting……….
by myrestingpulse_121bpm on Apr 13, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay Lidge, you're scaring us.
Happy now? Now get some outs!
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt." ~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
by HappyHuman on Apr 13, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta say that however this one ends, the Nats lineup is much improved from past years. They’ve got four or five guys who can beat you now, as opposed to maybe 1/2 last year (Zimmerman when healthy).
by dajafi on Apr 13, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s afraid to throw a fastball now. For good reason.
by FuquaManuel on Apr 13, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Got Dung out and now Dukes on K’s
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lidge really shouldn’t be pitching today. He’s got nothing.
by doubleh on Apr 13, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Final.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 13, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2 down, Johnson up, 1st pitch swinging, ballgame
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
let us now say goodbye to south of .500 for the rest of the season.
Thanks Harry.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
great video tribute on CSN postgame.
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 13, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
radio sign off with Harry's 3 fav calls
1. MJS 500 HR
2. 1993 NLCS Williams K.
3. Lidge, Hinske K.
I was bawling by #3 thinking about how he got to get the WS call before he died.
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by RememberthePhitans on Apr 13, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Madson: 4 IP, 13 batters faced, 5 strikeouts, 5 groundouts, 2 flyouts, 1 E-6.
Lidge: 5 IP, 20 batters faced, 7 strikeouts, 5 groundouts, 3 flyouts, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 HR allowed
Madson allowed his first baserunner of the season, on a throwing error by Rollins on what should have been an easy play, and a sharp liner which Ibanez made a great play on, but absolutely baffled Flores and Milledge.
Lidge looked rough at first, giving up a sharp hit into the RF corner to Guzman after pumping four straight fastballs to him, then a homer to Zimmerman, also on a FB. But then he rediscovered his slider, and made Dunn and Dukes look silly and got Johnson to ground harmlessly to Howard. All in all, still filthy.
by phatj on Apr 13, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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