The Beat Goes On: Phillies at Nationals Game Thread, April 16, 2009
by WholeCamels on Apr 16, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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With one scheduled off day and one rainout, it's been about 72 hours since the Phillies left the field on that surreal, sad day on Monday. The Phillies look to sweep the abbreviated series with the Washington Nationals before heading back home to a very somber Citizens Bank Park and a weekend of tributes to the late Harry Kalas.
Righty Joe Blanton goes for the Phillies in his second start of the season, versus the Nationals' Shairon Martis.
Perhaps most notably, C Lou Marson makes just his second career start for the Phillies tonight. Hopefully it goes as well as his first (a regular season finale home run).
Discuss the game below.
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Are you advocating fire-starting? lol
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
They are reaching out to hit the ball, not good.
On the other hand, the HK patch looks good.
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The Nationals brought a lot of blue seats to the game tonight.
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That was an awful at bat for Howard. Ahead 3-1 and he goes after 2 straight changeups.
To be fair, pitchers really know how to handle him now.
Horrendous error by the Phils.
2nd and 3rd for the Gnats
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The Phillies Way has struck again…Spot them runs
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You got ’em too, huh. I hate Bob Carpenter
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I’d kind of like the team—young pitching, patience and power lineup—were the announcers not so terrible. That roving reporter chick… every time she comes on, it’s like a piece of my soul dies.
For whatever reason, they are considered good around here in MASN-Land.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Blacked out here between the Beltways, where MASN reigns supreme.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Oy
"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
Come on Pancakes
you need to settle down.
"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
One day a Phillies starter will have a start worthy of commendation…and there will be much rejoicing.
The popups are pissing me off
"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
Let's go Phillies
clap, clap, clapclapclap
"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
There’s one back. Two-out single by Ibanez plates Utley.
Both hits on first pitches. They’re seeing something second time through the order. Now Feliz takes a hack first-pitch… though he always does that.
I never expect anything less from Happy Pete
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yay!
"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
and an Ibanez knock.
I’m already numb to this skein. We’ve been behind every game this season, right?
by Wet Luzinski on Apr 16, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll take it.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
whew
"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
That was fucking weak. Dude really just can’t tell a ball from a strike, can’t tell a fastball from a curveball, and knows it too. That is why he just goes up there hacking. He figures that as he gets deeper into the count he is likely to be fooled with something off speed so he takes his chances on a first pitch fastball.
If there is anything that has been very frustrating this game, it is the inability of the Phillies to do anything with counts very well in their own favor. 2-0 and 3-1 counts have produced nothing but popups.
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That is true, but they haven’t even really been able to get the guys on base to have their RISP issues.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, they were doing OK the last few games before the rainout…to be fair. One would think Nats pitching would help in that dept. I guess not.
Agreed, I was thinking mostly of tonight. The Phils have done a hell of a lot to get themselves out tonight. The Nats pitching could have helped, but our boys just didn’t have enough discipline (excluding Feliz – who never has it) to lay off the bad pitches.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Rollins needs a seat. I really think the WBC is partly responsible for this start. Fewer at bats in the preseason…
announcers
These Nats announcers are an awful price to pay (other than Debbie) to watch Phils. What Dave Barry said about Tax Day, time to sharpen your pencils and stab yourself in the aorta is how I feel abot having to listen to these clowns. Why did Chollie burn Dobbs lat inning – let him hit and let him play instead of Feliz (puke). And now, Chad Durbin – ugh!
sigh
"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
Anyone know what Blanton’s pitch count was for tonight?
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Ugh
Could have gotten out of this one. Walks Zim after 0-2 and Marson throws out the runner. Durbin out.
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at least get it right
orgasms after a walk and then “that will be Mike Durbin’s last pitch” Just awful but maybe if Mike Durbin is better than Chad Durbin sign him up
It is the only way that Bob Carpenter gets any pleasure in life…other than selling his scorebook.
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Several more bricks have just been added to the wall between the Phillies and victory.
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this game's over
"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
We could dream, right?
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by WanderingMoses on Apr 16, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s not meant to pitch to righties…although to be fair, he’s not much better at getting out lefties. Yay for us!
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