YAY GUYS! Phillies 7, Marlins 3

by WholeCamels on Apr 24, 2009 10:35 PM EDT

I mean, gaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is thrilling past the point of coherent thought.

After coughing up three more first inning runs on yet another first inning homer, the Phillies pitching staff, including a bulldog Brett Myers kept the Marlins off the board the rest of the way. It appeared to be little more than a moral victory when the ninth inning started.

After Ryan Howard grounded out to lead off the ninth, the Marlins had a 98.5% probability of victory, so sez Fangraphs.

via www.fangraphs.com

And then, well, all hell broke loose. Soon-to-be former Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom just imploded. Werth hit a double, Ibanez walked, and pinch-hitting demi-god Matt Stairs came through with a two strike RBI single for the Phillies first run. Walks to Marson and Rollins, with a Bruntlett strikeout in between, set the stage for Grand Slam Enthusiast Shane Victorino....

And a followup solo shot from Chase Utley made the score 7-3, a lead which held up, as Ryan Madson held on for a somewhat shaky ninth inning to close out the victory.

Wow.

I need a cigarette.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Shane Effing Victorino. .636 WPA.

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the graph is amazing.

right now, equally so, is that the Sixers also have a lead. We are in the “walking around between foul lines” mode.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 24, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

Thaddeus Young FTW!!!

good night in the old town.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 24, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate the Sixers

Jesus Christ. OK, not really, but I hate not being able to watch so many early season games because of the Sixers preempting CSN.

by phatj on Apr 24, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions

just watching the highlights, a few thoughts:

1. For you game threaders: Shane says ’y’know’ a helluva lot more than “no question about it.” I am listening to him right now talk to Mitch on MLB Tonight: Roundtripper.

2. that Uggla HR was an absolute bomb. I would actually be ok with retrospectively crediting him with a bonus run.

3. I went with Victory’s “Prima Pils” tonight. Buzzin’ at this point. oh yeah.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 24, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

mikey miss?

missanelli on 950 espn has a contest, he takes a sound bite from victorino interviews, and asks callers to guess how many times he says ‘ya know’ during the clip. if they get it right they usually win tickets to something or some sort of give away… very funny stuff…

by PHIGHTINPHILS on Apr 25, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

btw, just caught the photo caption. Excellent.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 24, 2009 11:51 PM EDT reply actions

yeah

It’s just too awkward… nothing like a stiff-armed smack to another man’s fanny to make you feel alive!

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 25, 2009 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, I’m mighty upset I couldn’t watch this one. Ninth-inning closer meltdowns are sooooo much fun.

P.S. Clay Condrey is 3-0 with a sub-2.00 ERA?

by Walcott on Apr 25, 2009 1:08 AM EDT reply actions

Cy Young, baby!

Uh…wait a minute…where are my anti-psychotic medications…

Remember the Phitans

by RememberthePhitans on Apr 25, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions

2nd

Tied for second in the NL in victories, behind only Chad Billingsley.

Example #44,342 – Why Pitcher Wins is a Stupid Stat

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 25, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Oh, and Rollins hitless again? What gives?

by Walcott on Apr 25, 2009 1:17 AM EDT reply actions

Slump recipe: No plate discipline + poor hitting + little creativity.
In almost none of his PAs this year has he gone deeper than 4 pitches.
Not much is being hit hard, even.
I don’t know that he’s even tried to drop a bunt. Oppo 3B are even starting to play back.

by Wet Luzinski on Apr 25, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Representing the Good Phight down here in south florida, man did I pick a great game to see in person down here. My brother and I, donning our Utley and Hamels jerseys, respectively, were the victims of relentless heckling for much of the first eight innings. The ninth inning, my friends, made it all worth while. As entertaining a regular season game as you’ll ever see. During the game, it was not lost on me how rare it is to watch your team play as the reigning World F’n Champs, more so for me given that I’m a transplant down here in Miami. Well worth the wait.

Steve Jeltz
.210/.308/.268
"Ask not what the Phillies can do for you, but what you can do for the Phillies."

by Steve Jeltz on Apr 25, 2009 2:08 AM EDT reply actions