Quick n' Dirty: Phillies 7, Nationals 1; Hamels lifted after ankle injury

by WholeCamels on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT

The Quick: The game time of 2 hours 15 minues. Nice...

The Dirty: Cole Hamels, who injured his ankle attempting to field a bunt in the fifth inning. X-rays are negative, and at this time the injury is described as an ankle sprain. We should know more tomorrow. But obviously this is important to the Phillies' hopes to repeat as Champs.

Also dirty: Another home run surrendered, a mammoth shot by Adam Dunn off Chad Durbin. For their only run.

After two nights with 13 runs scored, the Phillies put a lucky 7 on the board versus the Nationals, with all seven runs coming off homers -- two by Utley, including a revenge shot off John Lannan, a three run bomb from Feliz, and a solo jack from Ibanez.

Cole Hamels pitched very well through four, before allowing a leadoff baserunner in the fifth. And, well, then there was the bunt attempt, and the ankle injury...

via www.fangraphs.com

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Chase Utley. Chase F---ing Utley.

The Phillies go for the sweep tomorrow behind Brett Myers, and against Sweet Boy Scott Olsen.

For love of country... keep Cole healthy.

Song of the Night: "Hurt" (for Cole Hamels)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (via godsavemickymaus)

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ankle

The fact that he could walk off the field without a limp is a good sign (I hope). But he rolled it pretty good and I’m guessing he will miss 1 or 2 starts. I rolled an ankle like that a few years ago and it sucks.

by BigPhillyStyle on Apr 28, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

Was at the ballpark. As Cole was limping off the field, a young guy in front of me screamed at him “You’re soft, Cole! You’re soft!” It wasn’t tongue-in-cheek.

by taco pal on Apr 28, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

inevitable

I hate way too many of those people

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 28, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Another fracking WIP listener

This is what Cataldi wrought. He called him soft from 2007 and all last year.

He’s a G-D NLCS MVP and WS MVP and this is how fans treat him? They should have their fan privileges revoked.

by doubleh on Apr 28, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

In fairness, it was just that one guy and nobody else joined in. It’s not like Hamels was getting the Abreu/Gordon treatment by any means. Here in the post-WFC era, I think even the majority of hardcore Cataldi-ites have come to realize that those sentiments are unfair. (For now.)

But there are a handful of sickos out there who do stuff like this because it’s unfair. They seem to get pleasure out of abusing players for its own sake. I think they’re a small minority even in Philadelphia, but it’s probably a bigger minority than it is in most other cities.

by taco pal on Apr 28, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually....

You hate exactly enough….all of them. I think you may have conflated “There are way too many of these people” and “I hate all of them.” Your point, however, is made. Consider this my co to your miseration.

On the other hand, you may want to consider that:

“The person who can restrain
anger that has arisen
like a reckless chariot —
that one I call a driver.
Other people just hold onto the reins.”

See: http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/dhammapada-17.html

I think WIP is mentioned in there, somewhere.

Remember the Phitans

by RememberthePhitans on Apr 28, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

violence

I’m a pacifist. But I might have punched that guy.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Apr 28, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Silver lining --

Hamels only threw 60 or so pitches tonight. I’d rather have a shorter outing against a soft Washington team in a blowout than run a high pitch count. Every inning saved now (I’d like to see it come some way other than a rolled ankle, getting smacked by a Prince Fielder line drive, etc.) is, IMHO a good thing.

Hamels can’t entirely offset the innings he pitched last fall, but I can’t say that I’m unhappy to see him look sharp and come out before he starts to lose it.

Remember the Phitans

by RememberthePhitans on Apr 28, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

This is a very good point.

by FuquaManuel on Apr 29, 2009 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Flipside

The flipside of this is that he’s not “getting his work in.” At some point the Phillies are going to need him to go deep into games, particularly with the weakened pen, and if he’s only throwing 60 pitches per start he’s not going to be able to go 7+.

by phatj on Apr 29, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions