Fold, Spindle, Mutilate: Red Sox 10, Phillies 2

by dajafi on Jun 12, 2010 8:09 PM EDT

Once again, the Phillies stepped out onto the hallowed ballfield of Fenway Park and proceeded to get destroyed by the Boston Red Sox. Same story with slightly differing details: this time it was Joe Blanton, not Jamie Moyer, who was abused on the mound, and the Phils actually enjoyed a very short-lived 2-0 lead in the second inning on Brian Schneider's two-run double. Then J.D. Drew homered off Blanton, the next three men reached base, and someone named Daniel Nava crushed the first pitch he saw in a major league uniform for a grand slam.

After that, all concerned were just marking time; the Phils obviously weren't going to score again, despite the late scratch of scheduled Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka and subsequent deployment of five Sox relievers. Blanton stayed in for two more innings of abuse, ultimately surrendering 13 hits and 9 runs, all earned, in four frames. If you're interested in further details, I suggest looking elsewhere on the internet, because I just can't convince myself it much matters.

Cole Hamels will try to salvage a win, and a little dignity, in the series finale tomorrow against--gulp--Tim Wakefield.

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Jump around! Jump around! Jump up, Jump up, and get down! Jump! Jump!

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Jun 12, 2010 8:15 PM EDT reply actions

hey

jump up!

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 12, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

At what point does a slumping team become simply a bad team?

by FuquaManuel on Jun 12, 2010 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

That is the question I have been asking for the past week— I don’t know…

by dannijd on Jun 12, 2010 10:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Sometime between now and July 1. That’s not too far.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 12, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Great… Just what I wanted— my birthday being the last day for this team to decide if they are Team Slumpleupagus or Team Crapthebedicus

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 1:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Team Crapthebedicus Maximus would be more like it given their talent level.

by j reed on Jun 13, 2010 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions

True… For my birthday, can we haz moar winz… Better than cake and presents!

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 10:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

True… For my birthday, can we haz moar winz… Better than cake and presents!

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 10:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Just stopping in to pay my respects. A wedding luckily got me out of the last two games, but jeez. This is friggin funereal.

by Trev223 on Jun 12, 2010 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

Funereal, of course, being an indictment of the play on the field, not the excellently distilled disgust of the recap.

by Trev223 on Jun 12, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

too bad the Phils couldn’t hit some weddingers.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 12, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Raul: If I jump maybe I’ll roll my ankle and spend the rest of the year on the DL
Exxon – Or I can just hit you in the head with the ball

TAKE THE FALL, ACT HURT, GET INDIGNANT

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Jun 12, 2010 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

Serious Question

Something I thought of based off a tweet from @Phrontiersman this afternoon.

How long does this need to continue for the Phillies to become sellers at the trade deadline? I mean, if they’re 5 games out of a playoff spot, they’re not sellers. But 8 games? 10? Not trying to sound all doomsday here, but I wouldn’t be absolutely shocked if the Phils were 9 games out by July 20 or so. And Werth would immediately be the best bat on offer at the trade deadline.

by PhillyFriar on Jun 12, 2010 9:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

At the same time, if Werth keeps up not hitting, I don’t know that anybody is buying at the deadline— why give up anything to rent a slumping right fielder??? And if he and Utley get back hitting, maybe the Phillies are not 9-10 games out at the deadline

by dannijd on Jun 12, 2010 10:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

by dannijd on Jun 12, 2010 10:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I don’t see it happening. After 3 straight playoff appearances, 2 straigh tWorld Series and a big comeback from multiple games back against the Mets in ‘07. I just don’t se Rube doing it. If he does though, the potential haul for Werth could be pretty nice.

by Cormican on Jun 12, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Exxon – Look I just gonna keep GIDPed so I need something that makes me at least look like a replacement player
Raul – I need something that looks dramatic so I’m not platooned with Francisco
Exxon – Fuck you Raul, just cause Nava knows how to play the Monster and has never stepped foot on a MLB field and you don’t, well maybe you should realize that no one has a 10 foot vertical jump you jackass

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

While Nava had no major league experience with the Green Monster prior to yesterday, the Red Sox have replicas of the Green Monster at their double A park in Maine, and I believe another of their minor league parks. This allows minor league outfielder’s to have experience with the Monster and know how it plays.

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 10:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I see. But nonetheless, Ibanez played in the AL every year except for the season and a quarter he’s been with us. He looked clueless.

by j reed on Jun 13, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

But he was not a full time player all of those years??? Do we know how many games he actually played in left field in Boston? If most of his experience was out West, and he was used as a DH/ played part time (which I know he did in some of the years he was in the majors), he may not have had that much game experience… I am not giving him an excuse (I got to the point where I was praying that nobody would hit anything long to left), just a plausable explanation).

by dannijd on Jun 14, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

He has played there 34 times and has batted 107 times over his career. He should know better or at least not looked like a rookie.

by j reed on Jun 14, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I gonna watch the A’s and Giants and pretend real hard that the A’s are still in Philly.

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

‘Day-Hamels’ is inferior to ‘Night-Hamels’ yet again this year. Ditto on ‘Road-Hamels’ vs. ‘Home-Hamels.’

‘Day & Road’ Hamels version? Through mediocrity. Phils are getting swept tomorrow even if they manage to put a couple of runs across the plate vs. Wakefield’s mesmerizing knuckleball.

by MG77 on Jun 12, 2010 9:36 PM EDT reply actions

Let’s hope it on off those off day for the knuckleball. Some luck has to go our way.

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Let’s hope it’s one of those off day’s for the knuckleball. Some luck has to go our way.

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Let’s hope it on off those off day for the knuckleball. Some luck has to go our way.

by Cormican on Jun 12, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I like this one better.

by FuquaManuel on Jun 12, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s rainy and moist up here today. In other words, a great day for a knuckleball. Of course.

by PhillyFriar on Jun 13, 2010 10:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Nooooooo… If it weren’t for bad luck the Phillies would have no luck at all.

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 10:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey Pat the Bat is up

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

Valdez’s ability to repel moves beyond the realm of euphamistic cliche and into the physical universe. Poor Raul.

by Cormican on Jun 12, 2010 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

Captions

1. Raul Ibanez is pulled off of his feet as he is sucked into the Vortex of Suckitude Tractor Beam emitted by Wilson Valdez.
2. “Dude, as bad as we suck, I still wouldn’t want to be the English keeper tomorrow.”
3. Valez winds up to deliver his second punch on Raul Ibanez to settle their wager on Argentina-Nigeria.

by Wet Luzinski on Jun 12, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

Sucking, like hitting is contagious – yeah I could see the line-up entertaining that notion, followed with “this too shall pass” as they paint pentagrams on the floor under their beds.

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I was at the game: You Philly fans travel well

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 12, 2010 11:20 PM EDT reply actions

It’s supposed to be a nice weekend in a not-too-far city. Unfortunately, the weather’s been iffy and our team looks like it plays in the International League.

by PhillyFriar on Jun 13, 2010 10:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

LOL
Actully its a crappy weekend, rain rain rain.
But I was surprised how many of you were there. I knew there were a lot when I heard boos after Drew’s home run ;)

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 13, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

So this atrocity occured after a players’ meeting before the game. That’s even better.

by j reed on Jun 12, 2010 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

Rock bottom?

I would love to say we’ve hit rock bottom, but we need to be playing this suckily against a sucky NL team for that. I’m looking at a sweep by the Pirates the first weekend of July.

by ave on Jun 12, 2010 11:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Please… One beating by the Pirates with Halladay on the mound is enough for this season…

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 1:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

wth is goin on? this has dragged on enough to crack the armor of even the most diehard of fans i know. i know we’ve been spoiled with the WS and the subsequent appearance/loss but these guys gotta get it in gear – like now. if it weren’t for the hot starts of werth/polly we’d be sitting where i currently sit. in the basement holding my bong. they have to turn it around soon – this talent can’t sleep forever…

by PHIGHTINPHILS on Jun 13, 2010 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

Maybe the last two years were a mirage— luck and chance smiled on Philadelphia… Now we have succeeded, and it is time for Lady Luck to move on and smile on another team.

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 12:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

like Boston ;)

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 13, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t matter how much luck you have, the Red Sox won’t finish above 3rd in the AL East.

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by Jose and the Contrarians on Jun 13, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I dont know, this will be a fun race.
At least my team scores runs off crappy pitchers

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by bestbostonsports on Jun 13, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

My team’s hitters haven’t been connected to PEDs :)

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by Jose and the Contrarians on Jun 13, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I think that you have had enough luck for a while

by dannijd on Jun 13, 2010 1:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Reading Phillies

I watched the R-Phils last night and it was HIGHLY enjoyable. And they actually won, which was nice. But not as nice as it was to watch a team play hard and look not-dead.

For others of you in the Philly area, I highly recommend the trip out to Reading— totally enjoyable alternative to what else is going on.

by Romero on Jun 13, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions