Cupcakes Treat: Phillies 3, Padres 1
by dajafi on Aug 28, 2010 7:54 PM EDT
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PrintThe Phillies didn't hit much on Saturday, but what hits they got were timely. Shane Victorino's fifth-inning single, their first of the afternoon against Padres starter Jon Garland, drove in Jayson Werth to break a scoreless tie, and his triple two frames later scored Werth again to put the Phils ahead for good. Victorino himself came in two batters later on a fielder's choice off the bat of pinch-hitter Mike Sweeney, who barreled down the line to just beat a relay throw that would have completed a double play and ended the inning. (It should be noted that the 37 year-old with chronic back problems then stole second base, his first steal in four years.) Victorino also threw out Padres catcher Nick Hundley at the plate on a David Eckstein single to end the home fifth and keep the score at 1-1.
The pitching did the rest. Coming off his best start of the season, a no-decision in the opener of the nightmarish Astros series, Blanton turned in another strong outing: six innings, six hits, one run--driven in by Garland--one walk, three strikeouts. He threw only 73 pitches, and likely would have continued were it not for the scoring opportunity that presented itself in the seventh, when Sweeney was sent up. Blanton has worked to a 3.54 ERA in his nine starts since the all-star break, lowering his ERA from 6.41 to 5.15.
Jose Contreras, Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge each worked a 1-2-3 scoreless inning with a strikeout to finish things off. The Phils will look to continue their success at Petco Park (17-4 all-time) tomorrow behind SD-area homeboy Cole Hamels, to whom three runs in a single game probably seems like an embarrassment of offensive riches.
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Thanks Nolasco, way to screw over both the Phillies and my fantasy team.
by philsandthrills on Aug 28, 2010 8:07 PM EDT reply actions
Why did you even think of starting him. I didn’t. He has a torn meniscus. Marlins were stupid for even entertaining the thought. Now I know I can dump him. He’s done.
Not according to the Marlins, who have said that he is on track to make his next scheduled start.
by dannijd on Aug 29, 2010 3:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Looks like
The Phil’s demise has again been prematurely determined by the media. Good to see Lidge bounce back so effectively. I would really like to see the phillies score more, but I see signs of it coming. They have faced some damn good pitching recently, astros or not.
I have some optimism that Howard will turn it around in LA. Rollins, Shane, Werth and Utley all have shown flashes. Maybe they’ll all find “it” at once.
by dajafi on Aug 28, 2010 9:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He is playing through a tear in his meniscus.
by dannijd on Aug 29, 2010 3:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sweeney's SB
was actually his first since June 24th, and 3rd of the season.
by EastFallowfield on Aug 28, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
That’s what I get for believing the FOX broadcast.
by dajafi on Aug 28, 2010 9:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that was not the same Mapp I saw in person on Sunday in DC.
by Wet Luzinski on Aug 28, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re gonna gain a game in the wild card standings.
And I had the pleasure of starting Nolasco and Zito.
Oy.
by philsandthrills on Aug 28, 2010 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
Perhaps the Padres and Giants are linked as the Braves and Phillies are.
Only, the Padres are allowed to win when the Giants lose, but the Giants have to lose if the Padres do.
by philsandthrills on Aug 28, 2010 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
takeout slide, top 7th
Ruiz (clutch) sliding hard on Eckstein (gritty) as Schneider (veteran clubhouse presence) beats out what could have been a dead double play ball (doing little things right).
Somewhere, Saturday afternoon, Joe Morgan spontaneously ejaculated without knowing why.
Either one could work in the chain of effects that caused the Morgan mid-day wet dream. Though back-up creaky kneed catchers have more veteran clubhouse presence.
Sweeney, yer right, but veteran clubhouse presence nonetheless.
by Wet Luzinski on Aug 29, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
A little off topic, but...
What’s up with the Jayson Werth hate over at Gaslamp Ball?
What are you talking about?
They hate him from the time that he was a Dodger for a bunch of bs reasons… see yesterday’s recap for a link to one of the incidents… it is hillarious (please ignore my inability to spell!)
What are you talking about?
by shiiro126029 on Aug 29, 2010 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s actually much worse even than that.
Basically, here’s what happened. One of the head writers on the blog had a dislike from Werth stemming back to his Dodger days based on a heckling incident. So he would occasionally attempt to mock Werth on the blog and it became a bit of a meme. Pretty lame stuff, but whatever.
Then, at some point after that, Werth’s biological father found the blog on a Google search and wrote what appeared to be a drunken (or at least unhinged) e-mail to the head writer attacking him. The head writer proceeded to post the entirety of the e-mail on the front page of the blog so that all the commenters could mock it.
Which was a real scumbag move. It is totally f**ked up to attack a player by going after his family member. I don’t care if Werth’s biological father initiated contact with the blog – he doesn’t speak for Werth and he is not a public figure. Especially when you consider that Werth was raised by his stepfather and even adopted his stepfather’s name. Who knows if he even has a relationship with his biological father? The Gaslamp guy people are just flat-out sleazes, that’s all there is to it. I would say the same thing if they went after a player on another team like that.
Also off topic
Two points about the Howard ejection by Scott Barry the other night. One, apparently there was no suspension that is being appealed, or did I miss something? That would seem to indicate MLB felt Howard did not go beyond the bounds of normal complaining after an ejection. Second, I don’t remember which game it was earlier tonight but they showed Barry again umping from third and again making a bad call on the swing for strike three (Joey Votto?). I don’t recall if there was an ejection also, but the highlight showed the check swing definitely was not across the plate and was another bad call by Barry.
by phillyinportland on Aug 29, 2010 3:59 AM EDT reply actions
Yes it was Votto.
Votto didn’t argue so he didn’t get ejected. I wouldn’t be surprised if Barry has deliberately been shading his calls lately so that his call vs. Howard wouldn’t appear to have been the product of vindictiveness or bias.
Today’s Inky has a story about umping that is interesting. In it, Larry McCoy, a veteran AL ump who retired in 1999, pretty much admits that calls like the third-strike against Howard are made out of vindictiveness and not based on whether there was a strike or not.
“It all depends on how he questioned the first one,” said McCoy, when asked if he would retaliate against a griping player in a situation like that. "If he said, ‘Larry, where was that pitch? I thought it was outside,’ nothing’s going to happen. But if he says, ‘Outside corner my [butt], what the [expletive] were you looking at?’ then he doesn’t want to be taking that close one.
“You’ve got 50 guys over there. If they see him bitch and raise Cain and then you let him walk on a 3-2 pitch, what are they going to think? You have to protect yourself a little bit out there.”
It shouldn’t be, but that’s pretty shocking to me. Basically, he’s admitting that calls aren’t based on rules but rather on an ump needing to make players respect them. That’s childish and certainly not what I pay my money for when I consume baseball.
by David S. Cohen on Aug 29, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Go Marlins, Go Nats
Ugh I feel dirty
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 29, 2010 2:58 PM EDT reply actions
X2 on both counts… At least I do not have the trifecta going (don’t have to root for the Mets!)
by dannijd on Aug 29, 2010 3:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Marlins 6 - Braves 1
Top 5
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 29, 2010 3:09 PM EDT reply actions
Nats are up 4-0 on the cardinals as well
The Braves have only lost one home series this year (to the phillies in april), if the marlins win it will be the second one obviously
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 29, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
With Josh on the hill with a 5 run lead it’s looking that way(Knock on wood).
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 29, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
In other good news...
Cardinals 0, Nationals 4 Bottom of 5.
by dannijd on Aug 29, 2010 3:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Good day for a win.
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 29, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Not often it’s a bad day for a win
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 29, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
But, how often do you get a chance to pickup a game on every other team in the hunt for a postseason berth?
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Aug 29, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Every day you play in which any of the involved teams are not playing each other (or are playing the phillies)
by SportingFanaticism on Aug 29, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Thus the “each other” part- on a day like today, all of the team’s in the chase with the Phillies could lose- it is not like when the Braves played the Giants, and no matter what one of the team’s in the hunt would have to win.
by dannijd on Aug 29, 2010 11:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Being technical
Not often=Never (is)
by phillyinportland on Aug 29, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to admit that my negative feelings toward the Marlins from circa 2003 have faded quite a bit in recent years. They did us a huge service in 2007 in their late-season series vs. the Mets, and they appear to be doing the same thing for us this year vs. the Braves. And they even got rid of Jorge Cantu and Cody Ross! Now the only thing I can dislike about them is their stupid name.
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