Cole on Top: Phillies 1, Brewers 0
by WholeCamels on Sep 3, 2010 10:16 PM EDT
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PrintCole Hamels is on the mound, so you know there's a great chance of Phillies offensive ineptitude. However, for once, the left-hander found himself on the winning end of the equation.
Hamels held the Brewers to just three hits and three walks in seven innings, striking out seven in the process. He faced the minimum through five innings despite a hit and a walk thanks to a couple of double plays. He only really ran into trouble in his final frame, allowing a leadoff walk to Ryan Braun and a single to Prince Fielder to put two runners on with no outs. He proceeded to retire the next three Brewers batters without incident.
The Phillies sole run came on an RBI groundout by catcher Carlos Ruiz, which was made possible only thanks to a botched fly ball by left fielder Braun and center fielder Lorenzo Cain that turned into a double for Shane Victorino, who advanced to third on a Raul Ibanez groundout.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Phillies loaded the bases with no one out, but came away empty handed after an Ibanez strikeout and a line-drive double play from Ruiz.
Jose Contreras pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out two, and Ryan Madson -- death to so many Cole Hamels victories -- pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save of the season.
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Braves lost 1 game back
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Sep 3, 2010 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
I like the dude standing up in the second row, he’s, like: “Watch out, bro!”
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
first row far left looks funny as hell
Hey Dez, it's 2am do you know where your mother is?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Sep 3, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno about “favorite,” but the guy in the dark shirt about five rows back looks ready to unleash a fist pump once the bat makes contact with someone’s skull.
Carlos Ruiz actually said words to that effect after the game.
by dannijd on Sep 4, 2010 12:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Here is something to test you Phillies knowledge
try to guess all the phils starters over the last 20 years.
Giants lose. Phils’ lead in the wild card up to 3, and Braves’ division lead down to 1.
Oh, and Hamels was again masterful tonight. I feel like it’s just ho hum at this point: 10 of his 13 starts since the beginning of July have been quality (with many of those far exceeding the minimum 6 innings and 3 runs), and it’s positively mind boggling that he’s won only 3 of them.
Good night, huh? At this point I’m almost rooting for QS with no decisions (and wins at the end, of course) so that if the Phillies get into the playoffs his stats won’t pop out at the WIP’d chattering classes. Alladeez supposed no 1 starters and nunnuvim have won 20! Geez!
Padres have just lost 8 straight and are still 3 games up. Amazing.
Makes you realize that the ’64 Phillies not only collapsed but were caught by two red-hot teams, the Cardinals and the Reds. If only …
by phillyinportland on Sep 4, 2010 3:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Waaaaaaah
Anyone read the Phillies fanpost over on Talking Chop? I knew the team consisted of a bunch of whiny little bitches, but now it’s definitively shown that the fanbase does too.
Yeah, that's it.
"Based on stereotypes that are totally untrue and I do not agree with, you would maybe-not be a very good driver..."
"Oh man am I a woman?!"
by Scott Coleman on Sep 4, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Also...
Ryan Madson mowed down the middle of the Brewers’ lineup — Hart, Braun, Fielder — in 11 pitches. Where’s the WIP crowd to complain about his lack of a closer’s mentality?
For those keeping track, Madson’s now sporting a 2.47 xFIP and a 2.13 SIERA.
The Braves have Jair Jurrjens going against Josh Johnson today. The Phills have Roy Halladay against Randy Wolf. First place here we come (hopefully).
Randy Wolf is tomorrow.
Per AtBat, Dave Bush will start tonight. Randy Wolf is starting tomorrow.
by dannijd on Sep 4, 2010 3:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"I think they’ll look at the standings," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "I think they’ll feel us."
phillies lifetime vs. dave bush
Rollins – 21 AB, 2 HR, 1 BB, 3 K, .286/.348/.667
Utley – 19 AB, 1 HR, 3 BB, 4 K, .263/.417/.579
Polanco – 11 AB, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 K, .364/.364/.545
Howard – 22 AB, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 K, .364/.417/.773
Werth – 15 AB, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 K, .133/.188/.267
Victorino – 17 AB, 0 HR, 3 BB, 5 K, .294/.400/.353
Ibanez – 10 AB, 0 HR, 3 BB, 0 K, .200/.385/.200
Ruiz – 9 AB, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 K, .333/.400/.556
Other Notables
Schneider – 12 AB, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 K, .500/.500/.833
So, it might be a good day to rest Werth – and start Dobbs.
by phillyinportland on Sep 4, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Might as well even start Brown. Not that we should read too much into Werth’s 15 at bats against Bush, obviously, but a soft tossing righty would be a pretty solid matchup to deploy Dom.
Of course that won’t be happening. Lineup is posted with Utley back in the 3 hole, Werth 5th, Ibanez 6th, and Vic 7th, and Chooch catching.
by WanderingMoses on Sep 4, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked that idea, but I guess it’s not happening.
by phillyinportland on Sep 4, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The 1-0 games
Another 1-0 game involving Cole Hamels got me checking the total list. There have been 8 all together this season, a 5-3 record in them, and all but one was started by Halladay or Hamels. Also, in some way, six of them have been paired up. What do we have so far?
We have the back-to back games in May vs. Florida – the Halladay perfect game followed by a loss by Moyer to Anibal Sanchez. We had the back-to-back wins over Cincinnati to end the first half: in 11 innings in the Halladay vs. Travis Wood classic, and a win by Hamels. Then we had the consecutive starts by Hamels vs. the Mets last month in games won by Dickey and Santana. After that we had Friday August 20th, Halladay over Jason Marquis of the Nationals, then two weeks later Hamels over Capuano of the Brewers. The individual records in these eight games: Halladay 2-0, Hamels 2-2, Contreras 1-0, Moyer 0-1. Saves: Lidge 2, Madson 1.
Is this a lot of 1-0 games? Not sure how it ranks all-time, but compared to last year it is. I found only three 1-0 Phillies games in 2009: lost to Santana in May, beat SF behind Hamels, and beat the Mets behind Pedro, both in September.
by phillyinportland on Sep 4, 2010 5:48 PM EDT reply actions
SI article
Not sure how to do a quick link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/tom_verducci/09/03/races.ramirez.strasburg/index.html?eref=fromvlt
Interesting short piece on rarity of September comebacks. Also Cole Hamels shows up on a list of top strikeout pitchers in their rookie seasons.
by phillyinportland on Sep 4, 2010 6:01 PM EDT reply actions
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