My Roy-Friend's Back: Phillies 5, Nationals 0
by dajafi on Aug 20, 2011 10:23 PM EDT
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Everyone can rest easy: the Phillies will not have a losing record in 2011.
The team claimed its 81st victory of the season against a frequent foil, Nationals starter John Lannan, who fell to 1-12 against the Phils for his career. The bigger deal by far, though, was the winning pitcher: Roy Oswalt, the Forgotten Ace. In his third start since returning from the disabled list, Li'l Roy broke out the 2010-vintage Good Stuff: eight innings, eight hits (seven singles), one walk, and a season-high nine strikeouts, all on an efficient 115 pitches. Li'l Roy might have been at his nastiest in the eighth inning, popping the gun at 93 as he registered his final two strikeouts.
The Phils got all the offense they needed in the fourth inning, scoring two unearned runs. John Mayberry, Jr., starting again in place of Raul Ibanez, singled with two outs but seemed to be caught off first base. Shortstop Ian Desmond couldn't handle the throw to second, however, and the inning continued. Carlos Ruiz drew a walk, and Wilson Valdez continued his shockingly strong hitting when up with runners in scoring position by depositing a two-run triple into right field.
Hunter Pence stretched the lead to 3-0 with a solo homer off Lannan to lead off the sixth, his third since joining the Phillies. Jimmy Rollins knocked in the team's final two runs with a single off reliever Colin Balestar. Oswalt did the rest, backed up by a 1-2-3 frame from Michael Stutes in the ninth.
Big Roy tomorrow against Chien-Ming Wang for the series win. Cue Fangraph:
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Roy Oswalt + bulldozer = Badass WWE-style entrance for his next start.
Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, now GTFO
by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 20, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
He thinks he’s cute, he know’s he’s sexy. He’s got the looks, that drive the girls wild……
Formerly... "You don't have to be sweet, to be good"
by Ed Van Chimp on Aug 20, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure that was Matt Rizzotti’s walk up music at a game I was at. He must’ve lost a bet.
Let's go eat...a triceratops. /velociraptor'd
by LeepinLizardz on Aug 21, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
or
1 Komatsu D355A bulldozer + 1 Lincoln Electric Idealarc® R3R-500 DC, 3-Phase Stick Welder + shit ton of 1" thick plate steel and assorted scrap metal + a fuckload of welding rods + oxy-acetylene and plasma cutting torches + a lengthy zoning dispute + a dream deferred + a drained savings account + an exvaggerated sense of purpose + a smörgåsbord of “warning signs” + 1 vat of “hotel bathtub” Ritalin + Stan Bush’s “The Touch” on a loop =
One fucked small town in Colorado
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
The most amazing thing is, with Optimus Prime’s hero music over top of it, I totally went from “fuck this idiot” to “Go, Marv! Lay off him, fuzz!”
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 21, 2011 6:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Love it!
"Valdez can pitch, Lee can hit... and pigs can fly."
by dannijd on Aug 20, 2011 11:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
All the Phils on Twitter seem to have had the time of their life tonight. It must’ve been such a rush playing for a crowd like that.
From Jimmy Rollins FB feed:
What an atmosphere tonight! Phils fans brought the NOISE!!!! Loving it
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
for the right $ the Nats probably would
Todd Zolecki:
So many Phillies fans here I’m expecting to see Harry Kalas on the scoreboard singing High Hopes. Phils win, 5-0.
What happened to Mayberry and how do we keep it this way
Never let me slip, 'cause if I slip, then I'm slippin'
But if I got my Nina, then you know I'm straight trippin'
by Daniel Solomon on Aug 20, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
No.
They KEY is to give Mayberry as many starts as possible to guarantee that Ibanez only gets about 50 more plate appearances in the next 33 games.
That way, we extend the COLD streak through to around the end of September, with about 7 games left till the playoffs, and assure ourselves of getting HOT RAUL through the WS, should we be so lucky as to get there.
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
I was remiss in not mentioning his superb throw to nail Zimmerman at the plate. Another really strong game from JBerry.
by dajafi on Aug 20, 2011 11:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Definitely. I know he is not the left fielder the organization had in mind for next year (and that the sample size is small), but he is sure making a good argument for the job.
"Valdez can pitch, Lee can hit... and pigs can fly."
by dannijd on Aug 20, 2011 11:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Mayberry is the 4th outfielder next season, I will be satisfied.
Writer at SB Nation's Philadelphia Union blog, The Brotherly Game. Follow me on Twitter.
He should be the left fielder at the moment. For as long as possible.
It's in his wheelhouse!!
Carlos Ruiz, My Nickname is Chooch.
I said this in the game thread and I’ll say it again here. The absolute WORST situation for Dom Brown is if Mayberry ends the season as the starting LF.
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
last 10: .129/.333/.129
oh, icksicles.
by Wet Luzinski on Aug 21, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Magic Numbers
For Playoffs: 22
For Division/Home Field Advantage: 30
For Best Record in Baseball: 39
Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love, now GTFO
by Veni Vidi Vici on Aug 20, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
If there was a tv show show called " Lil’ Roy and friends", I’d watch it
by Phillinois on Aug 21, 2011 12:03 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Or more appropriately, make my children watch it
by Phillinois on Aug 21, 2011 12:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The shutout was the Phils’ 16th in 124 games. That’s one every 7.75. Freakin crazy.
by dajafi on Aug 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
HAHAHA, Awwww....
from federalbaseball:
“So what did Charlie Manuel say when he went out to the mound?
"You buying the beers tonight?"
by heartpursuer on Aug 20, 2011 9:39 PM
Charlie: “Don’t give up a HR, you know how small this park is.”
Utley: “We’re in DC, Charlie.”
Charlie: “Really?”
by Patrick Reddington on Aug 20, 2011 9:42 PM
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 21, 2011 12:13 AM EDT reply actions
According to the Fightins...
Chutley’s response should have been “Don’t you even fucking look at me.”
by JamesFromPhilly on Aug 21, 2011 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Got goosebumps...
Hi all! A fan here from the Philippines..saw the game live from ESPN and I was amazed at the packed ballpark I thought the game was played in CBP. When Charlie approached Oswalt …I thought oh no..no.no don’t let Oswalt go..let him finished the game..I missed him…I wonder how Werth felt..booed in his own home park yaikks…Hats off to Phillies fans..you are all amazingly wonderful…
I watched the game on MASN
Nats set a ballpark record for highest attendance last night.
Never call a Phillies, Eagles, Flyers or Sixers fans, a band-wagoner. It is disrespectful. We have suffered agony through the years. Philadelphians should be jovial for their teams' success.
by chillyphilly on Aug 21, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome Back....Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back
30 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 21, 2011 12:31 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Agreed. Thats a DaVinci level piece.
by 92-74-99-96 on Aug 21, 2011 8:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am trying to figure out who the fourth guy is with the hat. Is that worley? It does not look like him.
by PhilsForever on Aug 21, 2011 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Hamels looks like George Clooney.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
At least I’m not the only one here who remembers when he was on that show. lol.
What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.
I preferred his performance in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Aug 21, 2011 5:56 AM EDT up reply actions
That.IS.AWESOME.
Which one is that on the bottom right?
by Freddyd on Aug 21, 2011 2:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Vance Worley
Writer at SB Nation's Philadelphia Union blog, The Brotherly Game. Follow me on Twitter.
That's awesome
Couldn’t tell if it was Worley or Ruiz as horseshack. Hamels as barbarino is perfect, but halladay is more Washington, and Lee is more Epsein, for sure.
25.8/106 "Winter is coming" -Eddard Stark
tell me who you'd want as the supporting cast
30 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 21, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
gotcha….may have some time tonight
30 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 21, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Check this out
What exactly is Os saying?
http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18242439
It's only gonna get funner
by VanceinmyPants on Aug 21, 2011 12:34 AM EDT reply actions
He has an almost maniacal smile too.
It's only gonna get funner
by VanceinmyPants on Aug 21, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
It could be an inside joke between him and Utley/Rollins about the way that Hunter Pence runs…I keep watching it over and over and can’t make it out
30 and counting...
by DirtyWaters on Aug 21, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
makes sense
It's only gonna get funner
by VanceinmyPants on Aug 21, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Great game to be at.
They announced in the seventh that it was the largest crowd in Nats Park history and my section (107, in left field) was absolutely dominated by the Phillies Phaithful, as it seems were all the other sections.
Oswalt pitched a gem and there were plenty of protesting shouts at Chuckles when he came out to the mound late in the game and a bunch of roars of approval when he allowed Oswalt to stay on the mound.
When Stutes came on, it was only the latest in a long line of reminders that Phillies fans own Nationals Park whenever our team plays there.
As we were leaving, there were a shitload of people singing “High Hopes” and we joined in.
We won’t get into the psycho bitch and her douchebag husband who were taken off one of the buses in our group for attacking two of the drivers and one of the event coordinators because they couldn’t find their chairs. I hope the fun night with the Metro cops was worth it, assholes.
“High Hopes” at an away game had to be fun. Haha… Maybe I shouldn’t call D.C. an away game anymore? It’s like a home game…
by 92-74-99-96 on Aug 21, 2011 8:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was in right field.
There were very loud chants for Chooooooch and Stuuuuuutes. There were lots of booooos for Jayson Werth too, which I didn’t agree with and didn’t participate in.
There was a huge tool Nats fan in our section, who wore a huge American flag hat and sequined gloves. He taunted us as best he could, but was soon drowned out by the sheer number of us.
Also, the Nats could use a real mascot. That eagle doesn’t even have wings, just furry gloves. It’s a guy wearing an eagle head and furry gloves. Our AA team has like 267899 mascots who are better than that eagle. Maybe I’m just spoiled by the Phanatic.
Let's go eat...a triceratops. /velociraptor'd
by LeepinLizardz on Aug 21, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I didn’t participate in the booing either. Like I said, I think it’s bush-league.
Speaking of tool Nats fans, there was one of them who nearly knocked an old man with a cane (Phillies fan, of course) over and walked away laughing about it on the way out. My group stopped to make sure he was okay and one of us just, “Those damn Phillies fans just can’t be welcoming to visiting fans… oh, WAIT A MINUTE!”
There were a few very nice Nats fans sitting near us who took the Phan invasion in stride. We were talking to them for a little while and they basically shrugged sheepishly and said, “Hey, we know it always happens. The Phillies earned this.”
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