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93 Responses to “Gamenight: Phillies (42-35) At Athletics (41-34)”

1. Tim Malcolm Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

   Personal/related note: I’m now doing weekly beer/food pairings in my newspaper’s weekly food/drink lifestyle page (of which I am editor). So listen to me, bitches.

2. Tim Malcolm Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

   Note 2: I don’t know if you guys saw the post I made a few days back, but I wanted to thank everyone for the amazing Chase Utley retro jersey. You guys are great readers.

3. Howard Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

   Stella Artois? There’s better beer out there than this stuff for a game.

4. Tim Malcolm Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

   Oh sure, I know that, but there are 162 games and sometimes you have to go with mainstream picks. It’s about variety.

5. Tim Malcolm Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 10:04 pm

   Updates: Mets got killed by Seattle, 11-0. Braves lost. Marlins losing in ninth to Rays. Big game here.

6. Clare Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 10:04 pm

   I haven’t been here in ages because I don’t read things after we lose; however, I feel a win coming on!

7. chris m Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 10:05 pm

   anybody still want arroyo???

8. chris m Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

   phil says our big game pitcher is moyer so here it is

9. Tim Malcolm Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

   Never did, don’t want him now. Horrible outing tonight.

10. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    Victorino and Kurt Suzuki are from the same town, oddly enough.

11. chris m Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    howard cant poke it through that left side? hed rather just try to pull it? dont understand

12. chris m Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    we need to have better approach at the plate bc our AB’s make me wanna cry

13. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    They should be hitting Blanton around.

14. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    PAT THE BAT!!!

15. Jason Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    Go Burrell!

16. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    Yeah Chris M, he’s doing awesome isn’t he?

17. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Fine. All. E.

18. Julie Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

    Stella is a girl beer? Really? I think of it more as the Miller Lite of Belgians, but maybe this is because I am a girl.

    Just got to my computer and it looks like this game has been boring as hell…

19. chris m Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    phil… i didnt forget. im giving you your cred…..good AB’s by jenkins. he mite have a better chance to hit the ball if its not in the dirt

20. Jason Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

    Gotta love Moyer. Throws 81 mph and saws the guy off.

21. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    Oh, I thought you meant it like, let’s see if Phil is right?

22. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    Maybe it’s me, but every girl I know likes Stella, and will order it when ordering beer. Either that or Mich Ultra or Miller Lite.

    Offense needs to get going one of these decades.

23. chris m Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    nah it was more like phil needs his credit if he has a good game here bc i dont give it too you that much in thwe past lol

24. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    Moyer is out of his mind!

25. Brian Michael Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    Over in England, Stella (along with Fosters and Carlsberg) is the cheap beer. I used to buy 6 16oz cans (they sell most beers in pounders, since it’s about a pint) for 5 pounds or about $10. It was a good deal.

    Jamie is dealing tonight. How soon before the wheels fall off…?

26. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    Every Indie girl likes Stella, that’s for sure.

27. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    4 BB’s and 29 strikeouts this month for Howard. That’s UNREAL!

28. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    Wow. That was a ball beyond belief.

    We need another few runs. And I need a drink.

    Oh a double play because Howard pulled a grounder. What else is new?

29. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:33 pm

    ANOTHER K! Have I been shrooming all night? Is this really happening?

30. Jason Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    9 Ks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

31. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    Moyer is the man!

32. Julie Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:35 pm

    I don’t even think Moyer believes this…

33. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    Thanks for giving me credit Chris M. You all know you wouldn’t mind seeing Moyer take game 1 of the WS…come on now? Who else is with me?

34. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    course, Jenkins can’t get the runners over…

35. Greg Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    Jenkins, you POS

36. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    Change the Jeltz award to the Ruiz award please.

37. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    HAHAHAH

38. Greg Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

39. PhillyFriar Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    Haven’t been here for the game chat, but a brief anecdote: before Ruiz came to the plate, I said to myself, “I’ll bet my life savings (admittedly not much) that Ruiz grounds into a double play here.”

40. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    Boy, Ruiz is horrendous.

41. Jason Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    We all saw that coming from Ruiz.

42. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    Seriously, there is no one I want up less in that situation than Ruiz, right?

43. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:47 pm

    Now I understand why Charlie gives Pedro the light 3-0.. He’s got Fat Retard Ruiz following him.

44. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:48 pm

    Really Jason? I expected a grand slam to the upper deck.

45. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:49 pm

    It seems as though we are facing a line up as equally inept as ours! This is nice.

46. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    Manuel is a retard…shoulda put Durbin in.

47. Jason Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    One bad pitch at the wrong time. He had the A’s shut down.

48. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    Great, the makings of yet another bad, bad loss.

49. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    I’m excited for 6 losses in a row.

50. Chris L Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:56 pm

    Moyer’s pitching a shutout you keep him in — Manuel’s problem, as its been all year is not being willing to sit people when they don’t deliver — Ruiz is the prime example. Is there a chance he can be shipped off with a prospect or two to get us a pitcher?

51. Greg Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:56 pm

    What is this pussy “I can’t hit BS”? start bunting or something. Head out of asses, and get the F*&$ing bats out.

52. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    Maybe Moyer will murder Ruiz tonight at the hotel.

53. danny Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    RUIZ ISNT GOING ANYWHERE CHRIS

54. Julie Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    Yeah, I agree with Chris. Moyer has been great all night..you gotta give him the chance to pitch out of the inning. I bet Ruiz called that pitch…I blame him instead.

55. Phil Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    hahahahaha danny.

56. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am

    Ruiz blows. I’m absolutely sick of him.

57. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am

    The best part is that Emil Brown totally sucks at baseball! HE’S AWFUL! 5 hr in 230+ AB’s

58. Brian Michael Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:01 am

    Chris L, I disagree about Moyer and Manuel. One of Charlie’s worst traits since he became manager has been leaving pitchers in too long. I mean, if Moyer is pitching a shutout, wonderful, but he ain’t getting a complete game too. 6 innings is about his limit because batters start to figure him out by then. Sure he was cruising, so I won’t give Charlie grief for not getting the exact moment right of when to take him out, but figuring this part of the game out has never been his strong suit.

59. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:03 am

    Embree time? Luckily our lineup is designed to mash hard throwing lefties!

60. Greg Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:03 am

    Why dont we give Rollins the season Jeltz? Where has he been ALL YEAR?
    At least Howard has his stat padding games every now and then.

61. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:05 am

    Rollins has had a TON of clutch hits bro. Come on…

62. Greg Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:07 am

    GODDAMMIT SOMEONE GET A HIT THAT MATTERS!

63. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:08 am

    Anyone else feel like it’s impossible that Howard hits one out here? What does that say about your 4 hitter? Shouldn’t have some feeling that tonight might be the night?

64. Greg Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:08 am

    yes, im probably just exceedingly angry and haphazardly ranting

65. Julie Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am

    This ump is horrendous. He must be standing too close to Ruiz.

66. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am

    I feel you Greg. I just resort to sarcasm to cope. Like: “Thanks for the single Ryan. Now we get to lose by only a run.”

67. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:12 am

    By the way, Tim will rename the Steve Jeltz award either the So or Carlos award about the same time the Phils aquire CC.

68. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    I can’t take this crap. Charlie better go apeshit on these guys after the game.

69. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    At least we got 6 hits tonight, I can hang my hat on that!

70. Brian Michael Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Ruiz will have a chance for redemption in the 9th…

71. Tim Malcolm Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Good time to say I don’t touch the Jeltz/Ashburn awards. Brian changes it.

72. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:15 am

    Please, in a year or so when Ruiz is a bad memory, please Brian rename it the Carlos Ruiz award.

73. Chris L Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:20 am

    What will it take to get the FO to see Ruiz the same way many fans do, a decent/good backup but not an everyday starter? Even two years ago, Ruiz got the call over Coste more than once despite the numbers Chris put up. Why is he so great in their eyes?

    I think Coste should be playing at least every other day. I know that he’s 35 or whatever but he doesn’t have catcher’s knees because he didn’t start catching until like 2000 and even then it wasn’t everyday.

74. Greg Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:22 am

    I think Coste may call horseshit games. Ruiz is better defensively.

75. Chris L Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:23 am

    By the way, Brian I think pulling pitchers is Charlie’s second biggest problem because it’s once again not wanting to tell someone they aren’t producing even if they’re trying their hardest (which is something that Charlie pushes for as he should)

76. Greg Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:23 am

    dear God.

77. Phil Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:24 am

    Wow, Romero does not pitch well in the bay area.

78. Chris L Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:24 am

    greg, what are you basing that on? A number of pitchers (current and past Phillies) are recorded as saying they love throwing to Chris. And i’ve never noticed a clear difference in terms of throwing arm, etc.

79. Adam C. Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:25 am

    I can’t believe I stayed up for this crap. 2 outs in the 9th, and Romero serves one up…

80. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:29 am

    Jenkins should watch Cust’s instructional hitting video

81. danny Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:31 am

    That’s it! Give up Phillies.

82. Adam C. Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:32 am

    I just want Feliz to get on base, so this can end with a Ruiz strike out or weak ground out…just get him out of town, please.

83. Adam C. Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am

    ok it’s done. time to be positive now…a 5 game winning streak starts tomorrow! What do you think?

84. Phil Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am

    This offense is pathetic right now. Everyone has been bashing Howard all year, but he’s been the only one doing anything lately. Then he has 2 bad games in a row and everyone bashes him again.

85. Phil Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:35 am

    Hamels should be 11-3 and Moyer should be 9-3 right now, but this offense fucks so much up for them.

86. rob Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 1:16 am

    Phil:

    Try again.

    As recently as two starts ago, Jamie Moyer led the league in run support.

87. Phil Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 1:38 am

    Yeah, he did, but he shoulda won his last 2 starts. His offense didn’t help him out those games. He was also part of a 20 win start, which will boost his run support. He had a good streak there, but look at the game against the Marlins where he shut them down through 8 innings on 3 runs support. Only 1 of those 3 runs were earned too. He let up 6 runs in 12 innings in his past 2 starts. That’s not too shabby if you ask me, especially for a 45 year old man.

88. fred Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 7:00 am

    coste calls a good game, according to many of the pitchers who have thrown to him. If you read his book then you’ll see just how many pitchers have requested that he starts behind the late when they start a game. Anyhow, he could call an absoloutly horrible game and still be more productive than Ruiz right now. If you go on baseball prospectus and check out their VORP’s than you’ll see that Coste is 11.0 or something and Ruiz is the least productive Phillie, with a VORP of -4. Jenkins and Ruiz both need to be benched, but i think Feliz has done ok this year, actually exceeding my expectations offensively whilst being as good as advertised at the hot corner.

89. scot Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 7:49 am

    I actually really like Stella.

    I actually really hate this losing streak right now.

    I actually went to bed with the Phils up one and Moyer cruising, and wake up to this. Ugh.

90. AP Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Stella is good. This losing streak is KILLING me.

    Can we sign Chuck Norris to a one-day contract?

91. Brian Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 9:27 am

    There was no doubt Ruiz was hitting into the DP…….Moyer is the number 2 on this staff that’s not going to get it done.

    Is there anyone who can explain what Coste did to deserve the shitty treatment he gets……I thought for sure he would start with Moyer they usually work well together.

    Luckily the whole division continues to get its ass kicked Great to watch that tool Scott Olsen lose his decision after the Maroone Call to the Bullpen blew up in Florida’s faces last night. And looked like the same old mets again last night

    Time for the Phils to wake up start hitting and build a division lead. Bench Ruiz cut Taguchi and let’s go!

92. ryan Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    never understood why stella is so expensive and overrated. i’d rather have bud light for god’s sake. and i’m a beer snob

93. fred Says:
    June 25th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Not sure why but in england most people refer to it as the wife beaters drink. Maybe next time Myers starts it should be the beer of choice

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