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66 Responses to “Gameday: Braves (13-16) At Phillies (15-12)”

1. Lets Go Mets Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

   How about those mets?

2. Craig Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

   Duvel Excellent choice! Very, very strong beer. It’s about 9%.

   About the only thing that the Belgians do right

3. PhillyGirlinMichigan Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   I hate Fox. I never get the Phillies games

4. Keith Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   go Phillies!

5. The Little Guy Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

   Whose are the commentators?? Their not that bad.

   Blanton’s pitching well, keeping the ball low and throwing hard.

6. Mickey Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

   Excellent choice Tim, but today Im going with “Exit 4″ from Flying Fish brewery. Local to South Jersey, its an American Trippel at about 9%. Crisp and fruity and highly recommended if you can find it.

7. Keith Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

   Mark Grace

8. The Little Guy Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

   Hes knows his stuff

9. Keith Says:
   May 9th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

   if u say so

10. Tim Malcolm Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Came home and saw Fox would rather show Sox game here in NY. I hate the Sox.

11. Braves fan Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    McCann owns Blanton

12. The Little Guy Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    Can’t stand Youkilis

13. The Little Guy Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    Kobe isn’t from Philly? lol Lower Merion

14. Caleb Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    Joe “Flyout” Blanton this inning.

15. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    UTLEY!!!

    Utley: 10
    Ibanez: 8
    Howard: 6
    Werth: 6

16. Caleb Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    No foot problem here!

17. Craig Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    McCann’s career batting average against Blaton?

    1.00

18. Johnny Snowden Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    that was just a pretty play by howard.

19. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    the pitcher just got a double though

20. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    ugh

21. Johnny Snowden Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    make that three straight extra base hits

22. AGH Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Charlie should go to a 6-man rotation. Have Hamels and Happ go every fifth day and the rest of that motley crew can split up the rest of the assignments. None of the starters can manage consecutive quality starts. That wouldn’t be so bad, if their nonquality starts weren’t so disastrous.

23. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    Blanton did pitch well.

24. ha Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    2nd place

25. PhillyGameday.com Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    They’re really making Vazquez into a better pitcher than he really is.

26. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Blanton in the 8th inning

27. Tim Malcolm Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Just a random thought: Blanton should’ve never been facing McCann again. Never.

28. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    I knew it… Why leave Blanton against McCann when you could put in a guy like Eyre to get him out!

29. Braves Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Blanton should just walk McCann every time he comes to the plate

30. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    Blanton had a good game though

31. AGH Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Did it seem to anyone else that Charlie wasn’t particularly interested in winning this game? Letting Blanton lead off the 6th was an odd decision to me. Letting him pitch into the 8th was pretty pointless, too. Glad to see Joe get his work in–at least his ERA didn’t take too much of a hit. Pretty typical performance.

32. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    He threw some good pitches, but he also left plenty right on the middle of the plate… A decent start, but definitely not good.

33. Mickey Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    Umm keith, its 6 to 1….Please tell me how Blanton had a good game

34. Bob Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    I think he means a decent start for a phillies starting pitcher….. not a typical major league starting pitching

35. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLL

36. Johnny Snowden Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    RAAAAUUUUUUUL

37. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    nice Ibanez

    Utley: 10
    Ibanez: 8
    Howard: 6
    Werth: 6

38. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    9* for Ibanez

    cuz he actually went 8 innings and like the announcers said pitched a lot better than what the score says

39. Georgie Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    What? I missed the first few innings, but didn’t Joe give up 6 runs in 8 innings? How is that even a decent start? Since when is an ERA of over 5 acceptable for a 3 or 4 starter? There’s no way they can repeat as WFC if these starters keep getting smacked around, holy cow, am I the only one freaking out about all these HRs? YIKES!!!!

40. AGH Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    Blanton gave up 2 home runs and 4 extra base hits (including 1 to the pitcher). There were no errors behind him. It what universe is that considered a good outing?

41. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    I guess the right way to put it is: he was “decent” till the 8th inning, before giving up the homer to McCann. The homer to Yunel Escobar was a actually a good pitch.

42. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    well at least the announcers agree with me . . .

43. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    our hitting has been terrible though

44. Mickey Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Keith, first of all, he never should have been allowed to go 8 innings. And i dont give an F what the announcers say, the score is what it is. There were no runs scored because of errors, those were all Blanton’s ERs. 6 runs in 8 innings is NOT a good start!!!!

    I think we need to go to a 6 man rotation. I cant stand this nonsense with the starting pitchers any longer.

45. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    oh well, I don’t agree.

46. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Did Charlie Manuel fall asleep? I really don’t understand why he let Blanton pitch the 8th when it was a close game… especially against McCann!

47. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    well I thought he was gonna get pinch hit in the 6th

48. Keith Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    but it’s nice to see one of our starters going 8 innings for a change

49. Georgie Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    Mickey, I agree, I’m almost afraid to turn the freakin game on now, it’s just BAM,BAM outta here almost every day. I gave them a pass for April but you can’t keep up like this, the Mets are starting to win games now.

50. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    Cmon Eyreeeeee throw some strikes!!

51. Johnny Snowden Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    Eyre was successfull last season because he was used situationally, whereas JC was our late inning lefty. Now that manuel and dubee have kinda forced eyre into that role during jc’s absence, we’re seeing why chicago let him go. Glad to see him get out of that tho

52. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    Everyone needs to get on base

53. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    Rollins is killing us as our leadoff hitter… time to move him down the lineup

54. kl Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    why did they leave blanton in that long again?? he should have been out way way earlier than the 8th

55. I'm Chutly Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    The METS are now in FIRST place.
    Bwahhh!!!!
    Too bad there are no take backs in major league baseball. If there were, the Phillies could send Blanton back to the A’s…..HE SUCKS…..Bwahhhh!!!!
    All your pitchers suck…..Bwahhh!!!!!(Except Hamels).
    Raul Ibanez can’t do it ALL…..He needs help…No help hitters suck….Bwahhh!!!!!!(especially J-Roll)
    Like I said:
    The METS are now in FIRST place BWAHHHHH!!!!!!

56. Scheity Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    Rollins needs to move down…In the organization.

    How much better would attendance be in the Lehigh Valley if he were an Iron Pig? I mean, yeah, he’d still bat .210, but the level of freshness in Allentown would be at an all-time high.

57. Manny Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Howard< werth… get on base.. and leave it to RAUUUUL

58. Scheity Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Maybe Jimmy should go on the radio again and whine about Philly fans. That seemed to do the trick last year.

59. eli Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    chase utley is absolutely incredible.

60. Mike Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    God, Mets trolls are stupid.
    Of course, if they were smart, they probably wouldn’t like the Mets.

61. Mickey Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    Georgie I hear ya, but Im not afraid to turn on the teevee just yet. Its just ridiculous how many bombs these guys are giving up. We cant expect the offense to put up 6 to 8 runs coming from behind every day. Sooner or later the starters need to either start playing like major league pitchers or they need to sit.

    Actually Georgie ya know what, I prolly wont watch Moyer’s next start. That was a turd of a contract to begin with and its only gonna get worse every time he goes out unless its against the Marlins.

    I know its still early and all, but I think its high time we see what some of these young guys can do for us.

62. Mickey Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    And Mike, yes, Mets trolls are some of the dumbest douchebags Ive ever seen. Honestly, Im surprised they know how to get dressed by themselves in the mornings

63. I'm Chutly Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Met fans are trolls? Better a troll than as your beloved Jimmy Rollins put it FRONT RUNNERS. I can’t wait to hear the GO E-A-G-L-E-S chants when September comes. At least we’re loyal to our team. We don’t root for the Jets or Giants, Rangers or Islanders, Knicks or soon to be Nets or Yankees during a METS game. Oh, and we don’t beat up Santa Clause……Classless Fans= Classless Team.
    WOW that’s two teams in every major sport. WOW we New York Trollers are doing alright. Thats why OUR TEAMS HAVE ALL THE MONEY.

64. Ghjkls Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    At Chutly

    Your right Met fans are so loyal lolol, thats why most of you were ready to give up two weeks ago. You=Pot calling kettle black. If you wanna talk about money look at the price it costs to attend a game in your stadium vs ours, probably why you couldnt sell it out of you tried. Our $29 tickets=your $180 tickets. Go back to your own board.

65. mikemike Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 10:52 pm

    How can any person who talk sports. look at Blanton pitching today and say he pitched a good game. my god if you are that dumb go on the mets blog. Please stop saying these stupid remarks just because he plays for your team. You can’t be serious that you follow sports.

66. PhilthadelphiaSucksAss Says:
    May 9th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    Worst thing about the Phillies is where they play. Philadelphia fans simply don’t deserve a good team.

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