Phillies @ The Mets Series Game Thread

[Retroram52]

Brown strikes out leaving two stranded. That's something we are good at.

 

[Retroram52]

Let's see if Williams pitches himself out of this jam here in the seventh.

 

[Retroram52]

The Mets have two on with den Dekker's latest hit and Herrera now juices the bases. Better get Williams out of there or this is going to be a killer inning.

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, de Fratus comes in to preserve the shut-out. There is one out so we need a double play here to shut down this Mets offense.

 

[Retroram52]

An RBI single and now the score is 6-1 because Utley is too slow to get to the ball and it sqeeks through into right field.

 

[Retroram52]

Big strike-out by de Fratus.

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Walks are not needed here!

 

[Retroram52]

Frikin' de Fratus throws a wild ball and walks the batter and now its 6-2 with the bases juiced and they bring in Retardo. This is the same scenario that started last night with de Fratus coming in in this exact time and got a batter to pop up a fly ball which Sizemore dropped. Here we are again giving away another game because of just plain dumbass ball players.

 

[Retroram52]

Well the shut-out is gone but Retardo gets us out of the inning with no further damage.

 

[Retroram52]

Ruiz jumped all over that breaking ball and he gets a double to start off the eighth. Asche is up next. Let's add to the score just to cover our asses from that debacle last night.

 

[Retroram52]

Asche strikes out and now Sizemore is going to pinch hit.

 

[Retroram52]

Sizemore draws the walk. Revere should get somebody home because he has achieved his 150th hit.

 

[Retroram52]

I guess not.

 

[Retroram52]

Heater boy is in and he is throwing some serious heat!

 

[Retroram52]

Frikin' Brown didn't learn anything from Sizemore dropping a fly ball trying to catch it with one hand. Giles sets them down 1-2-3.

 

[Retroram52]

Rollins gets number 28 stolen base.

 

[Retroram52]

These New York announcers are discussing the Howard debacle and Amaro trying to get rid of him and then the strategy that freezes out Ruf by playing Howard everyday that Sandberg was apparently told to do at the expense of both Ruf and Franco. It is an interesting discussion but nothing we haven't discussed here on the Phillies board.

 

[Retroram52]

Nice sac hit to get Rollins home. 7-2 Phillies.

 

[Retroram52]

Byrd strikes out and we are three outs away from getting win number 62 and closer to getting out of the cellar and putting the Mets there with a win tomorrow.

 

[Retroram52]

Papelbon is in having not pitched in four days.