Sunday, September 4, 2011

Game 136 Phils @ Marlins

This game has started off as usual for Roy Halladay.
He starts the game by allowing a hit to the first batter of the game again a triple. Next guy singles and they get. 1-0 lead to start it off for Florida.

Phils get it back in the top of the second. After one out Ruiz singled then Valdez singled. Halladay tries to bunt them over.
Then we a re treated to a Greg Dobbs specialty. His patented pickup the grounder at third then throw it into the runner, wild allowing the batter to get on, a run to score and a runner goes to third, tie score.
After Victorino strikes out Martinez gets a single to give them a 2-1 lead.

Ryan Howard struck out on a ball two feet outside and in the dirt to lead off the third and threw his bat near the Marlins dugout on the swing.
Also during the inning two people got hit in the stands. One a little boy hit on the shoulder with a line drive foul and the other a woman was hit in the head with a piece of a bat that broke off but the EMT were still holding an ice pack on the boy's shoulder and it took 10-15 minutes to get over to the woman.

In the bottom of the third Roy Halladay seems to have lost concentration again for a pitch. After he gave up a two out double a ball was bounced to Howard. He tossed it to Halladay for the out at first but the throw was a tad low but catchable. Roy dropped it for an error and a run scores. He agrees with Joe West the first base ump but I'm not sure about what.
So a tie score 2-2 after three.

Top of the sixth, Howard gets a walk then Pence hits a ball to the wall and a fan interferes with the right fielder and stops him from catching the ball. They end up with second and third.
Trader Jack asked the umps to review the play but I thought only home run plays could be reviewed. Scott Franske on the radio just said he thinks a fan interfering can be reviewed too. The ball either would be caught or hit the top if the fence but clearly not over the fence if the fan doesn't hit it.

Charlie is going to get toss I think, they called Pence out and Howard has to go back to first and Charlie is thrown out for continuing to argue with Joe West.

I think the Phils are going to protest the game. Charlie went back to argue more and Pete Mackanin just went out to continue the argument.

Charlie is still standing on the bench and the rule was just on tv and the replay can only be used for a home run call and not for fan interference.
It's been about ten minutes and the umps ar still talking amongst themselves and the Phils have made an official protest.

The game just resumed and the Phils fans are very loudly booing.

Ibanez doubled and Howard gets to third. He doesn't score because he just can't run right now.
That ball rattled around in the right field corner and Howard still couldn't score. Wow.
So now that have second and third one out in stead of no outs. And no runs yet.
Ruiz was walked to load the bases, one out.

So if the Phils win the game they probably pull back the protest but if they lose and win the protest thegame will be resumes from the point of that play putting Pence on second and Howard on third.

Anyway Valdez hits a grounder to second and a very easy inning ending double play, so they get nothing out of that.

The Phils filed a protest claiming the umps incorrectly used the replay rule as it clearly states it can only be used for home runs and not for fan interference.

I doubt they will win the protest, but the call on the field was a double and not a home run so I don't know how the umps can say they were reviewing the play for anything but interference. Jack McKeown surely didn't want the ball to be called a home run


Halladay is not pitching as good as he should be again today. He gets two outs in the sixth then gives up three straight hits to let the Marlins get the 3-2 lead. He won't be winning the Cy Young this season.

He got the out to end the inning but not good enough, poor effort by Halladay today. He ran to first on a ball he caught to touch the ase for the first out and he looked like he was winded. They said it was hot there today. Since that game in Chicago he has not been great and looks winded when the temp is up higher then a normal temp.

It's raining and Joe West is finally calling for the lights to be turned on.

So now they have to delay the game and wait for the lights to come on because you can't turn them on in the middle of an inning.
The new guy Bowker is hitting for Halladay, so he's done after six inning.

He strikes out on a ball a foot outside.


Top of the seventh the Phils have second and third again this time with two outs, Ryan Howard is up.
He comes through, that was a huge hit to knock in both runners and get a 4-3 lead.
Halladay is off the hook but is in line for the win.

The Phils just put Schwimer in the game. I know they sent him down last week but I didn't know they brought him back.
I don't understand what he is doing in the game, what's wrong with Stutes?
Now Dobbs doubles and have second and third. Why is Schwimer in the game?
I'm pretty sure he has given up a home run every time he has pitched.

A fielder's choice gets Dobbs running to third but the run scores and no chance again for a win for Halladay.
I'm very confused, I know Manual was tossed but you can't tell me he isn't running the team from the club house. Wo makes the decision to put a specific player/pitcher in the game?

Now he walked the bases loaded, isn't there another pitcher?
Struck out Buck.

Raul leads off the eighth with a line drive single.
Ruiz pops up a bunt that lands fair halfway up the line and rolls foul but Ruiz didn't run so he's out at first. Then Ross Gload who can't hit but still keeps his job flys out, then Polanco dribbles out.


Extra innings tied at four.
Howard leads off the tenth with a walk but Pence who has been terrible lately hit a double play.
Ryan was walking very slow and has a slight limp. His feet must be killing him.

Oh man Ibanez smacked a ball that looked gone but it just died at the edge of the track.

I'm not liking the way this game is going.
I think the Phils only have one pitcher left after Stutes. It's Herndon. They showed him walking in and he doesn't loom like he wants to be in then game, head down walking slow.
First pitch, base hit.

Tom McCarthy just said Herndon last night, "got hit around a little bit" really a little bit?

Alright lead off double for Martinez in the 12th.
Oh man, Utley pops out and Howard walked then Pence pops out to right, Ibanez grounds out to the pitcher, weak.

Hmm, Marlins get a leadoff hit and then bunt him over to second.....with the pitcher up next.

Pitcher bounced one over to Polanco and he booted it, runners on the corners one out.
An intentional walk to load the bases. I blame this all on Herndon for the leadoff hit even though it was a shot that bounced off his arm he still allowed the ball to be hit so hard.

Oh a pop up at home plate, there's still a chance......
Greg Dobbs better not win this game.

Whoa Dobbs flies out to left.

Herndon still causing his own messes. He hits the leadoff guy to start the 13th.
This is going to be it another hit and runners on the corners put a fork in it.

Short line drive out to Ibanez and a intentional walk to load the bases again.
Another short line drive out this time to Pence.
Their pitcher is up and he bounces a ball to Martinez at short who throws to second barely forcing out the runner and somehow
Herndon gets out of another impossible jam.

This can't keep going on like this, they better score a run soon, Herndon can't continue his Houdini bit much longer.
Nothing in the 14th so Herndon comes out for the bottom of the inning.

Leadoff walk, bunt to second, intentional walk.
Scorching line drive to Ibanez that he catches on his knees almost doubled off Bonifacio.
After three pitches out of the zone they intentionally walk another batter, that's five IW for Herndon.
Walked Mike Cameron to force in the winning run. Walked four in the inning.

So there it is another bad loss, a two game losing streak another series loss.

I don't have anything else to add, that game was terrible.



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Loss 5-4
last ten 6-4
After Pence 22-9
Division up 7.5
Magic number 18
Record 88-48











1 comment:

Tony D said...

I just rewatched the Halladay sixth inning and I think he was hurt.
After fielding a ground ball and running over to first he was grimacing and stretching his right side a lot for the rest of the inning and then he didn't come out for the seventh.
I cant believe I didn't notice it before and the pbp guys didn't either.

Looking at the fifth inning he wasn't stretching so he must have pulled something while fielding that ball in the sixth.