Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates GameThread, Apr 27, 2008 1:35 PM EDT

Phillies vs. Pirates, 27 April 2008

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 11:00 AM EDT Comment 49 comments

Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates, Apr 27, 2008 1:35 PM EDT

Brett Myers vs. Paul Maholm, 1:35 PM. Here's the box. Matt Morris has been released!

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Morris gone

released. Dumatrait starting Thursday. JVB in bullpen.

by Thunder on Apr 27, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It would have been nice to get something out of or for Morris, but I give the ownership credit for eating $10 million and taking a chance on JVB. Let’s see one more time if he can make it in the majors. Not optimistic, but he can’t possibly be worse than Morris, and we’ll get a question answered.

by TPenaRules on Apr 27, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dumatrait may take Morris` spot in the rotation for now,

but I don`t know if I buy the idea from Meyer`s story that JVB may only be around a couple of days til Sean Burnett is called up. I still think that Zach Duke is getting pretty close to earning a plane ticket to Indy to see if he can learn to make hitters actually miss his pitches on occasion.

by patthatt on Apr 27, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy CRAP

Nate destroyed that pitch.

by matskralc on Apr 27, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

winning

in the first inning? this is new

by richmondpirate on Apr 27, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LaRoche

another K. Looked bad.

by hisjazziness on Apr 27, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maholm

is a SAINT. At this rate we might get through the sixth inning with our starter!

by poorboywilly on Apr 27, 2008 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OMG LaRoche got a hit.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LaRoche

just upped his average from .145 to .156

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And Jose

went from .173 to .184 with that RBI single

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anybody watching?

What happened to Bautista? Gamecast has him thrown out @ plate?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m not watching today – just “watching” on Yahoo – but he got thrown out at home on Rivas’ single.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ESPN

Gamecast said, “Rivas singled to center, Bautista thrown out at home, Bautista to third advancing on play.”

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude

I thought that was a daquiri. Tomato juice? Bleech.

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bloody Caesar. Yum.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know what's in that

But just give me the booze straight then!

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s a Bloody Mary made with Clamato instead of just tomato juice. I doctor it up quite a bit with worcestershire, tabasco, horseradish etc.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

NAAAAAAAAAAATE

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow, he’s at it again.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Karma

I don’t want to jump the gun and jinx them, because they could implode any second. But is anyone else getting a different “feel” today? Like, releasing Morris needed to happen before they could become an actual professional baseball team? And hopefully Meek is on notice.

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve been thinking that, and I’m not even watching the game, just the boxscore. It’s not following the same pattern. Almost certainly a coincidence, but still. That’s exactly what my game recap is/was going to be about.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm watching

And the thing that got me was the grounder to Rivas. He looked so smoothe, it was… different. (Shrug). Really, a feeling more than anything.

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even Rivas's GIDP's are becoming productive!

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For today, Charlie's gonna have to call him 2-for-3vas

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

dunno...

I’m “watching” on ESPN gamecast – can’t SEE the game.

But Maholm has only thrown 64 pitches through 6 innings…

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and they’re letting Maholm hit…

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do it again, Nate!

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not a very good sequence to Howard there.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I don't know why he was so careful with no one on

That said, goodbye veteranosity, hello efficiency.

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I assume it was being careful, since he's throwing strikes at will

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I wrote that, then pulled up the box. 76 pitches, 40 strikes, 36 balls. It sure seems like he’s been in control of every pitch.

by azibuck on Apr 27, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s under 80 pitches thru 7, and only 2 hits. The 4 walks haven’t hurt too much. eep.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Time for X to break up his o-fer.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Looks like a botched hit and run?

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

dunno – gamecast had the count 1 – 2, and skipped right over to LaRoche.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m watching the game now. I’m surprised they had Bay steal third, and Nady swung at a really bad pitch.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

92 pitches

thru 8. Does Russ leave him in?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know, but I guess we’ll know in a few minutes. He’s due up third in this inning.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought for sure Bautista was out there.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

trying to stretch?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OMG

Bautista busts over the Mendoza line

by poorboywilly on Apr 27, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maholm batting. Guess we have the answer.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Apr 27, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not sure why

But Walk talking about the fake-to-third-fake-to-first move never working cracked me up.

by matskralc on Apr 27, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that was pretty funny.

by Charlie on Apr 27, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stuff like that is why I love Walk so much

An announcer doesn’t have to be a VORPhead for me to like him. Walk is just fun to listen to and that’s all I ask. Guys like, say, Joe Morgan are not only morons with a skewed misunderstanding of the game, they aren’t any fun to listen to, either.

by matskralc on Apr 27, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs