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Pirates vs. Phillies, 8 August 2008

Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies, Aug 8, 2008 7:05 PM EDT


Paul Maholm vs. Joe Blanton, 7:05 PM.

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Lineups

Fred
Doug
Nate
Doumit
Moss
Pearce
Bautista
Jack
Maholm
—-—--
Rollins
Victorino
Utley
Howard
Burrell
Werth
Coste
Bruntlett
Blanton

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 6:31 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm so conflicted :/

I want the Phils to do well, but I am first and foremost a Pirates fan… though the Pirates are obviously out of it and the Phils aren’t. WHO DO I ROOT FOR?!?

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply actions  

are you

going to any of the games this weekend?

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately, I'm not

Tonight, I’m watching the Stillers, and the next two sold out before I could get tickets.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm watching the Steelers, and listening to the P-burgh radio feed

of the baseball game because I’m blacked out on mlb.tv

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

same with me

except i’m in PGH. FSN is for some reason airing the Steeler game even though it’s on KDKA

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately

I have Eagles-centric football commentary

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fortunately

if the football game gets boring (and it probably will once the starters are yanked), I do have the Phillies game on locally :D

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

holy hell

first game I see in live video in some time and the start is delayed some 20 minutes…argh

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions  

I think the "wall of fame"

induction ceremony ran late.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

It sounded like a bit of a fuster-cluck

on the radio side when I was driving home from the gym

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah

he had to drive slowly around the ballpark in a convertible. So slow that the mascot could ride a small tricycle in front of them.

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah......

I thought it was 7:05, now ESPN box score says 7:35 (delayed due to ceremonies) What’s up with that?

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why the half hour delay?

Is it Eve night? Are they honoring Bill Cosby? Did Fabian throw out his hip while singing the National Anthem?

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Juan Samuel

ran him over in the convertible after being inducted into the phillies hall of phame

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

cheese, peppers, onions all over the infield

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

the horror…..the horror….

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tabata walked

stole 2nd, and scored on a wild pitch in his first at-bat tonight in the minors

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

I was at that game

he was out, but got a lucky call by the ump..Herrera looked like shit..

by Battlin Bob on Aug 8, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love it...

our running game is gonna be mad awesome this year.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Ugh

we’re making Blanton look good.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions  

I know this is just pre-season garbage football

but the Eagles look slow and crappy, which makes me happy. I get great joy out of listening to Eagles fans bitch and moan :P

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

haha yeah

looked like they weren’t even trying to defend that TD

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hooboy...

Victorino smoked a double.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Utley gets hit by a ton of pitches

because he lets himself get hit by them. No mystery there, Walk…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions  

The Phillies offense

has been struggling lately, so we need to take advantage of that.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Defintley very few positives from him so far

If we keep him in the lineup every day (which may be the right move) that will be painful

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pearce blows something fierce

11 strikeouts in 29 at bats. He can’t be our future

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice

got the DP

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Team has to clean house

All the minor league managers and coaching staff are highly suspect.

Look at Pearce’s development compared to Luigi, Triple-M, Karsten, Mr. Wonderful, D. McCutchen and even Tabata and B. Morris. It’s the curse of Chad Hermansen—every talented Pittsburgh prospect is ruined by the lack of decent minor league coaching.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah

I’ve noticed that our guys seem much further behind in their development.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's really noticable now

I never saw it so well as now that the team has 8 players from Yankees, Red Sox and Dodger organizations to compare with.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Santonio Holmes

almost made the sickest catch ever…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Rivas?

what happened to Jack? (i abandoned the radio—now I’m watching steelers on TV and bucs on gameday)

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 8:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Dumatriat done

with arthroscopic shoulder surgery

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Ouch!

But good to get it done now, so he’ll be ready next February to report for spring training.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rollins

is damn near impossible to pick off as a base stealer

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Utley

has probably been in the biggest slump of the entire Phils offense, so it’s good to take advantage of that

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

This sucks

Blanton has 5 Ks on us, and HE’S NOT THAT FREAKING GOOD.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, but

nor are we.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Figures that usually defensively sucky Howard

makes a sick play to end the inning. Blah.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions  

A one pitch out!

Nice to see opponents do it too, every once in a while

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions  

I think the TV feed here

is significantly ahead of the web stream and radio b-cast

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

probably

i’ve noticed that, and gameday seems to be ahead of the web feed usually too

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maholm

is doing nicely… Too bad the upcoming trio for the Bucs is gawdawful…. Pearce, Baustista, Rivas. :(

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions  

i hope he has

a real quick inning or two here, stretch out a few more innings

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bautista

doesn’t look like he’s even trying any more.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Bautista

doesn’t look like he’s even trying any more.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

not a great approach

once you’re told you’ve been relegated to the bench

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

We really are

making Blanton look good—-and I’m not even watching

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Blanton

is getting a LOT of close calls, too. In that inning alone, there were at least 3 that were close.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Was Robin Roberts there tonight?

If so it looks like he stayed and is pitching for the Phillies.

It sure can’t be Joe Blanton throwing a 1 hitter with 6 K’s already!!

Maybe it’s Steve Carlton turned around and pitching righty?

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

He was there...

and I’ve never seen him and Blanton in the same room together… hmmmmm….

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh

This ump has no consistent strike zone whatsoever

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Awww

Sanchez and Howard gave each other a hug at first :P

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions  

But how long has it been

since the Pirates pitching staff has had THREE straight good starts?

by Thunder on Aug 8, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Maholm's breaking ball

is filthy tonight.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Maholm has 8 Ks

Blanton has 7… INSANE!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions  

You mean

Righty Carlton, not Blanton.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Unrelated but...

anyone else have the Olympic ceremony thing on? Ridiculous and strange but at the same time very cool

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions  

You're kidding me...

Moss almost had something there, but noooOOOOooooo

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions  

I know

but he looks intimidated at the plate.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aren't you all glad

That PBC management didn’t DFA Nady and give Pearce the starting ob in spring training, like some were demanding?

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Definitely...

agree with that. Then we wouldn’t have Tabata and the NY ptichers!

by Slick1 on Aug 8, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks Camo...

I was just about to say that. You guys have been calling for him for two years now. Give him a chance before you right him off.

by Slick1 on Aug 8, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

He took it to the warning track

just missed a homer by about 10 feet, and Werth made the catch. It’s the closest we’ve come all night…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

At least no strike outs in that inning

RIghty must be tiring. :)

And what the hell is up with the Eagles not wanting to try a 52 yard FG in a tied game? It’s pre-season for god’s sake.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

The Phils announcers think

Blanton is done for the night

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Out of it!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maholm
Karstens
Snell?
Gorzo?
???

Maybe?

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions  

No

Ohlendorf or McCutchen or Duke?

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ohlendorf and Danny 'Cutch

waiting in the wings if/when Snell/Gorzo/Duke go wrong

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Yea exactly

Those three will get another chance, and if they fuck it up again I’m sure we’ll see one of the new guys up.

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chavez batting for Maholm

Nate Sr. was up, but they sat him back down…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow

looks like I have missed a helluva performance by Maholm…

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Yes

Yes you did.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pot,

meet kettle.

;-p

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmph.
Harry Lime: Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chavez pinch-hitting???

Over Nate Sr.?

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Well

that went well…

/sarcasm

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

If I look at the 'pen...

Burnett is not the first guy I bring out of it.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Burnett

you’re hat’s on crooked… that was a serious “oooohawwww” ball

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Someone tell "Hip Hop" Burnett

that this is the Big Leagues….please.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm sure

if the cap wasn’t team issued, the sticker’d still be on the brim, too…

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep

Bautista in.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

D. Bautista in

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

hahahaha!!!

OH MY GOD that ball was a c&$^hair away from being a homer.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Say what you want about Burnett...

but other than his last outings he’s been pretty decent lately; especially against lefties.

by Slick1 on Aug 8, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah...

but we remember the last outings better than ones before then.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Out of that inning too.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions  

lol.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

“Quality Starts a Specialty

Since Aug ‘08”

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wonder if they held back Nate Sr

as a replacement for Pearce if things get interesting…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

seems like

a good idea if it goes into extras

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

augh.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

What worries me as a Buccos fan

is that this sleeping giant of a Phillies offense could wake up at any minute.

What worries me as a Phillies fan is that the Pirates are holding us scoreless, and our offense is nonexistent.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

If we lose this game

that would be 2 out of 3 quality starts we lost. You know tomorrow they will give up 13 and score 7

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

What's funny is that Bautista's

first pitch to Werth was at his head, and the crowd misconstrued it as intentional… but then he proceeded to throw 3 more balls nowhere close to home, and the crowd was like “oh…”

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Haha

this game has it all… now a pop out bunt…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

GIDP

And the game rolls on…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Let's

go to the tenth!

BTW – looks like Grabes back on track?

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Our offense...

1 hit through 9 innings.
That’s just kinda sad.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

It must have been

the half hour delay. No other explanation is possible. :)

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not sad =

We’re still in it into the 10th.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bring in Jeff Reed

He’s providing tons of offense for Pittsburgh tonight.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Doumit took it deep again

but damn that wind! Citizen’s Bank Park is a bandbox, too….

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Lidge coming in

he hasn’t fared well as a reliever, but he’s been impossibly amazing as a closer.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions  

I thought Romero

was drummed out of baseball in 2005. Never did I see a guy pitch sooo bad. He made JVB look like an all-star.

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions  

He made a decent comeback

He’s pitched really well for the Phillies for the last season and a half.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Time for

Nate, Sr.?

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions  

They musta heard me

and pulled Romero rather than let him face the dread Pirate Pearce.

P.S.  I meant '06, not '05

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions  

HAHAH

Dread Pirate Pearce finally gets a hit… ON LIDGE… This is bizarro world!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I am the Dread Pirate Pearce

The dread pirate Pearce takes no survivors! All your worst nightmares are about to come true!

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Dread Pirate Pearce

...is here for your soul!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

and the steal.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

2 on

for 0-3Vas

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions  

0-for-3ivas

needs to walk so Nate Sr. can hit the Salami.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions  

That was a freakin' ball.

BS!

Also, TJ Beam up…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Table is set for Nate Sr.

Cmon, gramps! Philly is booing him…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

YES!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Who'spitching

the bottom of the inning?

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

He hasn't been good

when in non-relief situations…. but he popped him up…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tonight?

...

heh.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

hee!

j/k, amigo….

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

cash it in. save the pen and throw in the towl

get the bulldozers out here and turn this place into a parking lot

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions  

How

disappointing.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Lay off

The Jim Beam.

The pitcher. Drink what you’d like.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I honestly don't know

if he’s good or not… I just assume the worst with our staff

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

he is are new Franky Octane

I see we couldn’t give him away….figures we are stuck with him forever now

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh man

it comes down to Utley vs Beam… this sucks…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

A wild pitch or passed ball

is almost inevitable here, isn’t it?

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Yes

lets lode the bases for a walk off grand slam

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

This is probably really stupid.

Beam is too wild for this to pay off.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Why walk Howard, too?

They need a hit. Doesnt matter how deep. Howard is the least likely to get a hit, no?

And now you can walk in a winner, too. Beam walked a guy to start the inning.

Stupid.

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Gameday back

What the hell why walk them? We are screwed

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

It paid off!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

I give JR credit

for having huevos rancheros to pull a move like that…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

well it worked

I think JR must be drinking in that dugout

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Argh

I’m slowly getting really irritated that I had a F$@%#$%king Steelers game on tonight instead.

by matskralc on Aug 8, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Freddy with the lead-off

got him on, gotta get him over and in….

Can Doumit bunt?

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Wait... that's Minky...

Freakin’ Harry Kalas screws up more than Myron Cope used to

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope

Eye Chart can’t bunt. :(

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Cmon Nate

bust yer slump

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

3 K

for Nate. eep.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Philly pitcher

wasn’t that great in his last ML stint either—6+ ERA in 2006.

I say "whale away guys."

by WstCstBucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Time for

Homer Doumer!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Homer Doumer?

That’s a new one to me, lol

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why the F was Freddy running?

Does Russell hate winning baseball games?

by matskralc on Aug 8, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

......

well in football i just saw that Chad Pennington will be a Dolphin

I think Miami is collecting bad QBs

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Another inning over!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

This is starting to remind me

of that insane Penguins/Flyers game from a few years ago…

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Doumit doubles...

Please, if there is a kind and merciful God, let us score!

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Now would be another good time

for Pearce to accidentally get a hit

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I dunno

this awful Phils pitcher is bouncing everything up there…

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Moss

movin’ him over….

Now’s the time, Dread Pirate Pearce!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions  

lets discuss on how to pitch to pearce

right down the middle

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Pearce!

Show us what you’re made of!

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

HAHAHA!

Dread Pirate Pearce strikes again! YARRRR!!!

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions  

YESH!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

holy crap and I just got of the Phone with Hell

its frozen down there

and the devil is handing out free sleigh rides

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Well,

for you, it’s a local call innit?

heh.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

YESSSS!!!!

STEVEN PEARCE I LOVE YOU

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Is

a double good enough?

by Thunder on Aug 8, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Pearce!

Finally!!!!
A run in the game!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

They showed some Phillies fans

who look like they’re on the verge of tears :D

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions  

yay

and sorry…

though despite your predicament early on you’ve been on our side throughout.

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Eh

I’m a Pirates fan first, so I should root for my boys!

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

hell

i’m on the verge of tears

by poorboywilly on Aug 8, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

0-for-3-vas up again

Insurance runs, ahoy!

Or maybe a clutch GIDP.

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Pearce

2-fer to get back over .200!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions  

hey people....

we still gotta get 3 outs.

i know we’ve done it all nite but still…...walkman…

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions  

And people argue

that there’s no such thing as clutch hitting…

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow we are begging for .200

times are tough….I am alson happy about our 3.51 for gas down here…..who would of thought

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Not begging,

just noting that he is back over .200…

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ooh...

sneaks out a single… bases loaded for Sanchez

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Freddy!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Call Geico...

because we just got some INSURANCE!

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions  

LOL

they just called Wilson a “good runner”

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Bust this sheaut

OPEN!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions  

In a game like this

I guess 2 runs counts as “busted open”

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

You'd be

right, amigo.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Philly

must feel like they are getting bled to death by paper cuts this inning.

by Thunder on Aug 8, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Hansen??

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Eye Chart falters...

and we head to the bottom up by 2.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions  

So

we’ve got Hansen, Romulo and Walkman left. Hopefully, we only need one of them.

by Thunder on Aug 8, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions  

who is Walkman

where did he come from

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hansen in

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy crap...

watching the highlights – if John Fascenda (sp?) the Phils announcer?

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions  

One out!

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions  

no command

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions  

But

does he know where it’s going?

by Thunder on Aug 8, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

BTW Steelers fans

Charlie Batch broke his collar bone tonight

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm thinking

this doesn’t end well.

by Thunder on Aug 8, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions  

MMMBOP

better not eff this up.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions  

oops,

too late.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, FFS

This is gonna end in tears… Utley up with 2 on and 1 out.

Dammit, dammit, dammit

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Not looking good.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Aug 8, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions  

GIDP

to end this sheaut.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions  

hahaha

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

HOLY SHIT

I LOVE YOU MOSS! YOU’RE MOSSOME!!!

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Can't take credit for it

someone else coined it a few days ago :P

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

What an ending to one of

the weirdest games I’ve ever watched

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions  

RAISE IT!

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Moss diving catch

throw to first got the double play

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Woo-hoo!

Go Bucs! Great to see Russell putting the new guys in big spots.

by gregg on Aug 8, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Moss?

Gameday said Nate to Fred to Doug

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions  

It was definitely Moss...

too bad Maholm didn’t get the W

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just watched the Pearce RBI double on Gameday video

Awesome! And then he just chills at second and pops his bubblegum hahaha. Coolest dude ever. When he was down here at Indy my friends and I would get the POP THAT BUBB-LE clap clap clapclapclap chant goin.

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

who pitches tomorrow

see if we have a shot at 4 quality starts

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Ian Snell is awesome!

He just needs to get it turned around, and tomorrow is the perfect day for it!

by camoseven on Aug 8, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm going to savor

this post game show… the Phils have been shutout back to back.

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Also

the Phils haven’t scored in 23 innings…. 23!!!

Welp...

by phillybucco on Aug 8, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

awesome

thanks for sticking around guys, we’ll do it again tomorrow!

by Raise the Jolly Roger on Aug 8, 2008 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

If

you’d have told me Utley, Howard & Burrell would go 0-for13, I’d have said you were nuts.

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

by cocktailsfor2 on Aug 8, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Woo-hoo!

Back-to-back 2-0 shutouts of first-place teams.

.500, here we come!

by bucdaddy on Aug 8, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions  

not so fast bucdaddy

but i think it was a successful 8-8-08

3 Quality Starts in Aug. 08

by .500 Please on Aug 8, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

THREE SHUTOUTS in 8 days ...

good pitching – a curveball – ain’t used to it!

by Pirate in Ole VA on Aug 9, 2008 12:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Great catch?

Meh. If Nate didn’t suck so bad as a center fielder he’d have had it easy.

by bucdaddy on Aug 9, 2008 5:40 PM EDT reply actions  

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