Gamethread: Orioles at Phillies, 1:05 PM EDT
by zknower on Mar 14, 2010 12:30 PM EDT
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If you're seeing this gamethread, it means it's already 12:30, and the game starts in half an hour. Did you set your clocks forward?
The game is being broadcast on MLB.com's GameDay Audio, and on WPHT 1210 Philadelphia (squeezed in between Rush and Sean).
Lineups, courtesy Britt's Bird Watch:
| ORIOLES LINEUP | PHILLIES LINEUP |
|---|---|
| Cesar Izturis SS | Jimmy Rollins SS |
| Adam Jones CF | Placido Polanco 3B |
| Nick Markakis RF | Chase Utley DH |
| Miguel Tejada 3B | Ryan Howard 1B |
| Garrett Atkins 1B | Jayson Werth RF |
| Nolan Reimold LF | Raul Ibanez LF |
| Josh Bell DH | Shane Victorino CF |
| Chad Moeller C | Juan Castro 2B |
| Robert Andino 2B | Dane Sardinha C |
Hey look, Izzy is batting leadoff. Woo-hoo!
Brian Matusz gets the call for the Birds. Last Monday he gave up 2 runs in 2-2/3 IP, but fanned 6 Twins along the way. He'll be opposed by Kyle Kendrick for the Phils.
There's also a "B" game in in Pirate CIty (closed to the public) which will be started by Jake Arrieta. Trembley is attending that one, so it'll be fun to see who manages the A squad today. My money is on Kevin Millar.
Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic....And don't hold the ball so hard, OK? It's an egg. Hold it like an egg.
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Yeah
I clicked ‘Listen Live’ on their website hoping to get the Orioles game, and all I got was smooth and smarmy Grocery store Jazz…what gives?
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Mar 14, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
they must have that streaming online
they had it streaming over mlb audio but now they’re streaming the game
I'm just glad
that Cesar isn’t batting second anymore. I mean sure you want the guy who had the .365 OBP somewhere higher than 6th in the lineup, and you’d probably want the guy with the career .298 mark somewhere as far from 1st as possible – but hey! Progress!
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
right. it means that tomorrow he'll bat 9th, right?
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
this shit with izturis not batting 9th...
…has got to stop. I’m inclined to email Roch to ask Diamond Dave that question specifically.
Librarians are hiding something
Good thing..
It’s only spring, and since B-rob isn’t in who’s supposed to hit first? Adam or Nick?
What up?
by snakethejake on Mar 14, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
The correct answer is
ANYONE but Cesar. Seriously – he is the worst possible option.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
by Andrew_G on Mar 14, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And 0 BB
He’s doing fine. One mistake. the Utley hit just had eyes.
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
driving back from PA but cant get anything
this state sucks. it smells like cabbage
"On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'"
Earl Weaver
by matman008 on Mar 14, 2010 1:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Matusz cruising
Don’t have a pitch count, but it’s not very high for 2 IP.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Mar 14, 2010 1:28 PM EDT reply actions
According to Gameday it's 20
but they haven’t been right yet this season
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
And 0 BB
Not bad. Not as good as Kendrick, but not bad.
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Double off the wall or Rollins
first real problem for Matusz (sounds like it was wind-blown a bit, though).
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Mar 14, 2010 1:48 PM EDT reply actions
Utley singles
Rollins scores. First run for Matusz, who had faced the minimum through three.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Mar 14, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions
LOVE your avatar
is that new?
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
Thanks
I found it about a month ago, just googling around. It’s from a Topps card, though I don’t know exactly what year.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Mar 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
1988 Topps
I’d recognize that design anywhere
by NickMarkaces on Mar 14, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Inning over
Matusz so far: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Mar 14, 2010 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe Miggy should hit leadoff
That way, at least once a game he definitely wont GIDP.
I kinda like the Philly broadcast crew
They’re a little dull, but after the Minnesota doofuses with their shell museum, and the bombastic idiocy of Sterling + Waldman, these guys are a great change.
I'm a big fan of the Phillies crew
they were better of course with Harry Kalas, but so it goes.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
I really like them.
Larry Andersen is great because he has no qualms calling out the Phillies when they do something wrong. Scott Franzke’s pretty good on the play-by-play, if a bit quiet during a pitchers’ duel like today, but his calls on some of the best moments of last year’s playoffs were amazing. LA’s even more grumpy than usual today, which is pretty funny.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
Their interplay is funny in a dry kind of way
They don’t insult your intelligence.
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Chad Moeller with the double
he won’t let fucking Garret Atkins out-pretend him!
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Is Matusz coming out for the 6th?
His pitch count is at 57? I’m sure they’ll let him face one more batter to get to 60.
by LoveForTheGame13 on Mar 14, 2010 2:20 PM EDT reply actions
I predict that Miggy wont hit into a DP, since there are 2 out
I’m an optimist
"It's a beautiful day, whatever Larry might say"
I like these guys more and more.
Johnson's line is gonna be awful,
but he’s getting really unlucky.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
Didn't throw strikes early
That’s not unlucky.
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Not saying it's all bad luck,
but two infield hits doesn’t help matters.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
seems like with what we're hearing about Reimold's ankle
Pie is going to get his big chance to continue to impress in left field to start the season.
Hard to believe that Reimold’s ankle is STILL bothering him, though. Wonder if he’s got some DL time in his near future?
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
What have you heard?
Sounded like he was ok out there today.
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
From Schmuck:
Nolan Reimold grounded out in each of his two at-bats, but looked gimpy after trying to leg out an infield hit in the fifth inning and was removed from the game. Don’t know yet if that was a coincidence or if he aggravated the remaining soreness in his surgically repaired ankle.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
It only makes sense
I mean, his Achilles had a partial tear that required surgery. It’s not a 1 month rehab.
It makes perfect sense to send Pie to LF and Nolan to DH or DL until he’s right. Luke can DH if Nolan’s down completely. But we have two acceptable LF replacements in Pie and Scott.
There’s no sense in sending Reimold out there if he’s not healthy.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
Well
according to the box score JJ had at least one easy out on a fielders choice to Tejada. That and a fly ball to Jones. Either could have ended the inning. The three flyballs in a row is a bit concerning thou
From Britt Ghiroli:
After breaking his bat in the 4th, Werth asked Matusz if he threw him a cutter. That’s how much movement was on Matusz’s fastball. #orioles
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
uh oh
That's what BRob says
but I’d be more interested in what the doc says.
by fishoutawata on Mar 14, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Seeing Duke fans happy sucks almost as much as seeing Yankee fans happy
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 14, 2010 3:34 PM EDT reply actions
They beat GT?
Well shouldn’t be too long until they fall in the tournament. The ACC was pretty weak this year. They announce at 6 right?
Actually, more
Because at least we KNOW how much the MFY paid for their players.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
It's close
The Final Four game in 2001 where the refs practically gave it away to Duke would rank much higher on my list of single-game sports tragedies if Maryland winning it all the next year hadn’t taken the sting away.
Hell, if the O’s had won in 1997, no one would talk about Jeffrey Maier. Heh.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Mar 14, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Did anybody see the Buster Olney
piece on ESPN.com about the rumored Pujols for Ryan Howard trade? I mean it won’t happen, but if it were to happen, that is a great way to alienate a fan base.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
that'd be the blockbuster of all blockbusters
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Mar 14, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilfredo Perez has to make the team.
He has been lights out this spring, his minor league stats are great, and he’s 25 years old. It’s now or never for the kid…why else string him along? So, when Wilfredo makes the team, whose is sent down in his place? Johnson?
And if Ohman makes the team, who gets sent down to the minors?
Outside of Guts and Matusz and the new reliever they paid big bucks for, there should be no “sure thing” on the pitching staff for Opening Day.
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