Phillies-Braves Game Thread 5/2/12

by Bill Baer on May 2nd, 2012
Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | Print | 207 Comments »

The Phillies once again waited until late in the game to put together some offense. They tagged elite reliever Jonny Venters for two runs in the eighth inning last night to go ahead 4-2. That allowed for $50 million man Jonathan Papelbon to come in and close out the game, bringing the Phillies back to .500 for the first time since April 20. The Phillies moved to only 2.5 games out of first place.

Roy Halladay will take the hill for the Phillies tonight as he attempts to push the Phillies over .500 for the first time since Opening Day. Halladay hasn’t quite been himself through his first five starts despite a 1.95 ERA. The most he has struck out in a game is six, which he accomplished in eight innings against the San Francisco Giants on April 16. He has also walked nine batters in his last 22 innings (3.7 BB/9), and induced more fly balls than ground balls in his last two starts (24 fly balls, 18 grounders). The Braves, sporting one of the league’s best offenses, will attempt to take advantage of a lesser Halladay and avoid losing another series to the Phillies.

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  1. 207 Responses to “Phillies-Braves Game Thread 5/2/12”

  2. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    I hope we can make up some ground on the Barves in the third-order wins standings tonight.

  3. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    https://twitter.com/#!/JimMckaySaidSo/status/197820210626039809/photo/1

    not my account but found that funny

  4. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    please run on hanson any chance you get

  5. By jackieinertia on May 2, 2012


    hooray, chicago series over, i can watch a game from my apartment again (last night's double playoff action nonwithstanding)

  6. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    Shanf down 0-2. I'm shocked.

  7. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    Ty Wigginton, Gold Glover.

  8. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Roy hit 92, he's unbroken!

  9. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    RIP Roy Halladay 1917-2012

  10. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    TMac is trying to get us trashed in the first inning.

  11. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    HOW ABOUT THAT

  12. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    a walk!

  13. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Wiggy is the best player on the team.

  14. By Evan on May 2, 2012


    Phillies last in MLB in BB% and ISO. Who would've thought?

  15. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    To be fair, I blame Juan Pierre for that completely.

  16. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    please dont bunt

  17. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    Bunt with Chooch. I dare you.

  18. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Should of kept Johnny Estrada.

  19. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    should of bunted

  20. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Rosenthal's scouts are complaining that he didn't strike out Uggla on three pitches.

  21. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    That W.B. Mason ad. o_O

  22. By MikeMcGoo on May 2, 2012


    that ad looked like it was made by a high school av club

  23. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    On the bright side, it's a new ad. I've gotten used to the rotation of about four ads that we see all year.

  24. By MikeMcGoo on May 2, 2012


    Yeah, but do you really want to see it again?

  25. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    Hanson's gone to a 3-ball count about 4 trillion times already. The Phillies walked once.

  26. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Oh of course not. Just refreshing to see a new one once.

  27. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    SHANF

  28. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    SHANF

  29. By MikeMcGoo on May 2, 2012


    SHANF

  30. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    This .gif is awesome.



    From http://www.chadmoriyama.com/2012/05/gifcap-joe-saunders-makes-the-most-pathetic-glove-flip-attempt-in-history/

  31. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    can someone explain to me the back story behind shanf

  32. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    The 701 Level

  33. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    thank you

  34. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    I'm really happy that SHEP n GIL have returned.

  35. By MikeMcGoo on May 2, 2012


    The phillies are pretty successful at stealing bases when its not Juan Pierre

  36. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Bases loaded for our best player!

  37. By MikeMcGoo on May 2, 2012


    *sheds a single tear

  38. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Hey look, my dreams of offense slashed by a popup.

  39. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    fuuuuuu

  40. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    That SHANF explanation didn't really explain things for me. Can anyone elucidate a little further? I don't want to be behind on my Phillies memes.

  41. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    @ BDF

    Read this for a few minutes and you'll catch on:

    http://the701level.wordpress.com/

  42. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    nix!!!!!!

  43. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    FUTURE HALL OF FAMER LAYNCE NIX

  44. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    RUNS OH MY GOD

  45. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    HOW BOUT THAT!

  46. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    The 701 Level's blog is even more hilarious every time I read it.

  47. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    #Smallball

  48. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    BB-

    Muchas gracias.

  49. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    odds every game between the phils and nats are under 2:30 hours

  50. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    All Polly does is hit.

  51. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    Did Polly just pull his hands in and muscle a ball???

  52. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Polly's hitting now. That means he changed his batting stance, right?

  53. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    Polanco can't go to third on that with two outs?

  54. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    It's really nice to chase a Barves starter in the 4th.

  55. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    For anyone else watching on MLB.tv, I think the funny thing about that Chase commercial is that the mom is cashing a check with her cell phone *while they're at the zoo*.

  56. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @BDF,

    Are they at the zoo with Halladay?

  57. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    +200 UZRs

  58. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    So luck on BABIP or they are actually hitting better?

  59. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    Both, IMO

  60. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    This Corona commercial still makes me want to break my eardrums.

  61. By MikeMcGoo on May 2, 2012


    unfollow. bad guy.

  62. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    They do seem to be getting good placement on a lot of these balls.

  63. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    CHORCH

  64. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    CHORCH

  65. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Love that guy!

  66. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    wiggintons belly flop>>>>>>

  67. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    Choooooooch chooo choo

  68. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    Braves broadcast: "That's a long run for Shrek."

    I laughed.

  69. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    FREDDY

  70. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Him too

  71. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    #Galvanized

  72. By machenwasright on May 2, 2012


    The Shrek comment was hilarious, I am glad I wasn't the only one who heard that.

    Oh yeah, "Galvis!"

  73. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    So Charlie's leaving Halladay in for the CG, right?

  74. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    lol t-mac thought the inning ended

  75. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @sixer,

    He's obviously a prophet. He wasn't saying the inning was over, but that it was about to be over. T-mac doesn't make mistakes.

  76. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    o boy

  77. By Gaël on May 2, 2012


    Well that got ugly real fast.

  78. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    welp

  79. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Well this got less fun.

  80. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    Even worse when I am going against McCann in fantasy, on top of that. Boo.

  81. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Everything is ruined forever.

  82. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    @Colin

    You can only say that so many times before you *have* to start ruining things.

  83. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    The god of BABIP is going on a rampage tonight.

  84. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Yeah I know. I won't start being that concerned unless we hit June and it's like this, though.

  85. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    I'm not going to lie, I'm having terrible thoughts about Halladay being ineffective or hurt and how scary that would be.

  86. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    So that was a strike, right?

  87. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Is every ball going to go through right there?T

  88. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    chooch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  89. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH CHORCH

  90. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    That was amazing!!!!

  91. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    he pimped it, i love chooch

  92. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Catcher's duel?

  93. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    You got chooched.

  94. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Favorite Philly by a mile.

  95. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @Noah,

    I love me some Chooch, but I don't think I could ever have a bigger man-crush than I do on Utley.

  96. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    i think this would be the 3rd straight day for qualls and papelbarn

  97. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    @ Dan
    I mean chase is pretty and all. But Chooch... well he's Chooch.

  98. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    and bastardo

  99. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @Noah,

    I don't blame you.

  100. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    jesus mayberry

  101. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Who else is happy Mayberry is in left right now instead of Pierre or Nix?

  102. By machenwasright on May 2, 2012


    Yayberry Again!

  103. By pablo on May 2, 2012


    Emotional roller coastertonight.

    I went from drinking my face off, then after the grand slam I started drinking my face off and then CHORCH and I'm drinking my face off.

  104. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    Wow, left when it was 8-6 and just got back from Target. But I can't leave again!

  105. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    I can't get comfortable when Bastardo pitches this year. So happy to be in the 8th.

  106. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    I knew I'd go get dinner and we'd take the lead.

  107. By pablo on May 2, 2012


    Double post just in case you thought I was joking.

  108. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    No Qualls tonight?

  109. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Does Qualls make you feel more safe? Because he doesn't make me feel safe. For the love of god, let us get to Paps without incident...

  110. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    He had a couple shaky nights recently. But yes he does.

  111. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    would like an extra run or so

  112. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    chooch!!!!!!!!

  113. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    CHORCH  

  114. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    See. I love him!!!!

  115. By Allen on May 2, 2012


    CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH!!!!!!

  116. By chongtastic | @ | on May 2, 2012


    Holy Chooch!

  117. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    What the hell got into CHORCH?

  118. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    CHOORCH (there, unduplicated)

  119. By LTG on May 2, 2012


    What did I miss?

  120. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    chorch chorch chorch, horch chorch chorch, horch chorch chorch. Chor-chor-chor-chor-chor-chorch. Chorch!

  121. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    It's not so much the recent shaky nights that instill fear in me, so much as the sub-6 K/9 that dates back to last year as well...

  122. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @Bill,

    Ice cream.

  123. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Wheels dropping a Robert Person reference!

  124. By LTG on May 2, 2012


    Uggla is silly.

  125. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    He's certainly not Papelbon. Or Bastardo last year for that matter. But he is a solid reliever.

  126. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    am i the only one entertained by the matt vs crossing broad twitter fight if you can call it that

  127. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    I'm always entertained when Kyle tried to act like he's more than a blog that just takes other peoples content and adds crappy opinions to it.

  128. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Well that's one way to make me wish Qualls was in...

  129. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    I hope Contreras figures it out but so far he scares me.

  130. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    nationals just hit a walk off homer

  131. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    I think David Schwimmer has made it pretty much impossible to think anyone named Schwimer could be good again.

  132. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    ughhhhhhhh

  133. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    This game is too much.

  134. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    Why u no use Papelbon, Cholly?

  135. By Nikoli on May 2, 2012


    Jesus.

  136. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    This game is officially stupid.

  137. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    i think cholly only thinks starting pitchers can only go more then 1 inning

  138. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    I wonder if Pap was available for a long save.

  139. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    Charlie is threatening Andy Reid for person I'd most like to strangle.

  140. By jauer on May 2, 2012


    fuck charlie manuel

  141. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    What is this, I don't even...

  142. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    which base will juan gets thrown out at

  143. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    first

  144. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @sixer,

    I want to say first... And yes, I know he walked...

  145. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @Bill,

    Darn you for stealing my joke. Well, not so much a joke as skepticism...

  146. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Man he sucks. Sure glad he's safe though.

  147. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    I'm not changing my answer. He'll find a way.

  148. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    lol at that called strike.

  149. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    it would have hit a right handed batter

  150. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    God that call was a joke.

  151. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    ISODJFOIASJDOFIJSAIODFJIOSDFJAIOSDJFIOSAJDF
    IO;JASDIOFJSIOADFJIO;ASDJFIO;ASJDFIO;ASDJFAJSDFI

  152. By Allen on May 2, 2012


    SAFE!!!!!

  153. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    YES!!!!

  154. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    The only real game, I think, in the world ...

  155. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    omg shanf

  156. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    You broke the posting.

  157. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Is this real life?

  158. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    TIE GAME ON THE ROAD
    BETTER USE MY AAA RELIEVER

    /So Manuel'd

  159. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    By the way, Bill, you're aware that this game automatically requires a win expectancy chart, right?

  160. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    This game is nuts

  161. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    oh man

    http://www.fangraphs.com/liveboxscore.aspx?date=2012-05-02&team=Braves&dh=0&season=2012

  162. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Really Sanchez? Really?

  163. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Err i mean Sanches

  164. By jackieinertia on May 2, 2012


    lulz, charlie's not even trying any more, is he?

  165. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    everything is up, get the ball down

  166. By Dustin on May 2, 2012


    Isn't Brian Sanches is a striker for the Philadelphia Union?

  167. By Nikoli on May 2, 2012


    Dan K - Yes, this is real life. I, too, thought that this game was taking place in some sort of alternate universe where the opposite of everything we'd expect occurs...then Cholly sent out Schwimer in the 8th and I knew this was not a dream.

  168. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Has the monkey been fully trained to take over BP responsibilities for Cholly? And by trained, I mean taught to throw darts at a board with the pen pitchers' names on it. Because that would successfully pick the best pitcher for the situation more often than Cholly does

  169. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    no wheels, you dont have to guard the line!!!!!!!!!!!

  170. By jauer on May 2, 2012


    THE YES-SINGLES DEFENSE STRIKES AGAIN! FUCK THIS TEAM

  171. By BDF on May 2, 2012


    To lose a game like this with your best reliever in the bullpen ...

  172. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    @BDF- it would be at least the 5th time this year

  173. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    That was huge. One more!

  174. By Nikoli on May 2, 2012


    I think it'd only be fitting for Jack Wilson to end this with a 500 foot bomb to straight away center.

  175. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    What's the record for most singles in one game...?

  176. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Really he gets another batter?

  177. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Whew!

  178. By jackieinertia on May 2, 2012


    ....................

  179. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    I'm expecting no one to score for the next 8 innings.

  180. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    If someone can find a loophole in the rules to allow Ruiz to hit for everyone, you will be a Philadelphia hero...

  181. By Nikoli on May 2, 2012


    Chooch coming up.

  182. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Who for the Phil's is going to pitch those 8 innings? Exxon?

  183. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    @Noah,

    Might as well be Chooch. Making him do everything else anyways.

  184. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Just put Kendrick in for his Baez moment and we can call up Hyatt.

  185. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Hahaaaa. Chooch pitches to Chooch

  186. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    BREAKING: Mayberry strikes out.

  187. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Breaking what? Our T.V.?

  188. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    I still love you Chooch.

  189. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    Can we make Kendrick useful and have him hit all of the Braves in the knee with a baseball bat? His contract would be justified if he does that.

  190. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Who do the Braves have left?

  191. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Anyone know what Tomas Perez is up to?

  192. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    Only Durbin, I think.

  193. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Those fans in right scared me.

  194. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    OK let's do this

  195. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    *has heart attack when maccann hit that*

  196. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    If they pull this out it will be so sweet. And think of the runs per game average!

  197. By Colin on May 2, 2012


    I thought that was gone and it didn't even look like he hit it that well.

  198. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    also add in the fact that pence is fielding it

  199. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    So Choly is planning on 8 extra innings? Or I guess nobody is left to bat.

  200. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Don't worry Bill, the 14th is there inning.

  201. By Bill Baer | @ | on May 2, 2012


    200th comment suck it

  202. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    Umm... Their. Yes I meant their.

  203. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    So sad

  204. By sixerfan1220 | @ | on May 2, 2012


    odds chipper pulls a muscle in that pile?

  205. By jackieinertia on May 2, 2012


    totally glad we didn't burn papelbon tonight. a 3rd inning from sanches made a lot of sense. sound strategery.

  206. By LTG on May 2, 2012


    So the Phillies are about to get shut-out for 6 straight games, right? They've used up a week's worth of runs the last two games.

  207. By Dan K. on May 2, 2012


    So how about that monkey with the darts thing... can we get on that?

  208. By Noah on May 2, 2012


    So many emotions tonight. Hate the one I'm left with.

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