Roy Halladay (5-1, 2.19 ERA, 0.98 WHIP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VS

 

 

Josh Johnson (3-1, 1.68 ERA, 0.85 WHIP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's going to be epic.

Hate to be a downer but I've got a bad feeling about this game.

 

 

DOWNER

Hate to be a downer but I've got a bad feeling about this game.

 

 

DOWNER

 

aghhhhhhhhh!!! downer indeed!

I think this will be a very very good game to watch. If you can get down there and see it. I think JJ has enough to pull it off but the offence needs to be just as good.

I will be in attendance tonight when Josh Johnson exacts his revenge on Roy Halladay and throws a perfect game of his own.

 

In truth, this will be a dual no hitter but the Marlins will win 1-0. How?

John Buck will swing and miss at a pitch in the dirt, and Carlos Ruiz will have to go a few feet to get it. He trips over Buck's bat, and the ball sails into right field. Buck ends up at second. Infante then grounds softly to second and Buck heads to third. Following this, Johnson will hit a soft soft soft soft grounder towards second with the infield in, and Buck will score with them getting JJ at first. Outside of that, Halladay is perfect.

 

However, 1-0 Marlins win. Perfecto vs No Hitter.

 

Best game ever? Yes.

Since Halladay leads the league in first pitch strike percentage, I wonder if the bats will be aggressive tonight

Since Halladay leads the league in first pitch strike percentage, I wonder if the bats will be aggressive tonight

 

 

It doesn't mean they're all fastballs; he throws everything for a strike.

Phillies-Marlins Preview

 

When Josh Johnson arrived at the All-Star Game last year, he immediately encountered the ace for the Philadelphia Phillies.

 

"As soon as I walked in, he said hi. And I was like, 'Whoa, THE Roy Halladay,'" Johnson said Monday, the eve of their latest matchup.

 

Johnson's a big fan of the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, despite being on the losing end when Halladay pitched his perfect game against the Florida Marlins last May 29. Tuesday's game will be Halladay's first in Miami since that night, and again Johnson will the opposing pitcher.

 

The latest duel between two of baseball's best pitchers ensures extra adrenaline in both dugouts, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

 

"It's just natural," he said. "Everybody knows how good Johnson is. He's got a lot of respect around the league."

 

Johnson (3-1) led the NL in ERA last year and ranks second this season at 1.68 despite coming off his worst start of the season Thursday, when he lost at St. Louis. Opponents are hitting .160 against him, lowest in the majors.

 

Halladay (5-1) has a 2.19 ERA in seven starts and ranks among the major league leaders in strikeouts (57) and complete games (two).

 

While Johnson is 36-13 since returning from elbow surgery in July 2008, he figures he can learn a lot from his Phillies counterpart. When Halladay threw a bullpen session during a series against the Marlins early last season, Johnson received permission from the Phils to watch.

 

"Really, really impressive," Johnson, who at 27 is six years younger than Halladay. "He's one of those guys you want to model yourself after."

 

The two aces got to know each other better at last year's All-Star game.

 

"I was like a little brother to him," Johnson said. "I was following him around and trying to pick his brain about what he does between starts -- little things I added into my routine.

 

"Developing such a relationship should help both pitchers, Manuel said.

 

"They can not only learn -- it builds confidence," he said. "And they also get more competitive.

 

"Because of competitiveness, there are limits to Johnson's admiration for Halladay. The Marlins right-hander was in the clubhouse and not exactly cheering when Halladay completed his perfect game.

 

"It never really sunk in," Johnson said. "I watched the end of it, and as soon as the game was over turned the TV off."

 

Johnson went seven innings, and Florida lost 1-0 on an unearned run. He and Halladay combined that night for 17 strikeouts with only one walk.

 

The two other times they met, Johnson beat Halladay. The first matchup came in Johnson's rookie season in 2006, when the Marlins defeated Halladay's Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. The most recent meeting came in Philadelphia two weeks after the perfect game, when the Marlins edged the Phils 2-0.

 

In their three encounters, Johnson has allowed one earned run in 20 2/3 innings for an ERA of 0.43. Halladay's ERA is 1.96.

 

On Tuesday, Johnson said he'll be focused on what he's doing and won't pay much attention to Halladay. But he's looking forward to facing the first-place Phillies (23-11), who won 6-4 in Monday night's series opener to take a three-game lead over Florida (20-14) in the NL East.

 

"That's why you play -- for the competition, to play against the best," Johnson said. "Although if you were to do it every time out, that might not be as fun."

 

 

http://scores.espn.g...ameId=310510128

 

We're 57% favorites on AccuScore, FWIW.

We're 57% favorites on AccuScore, FWIW.

 

Nice :o

We're 57% favorites on AccuScore, FWIW.

 

 

Cool, we're underdogs in Vegas.

Going to the game tonight!

 

My first game in a while! Thank you Miami Herald Two for One Tuesday!

Not much different in the Marlin's lineup tonight:

 

1. Coghlan

2. Bonifacio

3. Ramirez

4. Sanchez

5. Dobbs

6. Stanton

7. Buck

8. Infante

9. Johnson

I will be in attendance tonight when Josh Johnson exacts his revenge on Roy Halladay and throws a perfect game of his own.

 

In truth, this will be a dual no hitter but the Marlins will win 1-0. How?

John Buck will swing and miss at a pitch in the dirt, and Carlos Ruiz will have to go a few feet to get it. He trips over Buck's bat, and the ball sails into right field. Buck ends up at second. Infante then grounds softly to second and Buck heads to third. Following this, Johnson will hit a soft soft soft soft grounder towards second with the infield in, and Buck will score with them getting JJ at first. Outside of that, Halladay is perfect.

 

However, 1-0 Marlins win. Perfecto vs No Hitter.

 

Best game ever? Yes.

 

 

If that happens, wow.

Wish I could go to this game tonight!

 

... but I have an AP exam early tomorrow morning. I would still go, but powers greater than mine are preventing me to do so.

Gaby, and Coggs, hit Halladay well, so i', expecting a 4-0 marlins win, Sanchez is the story of the night , he gets the first cycle in marlins history, and J.J. gets his complete game shutout.

Wish I could go to this game tonight!

 

... but I have an AP exam early tomorrow morning. I would still go, but powers greater than mine are preventing me to do so.

 

 

Screw your AP exam. I had an AP exam this morning after I watched THREE OT's of Grizzlies/Thunder basketball into the wee hours of the night yesterday (or early today for that matter). Man up and support your team!

I finally get to watch a game with JJ on the mound! JJ is going to be perfecto!

 

 

 

This, hopefully, will be a fun one!

And now for the pre-game prayer ritual...

 

:pray Please dear god let our offense come to life tonight and erase mr perfect's last memory of when he was in Sunlife Stadium

Is this game on national TV, or only local?

Sup y'all. Checking in from the stadium. Im right above our bullpen, so ill tell Leo not to panic when hes warming up.

Hate to be a downer but I've got a bad feeling about this game.

 

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Sup y'all. Checking in from the stadium. Im right above our bullpen, so ill tell Leo not to panic when hes warming up.

 

 

haha nice

Is this game on national TV, or only local?

 

 

Local, Marlins get no love.

GAME TIME

 

:ole

 

:gofishb :gofish :gofishb

 

:ole

GAME TIME

 

:ole

 

:gofishb :gofish :gofishb

 

:ole

 

 

Pitching duel asap...