Philadelphia @ Florida GameThread, Jul 19, 2008 3:55 PM EDT

Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Phillies at Marlins (7/19)

by craig on Jul 19, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

Philadelphia @ Florida

Next Game

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008, 3:55 PM EDT
Dolphin Stadium

Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 90.

Complete Coverage >

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Scott Olsen	5-4	19	19	0	0	0	0	119.1	108	60	50	18	43	64	3.77	1.27

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Kyle Kendrick	8-3	19	19	0	0	0	0	104.2	121	60	52	12	32	47	4.47	1.46

The Marlins are on National TV, sort of. So if you are going by your refrigerator magnet, you will be late to the game.

Olsen, other than that start in Colorado, has been good of late. Olsen's main problem has been run support and hopefully the Marlins will provide at least a little. Scott has yet to lose a day game start this year, which is really interesting since he hates day games.

Kendrick normally does his best work on the road. His mastery in road games normally requires the ump to go blind and call outside pitches strikes. The good news is that he normally doesn't do very well in day games.

It is another Super Saturday and tonight, and trust me it will be night after the rain delays, is Salsa Legend Jerry Rivera. The game may not be attended well, given the starting time, but Rivera should bring in a very nice crowd for the concert.

Ichthyomancy is trying to pretend like it is ready. Best of Luck to You!

FishStriper	Attendance	Player	AAB
Architect	25,579	Uggla	Olsen: 6+ K
Breckenridge	27,122	Ross	Uggla, Hermida: 2B
Brickell
Bumppo	29,400	Olsen	Marlins IF: 4+ H, 1+ HR, 2+ R
C60
Colombo
Dan
Dgriot	35,000	Ramirez	Olsen: QS, W
Eelly
Fishcrazy	24,000	Ramirez	Olsen: QS
FishFilet	32,123	Ramirez	Game: 4+ E
Fishstick
Fishtail
Fluxuation
FriedFish
FSUMarlins
GameFish
Gbirdc
GMFB	19,700	Ramirez	Olsen: QS, 7+ K
HadMatter	30,122	Cantu	Marlins: 10+ H, 1+ HR
HoyaMarlin	26,013	Ross	Marlins: 4+ R
Hurricane
Jrsyeagle	21,094	Ramirez	Gregg: save; Pinto: hold
Jsprt08
LadyFish	28,444	Cantu	Ross: 1+ XBH
LaHabanayAlmendares
Little Nicky
Long Live the Fish
MattyStar
Matt Wilson	24,502	Willingham	Phillies pen: L
Mbaamin
Nynolelaw
Orlando Rays
Sdsuaztec
SoFlaHomer
Spud	27,994	Cantu	Marlins: SB+HBP+IBB=2
Stlcardinalsfan	29,154	Hermida	Hermida: 2 RBI
Tedhill
UCFbeta
Y08Marlin
Zheke

0 recs | Comment 28 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Picks

29,400
Olsen
Marlins infield 4+ H, 1+ HR, 2+ R

by Bumppo on Jul 19, 2008 11:33 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks

27,994
Gonzo if he starts otherwise Cantu
Marlins: SB+HBP+IBB=2

by Spud on Jul 19, 2008 11:36 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks

28,444
Cantu
Ross 1+XBH

by LadyFish on Jul 19, 2008 11:38 AM EDT 0 recs

Hey fellas,

Stopping by for the first time and have been a life long Marlins fan (I’m a college student so I can be a “life long”!). I see there is a scoreboard for this Ichthyomancy game I guess it is. I have no idea what’s going on so if someone could leave me a note or point me to where I might be able to find out the idea behind it that would be awesome! For now, I’ll guess the attendance and a player (I assume the player of the game) since that appears to be what everyone else is doing.

27,122
Ross

by breckenridge55 on Jul 19, 2008 11:38 AM EDT 0 recs

Hello and welcome aboard!

For Ichthyomancy, you make three picks:

1. Game attendance
2. Player of the game – there is usually more than one player who earns a point.
3. “Above and Beyond,” or “AAB” – something unusual or uncommon that happens during the game. The more complex the pick, the more points you could earn. For example, ‘Hanley hits a homer” would be worth 1 point if it happens, while “Hanley and Uggla hit homers” may be worth two. (Craig decides how points are awarded.)

Hope that helps!

by Fishcrazy on Jul 19, 2008 12:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

Welcome Aboard!

And here you go:
Ichthyomancy

by craig on Jul 19, 2008 11:50 AM EDT 0 recs

heh...

guess I should’ve kept reading before posting about the rules.

anyhow,

23,000
Cantu
Olsen QS

by Fishcrazy on Jul 19, 2008 12:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

couple changes

24,000
and
Hanley instead of Cantu

by Fishcrazy on Jul 19, 2008 2:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

29154

hermida

hermida: 2 RBI

by stlcardinalsfang on Jul 19, 2008 12:14 PM EDT 0 recs

first game i'll see in HD picks

24,502
Hammer (please start hitting man)
Phillies bullpen takes the L

The NL East Blog.com

by Matt Wilson on Jul 19, 2008 12:30 PM EDT 0 recs

HD opens your eyes to a whole new world.

No joke, it’s amazing. It even makes Nascar look cool.

21094
Hanley
Gregg S, Pinto H

by jrsyeagle on Jul 19, 2008 12:33 PM EDT 0 recs

Awesome idea

Can I add my AAB pick?

27,122
Ross
Uggla, Hermida both 2B

by breckenridge55 on Jul 19, 2008 12:47 PM EDT 0 recs

19700

hanley.
Olsen qs and 7+ks

Going to the game is like watching hd panorama.

by GMFB on Jul 19, 2008 12:55 PM EDT 0 recs

by HadMatter on Jul 19, 2008 3:29 PM EDT 0 recs

Hooray!

Baker’s got some pop.

by Fishcrazy on Jul 19, 2008 4:36 PM EDT 0 recs

This would be an awesome game to see...

Except in Gainesville they’re showing Boston-LA.

Great programming choice gang. Let me go hang myself.

The NL East Blog.com

by Matt Wilson on Jul 19, 2008 5:37 PM EDT 0 recs

Shouldn’t be living in such a horrible town then! Folks in Gainesville generally have bad tastes… and that is attested today by the fact that more people there would rather watch BOS/LAA!

- Some friendly smack coming from a Seminole :)

by breckenridge55 on Jul 19, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up 0 recs