Milwaukee Brewers + Zack Greinke = Awesome!!

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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,571
    RW81233 wrote:
    It's kinda funny that the Phils did not get the best Pitcher this offseason, and even though they have a better team they feel the need to get all petty about it. This, and their penchant for picking on the Mets (when that team did nothing to them), are what makes their fans so insufferable.

    And just for a tally for when Mr. Pretentious McFraudulent Who Likes To Tell Us Constantly How He Has Students initially went on his bitch rant about how all these "petty Phils fans" we're pissing on their parade, there was a total of TWO remarks in the thread of remotely close to his description. One from a dude who is apparently from Philly, but unfortunately never posts in the Phils thread(hey, pal, make a visit, thanks), and the other being a dude from New York who is a Yankees fan. So for that, I say.........what?
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    wtf is this 3rd grade? grow a pair of balls and take the dissing like a man. my god i've never ever seen a buncha whiny tit for tat sports fans then i do on this board.

    btw- greinke would be a 5th starter on the phils cause of the rotation already there. anywhere else he'd be a #1. and going to the brewers just proves he can't handle a major market aka the northeast.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    RW81233 wrote:
    It's kinda funny that the Phils did not get the best Pitcher this offseason, and even though they have a better team they feel the need to get all petty about it. This, and their penchant for picking on the Mets (when that team did nothing to them), are what makes their fans so insufferable.

    And just for a tally for when Mr. Pretentious McFraudulent Who Likes To Tell Us Constantly How He Has Students initially went on his bitch rant about how all these "petty Phils fans" we're pissing on their parade, there was a total of TWO remarks in the thread of remotely close to his description. One from a dude who is apparently from Philly, but unfortunately never posts in the Phils thread(hey, pal, make a visit, thanks), and the other being a dude from New York who is a Yankees fan. So for that, I say.........what?


    i was thinking the same thing. had to go and double check to see what he was talking about. didn't even recognize the guy who said he was a phils fan. i'm happy for the brew crew. i'd rather him there than on the yankees.

    and the one giants fan who keeps popping up....that is comedy right there. guy is so upset that nobody cares about his team anymore. :lol::lol:

    hey look at me! hey look at me! he needs a sign or something.
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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Dear OP: You are welcome. Signed, battered wife syndrome Royals fans everywhere.

    Here's what we do. Since our owners never spend enough to be competitive, we rely on a scenario where all of our young talented players that were high draft picks due to our perpetual state of loserdom gel at the same time and put together a decent team. Then, when it's time to sign these young talented stars to big contracts, we sell them off to avoid the increased payroll. Unfortunately, that MO has been going on for over 20 years now and we have no playoff appearances to show for it.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,441
    RW81233 wrote:
    if you go back and look at the thread many said Grienke is awesome, except a number of philly fans who said he'd be middle relief, the #5 starter, or was too crazy (that was a a facebook friend from philly who broke the news to me) to pitch in philly. i don't have an inferiority complex with philly i am just trying to understand a fan base that goes out of its way to act so weird - particularly since i have so many students from there.

    I said the Phils should've traded for Greinke as the #5 starter... obviously in jest, as indicated by my emoticons. (like this: :roll: ) Then I said Congrats and hope to see you in the playoffs.

    Get over it already.
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  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    RW81233 wrote:
    It's kinda funny that the Phils did not get the best Pitcher this offseason, and even though they have a better team they feel the need to get all petty about it. This, and their penchant for picking on the Mets (when that team did nothing to them), are what makes their fans so insufferable.

    And just for a tally for when Mr. Pretentious McFraudulent Who Likes To Tell Us Constantly How He Has Students initially went on his bitch rant about how all these "petty Phils fans" we're pissing on their parade, there was a total of TWO remarks in the thread of remotely close to his description. One from a dude who is apparently from Philly, but unfortunately never posts in the Phils thread(hey, pal, make a visit, thanks), and the other being a dude from New York who is a Yankees fan. So for that, I say.........what?
    You're right I woke up on Sunday morning getting a facebook wallpost from a Phils fan who was basically taunting me, and I got cranky about it. So I starting taking it out on the phils fans on the thread b/c of how I found out about getting Greinke, and basically knew you'd go for the defense of him. I'm just as much a button pusher for sure, but was pissed b/c besides CC for 1/2 a season our biggest rotation pickup during my lifetime was Ben MacDonald. Plus you guys beat the Brewers in the only playoff series I've ever seen so I already have to hate the team for that son any other reason - even shitty wallposts on facebook have to contribute to that hate. Whatever though, I think this makes Milwaukee a solid contender in the crappiest division in baseball, and am super excited to see how this season figures out how to crumble.

    As for the "baseball town" discussion what are the good ones?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    St Louis is a great baseball town.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    St Louis is a great baseball town.


    "baseball heaven."

    :lol:
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  • 81
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    Chicago is a great baseball town.
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    RW81233 wrote:
    i agree with you on philly and football, but what city is a great baseball town by your definition? does it have to be a town with other sports competing for attention? i'd guess boston would be on the list, but even that's fading...

    STL, NY, Chicago are the 3 that come to mind when I think 'baseball town'. Maybe boston too, but I despise the red sox so I don't like to give that area credit for anything.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    The Fixer wrote:
    RW81233 wrote:
    i agree with you on philly and football, but what city is a great baseball town by your definition? does it have to be a town with other sports competing for attention? i'd guess boston would be on the list, but even that's fading...

    STL, NY, Chicago are the 3 that come to mind when I think 'baseball town'. Maybe boston too, but I despise the red sox so I don't like to give that area credit for anything.

    I agree with all of this.
  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    I think Boston's gotta count b/c the Red Sox mean more than the Pats/Celts/Bruins, even if I hate them too. It's funny Baltimore used to be good for baseball too, until the Ravens got consistently good. Maybe it was just a football town with a baseball problem though?
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    RW81233 wrote:
    I think Boston's gotta count b/c the Red Sox mean more than the Pats/Celts/Bruins, even if I hate them too. It's funny Baltimore used to be good for baseball too, until the Ravens got consistently good. Maybe it was just a football town with a baseball problem though?

    i think baltimore has always been a football town. they just had their team stolen from them and had to suffer for a couple decades before they stole cleveland's team.
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    gabers wrote:
    Dear OP: You are welcome. Signed, battered wife syndrome Royals fans everywhere.
    wow they(royals fan) do exist! :P

    good baseball towns

    1. st. louis
    2. ny
    3. boston
    4. philly
    5. seattle
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  • RW81233
    RW81233 Posts: 2,393
    I'd prolly actually put Seattle ahead of Philly, I'm betting they'd rather the Mariners win than the Seahawks (could be wrong).
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    RW81233 wrote:
    I'd prolly actually put Seattle ahead of Philly, I'm betting they'd rather the Mariners win than the Seahawks (could be wrong).
    have to ask animal or a long time seattleite bout that. but from what i gather is they seem to show up at seahawks games regardless if they suck or not where as with the m's if they suck fans don't show up. it was probably the bias in me putting seattle #5 seeing as how i have a love affair for the city and have been to a game at safeco field. great ballpark and beer and hot dogs.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    RW81233 wrote:
    I'd prolly actually put Seattle ahead of Philly, I'm betting they'd rather the Mariners win than the Seahawks (could be wrong).

    based on you thinking "they'd rather the mariners win than the seahawks?"

    considering your complete and utter fraudulence you should be banned from making assumptions on such a thing. what do you know about baseball towns? you root for teams in all corners of the country. :roll:

    seattle. :lol::lol::lol:
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,571
    As for anyone who thinks Philly is not a baseball town is borderline retarded. Sorry, Fixer, we know you're not borderline. :thumbup:

    Philly is a great sports town. Actually, I'm starting to go into Philly sports overload and am getting sick of talking about ourselves. Because, no, seriously, enough about us,......what do you think of us? :mrgreen: And I don't know how a town that had once had two baseball teams, two Negro league teams, and presently has the longest active baseball team in professional sports in North America to be located in the same city with the same nickname. Right, totally not a baseball town. :roll: Not to mention everything my dad, uncles, grandfather, great-uncles can tell me about how it used to be. Remember, we're the generation that are establishing that feeling again because when your team spends most of the 80's and 90's stinking up the joint it's easy to not be the #1 priority when it comes to sports in the city. And I really don't care if we're a football or baseball city - as long as there's a debate, it tells me that we care and that's all that matters to me. I got all hyped about a stupid fucking Union game. And I hate soccer! It's just that we get nuts about anything where we can get drunk and have some kind of civic pride in our city. At least that's me.

    The only place I consider a baseball town, as FenwayFaithful's signature can attest to, is Boston. In all reality they could give a shit what the Pats or the B's do. The only thing that may come marginally close is the Celt's and I really don't know about that. And there's the whole part where they think they invented the game.

    And I'm really hankering to get out to Safeco for the Phils series this summer. I gotta make that work.

    PPS - Also, I have a Christmas card for all of you. Enjoy - http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/WxInNO384t6MH3KW8I8t
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    agreed jp. i hate when people talk about if philly is an eagles town or a phillies town now?

    why can't it be both?

    it's also a great basketball town. just a lot more basketball than just the sixers.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,571
    agreed jp. i hate when people talk about if philly is an eagles town or a phillies town now?

    why can't it be both?

    it's also a great basketball town. just a lot more basketball than just the sixers.

    Bigger college ball town, but yeah huge basketball town.