***The Official Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Thread***

The Juggler

pjhawks wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

yes the hipsters started by fucking with coffee and now we have at least 50 different fucking flavors of coffee. there should be 2, caffeinated and decaf (and decaf is for pussies as the move line goes). then they moved onto beer and starting putting freaking fruit in beers and thought they were cool, now they've even moved onto alcohol and we've gotten up to orange flavored vodka. I stand by my comment. America has gone completely to shit.

as for me well i'm irish so I can pretty much drink plenty of alcohol. right now i'm drinking a lot of vodka instead of beer. and used to love me some tequila but those days are mostly over.

like Asche as he is coming into his own. be interesting to see what they end up doing between him and Franco down the line though. good problem to have I guess.

the fact that the majority of americans will still opt for mass produced, watered down slop like budweiser over a more innovative and tastier craft beer is more a sign of this country being in the shitter if you ask me. people in this country are afraid to open up their minds even when it comes to their fucking beer. thankfully that's changing a bit.


but pumpkin ales are distinctly american, man. they date back to the 1700's here. it's actually a native american plant. colonials used pumpkin instead of malt due to the abundance of pumpkins at the time. this kind of beer is in this country's roots. it's become pretty popular again in recent years and i can see how that can be annoying to some. but they're fucking delicious and have a lot more alcohol than the main stream watered down beers in this country that, i'm guessing you drink. plus, when you see them on the shelves it's a sign that the best time of year is right around the corner. that's always fun. and they all taste a bit different.

what kind of beer do you like? budweiser? coors?

i wish asche was right handed. franco looks like he could be a solid pro but still a year away, probably. i read somewhere this summer that they think asche could also play 2nd or possibly a corner outfield position.

pjhawks

The Juggler wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

yes the hipsters started by fucking with coffee and now we have at least 50 different fucking flavors of coffee. there should be 2, caffeinated and decaf (and decaf is for pussies as the move line goes). then they moved onto beer and starting putting freaking fruit in beers and thought they were cool, now they've even moved onto alcohol and we've gotten up to orange flavored vodka. I stand by my comment. America has gone completely to shit.

as for me well i'm irish so I can pretty much drink plenty of alcohol. right now i'm drinking a lot of vodka instead of beer. and used to love me some tequila but those days are mostly over.

like Asche as he is coming into his own. be interesting to see what they end up doing between him and Franco down the line though. good problem to have I guess.

pumpkin ales are distinctly american, man. they date back to the 1700's here. it's actually a native american plant. colonials used pumpkin instead of malt due to the abundance of pumpkins at the time. this kind of beer is in this country's roots. it's become pretty popular in recent years and i can see how that can be annoying to some. but they're fucking delicious and have a lot more alcohol than the main stream watered down beers in this country that, i'm guessing you drink. plus, when you see them on the shelves it's a sign that the best time of year is right around the corner. that's always fun.

what kind of beer do you like? budweiser? coors?

i wish asche was right handed. franco looks like he could be a beast. i read somewhere this summer that they think asche could also play 2nd or possibly a corner outfield position.

as mentioned right now I go more for vodka than beer.

Budweiser is disgusting. can't drink that at all.

Coors and Coors light I'll drink if people have it but I don't ask for it. Coors Light is like water and can drink about 10 of them (and pee 5 times) before even getting any kind of buzz. Not really even worth drinking that.

at Phils games or a bar I usually just go for Amstel Light. I used to like Heineken some but not into it anymore. I'll occasionally go for Yuengling, Becks or Molson as well but that's rare that I buy those. Usually get those at friends or other family members' houses.

sorry I don't think we need to add flavor to coffee, beer or alcohol. their flavors are what they are, adding fruit and other tastes and smells (in mostly coffee) is ridiculous in my opinion.

Heard they were going to try Franco at 1st too. they said he is really slow. I'm interested to see if they play Hernandez in center in September. I think he is back playing now.

so far I'm liking Sandberg. I like moving the parts around a bit as he has done.

The Juggler

so you like coors, coors light, amstel light, yuengling, becks, molson and used to like heineken?

to each his own. you sound like me 10-15 years ago. just drank the basics. i think my pallet for beer has grown as i've gotten older. i'll drink these kinds of beers when i'm tailgating, or playing beer pong (which i haven't played in forever), or just generally looking to drink a shit load of beer and not get too wasted.

i'd encourage you to try some of the craft brews that we have in this area. yards or victory would be a great place to start. and you will be shocked to learn that the do not all have fruit in them . not sure why you think they all do. yards pale ale is something you would like. nice session beer, similiar like the one's you mentioned in terms of alcohol content, but with a much more mature taste. you can even find this at cbp.

there are many different kinds of beers and there are many different ways to brew them. this has been the case for centuries. this is nothing new. they do not all taste like the watered down one's most are used to in this country.

if you have a wegmans near you, check out their beer section. awesome place to experiment with tons of different types of beers from all over the world and in our own backyard.

pjhawks

The Juggler wrote:

so you like coors, coors light, amstel light, yuengling, becks, molson and used to like heineken?

to each his own. you sound like me 10-15 years ago. just drank the basics. i think my pallet for beer has grown as i've gotten older. i'll drink these kinds of beers when i'm tailgating, or playing beer pong (which i haven't played in forever), or just generally looking to drink a shit load of beer and not get too wasted.

i'd encourage you to try some of the craft brews that we have in this area. yards or victory would be a great place to start. and you will be shocked to learn that the do not all have fruit in them . not sure why you think they all do. yards pale ale is something you would like. nice session beer, similiar like the one's you mentioned in terms of alcohol content, but with a much more mature taste. you can even find this at cbp.

there are many different kinds of beers and there are many different ways to brew them. this has been the case for centuries. this is nothing new. they do not all taste like the watered down one's most are used to in this country.

if you have a wegmans near you, check out their beer section. awesome place to experiment with tons of different types of beers from all over the world and in our own backyard.

I never said all those craft beers have fruit in them. I am against putting fruit in beer though. I don't get the point. I've had Victory at the ballpark...ehh was ok.

i'm moving away from beer pretty much. opposite of you i don't drink beer nearly as much anymore as I've gotten older. just socially now.

Jearlpam0925

Jeags -

Speaking of Wegmans - gimme some recommendations for dinner after work tonight. Everything in the suburbs has been really letting me down when it comes to mixing it up.

jamminpearls

The Juggler wrote:

so you like coors, coors light, amstel light, yuengling, becks, molson and used to like heineken?

to each his own. you sound like me 10-15 years ago. just drank the basics. i think my pallet for beer has grown as i've gotten older. i'll drink these kinds of beers when i'm tailgating, or playing beer pong (which i haven't played in forever), or just generally looking to drink a shit load of beer and not get too wasted.

i'd encourage you to try some of the craft brews that we have in this area. yards or victory would be a great place to start. and you will be shocked to learn that the do not all have fruit in them . not sure why you think they all do. yards pale ale is something you would like. nice session beer, similiar like the one's you mentioned in terms of alcohol content, but with a much more mature taste. you can even find this at cbp.

there are many different kinds of beers and there are many different ways to brew them. this has been the case for centuries. this is nothing new. they do not all taste like the watered down one's most are used to in this country.

if you have a wegmans near you, check out their beer section. awesome place to experiment with tons of different types of beers from all over the world and in our own backyard.

Craft beer is amazing. There's so much to choose from that there's something for everyone. I have 8 120 minute IPA's at the moment. 4 from 2011 and 4 from 2012. Anything from Laquintas is worth a try.

pjhawks

DeFratus reminds me of a pre-2008 Ryan Madson. Guy seems to have good stuff but just gets knocked around too often. Madson pre about august 2008 was like this. Hope they don't give up on him too soon.

and Madson has now missed two years in a row. what a shame. he might end up being one of the forgotten heroes of the 2008-2011 era.

Empty Glass

The Juggler wrote:

Pumpkin ales...set to be everywhere.

God bless America.

Southern Tier Pumking. Absolutely fan-fucking-tastic

Edit: "hipsters" -

Cliffy6745

This thread never fucking disappoints

I did dislike good beer until 5 or 6 years ago. Now I don't drink anything but a decent beer unless I am tailgating or out all night or something along those lines. Even then, good beer is mixed in. I also hate the phrase craft beer. I prefer good beer and bad beer. What falls within those lines is pretty clearly defined.

Having my first pumpkin of the season as we speak.

Wedding in two months. Crazy. That shit is a lot of work. Going to be awesome though. And Vegas next weekend will not suck.

And Jeags, did I read that Ryne Sandburg intentionally walked two people to get to the pitcher? NL BASEBALL!

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

This place is going to be sweet

http://philadelphia.foobooz.com/2013/08 ... r-opening/

Sweet. That place Mahogany is no longer open is it?

And where'd yous fill out this Phils season ticket survey? Would I have gotten it in an email?

yeah, one of the 2,000 emails the phillies send you each week. not only do they suck, but they annoy you as well (no, these emails didn't bother me from 2007-2011)

The Fixer

The Juggler wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

yes the hipsters started by fucking with coffee and now we have at least 50 different fucking flavors of coffee. there should be 2, caffeinated and decaf (and decaf is for pussies as the move line goes). then they moved onto beer and starting putting freaking fruit in beers and thought they were cool, now they've even moved onto alcohol and we've gotten up to orange flavored vodka. I stand by my comment. America has gone completely to shit.

as for me well i'm irish so I can pretty much drink plenty of alcohol. right now i'm drinking a lot of vodka instead of beer. and used to love me some tequila but those days are mostly over.

like Asche as he is coming into his own. be interesting to see what they end up doing between him and Franco down the line though. good problem to have I guess.

the fact that the majority of americans will still opt for mass produced, watered down slop like budweiser over a more innovative and tastier craft beer is more a sign of this country being in the shitter if you ask me. people in this country are afraid to open up their minds even when it comes to their fucking beer. thankfully that's changing a bit.


but pumpkin ales are distinctly american, man. they date back to the 1700's here. it's actually a native american plant. colonials used pumpkin instead of malt due to the abundance of pumpkins at the time. this kind of beer is in this country's roots. it's become pretty popular again in recent years and i can see how that can be annoying to some. but they're fucking delicious and have a lot more alcohol than the main stream watered down beers in this country that, i'm guessing you drink. plus, when you see them on the shelves it's a sign that the best time of year is right around the corner. that's always fun. and they all taste a bit different.

what kind of beer do you like? budweiser? coors?

i wish asche was right handed. franco looks like he could be a solid pro but still a year away, probably. i read somewhere this summer that they think asche could also play 2nd or possibly a corner outfield position.

they tried asche at 2nd in the minors. mixed reviews. from what I have seen, I think he's small/quick enough to play 2b...and his hands look solid. without seeing someone try to pivot on a dp (arguably the toughest thing of an IF to do), it's pretty much impossible to know how he'd be there. fact that phils moved him back to 3b probably gives us an idea though.

no way he hits enough to play a corner OF spot on a good team...which means amaro will move him to RF next year (even though that's where brown should be)

The Fixer

pjhawks wrote:

DeFratus reminds me of a pre-2008 Ryan Madson. Guy seems to have good stuff but just gets knocked around too often. Madson pre about august 2008 was like this. Hope they don't give up on him too soon.

and Madson has now missed two years in a row. what a shame. he might end up being one of the forgotten heroes of the 2008-2011 era.

rosenberg also looks much improved since sandberg took over. amazing what a manager who knows what he's doing can do with young players

and for the record...I definitely agree with pjhawks on flavored vodka and coffee (gay), but totally disagree with craft beers. So much good stuff out there. I think dogfish and sam adams are most overrated (esp the awful PJ beer)...while anything by victory, rogue, and brooklyn brewery are awesome.

The Fixer

The Juggler wrote:

if you have a wegmans near you, check out their beer section. awesome place to experiment with tons of different types of beers from all over the world and in our own backyard.

only decent place in the state of PA to buy 'take home' beer. PA sucks...

Empty Glass

The Fixer wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

if you have a wegmans near you, check out their beer section. awesome place to experiment with tons of different types of beers from all over the world and in our own backyard.

only decent place in the state of PA to buy 'take home' beer. PA sucks...

Wegman's has a nice selection, but we have a pizza shop that blows Wegman's away. There's a little pizza area where you can grab a slice, but connected to that is a big bar and dining area.

They have 44 taps and huge coolers for take out. Generally, I'm a Sam Adams guy...a case of Molson Canadian every now and then. When I want some really good stuff, I hit up Al's pizza

Jearlpam0925

The Fixer wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

This place is going to be sweet

http://philadelphia.foobooz.com/2013/08 ... r-opening/

Sweet. That place Mahogany is no longer open is it?

And where'd yous fill out this Phils season ticket survey? Would I have gotten it in an email?

yeah, one of the 2,000 emails the phillies send you each week. not only do they suck, but they annoy you as well (no, these emails didn't bother me from 2007-2011)

Funny right after I asked about this I received it in my Inbox. I spent a good hour at work on that 'comments' section...

jamminpearls

Sounds like Young could be dealt today.

The Juggler

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Jeags -

Speaking of Wegmans - gimme some recommendations for dinner after work tonight. Everything in the suburbs has been really letting me down when it comes to mixing it up.

out this way?.....we've been craft ale housing it up a lot this summer. i would just go there. black lab bistro is decent in p'ville. byob. we like it there. you ever been to that one? and hacienda la michoacana is that mexican place in that big old building---not too bad.

i'm actually moving out to the lansdale area in a month. kinda stoked to check out doylestown. never really explored that town but there's supposedly a lot of cool restaurants and bars. we shall see.

The Juggler

The Fixer wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

the fact that the majority of americans will still opt for mass produced, watered down slop like budweiser over a more innovative and tastier craft beer is more a sign of this country being in the shitter if you ask me. people in this country are afraid to open up their minds even when it comes to their fucking beer. thankfully that's changing a bit.


but pumpkin ales are distinctly american, man. they date back to the 1700's here. it's actually a native american plant. colonials used pumpkin instead of malt due to the abundance of pumpkins at the time. this kind of beer is in this country's roots. it's become pretty popular again in recent years and i can see how that can be annoying to some. but they're fucking delicious and have a lot more alcohol than the main stream watered down beers in this country that, i'm guessing you drink. plus, when you see them on the shelves it's a sign that the best time of year is right around the corner. that's always fun. and they all taste a bit different.

what kind of beer do you like? budweiser? coors?

i wish asche was right handed. franco looks like he could be a solid pro but still a year away, probably. i read somewhere this summer that they think asche could also play 2nd or possibly a corner outfield position.

they tried asche at 2nd in the minors. mixed reviews. from what I have seen, I think he's small/quick enough to play 2b...and his hands look solid. without seeing someone try to pivot on a dp (arguably the toughest thing of an IF to do), it's pretty much impossible to know how he'd be there. fact that phils moved him back to 3b probably gives us an idea though.

no way he hits enough to play a corner OF spot on a good team...which means amaro will move him to RF next year (even though that's where brown should be)

well i think they ended up moving him to 3rd because he was close to being ready and chase is at 2nd. could also end up being trade bait if franco ends up being the real deal. but your boy keith law kinda ripped franco a while back. not sure if you saw that. said he has a bad approach. kid's only 21 or so though...

Jearlpam0925

The Juggler wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Jeags -

Speaking of Wegmans - gimme some recommendations for dinner after work tonight. Everything in the suburbs has been really letting me down when it comes to mixing it up.

out this way?.....we've been craft ale housing it up a lot this summer. i would just go there. black lab bistro is decent in p'ville. byob. we like it there. you ever been to that one? and hacienda la michoacana is that mexican place in that big old building---not too bad.

i'm actually moving out to the lansdale area in a month. kinda stoked to check out doylestown. never really explored that town but there's supposedly a lot of cool restaurants and bars. we shall see.

Yeah, I was looking specifically in the C-ville area. We just ended up going to The Trappe. Was going to check out that places Tortugas, but after reading up on the place it's not really Mexican but more Tex-Mex (smother everything in beans and cheese).

Big fan of Phoenixville's scene, but at 5:30 on a weekday it's a bitch to get into town. And, yes, have been to Black Lab - I like it a lot.

Moving out to Lansdale huh? Heard of good things in Doylestown, but I don't know if there's enough there to keep me amused for the rest of my days. Move back to the Wayne area, or Ardmore. At least you're closer to civilization.

And it's settled - going to Cochon or Supper for my birthday dinner this upcoming month.

Cliffy6745

Love the love for Upstate New York's own Wegmans.

Just wait till Dino BBQ gets to Philly.

You can thank us later