PHILLY (Loosely Related to The Philadelphia Phillies)

Jearlpam0925

Good for the Angels. They paid him accordingly and didn't fuck around with waiting another year. My feeling was if he got to his walk year that he wouldn't entertain an extension.

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

Well so much for trout playing for the Phil’s.

Told you.

I'm happy about this though!

Ledbetterman10

Jearlpam0925 said:

Good for the Angels. They paid him accordingly and didn't fuck around with waiting another year. My feeling was if he got to his walk year that he wouldn't entertain an extension.

Agreed. They went about it the right way. And even though Trout to the Phillies was a nice pipedream, I had a feeling that Trout just seems like the type of guy that would be loyal to his team and would try to stay. 

Cliffy6745

Do Phillies fans still give Trout standing ovations?

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

Well so much for trout playing for the Phil’s.

Told you.

I'm happy about this though!

I’m fine with it. Hoping the angels start winning for him though.

Jearlpam0925

Cliffy6745 said:

Do Phillies fans still give Trout standing ovations?

Haha, no fucking way. He's dead to all of them.

pjhawks

eeriepadave said:

Well so much for trout playing for the Phil’s.

I wouldn't say that 100%.  it just means he won't be a free agent. there may come a time where the Angels feel the need to trade him for prospects and/or he wants to leave.

Cliffy6745

Jearlpam0925 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Do Phillies fans still give Trout standing ovations?

Haha, no fucking way. He's dead to all of them.

A very unscientific poll at work agrees.

Wobbie

Ledbetterman10 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Good for the Angels. They paid him accordingly and didn't fuck around with waiting another year. My feeling was if he got to his walk year that he wouldn't entertain an extension.

Agreed. They went about it the right way. And even though Trout to the Phillies was a nice pipedream, I had a feeling that Trout just seems like the type of guy that would be loyal to his team and would try to stay. 

I like Trout, but he could be one of those guys who just likes putting up numbers on a shitty team. Not much pressure in the OC.

Ledbetterman10

Wobbie said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Good for the Angels. They paid him accordingly and didn't fuck around with waiting another year. My feeling was if he got to his walk year that he wouldn't entertain an extension.

Agreed. They went about it the right way. And even though Trout to the Phillies was a nice pipedream, I had a feeling that Trout just seems like the type of guy that would be loyal to his team and would try to stay. 

I like Trout, but he could be one of those guys who just likes putting up numbers on a shitty team. Not much pressure in the OC.

Well he did go only 1 for 12 in his only postseason series, an ALDS loss to KC in three games on 2014. But I don't think he likes putting up numbers on a shitty team. I think he'll just always put up numbers and how the rest of the guys around him do will determine the team's fate. I'm sure he'd be eager for the opportunity to improve upon his .083 career postseason batting average and show that he can handle to pressure of the postseason. 

Wobbie

Ledbetterman10 said:

Wobbie said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Good for the Angels. They paid him accordingly and didn't fuck around with waiting another year. My feeling was if he got to his walk year that he wouldn't entertain an extension.

Agreed. They went about it the right way. And even though Trout to the Phillies was a nice pipedream, I had a feeling that Trout just seems like the type of guy that would be loyal to his team and would try to stay. 

I like Trout, but he could be one of those guys who just likes putting up numbers on a shitty team. Not much pressure in the OC.

Well he did go only 1 for 12 in his only postseason series, an ALDS loss to KC in three games on 2014. But I don't think he likes putting up numbers on a shitty team. I think he'll just always put up numbers and how the rest of the guys around him do will determine the team's fate. I'm sure he'd be eager for the opportunity to improve upon his .083 career postseason batting average and show that he can handle to pressure of the postseason. 

I seem to remember rafael palmiero playing for some shit team and refusing a late season trade to a contender. I lost any respect I had for him. Not that I’m equating him with trout, but some guys are just happy putting up numbers for second division teams.

Cliffy6745

The angels could be really good in the not to distant future. Ohtani. That 19 year old. They need pitching and Pujols salary gone 

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 said:

The angels could be really good in the not to distant future. Ohtani. That 19 year old. They need pitching and Pujols salary gone 

I’ll believe it when I see it.

eeriepadave

Harper goes deep twice this afternoon

F Me In The Brain

Fuck Fortnite and baseball players playing video games during the games.  Carlos should have attacked those players, not the poor TV.

What the fuck is going on that the manager lets this happen?

(That it is Fortnite makes it even worse to imagine....were the players doing those douchehole dances around the clubhouse while their teammates were out blowing the division lead?)

eeriepadave

They actually had the Phils in the World Series against the Astros.

Wobbie

eeriepadave said:

They actually had the Phils in the World Series against the Astros.

ruh-row. SI curse.

Wobbie

actually, we coulda shoulda woulda....

Jearlpam0925

I don't care if this is all carefully tailored PR....man, does he say all the right things:

https://theathletic.com/882118/2019/03/22/rosenthal-the-astros-want-to-extend-verlander-and-cole-harper-on-choosing-philly-more-notes/

F Me In The Brain

I picked Beast to be my 1b in my first draft.
I will get him on others....dude is going to go Elite this year.  Harper gets the press...but Beast is where it is at