Girardi had some baffling moments and was pretty smug about defending his moves. Change for change sake can help sometimes so don't mind the move. That being said the bullpen arms still mostly suck and what is killing this team. They have to figure something out there.
The grand scheme is that this teams complete lack of developing of talent kills them year after year. 1 decent arm in the bullpen from their system, 1 starter and average to below average position players from their farm system. If they ever want any sustain of success they have to figure this out.
Schedule has been absolutely brutal so far though. I saw a note the other day that there is a stretch in I think July-August where they play 39 games and the 7 against the Mets are the only ones against teams with winning records. They have played very few games against bad teams so far.
I think they have been underspending on the farm system, even compared to the Tampa Bay Rays - I mean remember when they wouldn't pay Davey Lopes like $10,000 more for coaching 1B and helping the team to like a 95% stolen base percentage. I don't have back up for that, but I feel they have been penny wise pound foolish.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Imo it all comes back to a sports team's greatest competitive (dis)advantage is ownership. From all accounts they have no idea how to lay out a vision, be consistent, and stick to a plan when it comes to investing in ...anything. Sure Middleton throws money at high profile names, and that's cool, but they've basically overhauled their philosophy to player development, roster building, and analytics every other year. Talk about a true waste of money. It's especially comical how bad they are at the draft.
Hearing from multiple people that know a lot better than me that Philly won it's bid for some FIFA World Cup action in '26. That's cool and not cool at the same time. Down at FDR they built out some pretty awesome trails and there's a good chance they're going to destroy them all for 8 soccer fields because there's a requirement to have practice space or some dumb stuff. Don't understand why they can't, ya know, just us all the infrastructure that's everywhere else around here.
uh…..who cares? it’s fucking soccer.
If I had known then what I know now...
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I agree, but it is also a shitload of money for the local businesses.
Hearing from multiple people that know a lot better than me that Philly won it's bid for some FIFA World Cup action in '26. That's cool and not cool at the same time. Down at FDR they built out some pretty awesome trails and there's a good chance they're going to destroy them all for 8 soccer fields because there's a requirement to have practice space or some dumb stuff. Don't understand why they can't, ya know, just us all the infrastructure that's everywhere else around here.
uh…..who cares? it’s fucking soccer.
That's my point, I'd rather it not be here. Leave Philly Alone.
Damn, dude. Did he move someone's cone from their parking spot?
Yeah, I don't know. He lives in one of those brand new swanky apartment buildings that are popping up everywhere too. So, not the tv show version of Easttown. lol
Oh to be the person who discovers that pate' shoved into the couch cushions...
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Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
I saw something about the USMNT’s last “friendly” or whatever the fuck it was…..said 0-0 was a “solid” result….fuck soccer.
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good god, Penn has spawned some despicable people….and my dad, who wasn’t so despicable.
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Nobody has as large a head as Bruce.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
well i'll take cred for that
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
The grand scheme is that this teams complete lack of developing of talent kills them year after year. 1 decent arm in the bullpen from their system, 1 starter and average to below average position players from their farm system. If they ever want any sustain of success they have to figure this out.
Schedule has been absolutely brutal so far though. I saw a note the other day that there is a stretch in I think July-August where they play 39 games and the 7 against the Mets are the only ones against teams with winning records. They have played very few games against bad teams so far.
hot take: they still make the final wild card
Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18;
Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Heading down to the park now, absolutely bee yoo tee full day for some baseball.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
Ol' Mare's gonna crack the case!
Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18;
Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/07/fetterman-runs-first-tv-ad-on-fox-00037659
good god, Penn has spawned some despicable people….and my dad, who wasn’t so despicable.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Your pops is from here? Where about?