"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
Joe Buck is a good baseball play-by-play guy. I never had a problem with him or McCarver. Don't care for Buck in football but I'll take him over Pat Summerall any day. I hated Summerall. For some reason everybody reveres him but I think he sucked.
Here's my list of favorite play-by-play guys:
1) Al Michaels 2) Marv Albert 3) Vince McMahon (Yep...) 4. Kevin Harlan 5. Harry Kalas
Vern Lundquist is an all timer for me. Whatever he's calling just has the feel of a big time event the moment you hear his voice.
And I agree with JP--local guys are a separate category.
Also, I'll choose to ignore the wrestling mentions.
Verne has gotten old and senile. He calls guys by the wrong name a lot.
See that makes no difference to me. Did it bother you when Harry made lots of mistakes towards the end? The great one's deserve some leeway in their later years. They still follow the same principles of letting the game breath and not ruining it with constant conversation like the younger guys do all the time.
Michaels needs to go. McCarthy is the worst. I like Buck and Aikman. Dan Shulman and Bilas are good. Raf is great. Verne is good. I'm rooting against Lebron because of his fake hairline and I like Iggy.
Alright, alright, alright!
Tom O. "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
verne lundquist should have retired a decade ago. I won't miss him on the SEC game of the week.
my favorites in no particular order
keith jackson harry kalas brent musberger sean mcdonough (especially when he's with chris speilman). he might be my #1 -- love mcdonough al michaels (I think him and collinsworth are the best nfl announcing team of all time) vin scully pat summerall cris collinsworth len kasper jim jackson (flyers) marv albert mike breen ian eagle duane kuiper joe buck joe tessitore dan schulman
tom mccarthy, doris burke, gus johnson, beth mullins, jon gruden, and the sunday night baseball lady would be tied for last place
on the radio or is that when we can buy them? have to drive to DC in the rain this afternoon --- brutal. Do everything in my power to avoid friday afternoon appointments, especially in DC. after my ride home I see myself drinking heavily tonight.
on the radio or is that when we can buy them? have to drive to DC in the rain this afternoon --- brutal. Do everything in my power to avoid friday afternoon appointments, especially in DC. after my ride home I see myself drinking heavily tonight.
Nothing better to do when it's suppose to rain all weekend as well. I, on the other hand, am doing something much worse - 3 Phils games in 4 days.
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time
This is huge...would be nice if they made an international splash for a change.
At $5,610,800, the Phillies have the largest bonus pool for the upcoming 2016-17 international signing period. That’s more than double what most teams have, with the bottom 15 teams all having pools between $2-$2.5 million.
Fact that baer even asks the question of whether phils should release howard is my point. That should have happened 2-3 years ago once the rebuild started. I think Baer is a dope -- he should be writing for the inquirer or DN
verne lundquist should have retired a decade ago. I won't miss him on the SEC game of the week.
my favorites in no particular order
keith jackson harry kalas brent musberger sean mcdonough (especially when he's with chris speilman). he might be my #1 -- love mcdonough al michaels (I think him and collinsworth are the best nfl announcing team of all time) vin scully pat summerall cris collinsworth len kasper jim jackson (flyers) marv albert mike breen ian eagle duane kuiper joe buck joe tessitore dan schulman
tom mccarthy, doris burke, gus johnson, beth mullins, jon gruden, and the sunday night baseball lady would be tied for last place
good calls on McDonough and Shulman. I think Shulman is really good and underrated. Shulman is great at college hoops.
McCarthy is beyond annoying on the Phils but I actually think he is a pretty good College hoops announcer. less time to chatter and giggle doing hoops.
What about Mike Emerick? to me he can get annoying during the regular season but is great come playoff time.
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time
What sites do you read nowadays?
I know you didn't ask me this, but I find myself not reading Hardball Talk nearly as much as I used to ever since the new layout. I can't stand it. I am not usually one to complain about that kind of stuff, but I just have a tough time with it.
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time
What sites do you read nowadays?
I know you didn't ask me this, but I find myself not reading Hardball Talk nearly as much as I used to ever since the new layout. I can't stand it. I am not usually one to complain about that kind of stuff, but I just have a tough time with it.
Absolutely - Comcast/NBC has destroyed all of their sites.
Mostly mlb trade rumors,though I read stuff from links posted on twitter also.
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
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Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
"The Phillies are still assembling the next version of the team. Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers. That’s a start, but there are still a lot of holes.
Now consider this list of names: Tocci, Ortiz, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Knapp, Crawford, Kilome, Medina, Appel, Eshelman. They all stand to contribute to the big league club but have yet to play a regular-season game in the majors. Only a couple of years after the franchise hit rock bottom, the Phillies have a decent big league team right now, a top-five farm system, and the no. 1 pick in the draft next week. They also have an ownership group that’s been willing to spend almost all the way to the luxury tax in the past, along with only $24.5 million in payroll commitments past this year and just $2 million in commitments in 2018.
That combination of young talent and financial flexibility brings up one last question.
Will the Phillies be good soon?
For the first time in five years, the answer is yes."
I'm glad you posted this because I didn't realize The Ringer went live yet. Good stuff.
Def excited about the Ringer. There is a solid Joe Buck article up as well. Met him years ago at a bar in Center City. Great dude -- and I really like him as an announcer.
This is one of the things I disagreed with from the phils article....
Right now, they’ve got a good center fielder, a good third baseman, three or four good starting pitchers, and a couple of decent relievers
Who are the 3-4 good starting pitchers??? Nola is nice -- Velazquez could be disgusting if he learns a third pitch. But I don't see 3, let alone 4 good SPs on this roster. Franco is still unproven -- I'm not ready to call him good yet. And can anyone confidently say Herrera is a CF on a contending team? He takes some horrid routes (remember the hamels no hitter???). I like Neris, but other than that I don't see any future pen pieces either.
At least howard is finally on the bench and one step closer to being shown the door.
Okay 2 good pitchers then. I see your point there. But Eikhoff's been decent for the most part though. A nice surprise. I think Franco will be fine. Herrera should be an all star this year but you have to remember he is a converted second basemen who never played CF until last year. He might move to right or left when/if Quinn and Williams get here. I guess they could also move him back to second. Can't believe how much he's improved at the plate this year.
Eikhoff isn't anything special. Reminds me of a vance worley/JA Happ type.
We will see on Herrera. He won a minor league batting title. He could always hit, even when he played 2B (his approach has def improved though). I love the kid Kingery they picked last year -- he sounds like their 2b of the future. Herrera's best spot is prob LF.
Point is Baumann always overestimates the phils prospects. He's one of the many reasons I stopped reading crashburn alley. all unicorns and rainbows on that site.
Crashburn has always been one of the most critical sites regarding the Phils over the years. They've been more supportive over last year or two with how the Phils have rebuilt their organization but, clearly, they are not alone in that assessment.
And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
bill baer (site founder) was a howard apologist for the longest time. I stopped reading that site years ago. a lot of better sites out there
Whether on crashburn or hard ball talk, Baer was always one of his and Amaro's harshest critics.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
I don't read either of those sites. A lot of that has to do with Baer, yes. John Sickels is another guy I won't read because I think he's a waste of time
What sites do you read nowadays?
I know you didn't ask me this, but I find myself not reading Hardball Talk nearly as much as I used to ever since the new layout. I can't stand it. I am not usually one to complain about that kind of stuff, but I just have a tough time with it.
Yeah the new design is absolute garbage. However if you go their via a Twitter link it's not as bad.
Fuck. Bill Lyon has Alzheimer's. I didn't know that. Probably my favorite columnist in this city. The last great one. He came in and talked to my journalism class in high school once just because another kid asked him to in a letter. Great guy. This is sad--
Throwing beers at Ryan Howard? You guys don't earn your reputation?
does anyone know where The Fixer was during said incident? when will these idiots realize everything is on tape these days. they got a picture of the guy already.
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And Baumann has written anything there since last year anyway.
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my favorites in no particular order
keith jackson
harry kalas
brent musberger
sean mcdonough (especially when he's with chris speilman). he might be my #1 -- love mcdonough
al michaels (I think him and collinsworth are the best nfl announcing team of all time)
vin scully
pat summerall
cris collinsworth
len kasper
jim jackson (flyers)
marv albert
mike breen
ian eagle
duane kuiper
joe buck
joe tessitore
dan schulman
tom mccarthy, doris burke, gus johnson, beth mullins, jon gruden, and the sunday night baseball lady would be tied for last place
It's when they're on sale in the store.
Do you not read hbt because he's one of their main writers now?
http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/05/23/is-it-time-for-the-phillies-to-release-ryan-howard/
This is huge...would be nice if they made an international splash for a change.
At $5,610,800, the Phillies have the largest bonus pool for the upcoming 2016-17 international signing period. That’s more than double what most teams have, with the bottom 15 teams all having pools between $2-$2.5 million.
McCarthy is beyond annoying on the Phils but I actually think he is a pretty good College hoops announcer. less time to chatter and giggle doing hoops.
What about Mike Emerick? to me he can get annoying during the regular season but is great come playoff time.
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