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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Cristian Guzman to the Rangers
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cristian Guzman to the Rangers

    just in time for the phils series down in DC. I think delino deshields is playing 2b for the Nats/expos tonight
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    The Jeagler wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:

    indeed he did. too bad he couldn't start every game ;)

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    The Fixer wrote:
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Ya know, this picture doesn't even bother me. I've really found that Yankees fans are the ones being the antagonists like I thought Philly fans would be. Funny.

    I can't stand Bill Simmons' articles anymore because all he writes about is basketball or the Red Sox, but his last article is an interesting read about how ball games are getting too long, bandwagon fans, and how no championship will be like that first one. Only problem I have with this douche is he's admitting he doesn't care about his team as much, I think, because they're in third place. And the fact that he saw the Celtics and Pats win a ton of championships before the Red Sox won so he shouldn't even be allowed in the club for tortured fans.

    dude, I read that article today too. a few points

    1 - simmons does suck anymore
    2 - he does sound like a whiny bitch in the article
    3 - all sports are now longer (especially the NFL with all their damned commercials)
    4 - when he was describing the bandwagon, passive crowds I thought he was talking about CBP. Then he mentioned Sweet Caroline and I realized there are worse crowds than the current ones in philly.
    5 - I've always preferred NL baseball to the AL. Much more strategy and every player on the roster has a role in the NL. The AL teams don't even need managers
    6 - there is nothing that I can experience as a sports fan that will top the 3 WS games I attended in 2008

    I think that article was a summary of all his lame excuses for not writing about baseball anymore. He's jaded by living in LA, where people care about the NBA. Rest of the country, not so much. Oh, by the way, does anything take longer than the last 2 minutes of a kinda close NBA game? Each team gets, what, 8 timeouts per quarter?
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    The Fixer wrote:
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Ya know, this picture doesn't even bother me. I've really found that Yankees fans are the ones being the antagonists like I thought Philly fans would be. Funny.

    I can't stand Bill Simmons' articles anymore because all he writes about is basketball or the Red Sox, but his last article is an interesting read about how ball games are getting too long, bandwagon fans, and how no championship will be like that first one. Only problem I have with this douche is he's admitting he doesn't care about his team as much, I think, because they're in third place. And the fact that he saw the Celtics and Pats win a ton of championships before the Red Sox won so he shouldn't even be allowed in the club for tortured fans.

    dude, I read that article today too. a few points

    1 - simmons does suck anymore
    2 - he does sound like a whiny bitch in the article
    3 - all sports are now longer (especially the NFL with all their damned commercials)
    4 - when he was describing the bandwagon, passive crowds I thought he was talking about CBP. Then he mentioned Sweet Caroline and I realized there are worse crowds than the current ones in philly.
    5 - I've always preferred NL baseball to the AL. Much more strategy and every player on the roster has a role in the NL. The AL teams don't even need managers
    6 - there is nothing that I can experience as a sports fan that will top the 3 WS games I attended in 2008

    I thought he was talking about The Bank until the 'Sweet Caroline' reference. I would agree some things have gotten longer, but I think baseball out of them all will be hurt in the long run due to it. Other sports can get away with it, and I think he has a point that Selig doesn't make issue with enough of the hurdles Simmons is talking about. Though the whole argument Simmons has about how the players in MLB aren't "Me" enough is just preposterous. Baseball doesn't market their players well enough is a different topic altogether, and I do agree on that. But to promote selfish douchebags is ridiculous. The fact is his team is in 3rd place and not going to make the playoffs and he comes off as a crying bitch. But I do think something needs to be changed. Not a whole lot, just some. Perfect example is Posada visiting the mound a billion times in the WS. That can't be allowed, the ump needs to step in, because when "visiting the mound" is part of your strategy then that's pathetic.

    I would LOVE to see the DH eliminated though, that'd be sweet.

    And, yes, absolutely nothing will top being at game 5 and the subsequent parade.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    The Fixer wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cristian Guzman to the Rangers

    just in time for the phils series down in DC. I think delino deshields is playing 2b for the Nats/expos tonight

    Watch it. That man is in the Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame. Huge honor.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Dude that threw up on the girl got 30-90 days in jail, holy fuck.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Dude that threw up on the girl got 30-90 days in jail, holy fuck.

    they should have given that fat fuck 2 weeks on a treadmill. fucking disgrace to humanity
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Dude that threw up on the girl got 30-90 days in jail, holy fuck.

    Sweet, sweet, justice.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    I am just suprised he got that much though. Good for them.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I am just suprised he got that much though. Good for them.

    Probably cause the little girl's dad is a cop, and maybe he violated some kind of probation or something. The first time I saw his face, my natural reaction was to find him and dig my thumbs into his eyes.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I am just suprised he got that much though. Good for them.

    Probably cause the little girl's dad is a cop, and maybe he violated some kind of probation or something. The first time I saw his face, my natural reaction was to find him and dig my thumbs into his eyes.

    I am sure it has something to do with that. Good point. haha, that is a hell of a reaction. Most definitely deserved though.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Bad business

    •Executives from other teams had no idea the Astros were willing to take on $11MM of Roy Oswalt's remaining $23.5MM.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Bad business

    •Executives from other teams had no idea the Astros were willing to take on $11MM of Roy Oswalt's remaining $23.5MM.

    Yeah, apparently other teams were pretty much saying, "What the hell??? If we knew that, we would've jumped in!"

    I just think there was no way Houston was trading him to St. Louis, and of course there is a reason that Wade is running the Phillies' AAAA ball club.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Cristian Guzman to the Rangers

    just in time for the phils series down in DC. I think delino deshields is playing 2b for the Nats/expos tonight

    Watch it. That man is in the Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame. Huge honor.

    Marquis Grissom is leading off. Dennis Martinez is starting.
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Bad business

    •Executives from other teams had no idea the Astros were willing to take on $11MM of Roy Oswalt's remaining $23.5MM.

    haha, that is classic. apparently mcclane and montgomery were the point men on the trade. so there's no one to blame but that crazy bastard in houston that owns the team.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    This has nothing to do with anything, but this is fucking awesome and actually makes me proud to be American.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AG0ddWf ... r_embedded
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    This has nothing to do with anything, but this is fucking awesome and actually makes me proud to be American.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AG0ddWf ... r_embedded

    That is pretty fantastic.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    This has nothing to do with anything, but this is fucking awesome and actually makes me proud to be American.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AG0ddWf ... r_embedded

    not to turn this into a political debate, but I will never understand how someone can be blindly loyal to one party. I agree with platforms on the right and left.

    Good stuff...that guy is definitely a NYer
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    The Fixer wrote:
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    This has nothing to do with anything, but this is fucking awesome and actually makes me proud to be American.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AG0ddWf ... r_embedded

    not to turn this into a political debate, but I will never understand how someone can be blindly loyal to one party. I agree with platforms on the right and left.

    Good stuff...that guy is definitely a NYer

    Yeah, not trying to turn this into one, but that's my point. Do what's right no matter what. There's no counter argument to that.
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