I hope we can too. The Gs are a very flawed team and missing their two best hitters (Buster and Sanchez). The offense is anemic. Still, we're in first. Everyone in the lineup is capable of hitting better, so I think we'll be there at the end.
and then, like I said, you will want no part of us!
If I had known then what I know now...
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
I hope we can too. The Gs are a very flawed team and missing their two best hitters (Buster and Sanchez). The offense is anemic. Still, we're in first. Everyone in the lineup is capable of hitting better, so I think we'll be there at the end.
and then, like I said, you will want no part of us!
I hope we can too. The Gs are a very flawed team and missing their two best hitters (Buster and Sanchez). The offense is anemic. Still, we're in first. Everyone in the lineup is capable of hitting better, so I think we'll be there at the end.
and then, like I said, you will want no part of us!
i'd love to phils to play giants in the nlcs again. as said above ligthning doesn't strike twice.
admit it....a small part of you LIKES Brian Wilson
If I had known then what I know now...
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
admit it....a small part of you LIKES Brian Wilson
not really
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 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; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
admit it....a small part of you LIKES Brian Wilson
not really
not even a little? :?
If I had known then what I know now...
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
Maybe 10% more than Barry Bonds. Unfortunately, 0 x 1.1 = 0.
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 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; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
What I love about the WAR stat the most, and those that choose to totally exclude it, is the eerie similarity to religious freaks not wanting to accept evolution. It's the baseball version of "Inherit The Wind".
What I love about the WAR stat the most, and those that choose to totally exclude it, is the eerie similarity to religious freaks not wanting to accept evolution. It's the baseball version of "Inherit The Wind".
What exactly has the War teams won? If i told ya player A was gonna hit 42hrs and 140rbis,how can any stat prove that's not productive?
What I love about the WAR stat the most, and those that choose to totally exclude it, is the eerie similarity to religious freaks not wanting to accept evolution. It's the baseball version of "Inherit The Wind".
What exactly has the War teams won? If i told ya player A was gonna hit 42hrs and 140rbis,how can any stat prove that's not productive?
Like talking to NASCAR fans.....I swear, I think some people here are of the philly.com commenter/WIP-caller ilk.
I understand War there pal,what i'm saying is teams/gm's that swear by it how have they done? I sure as hell know Mr Bean hasn't won shit by swearing by it.
Wheter or not Howard made the player get into a spot to score,by doing his job the phillies put a run on the board. I'm sure if you go back there's many of #4 hitters who had alot of chances to knock in RBI's and they can't sniff Howard's production.
I loved that Conlin article. By the way, Howard is hitting .317 with RISP this year. In case you're wondering where he got all those ribeyes that don't mean anything.
I think the WAR people are the brainwashed cult, personally. And I think I've demonstrated that I have a full understanding (as much as one can) of what WAR is.
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 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; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
What I love about the WAR stat the most, and those that choose to totally exclude it, is the eerie similarity to religious freaks not wanting to accept evolution. It's the baseball version of "Inherit The Wind".
on the opposite end of the spectrum are the people who treat WAR like the be-all-end-all. frankly all stats in baseball are a bit suspect because not all situations are the same. big hits in big games and best players on perenial winners are more valuable than great players on bad teams. it's much easier being a great player on a shitty team than a top level player on a 4 time division champion. it just is.
and i read conlin's original article and why i agree with the premise the contents of the article were pretty much crap. he could have made better arguments than comparing him to a guy from 80 years ago.
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and then, like I said, you will want no part of us!
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
Funny thing is I actually would .
i'd love to phils to play giants in the nlcs again. as said above ligthning doesn't strike twice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5-47hAr ... re=related
admit it....a small part of you LIKES Brian Wilson
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
not really
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;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
feeling fiesty today.
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
Maybe 10% more than Barry Bonds. Unfortunately, 0 x 1.1 = 0.
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;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
it's a cool picture
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm
wow i agree what a fucking awesome article. chooch is the man.
....apparently SI has a couple other big Phils pieces slated for the 2nd half of the season....
http://deadspin.com/5820878/ryan-howard ... ill-conlin
What I love about the WAR stat the most, and those that choose to totally exclude it, is the eerie similarity to religious freaks not wanting to accept evolution. It's the baseball version of "Inherit The Wind".
I agree, that was a fucking awesome article. Love Chooch. I'd love to see him do Charlie.
Say what?
I'd love to see him do anything not baseball-related. I would love to get hammered with that man.
EDIT: After reading Cliff's response, yes, I mean anything.
I knew someone would react like that, but I didn't know how else to phrase it.
Like talking to NASCAR fans.....I swear, I think some people here are of the philly.com commenter/WIP-caller ilk.
I read it 5 times trying to figure out what you meant and finally got it, only after I posted that.
The original article by Bill Conlin (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... ?viewAll=y) sounds like something a Howard fan-boy like me would write in response to The Fixer's criticism.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
I think the WAR people are the brainwashed cult, personally. And I think I've demonstrated that I have a full understanding (as much as one can) of what WAR is.
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;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
on the opposite end of the spectrum are the people who treat WAR like the be-all-end-all. frankly all stats in baseball are a bit suspect because not all situations are the same. big hits in big games and best players on perenial winners are more valuable than great players on bad teams. it's much easier being a great player on a shitty team than a top level player on a 4 time division champion. it just is.
and i read conlin's original article and why i agree with the premise the contents of the article were pretty much crap. he could have made better arguments than comparing him to a guy from 80 years ago.