Cole Hamels is positioned perfectly for free agency, because it appears there will be nobody else like him on the market in the fall, assuming he doesn't sign with the Phillies. (And as of Thursday evening, his contract talks with the Phillies remain dormant.)
looks like this beast could get promoted to AA before the year ends. phils need more good news like this
Biddle has been nearly untouchable for almost two months now. Since giving up seven runs (four earned) in his April 19 start, Biddle hasn't given up more than two runs in any of his eight outings since. He has the fifth-best ERA in the minors over that span at 1.17 in 46 innings, and his mark for the year has dropped to 2.51. He's gone seven innings in three consecutive starts, but his outing last Sunday against Palm Beach was his best yet. Biddle fanned a career-high 12 hitters and retired the last 11 he faced. He ranks third among FSL starters in opponent average (.221) and leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.05 (64 in 57 innings).
looks like this beast could get promoted to AA before the year ends. phils need more good news like this
Biddle has been nearly untouchable for almost two months now. Since giving up seven runs (four earned) in his April 19 start, Biddle hasn't given up more than two runs in any of his eight outings since. He has the fifth-best ERA in the minors over that span at 1.17 in 46 innings, and his mark for the year has dropped to 2.51. He's gone seven innings in three consecutive starts, but his outing last Sunday against Palm Beach was his best yet. Biddle fanned a career-high 12 hitters and retired the last 11 he faced. He ranks third among FSL starters in opponent average (.221) and leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.05 (64 in 57 innings).
Until he goes to Boston for Youkilis
I wouldn't wish that on the Phillies, or any team aside from Boston.
looks like this beast could get promoted to AA before the year ends. phils need more good news like this
Biddle has been nearly untouchable for almost two months now. Since giving up seven runs (four earned) in his April 19 start, Biddle hasn't given up more than two runs in any of his eight outings since. He has the fifth-best ERA in the minors over that span at 1.17 in 46 innings, and his mark for the year has dropped to 2.51. He's gone seven innings in three consecutive starts, but his outing last Sunday against Palm Beach was his best yet. Biddle fanned a career-high 12 hitters and retired the last 11 he faced. He ranks third among FSL starters in opponent average (.221) and leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.05 (64 in 57 innings).
Until he goes to Boston for Youkilis
I wouldn't wish that on the Phillies, or any team aside from Boston.
you bastard
that trade happens and amaro's office gets firebombed
looks like this beast could get promoted to AA before the year ends. phils need more good news like this
Biddle has been nearly untouchable for almost two months now. Since giving up seven runs (four earned) in his April 19 start, Biddle hasn't given up more than two runs in any of his eight outings since. He has the fifth-best ERA in the minors over that span at 1.17 in 46 innings, and his mark for the year has dropped to 2.51. He's gone seven innings in three consecutive starts, but his outing last Sunday against Palm Beach was his best yet. Biddle fanned a career-high 12 hitters and retired the last 11 he faced. He ranks third among FSL starters in opponent average (.221) and leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.05 (64 in 57 innings).
Until he goes to Boston for Youkilis
I wouldn't wish that on the Phillies, or any team aside from Boston.
you bastard
that trade happens and amaro's office gets firebombed
Forfeiting the 1st round pick for Papelbon caused me to lose interest in the draft. Sorry.
Good to hear about Biddle - one bright spot at least.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
Forfeiting the 1st round pick for Papelbon caused me to lose interest in the draft. Sorry.
Good to hear about Biddle - one bright spot at least.
pretty weak excuse man. 40 rounds + barren farm system + roster full of aging overpaid stiffs = vitally important draft
Look, I'm not a fucking baseball scout, and I don't follow baseball prospects all year long, since it's, you know, not my job. I'm happy to read your analysis and other people's.
They end up not signing probably over half the guys anyway - I find it more interesting once they're already in the system.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
Forfeiting the 1st round pick for Papelbon caused me to lose interest in the draft. Sorry.
Good to hear about Biddle - one bright spot at least.
pretty weak excuse man. 40 rounds + barren farm system + roster full of aging overpaid stiffs = vitally important draft
Look, I'm not a fucking baseball scout, and I don't follow baseball prospects all year long, since it's, you know, not my job. I'm happy to read your analysis and other people's.
They end up not signing probably over half the guys anyway - I find it more interesting once they're already in the system.
I don't pretend to be a scout either. The MLB draft isn't like the NBA or NFL draft where you get to see these guys on TV before the draft (though I did love jackie bradley jr last year after watching him in the college WS. really wanted the phils to take him with their first pick and of course they passed and he ended up going to the bosox the pick right after the phils. IMO that was earl thomas/brandon graham all over again, especially since bradley is killing it at high-A this year. he should be promoted to AA any day now, and realistically could be in CF for the red sox as soon as 2013). I do read a lot about phils-related minor league stuff because it's directly tied to the future of the team.
Will be interesting to see how hard slotting and the reduction to 40 draft rounds affects the percentage of draftees who sign. Historically I'd guess the success rate for signing players was around 75% for most teams annually. Draft spending caps and hard slotting might make college more appealing to the prep players...especially those who don't go as high as they expect.
At any rate, draft success is imperative to a team's future prosperity. It's like that in all sports. I love reading about the future of the phils. especially since the current version of our local MLB product sucks so badly. I need something to look forward to as I watch amaro's financial & strategic ineptitude continue to decay this franchise. After experiencing a championship for the first time in 08, I can say that the journey to the top of the mountain is much more enjoyable than the decent...especially when that latter is as precipitous as the one this team is facing. Hopefully amaro slips into the abyss on the way down, never to be heard from again
I think everyone knows there not a good team. My problem with you last week was they were playing good and you were still ripped them. ENJOY the ride SOMETIMES because u never know when its gonna end.
Were we differ is if this team blows for the next 10-15yrs i can look back and say man that run was nice. You on the other hand will only have 1yr that u enjoyed. Maybe then you'll look back and say man why didnt i appreciate what i had more back then.
Ugh, that's depressing. I guess the point is that the offense is actually what we could've expected, or maybe a little better. The injuries to the pitchers are the reason the team is struggling so much; and pitcher injuries are something that affects almost all teams every year.
Every time Fontenot comes up to bat I find something else to do. How is that guy still in the Major Leagues? :roll:
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
I think everyone knows there not a good team. My problem with you last week was they were playing good and you were still ripped them. ENJOY the ride SOMETIMES because u never know when its gonna end.
Were we differ is if this team blows for the next 10-15yrs i can look back and say man that run was nice. You on the other hand will only have 1yr that u enjoyed. Maybe then you'll look back and say man why didnt i appreciate what i had more back then.
I don't enjoy losing, especially as the odds on WS favorites. Glad you did
I enjoyed the ride from 07-09. Got to attend 5 of the 6 WS games in philly (only one I missed was the PJ halloween show, but I ponied up extra money for a cramped spectrum suite so I could watch the game and the concert)...the utley/burrell homers in the NLCS vs LAD...and the rollins hit vs LAD...the halladay no hitter came later, but that was pretty awesome to be at as well. I also saw the end coming the minute howard signed his contract. Those posts are still here if you want to go back and remind yourself how dumb most people sounded attempting to justify what was the beginning of the end. The juan uribe/carpenter games were not real fun to attend.
What is the common theme here? The sucking accelerated once gillick stepped down.
I saw the other day that the phils have already wasted close to $8 million (approximately 6.5% of the total value of the asinine deal) due to the howard contract. Savvy stuff
I saw the other day that the phils have already wasted close to $8 million (approximately 6.5% of the total value of the asinine deal) due to the howard contract. Savvy stuff
You said they could've signed one of the other big 1B coming up for FA like Pujols, Fielder or A-Gon. The first 2 got even more outrageous contracts (A LOT MORE outrageous) than Howard, and Gonzalez was traded for and signed by Boston and was never available. Also Votto got a contract almost as ridiculous as Pujols & Fielder. Would you really want to be paying Pujols $30M when he's 44 or whatever is is?
Look, nobody else here loves the Howard contract either, and he has seemed to deteriorate, to my eyes, pretty significantly since that clumsy ankle injury in 2010. It's certainly not measuring up too good at the moment. We can only hope he recovers and goes back to become a productive cleanup hitter. But I'm still glad it's not a fucking 10-year deal for half a billion dollars.
My point here is that it was a false choice. You said it was Howard or one of those other guys, but that wasn't really an option. The real choice was Howard for an oversized long-term deal, or something from the farm or something like the mess we have this year. The real mistake Amaro made was he gave him the deal at least half a season too early.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
Have we underachieived i'd say yes. Would u rather have what we had or what we had in the 90's? The problem i see is you've been spoiled and u expect to much. How about enjoy the 162 games and then see what happens. If all u do is look straight to Oct then your missing the ride.
I saw the other day that the phils have already wasted close to $8 million (approximately 6.5% of the total value of the asinine deal) due to the howard contract. Savvy stuff
You said they could've signed one of the other big 1B coming up for FA like Pujols, Fielder or A-Gon. The first 2 got even more outrageous contracts (A LOT MORE outrageous) than Howard, and Gonzalez was traded for and signed by Boston and was never available. Also Votto got a contract almost as ridiculous as Pujols & Fielder. Would you really want to be paying Pujols $30M when he's 44 or whatever is is?
Look, nobody else here loves the Howard contract either, and he has seemed to deteriorate, to my eyes, pretty significantly since that clumsy ankle injury in 2010. It's certainly not measuring up too good at the moment. We can only hope he recovers and goes back to become a productive cleanup hitter. But I'm still glad it's not a fucking 10-year deal for half a billion dollars.
My point here is that it was a false choice. You said it was Howard or one of those other guys, but that wasn't really an option. The real choice was Howard for an oversized long-term deal, or something from the farm or something like the mess we have this year. The real mistake Amaro made was he gave him the deal at least half a season too early.
the difference between howard and those other players you named is that howard was already in his decline phase when he signed. The others are all in or just entering their prime years (the way utley was when he signed his deal...that turned out shitty for the phils becaue of a chronic injury that no one could have predicted).
Yes, I would be hesitant to give any player 10 years, but if given the choice I would rather have votto or fielder for 10 years (including part of their primes where they have a good shot at performing to a level which correlates to their annual salary...at least you have a chance of getting a positive return on your investment) than howard for 5-6 of his decline years (where he has zero chance of justifying his annual salary). It's all about ROI, a concept all too foreign to amaro
They didn't 'have' to sign any of them. They could have pursued other options once howards' contract expired (or signed him for a more reasonable rate, especially after he blew out his achilles)...a lesser player like luke scott or josh willingham to use in a platoon role until a guy like jon singleton was ready for the majors. that would have allowed them the financial flexibility (pat gillick term) to make a major committment to a deserving player like cole hamels
this is the same shit I said when howard signed the deal...same shit I've been saying since he signed the deal...same shit I will be saying until 2017-2018 when the deal finally expires. start the countdown
this franchises' situation is depressing. I'm going to happy hour
Have we underachieived i'd say yes. Would u rather have what we had or what we had in the 90's? The problem i see is you've been spoiled and u expect to much. How about enjoy the 162 games and then see what happens. If all u do is look straight to Oct then your missing the ride.
why is there a choice?? they won in '08. were odds on faves to win it all in '10 and '11. that's not 'expecting too much' to ask them to live up to their expectations (or at least come close to achieving the expected goal). the 90s have nothing to do with this team coming up short over the last 3 seasons (they are close to making it 4...how long has amaro been GM?? hmmm).
My expectations are symmetrical to what I see when I watch the games. We are 2.5 months into what has been a train wreck of a season. This team can absolutely still make the playoffs due to the poop in their league, but even if that happens I'm not expecting much since this team just isnt' good.
Helium is fucking awesome, such a cool venue. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get there. One of the dudes from the Pat Burrell video hosted, was really funny. Norm McDonald is out of his damn mind. Hilarious. I have to get back there.
Helium is fucking awesome, such a cool venue. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get there. One of the dudes from the Pat Burrell video hosted, was really funny. Norm McDonald is out of his damn mind. Hilarious. I have to get back there.
Preston & steve on WMMR mention that place a lot. They have comedians on there all the time promoting it.
another loss :(
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Helium is fucking awesome, such a cool venue. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get there. One of the dudes from the Pat Burrell video hosted, was really funny. Norm McDonald is out of his damn mind. Hilarious. I have to get back there.
the other day a friend asked me the following....
'if you could invite 5 famous people to spend a weekend drinking/doing drugs with, who would they be?'
I'm still thinking about my answers, but I think kimmel and/or mcdonald would be tough to leave out. I'd need a funny, ball busting type in my group. plus they both seem to enjoy the sauce
Helium is fucking awesome, such a cool venue. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get there. One of the dudes from the Pat Burrell video hosted, was really funny. Norm McDonald is out of his damn mind. Hilarious. I have to get back there.
the other day a friend asked me the following....
'if you could invite 5 famous people to spend a weekend drinking/doing drugs with, who would they be?'
I'm still thinking about my answers, but I think kimmel and/or mcdonald would be tough to leave out. I'd need a funny, ball busting type in my group. plus they both seem to enjoy the sauce
finally got to frankfort hall today. cool spot.
Rumor has it, Norm McDonald doesn't drink or anything anymore. Which I find very though to believe. Dude is fuckign hilarious though.
Yeah, that place is sweet. Some good outdoor spots in the city now, even if the Piazza isn't one of them anymore, jesus.
anyone else make it down to Camden Yards this weekend? went down for the game friday night. great day and night. Hadn't been down there in 6 or 7 years. still a great ballpark. seats are so darn close to field even in upper level. way closer than CBP. and lots of leg room between seats.
not being able to see field from concourses really makes you appreciate CBP for that though.
love that our manager just flat out refuses to use papelbon in tie games on the road. the old fucker rather use a minor leaguer is his 1st game ever. granted i know it's not done much but when your team is sinking you might want to actually get your own viable bullpen guy out there once in a while. this teams has to have one of the worst records in extra-inning games in the majors. i don't recall them winning more than 1 or 2. and most of them are because charlie and the bullpen suck.
even if the Piazza isn't one of them anymore, jesus.
Yah, yikes.
Got to get back to Frankford Hall!
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
this teams has to have one of the worst records in extra-inning games in the majors. i don't recall them winning more than 1 or 2. and most of them are because charlie and the bullpen suck.
you forgot to include the lineup.
manuel is a turd. if this team hired jim leyland when they had the chance they would have won multiple titles with this core.
I really think they need to look at trading Victorino, Pence, and Lee (assuming douchy ever signs hamels, which at this point isn't looking good). They also need to get brown up to play LF every day.
Tonight we get to watch kendrick...the infield includes wiggingon :thumbdown: , martinez :thumbdown: , and fontenot :thumbdown: . Can't believe I'm saying this, but I will probably be flipping to the phils during commercials of the nba finals. First time that has happened in over 10 years.
I will probably be flipping to the phils during commercials of the nba finals.
That's usually my plan of attack too but now what's the point?
yep, watching the NBA playoffs now. Had the phills on earlier, then had to turn it off :roll:
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
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Cole Hamels is positioned perfectly for free agency, because it appears there will be nobody else like him on the market in the fall, assuming he doesn't sign with the Phillies. (And as of Thursday evening, his contract talks with the Phillies remain dormant.)
Biddle has been nearly untouchable for almost two months now. Since giving up seven runs (four earned) in his April 19 start, Biddle hasn't given up more than two runs in any of his eight outings since. He has the fifth-best ERA in the minors over that span at 1.17 in 46 innings, and his mark for the year has dropped to 2.51. He's gone seven innings in three consecutive starts, but his outing last Sunday against Palm Beach was his best yet. Biddle fanned a career-high 12 hitters and retired the last 11 he faced. He ranks third among FSL starters in opponent average (.221) and leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.05 (64 in 57 innings).
Until he goes to Boston for Youkilis
I wouldn't wish that on the Phillies, or any team aside from Boston.
you bastard
that trade happens and amaro's office gets firebombed
Even he wouldn't do that.
Good to hear about Biddle - one bright spot at least.
Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
pretty weak excuse man. 40 rounds + barren farm system + roster full of aging overpaid stiffs = vitally important draft
Look, I'm not a fucking baseball scout, and I don't follow baseball prospects all year long, since it's, you know, not my job. I'm happy to read your analysis and other people's.
They end up not signing probably over half the guys anyway - I find it more interesting once they're already in the system.
Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
I don't pretend to be a scout either. The MLB draft isn't like the NBA or NFL draft where you get to see these guys on TV before the draft (though I did love jackie bradley jr last year after watching him in the college WS. really wanted the phils to take him with their first pick and of course they passed and he ended up going to the bosox the pick right after the phils. IMO that was earl thomas/brandon graham all over again, especially since bradley is killing it at high-A this year. he should be promoted to AA any day now, and realistically could be in CF for the red sox as soon as 2013). I do read a lot about phils-related minor league stuff because it's directly tied to the future of the team.
Will be interesting to see how hard slotting and the reduction to 40 draft rounds affects the percentage of draftees who sign. Historically I'd guess the success rate for signing players was around 75% for most teams annually. Draft spending caps and hard slotting might make college more appealing to the prep players...especially those who don't go as high as they expect.
At any rate, draft success is imperative to a team's future prosperity. It's like that in all sports. I love reading about the future of the phils. especially since the current version of our local MLB product sucks so badly. I need something to look forward to as I watch amaro's financial & strategic ineptitude continue to decay this franchise. After experiencing a championship for the first time in 08, I can say that the journey to the top of the mountain is much more enjoyable than the decent...especially when that latter is as precipitous as the one this team is facing. Hopefully amaro slips into the abyss on the way down, never to be heard from again
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I think everyone knows there not a good team. My problem with you last week was they were playing good and you were still ripped them. ENJOY the ride SOMETIMES because u never know when its gonna end.
Were we differ is if this team blows for the next 10-15yrs i can look back and say man that run was nice. You on the other hand will only have 1yr that u enjoyed. Maybe then you'll look back and say man why didnt i appreciate what i had more back then.
DEGENERATE FUK
This place is dead
"THERE ARE NO CLIQUES, ONLY THOSE WHO DON'T JOIN THE FUN" - Empty circa 2015
"Kfsbho&$thncds" - F Me In the Brain - circa 2015
Ugh, that's depressing. I guess the point is that the offense is actually what we could've expected, or maybe a little better. The injuries to the pitchers are the reason the team is struggling so much; and pitcher injuries are something that affects almost all teams every year.
Every time Fontenot comes up to bat I find something else to do. How is that guy still in the Major Leagues? :roll:
Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
I don't enjoy losing, especially as the odds on WS favorites. Glad you did
I enjoyed the ride from 07-09. Got to attend 5 of the 6 WS games in philly (only one I missed was the PJ halloween show, but I ponied up extra money for a cramped spectrum suite so I could watch the game and the concert)...the utley/burrell homers in the NLCS vs LAD...and the rollins hit vs LAD...the halladay no hitter came later, but that was pretty awesome to be at as well. I also saw the end coming the minute howard signed his contract. Those posts are still here if you want to go back and remind yourself how dumb most people sounded attempting to justify what was the beginning of the end. The juan uribe/carpenter games were not real fun to attend.
What is the common theme here? The sucking accelerated once gillick stepped down.
I saw the other day that the phils have already wasted close to $8 million (approximately 6.5% of the total value of the asinine deal) due to the howard contract. Savvy stuff
You said they could've signed one of the other big 1B coming up for FA like Pujols, Fielder or A-Gon. The first 2 got even more outrageous contracts (A LOT MORE outrageous) than Howard, and Gonzalez was traded for and signed by Boston and was never available. Also Votto got a contract almost as ridiculous as Pujols & Fielder. Would you really want to be paying Pujols $30M when he's 44 or whatever is is?
Look, nobody else here loves the Howard contract either, and he has seemed to deteriorate, to my eyes, pretty significantly since that clumsy ankle injury in 2010. It's certainly not measuring up too good at the moment. We can only hope he recovers and goes back to become a productive cleanup hitter. But I'm still glad it's not a fucking 10-year deal for half a billion dollars.
My point here is that it was a false choice. You said it was Howard or one of those other guys, but that wasn't really an option. The real choice was Howard for an oversized long-term deal, or something from the farm or something like the mess we have this year. The real mistake Amaro made was he gave him the deal at least half a season too early.
Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
the difference between howard and those other players you named is that howard was already in his decline phase when he signed. The others are all in or just entering their prime years (the way utley was when he signed his deal...that turned out shitty for the phils becaue of a chronic injury that no one could have predicted).
Yes, I would be hesitant to give any player 10 years, but if given the choice I would rather have votto or fielder for 10 years (including part of their primes where they have a good shot at performing to a level which correlates to their annual salary...at least you have a chance of getting a positive return on your investment) than howard for 5-6 of his decline years (where he has zero chance of justifying his annual salary). It's all about ROI, a concept all too foreign to amaro
They didn't 'have' to sign any of them. They could have pursued other options once howards' contract expired (or signed him for a more reasonable rate, especially after he blew out his achilles)...a lesser player like luke scott or josh willingham to use in a platoon role until a guy like jon singleton was ready for the majors. that would have allowed them the financial flexibility (pat gillick term) to make a major committment to a deserving player like cole hamels
this is the same shit I said when howard signed the deal...same shit I've been saying since he signed the deal...same shit I will be saying until 2017-2018 when the deal finally expires. start the countdown
this franchises' situation is depressing. I'm going to happy hour
why is there a choice?? they won in '08. were odds on faves to win it all in '10 and '11. that's not 'expecting too much' to ask them to live up to their expectations (or at least come close to achieving the expected goal). the 90s have nothing to do with this team coming up short over the last 3 seasons (they are close to making it 4...how long has amaro been GM?? hmmm).
My expectations are symmetrical to what I see when I watch the games. We are 2.5 months into what has been a train wreck of a season. This team can absolutely still make the playoffs due to the poop in their league, but even if that happens I'm not expecting much since this team just isnt' good.
Listen to this dude, he knows what he's talking about
DEGENERATE FUK
This place is dead
"THERE ARE NO CLIQUES, ONLY THOSE WHO DON'T JOIN THE FUN" - Empty circa 2015
"Kfsbho&$thncds" - F Me In the Brain - circa 2015
Ted speaking of Rufus?
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Preston & steve on WMMR mention that place a lot. They have comedians on there all the time promoting it.
another loss :(
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
the other day a friend asked me the following....
'if you could invite 5 famous people to spend a weekend drinking/doing drugs with, who would they be?'
I'm still thinking about my answers, but I think kimmel and/or mcdonald would be tough to leave out. I'd need a funny, ball busting type in my group. plus they both seem to enjoy the sauce
finally got to frankfort hall today. cool spot.
Rumor has it, Norm McDonald doesn't drink or anything anymore. Which I find very though to believe. Dude is fuckign hilarious though.
Yeah, that place is sweet. Some good outdoor spots in the city now, even if the Piazza isn't one of them anymore, jesus.
not being able to see field from concourses really makes you appreciate CBP for that though.
love that our manager just flat out refuses to use papelbon in tie games on the road. the old fucker rather use a minor leaguer is his 1st game ever. granted i know it's not done much but when your team is sinking you might want to actually get your own viable bullpen guy out there once in a while. this teams has to have one of the worst records in extra-inning games in the majors. i don't recall them winning more than 1 or 2. and most of them are because charlie and the bullpen suck.
Yah, yikes.
Got to get back to Frankford Hall!
Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 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; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 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
you forgot to include the lineup.
manuel is a turd. if this team hired jim leyland when they had the chance they would have won multiple titles with this core.
I really think they need to look at trading Victorino, Pence, and Lee (assuming douchy ever signs hamels, which at this point isn't looking good). They also need to get brown up to play LF every day.
Tonight we get to watch kendrick...the infield includes wiggingon :thumbdown: , martinez :thumbdown: , and fontenot :thumbdown: . Can't believe I'm saying this, but I will probably be flipping to the phils during commercials of the nba finals. First time that has happened in over 10 years.
That's usually my plan of attack too but now what's the point?
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
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
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA