***The Official Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Thread***

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Interesting list. Without Lidge in 2008 the Phils don't even make the playoffs, let alone win the Series. They might not have made the playoffs without Blanton as well.

The trading away of Lee was the only outrageously bad deal in that list. The fact that they later signed him has nothing to do with how horrible the trade was to start with.

As Fixer will happily point out, RAJ has signed some players to dubious contracts. (Baez, Blanton, 3rd year for Ibanez) But as for making trades he has been top notch.

I dont know about happily. The polanco deal is barely half over. That one has potential to end badly as well (though it is much better than figgins, who was the other option at the time).

I think there is one other contract missing from your list :shock:

Overall amaro has done a pretty good fucking job. I will always believe that the Lee to Seattle trade was ownership's doing. Amaro's hands were tied

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

Overall amaro has done a pretty good fucking job. I will always believe that the Lee to Seattle trade was ownership's doing. Amaro's hands were tied

That's kind of how it seemed.

The Fixer

Few of my buddy's got their playoff invoices today. Haven't gotten mine yet.

Wish we could FF august

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

Few of my buddy's got their playoff invoices today. Haven't gotten mine yet.

Wish we could FF august

I didn't get an e-mail, but my invoice is online and ready, so you should check.

Div Series HG 3. :roll:
NLCS HG 2.
World Series Game 6. :shock:

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Few of my buddy's got their playoff invoices today. Haven't gotten mine yet.

Wish we could FF august

I didn't get an e-mail, but my invoice is online and ready, so you should check.

Div Series HG 3. :roll:
NLCS HG 2.
World Series Game 6. :shock:

I got hooked up. I think it's based on how long you have had your tix.

NLDS game 2
NLCS game 1
WS game 7

Holla

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Few of my buddy's got their playoff invoices today. Haven't gotten mine yet.

Wish we could FF august

I didn't get an e-mail, but my invoice is online and ready, so you should check.

Div Series HG 3. :roll:
NLCS HG 2.
World Series Game 6. :shock:

I got hooked up. I think it's based on how long you have had your tix.

NLDS game 2
NLCS game 1
WS game 7

Holla

Cool. I keep getting fucked on the Division Series. Last year I had Game 5 as well. Then they sold me Game 7 of the NLCS to make up for it. :twisted:

Game 6 of WS is probably better than Game 7 simply because there's a better chance of it being played. But it would be incredible to be at a World Series Game 7.

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I didn't get an e-mail, but my invoice is online and ready, so you should check.

Div Series HG 3. :roll:
NLCS HG 2.
World Series Game 6. :shock:

I got hooked up. I think it's based on how long you have had your tix.

NLDS game 2
NLCS game 1
WS game 7

Holla

Cool. I keep getting fucked on the Division Series. Last year I had Game 5 as well. Then they sold me Game 7 of the NLCS to make up for it. :twisted:

Game 6 of WS is probably better than Game 7 simply because there's a better chance of it being played. But it would be incredible to be at a World Series Game 7.

Yeah, that sucks man. The way I look at it is that it will cost me less to buy game 6 tix on stubhub than it will to buy game 7. hopefully my football gambling season goes well again this year (that's how I have funded my playoff tix the last 3 years).

Just realized I'm gonna be in italy for round 1. son of a

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

Just realized I'm gonna be in italy for round 1. son of a

Things could be worse. Where you going? I've been to 14 of the 20 regions of Italy, so I've got some knowledge.

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Just realized I'm gonna be in italy for round 1. son of a

Things could be worse. Where you going? I've been to 14 of the 20 regions of Italy, so I've got some knowledge.

tuscan region. one of wife's good friends is getting married. her family rented out some villa for the entire weekend. we were going to hit london on our way back, but then we realized my seed is potent so we're only going for the week.

only thing I'm worried about is the language barrier. I've never been to europe. I have heard that everyone speaks english, but I will believe that when I see it

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

tuscan region. one of wife's good friends is getting married. her family rented out some villa for the entire weekend. we were going to hit london on our way back, but then we realized my seed is potent so we're only going for the week.

only thing I'm worried about is the language barrier. I've never been to europe. I have heard that everyone speaks english, but I will believe that when I see it

Not everyone speaks English, but most speak at least a little bit. Toscana is pretty touristy so you'll be fine. You will have a spectacular time. Try to go to a town called Montepulciano. Most beautiful place I've ever seen. Get ready to drink tons of vino.

My wife can speak a little German, so we're pretty good where people speak Italian or German. We've been to French-speaking places and it gets a little sketchy.

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

tuscan region. one of wife's good friends is getting married. her family rented out some villa for the entire weekend. we were going to hit london on our way back, but then we realized my seed is potent so we're only going for the week.

only thing I'm worried about is the language barrier. I've never been to europe. I have heard that everyone speaks english, but I will believe that when I see it

Not everyone speaks English, but most speak at least a little bit. Toscana is pretty touristy so you'll be fine. You will have a spectacular time. Try to go to a town called Montepulciano. Most beautiful place I've ever seen. Get ready to drink tons of vino.

My wife can speak a little German, so we're pretty good where people speak Italian or German. We've been to French-speaking places and it gets a little sketchy.

My wife has been to europe a bunch of times for work. She doesn't speak anything other than english and she said she's never had an issue.

thanks for the tips. We fly into rome and then have a 2 hour drive I believe. That should be pretty cool. Do they drive on right side of road? last night there we are staying right in rome. I'm looking forward to that.

definitely most excited about the wine :thumbup:

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

thanks for the tips. We fly into rome and then have a 2 hour drive I believe. That should be pretty cool. Do they drive on right side of road? last night there we are staying right in rome. I'm looking forward to that.

definitely most excited about the wine :thumbup:

Yes, right side. They drive fast. Although I heard something about a new nationwide camera system to enforce speed limits, which really sucks. Been a couple years since I've been there.

They do NOT coast in the left lane. Don't get in the left lane unless you're passing, and do your pass quickly. If you're gonna get in the left lane and you see someone approaching in your mirror, just wait for them to pass and then get in the left lane. Don't even THINK about passing on the right, especially a truck. I found most drivers there are much better than here. Being an aggressive driver is helpful when you get there. It's kind of an adventure.

mfc2006

The Juggler wrote:

i love how the trade has paid dividends so quickly.

pence just looks like an old school baseball player. love the high stirrups. should be a rule in mlb that they should not be allowed to wear their pants falling off their fucking cleats. i hate that shit.

the guy can flat-out play. i'll be rooting for him & oswalt (and Berkman...even though he went to the f'n Cardinals :evil: ) as long as they're in the bigs.

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

thanks for the tips. We fly into rome and then have a 2 hour drive I believe. That should be pretty cool. Do they drive on right side of road? last night there we are staying right in rome. I'm looking forward to that.

definitely most excited about the wine :thumbup:

Yes, right side. They drive fast. Although I heard something about a new nationwide camera system to enforce speed limits, which really sucks. Been a couple years since I've been there.

They do NOT coast in the left lane. Don't get in the left lane unless you're passing, and do your pass quickly. If you're gonna get in the left lane and you see someone approaching in your mirror, just wait for them to pass and then get in the left lane. Don't even THINK about passing on the right, especially a truck. I found most drivers there are much better than here. Being an aggressive driver is helpful when you get there. It's kind of an adventure.

good to hear about the driving. I will be fine with that. sounds refreshing. I never understood why keep right pass left is such a hard concept for people here to master (especially in PA)

The Fixer

I think pence gets his first dong tonight

Ledbetterman10

The Fixer wrote:

I think pence gets his first dong tonight

I think "dong" is more of a slang term for "penis" than "homerun"

The Juggler

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

I think pence gets his first dong tonight

I think "dong" is more of a slang term for "penis" than "homerun"

how do you know fixer didn't mean penis?

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

I think pence gets his first dong tonight

I think "dong" is more of a slang term for "penis" than "homerun"

I really hope he gets his first HR before the alternative. That could be the one thing that would really put a damper on the trade

The Fixer

The Juggler wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

I think pence gets his first dong tonight

I think "dong" is more of a slang term for "penis" than "homerun"

how do you know fixer didn't mean penis?

haha, you beat me to it.

I always thought shawn green was flaming

Ledbetterman10

Speaking of Pence, I was bummed to see that the trade wasn't reflected in today's latest MLB The Show roster update. Guess I won't be using him for another week.