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

Johnny Abruzzo

30 Rock & Parks & Rec are good shows but I rarely watch them for whatever reason.

Johnny Abruzzo

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

On the baseball front, Phils signed Juan Pierre to a minor league deal. I like this. I guess it'll be between him and Podsednik for a spot on the bench? I like getting some good speed for the bench.

I always hated playing against him when he was with the Marlins - good guy to have on your team.

Cliffy6745

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

On the baseball front, Phils signed Juan Pierre to a minor league deal. I like this. I guess it'll be between him and Podsednik for a spot on the bench? I like getting some good speed for the bench.

I always hated playing against him when he was with the Marlins - good guy to have on your team.

Great player on the Marlins, I thought he was going to be a great player. Always good to have speed on the bench.

Edit: HA, just looked at baseball reference and dude has 16 career home runs. That has to be the lowest total for a household name in the MLB. That's great.

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

On the baseball front, Phils signed Juan Pierre to a minor league deal. I like this. I guess it'll be between him and Podsednik for a spot on the bench? I like getting some good speed for the bench.

I always hated playing against him when he was with the Marlins - good guy to have on your team.

Great player on the Marlins, I thought he was going to be a great player. Always good to have speed on the bench.

Edit: HA, just looked at baseball reference and dude has 16 career home runs. That has to be the lowest total for a household name in the MLB. That's great.

and raul ibanez to the yanks?

The Juggler

pence and phils avoid arbitration. good work...

Cliffy6745

The Juggler wrote:

and raul ibanez to the yanks?

Turrible. He'll only get 250 at bats tops though, if they sign him. Platoon with Jones, and Arod, jeter and the rest will get occasional DH days, especially Arod. I would just play Jones everyday at DH at that point. I think they'll still end up with Damon but we'll see.

Ledbetterman10

Pat The Bat to retire:

http://tracking.si.com/2012/01/30/outfi ... to-retire/

PureandEasy

I was thinking about him this morning on my way into work, wondering where he would be this year.

I love Pat. So glad he one won here.

Johnny Abruzzo

PureandEasy wrote:

I was thinking about him this morning on my way into work, wondering where he would be this year.

I love Pat. So glad he one won here.

I can see him running around the bases...

Still going. He'll get there eventually.

Definitely one of our most interesting athletes.

PureandEasy

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

PureandEasy wrote:

I was thinking about him this morning on my way into work, wondering where he would be this year.

I love Pat. So glad he one won here.

I can see him running around the bases...

Still going. He'll get there eventually.

Definitely one of our most interesting athletes.

yeah he was slow, but as a woman, damn he looked good

Johnny Abruzzo

PureandEasy wrote:

yeah he was slow, but as a woman, damn he looked good

Tightest pants in the majors.

Ledbetterman10

PureandEasy wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

PureandEasy wrote:

I was thinking about him this morning on my way into work, wondering where he would be this year.

I love Pat. So glad he one won here.

I can see him running around the bases...

Still going. He'll get there eventually.

Definitely one of our most interesting athletes.

yeah he was slow, but as a woman, damn he looked good

My friends and I always used to joke about how announcers would say that Burrell "doesn't run well" and that's why they'd pinch-run for him in late innings. Brunlett actually scored the clinching run in the '08 World Series pinch-running for Pat (who had just snapped out of an 0-13 slump at a most appropriate time). I've just always loved the phrase "he doesn't run well" as opposed to "he's slow". It's like something you'd say about a physically and/or mentally disabled child at a summer camp.

Counselor 1: Hey is Jimmy gonna play kickball?

Counselor 2: No he doesn't run well, I'm gonna take him to the pool.

The Juggler

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

PureandEasy wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I can see him running around the bases...

Still going. He'll get there eventually.

Definitely one of our most interesting athletes.

yeah he was slow, but as a woman, damn he looked good

My friends and I always used to joke about how announcers would say that Burrell "doesn't run well" and that's why they'd pinch-run for him in late innings. Brunlett actually scored the clinching run in the '08 World Series pinch-running for Pat (who had just snapped out of an 0-13 slump at a most appropriate time). I've just always loved the phrase "he doesn't run well" as opposed to "he's slow". It's like something you'd say about a physically and/or mentally disabled child at a summer camp.

Counselor 1: Hey is Jimmy gonna play kickball?

Counselor 2: No he doesn't run well, I'm gonna take him to the pool.

jimmy's going into shock!!!

PureandEasy

Did anyone else hear they may sign Burrell for a day so he can retire as a Phillie?

That would make me a very happy woman.

Wobbie

no idea when this was....but I laughed.

Johnny Abruzzo

imalive wrote:

no idea when this was....but I laughed.

Based on the score that looks like a typical Red Sox-Phils game from a few years back.

pjhawks

imalive wrote:

no idea when this was....but I laughed.

it was one of those exhibition games right before the season started at Citizens Bank Park a few years ago. Burrell hit a homer off of Dice-K and flipped the bird to Terry Francona. funny stuff

Cliffy6745

Um, you better fucking hope your GM really doesn't believe this

“The difference between Ryan’s and Cole’s situation is that we’re talking about a guy (Howard) who is very, very difficult to match up what he did in successive years and equate that with what Cole has done,” Amaro said. “He was probably the most productive player during that span of anybody, including Pujols. This is not a slight against Cole — he has had some phenomenal years. But he is not the most decorated player in baseball.”

Step on down Cole, you are welcomed in the Bronx with open arms.

Edit: And oh...

Howard: .279/.386/.586, 220 HR, 635 RBI and an OPS+ of 143
Pujols: .334/.439/.631, 206 HR, 608 RBI and an OPS+ of 173

RBIS!!!!!!!111!!!

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Um, you better fucking hope your GM really doesn't believe this

“The difference between Ryan’s and Cole’s situation is that we’re talking about a guy (Howard) who is very, very difficult to match up what he did in successive years and equate that with what Cole has done,” Amaro said. “He was probably the most productive player during that span of anybody, including Pujols. This is not a slight against Cole — he has had some phenomenal years. But he is not the most decorated player in baseball.”

Step on down Cole, you are welcomed in the Bronx with open arms.

Edit: And oh...

Howard: .279/.386/.586, 220 HR, 635 RBI and an OPS+ of 143
Pujols: .334/.439/.631, 206 HR, 608 RBI and an OPS+ of 173

RBIS!!!!!!!111!!!

keep dreaming cliff....and keep taking gm's at their word.

Cliffy6745

The Juggler wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Um, you better fucking hope your GM really doesn't believe this

“The difference between Ryan’s and Cole’s situation is that we’re talking about a guy (Howard) who is very, very difficult to match up what he did in successive years and equate that with what Cole has done,” Amaro said. “He was probably the most productive player during that span of anybody, including Pujols. This is not a slight against Cole — he has had some phenomenal years. But he is not the most decorated player in baseball.”

Step on down Cole, you are welcomed in the Bronx with open arms.

Edit: And oh...

Howard: .279/.386/.586, 220 HR, 635 RBI and an OPS+ of 143
Pujols: .334/.439/.631, 206 HR, 608 RBI and an OPS+ of 173

RBIS!!!!!!!111!!!

keep dreaming cliff....and keep taking gm's at their word.

What am I taking him at his word about? He's obviously trying to justify the Howard contract but in the mean time taking a slight shot at Hamels (at least in saying he's not in the same league as Howard), which seems incredibly foolish. I honestly think he's going to be a Dodger if he gets to free agency, but I hope like hell the Yanks will throw a shit load of money at him.