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

Johnny Abruzzo

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

F you Papelbon you piece of shit

:thumbup:

Yeah, completely agree. How does he know anything about Phila fans - he's played about 12 games in Philly his whole career. :roll:

There are PLENTY of dumbasses here.

Jearlpam0925

I was just reading on Crossingbroad - or one of those sites - that Papelbon said he was thrown a prosthetic leg to sign and he doesn't think that would happen here....then they refer to Lidge signing a wooden leg in '09 after they won the World Series.

Papelbon's in for a reality check if he thinks Boston fans are more freaks than us.

The Juggler

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

I was just reading on Crossingbroad - or one of those sites - that Papelbon said he was thrown a prosthetic leg to sign and he doesn't think that would happen here....then they refer to Lidge signing a wooden leg in '09 after they won the World Series.

Papelbon's in for a reality check if he thinks Boston fans are more freaks than us.

he doesn't sound too bright to go along with the douche factor.



did you see third eye blind is doing a concert to open up the xfinity place in a few weeks? third eye blind. yeah, we're not off to a good start there...

Jearlpam0925

The Juggler wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

I was just reading on Crossingbroad - or one of those sites - that Papelbon said he was thrown a prosthetic leg to sign and he doesn't think that would happen here....then they refer to Lidge signing a wooden leg in '09 after they won the World Series.

Papelbon's in for a reality check if he thinks Boston fans are more freaks than us.

he doesn't sound too bright to go along with the douche factor.



did you see third eye blind is doing a concert to open up the xfinity place in a few weeks? third eye blind. yeah, we're not off to a good start there...

And his son's name is Gunner? I guess I'm predicting a picture outside that douchey place Gunner's Run in the Piazza.

Eh, I wouldn't expect anything better at an overly-corporate entertainment center. All I hope is that the Victory Beer Hall is sweet and that NBC Sports big screen is as good as they make it out to be.

Jearlpam0925

On an unrelated note - finally heading down to Frankford Hall tonight. Can't wait.

Johnny Abruzzo

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

On an unrelated note - finally heading down to Frankford Hall tonight. Can't wait.

Oooh - sweet. have fun!

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Agree with all of this. But oh well - sunrise, sunset.

Yep. Just want to counterpoint with everyone who wants to blame Cliff Lee for losing the series.

He should have had a shot at redemption with a start in game 5, but the manager is a complete and utter moron.

No, I haven't gotten over this yet

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

JK_Livin wrote:

I saw a report that Cole is looking at Lee/Santana money or he's walking. The new Dodgers owners will be looming.

When you look at it objectively, that's the kind of contract he is definitely gonna get on the open market if they let it go there.

don't worry, amaro is an expert at reading these types of markets :roll:

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I just don't know what you guys are looking for from your baseball announcers. All I'm looking for is a guy who is passionate about the Phillies being successful and knows stuff about the opposing players' historys (cause I know nothing). I think he does a fine job. Good enough for me.

you know he's a mets fan right?

the guy is horrible. Everything from his home run call to his fake laugh to his man tits to his non-stop blabbering

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

o/u on phils wins = 93. seems about right. thoughts?

yanks are only team higher at 93.5....

Probably the typical slow start esp with the big man out, but it's hard not to win 95 games with that beast of a pitching staff. Last year's team would've been around 105 wins if they didn't clinch so early, so a 10-12 game dropoff would be pretty significant.

sounds obvious, but injuries are going to be key. position players aren't getting any younger.

I think 93 is pretty accurate. I'm still figuring out what I think about this team. I don't like their offseason moves a little bit.

good to have baseball back on (even if the lineup is in playoff form today). I don't want willis to make the team. I'd rather see diekman, purcey, or savery get a shot as the 2nd lefty. I also prefer podsednick to pierre.

blanton looking good. he gave some of his lbs to howard

Ledbetterman10

The Fixer wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I just don't know what you guys are looking for from your baseball announcers. All I'm looking for is a guy who is passionate about the Phillies being successful and knows stuff about the opposing players' historys (cause I know nothing). I think he does a fine job. Good enough for me.

you know he's a mets fan right?

the guy is horrible. Everything from his home run call to his fake laugh to his man tits to his non-stop blabbering

Oh no! Not a Mets fan! Anything but that!

Look maybe I'm just not passionate enough about baseball announcers like I am with football announcers. Even down to blasphemously thinking that while I agree with everybody that Joe Buck is the worst play-by-play guy in the history of the football....I don't think he and McCarver are really that bad during the baseball playoffs. I mean...it's baseball. what the heck do ya want?

But yeah, his man-tits are downer for everybody except Wheeler.

The Fixer

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I just don't know what you guys are looking for from your baseball announcers. All I'm looking for is a guy who is passionate about the Phillies being successful and knows stuff about the opposing players' historys (cause I know nothing). I think he does a fine job. Good enough for me.

you know he's a mets fan right?

the guy is horrible. Everything from his home run call to his fake laugh to his man tits to his non-stop blabbering

Oh no! Not a Mets fan! Anything but that!

Look maybe I'm just not passionate enough about baseball announcers like I am with football announcers. Even down to blasphemously thinking that while I agree with everybody that Joe Buck is the worst play-by-play guy in the history of the football....I don't think he and McCarver are really that bad during the baseball playoffs. I mean...it's baseball. what the heck do ya want?

But yeah, his man-tits are downer for everybody except Wheeler.

Being a mets fan just adds to his fakeness. Fake excitement when phils do something positive, fake laugh, etc. I don't think there is anything worse than a fake person.

I like joe buck in both sports. I think he and aikman do a great job during NFL games.

I get the baseball package every season. After listening to some of the other broadcasts (and being spoiled with harry kalas for years...and scott franzke/jim jackson on the radio) I think it's torture getting force fed wheels/tits for 162 games. I honestly don't know one phils fan that genuinely likes them. I don't know how the phils can be so naive

I thought I remember McCarthy signing a 3 year deal once he took over full time (2009). Anyone know if that expires after this season?

The Juggler

so looks like pence will be hitting cleanup...

The Juggler

yup i was that guy who waited till a 60 degree day in mid march to take down the xmas tree and lights. good times.


christmas is now officially over people.

pjhawks

The Fixer wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

o/u on phils wins = 93. seems about right. thoughts?

yanks are only team higher at 93.5....

Probably the typical slow start esp with the big man out, but it's hard not to win 95 games with that beast of a pitching staff. Last year's team would've been around 105 wins if they didn't clinch so early, so a 10-12 game dropoff would be pretty significant.

sounds obvious, but injuries are going to be key. position players aren't getting any younger.

I think 93 is pretty accurate. I'm still figuring out what I think about this team. I don't like their offseason moves a little bit.

good to have baseball back on (even if the lineup is in playoff form today). I don't want willis to make the team. I'd rather see diekman, purcey, or savery get a shot as the 2nd lefty. I also prefer podsednick to pierre.

blanton looking good. he gave some of his lbs to howard

my initial reaction is about 95 wins this year so agree that 93 is fairly accurate. i don't see this team putting it together until the 2nd half of the season although their schedule for april and may is supposedly really light but that is obviously based on last year.

anyone else concerned that Utley hasn't even taking fielding practice yet? i put the chances of all 4 of our regular infielders missing the same game this year at about 15-20%.

Cliffy6745

I don't know if any of you guys have driven down by the complex recently, but Philly Live looks fucking tiny. I went by it on my way to FDR yesterday. It's right at the corner of Pattison and 11th and takes up less than half the block. I don't know why, but I was expecting something much bigger. I am sure inside it looks bigger but it looks pretty shitty from the outside.

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I don't know if any of you guys have driven down by the complex recently, but Philly Live looks fucking tiny. I went by it on my way to FDR yesterday. It's right at the corner of Pattison and 11th and takes up less than half the block. I don't know why, but I was expecting something much bigger. I am sure inside it looks bigger but it looks pretty shitty from the outside.

i was thinking the same thing when i was down there a couple weeks ago

Johnny Abruzzo

The Juggler wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I don't know if any of you guys have driven down by the complex recently, but Philly Live looks fucking tiny. I went by it on my way to FDR yesterday. It's right at the corner of Pattison and 11th and takes up less than half the block. I don't know why, but I was expecting something much bigger. I am sure inside it looks bigger but it looks pretty shitty from the outside.

i was thinking the same thing when i was down there a couple weeks ago

That's what I thought last year when they were building it. It's like they could've left the Spectrum there and still had room. :roll:

Cliffy6745

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I don't know if any of you guys have driven down by the complex recently, but Philly Live looks fucking tiny. I went by it on my way to FDR yesterday. It's right at the corner of Pattison and 11th and takes up less than half the block. I don't know why, but I was expecting something much bigger. I am sure inside it looks bigger but it looks pretty shitty from the outside.

i was thinking the same thing when i was down there a couple weeks ago

That's what I thought last year when they were building it. It's like they could've left the Spectrum there and still had room. :roll:

They definitely could have. It's basically half of really small lot right next to the Spectrum where employees parked and where they unloaded trucks. Not at all what I was expecting.

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

i was thinking the same thing when i was down there a couple weeks ago

That's what I thought last year when they were building it. It's like they could've left the Spectrum there and still had room. :roll:

They definitely could have. It's basically half of really small lot right next to the Spectrum where employees parked and where they unloaded trucks. Not at all what I was expecting.

well i know they scaled it back a ton. there was going to be some kind of high end shopping center type place that got scrapped.