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

The Fixer

JK_Livin wrote:

I was sitting in right field last night during Vic's homerun. It was going to land a couple rows in front of me so I was expecting a bounce. It's bounces and lands in kids lap the row in front of me and 2 seats over. The kid never even moved. He was eating an ice cream cone and it gently lands in his lap. 41 years and counting and still no baseball for me. That was the highlight of the night.

I have been lucky with that stuff. 3 and counting for this guy. one was a howard walk off in extra innings vs LAD

Johnny Abruzzo

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

JK_Livin wrote:

RIP Phillies

So I guess basketball is the only remaining sport with a discernible home field/ice/court advantage???

Yo dude, I gotta eat a little crow on a little bit of my Dave Grohl hate. Dude tipped a grand on one drink at smith and wolleksky that Friday he was here then another grand on a few drinks that Saturday night. Good for him.

That's really awesome. I've suffered from Foo-overload a little bit recently, but I have tons of respect for those guys.

I seem to be eating crow on saying the Phils are WS contenders last week. But it's still a long season. It's fucking ugly though.

Cliffy6745

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

That's really awesome. I've suffered from Foo-overload a little bit recently, but I have tons of respect for those guys.

I seem to be eating crow on saying the Phils are WS contenders last week. But it's still a long season. It's fucking ugly though.

I hear you. I think that's pretty awesome of him.

Rough stretch to say the least. There was a pretty good/intense crowd down there on Tuesday, I thought.

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

So I guess basketball is the only remaining sport with a discernible home field/ice/court advantage???

Yo dude, I gotta eat a little crow on a little bit of my Dave Grohl hate. Dude tipped a grand on one drink at smith and wolleksky that Friday he was here then another grand on a few drinks that Saturday night. Good for him.

That's really awesome. I've suffered from Foo-overload a little bit recently, but I have tons of respect for those guys.

I seem to be eating crow on saying the Phils are WS contenders last week. But it's still a long season. It's fucking ugly though.

you must have been talking about the little league WS.

Ledbetterman10

imalive wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

okay...if we lose tomorrow to make it 6 losses in a row...we might be completely fucked

your guys are pissing me off :evil:

And why is that?

Johnny Abruzzo

You know, I gotta say. Without Mr. Howard, this lineup really fucking blows. I think part of me was buying into all the sabr crap, but the results speak for themselves. What, one comeback in the first two months of the season? Once this team is down, you know the game is over.

How about that scrapheap in the 9th inning the other day - Mayberry, Fontenot, Galvis. :roll:

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

You know, I gotta say. Without Mr. Howard, this lineup really fucking blows. I think part of me was buying into all the sabr crap, but the results speak for themselves. What, one comeback in the first two months of the season? Once this team is down, you know the game is over.

How about that scrapheap in the 9th inning the other day - Mayberry, Fontenot, Galvis. :roll:

well, the lineup sucks with him too.

the phils should hire banner to run the franchise

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Dude, did you say the Cardinals had a solid bullpen last year? Their bullpen blew most of the year, as they went through a carousel of closers. They just got into a groove in September and October and rode it to the championship.

You specifically talked trash about the Cardinals and how much you wanted to play them, while I was saying to throw the games and let the Braves win the Wild Card.

And yes, this Phillies team is still a legit WS contender. I'm not a fan of the contracts Amaro has handed out and I don't like the direction the team is headed in, but this team, this year, is a WS contender. That's what the argument was, for today.

like I said, that cards team was identically built to the 08 phils team. No, I dind't realize that last september, but that's how things played out. Great lineup, solid pen, avg rotation with an ace, good bench.

I still think the phils win that series if the stupid hick starts doc in game 4, then lee in game 5 if they needed him. the memory of lee throwing in the pen late in game 5 will forever be etched in my memory. beyond stupid

The 2012 phils have none of those traits. they have 3 aces and a roster full of dog shit

The Fixer

The Juggler wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

I will be watching the PawSox take on the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in about an hour. Who am I focusing on? Who's the quality guys down at TripleA for the Phillies?

you can see our former savior, dom brown, struggle to catch fly balls and get on base. he'll be in left.

actually OBP is one of his strengths

apparently he shortened his swing (which was desperately needed) and he has been swinging well of late. If he stays hot for another week or two I'd get him up here immediately and leave him in LF. I can't take pierre/mayberry anymore

eeriepadave

Thank you Phillies!

It was a good 5 year run :(

jamminpearls

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

You know, I gotta say. Without Mr. Howard, this lineup really fucking blows. I think part of me was buying into all the sabr crap, but the results speak for themselves. What, one comeback in the first two months of the season? Once this team is down, you know the game is over.

How about that scrapheap in the 9th inning the other day - Mayberry, Fontenot, Galvis. :roll:

It's so obvious only one person on the planet could disagree. When we were going at it last year i said wait until he gets hurt. Sadly he dosen't get the respect he deserves. Bad contract or not the dude PRODUCES!!!

neilybabes86

hope the jeags isn't on a ledge

Ledbetterman10

eeriepadave wrote:

Thank you Phillies!

It was a good 5 year run :(

I'm with ya. And I don't just consider it a five year run. It's more of a 10 year run that started with Bowa as manager and a good farm system. Consistent improvement over the next few years, home-grown talent that panned out, a dick-tease in 2007, and then the greatest moment in my sports fan life in 2008. And years from now I won't look back sourly on 2009-2011 and wonder what might have been because I enjoyed the seasons way more than I enjoyed any 1988-1992, 1994-2001 season. Like you said, a good run. I mean at the end of the day, I witnessed the Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series. Still feels strange even typing that.

Wobbie

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

imalive wrote:

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

okay...if we lose tomorrow to make it 6 losses in a row...we might be completely fucked

your guys are pissing me off :evil:

And why is that?

because you just let the fucking d**gers punk you in your own house. thanks for the help.

The Fixer

jamminpearls wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

You know, I gotta say. Without Mr. Howard, this lineup really fucking blows. I think part of me was buying into all the sabr crap, but the results speak for themselves. What, one comeback in the first two months of the season? Once this team is down, you know the game is over.

How about that scrapheap in the 9th inning the other day - Mayberry, Fontenot, Galvis. :roll:

It's so obvious only one person on the planet could disagree. When we were going at it last year i said wait until he gets hurt. Sadly he dosen't get the respect he deserves. Bad contract or not the dude PRODUCES!!!

yeah, he produces until the games really count come playoff time

it doesn't help that amaro knew howard was going to be out for a while and uses the pu pu platter of thome/mayberry/wigginton to play 1B

at least they have a closer though :roll:

pjhawks

The Fixer wrote:

jamminpearls wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

You know, I gotta say. Without Mr. Howard, this lineup really fucking blows. I think part of me was buying into all the sabr crap, but the results speak for themselves. What, one comeback in the first two months of the season? Once this team is down, you know the game is over.

How about that scrapheap in the 9th inning the other day - Mayberry, Fontenot, Galvis. :roll:

It's so obvious only one person on the planet could disagree. When we were going at it last year i said wait until he gets hurt. Sadly he dosen't get the respect he deserves. Bad contract or not the dude PRODUCES!!!

yeah, he produces until the games really count come playoff time

it doesn't help that amaro knew howard was going to be out for a while and uses the pu pu platter of thome/mayberry/wigginton to play 1B

at least they have a closer though :roll:

NLCS MVP and personally responsible for 1 of their 2 wins last year in the playoffs. yup he sucks in the playoffs. new site same clown

jamminpearls

The Fixer wrote:

jamminpearls wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

You know, I gotta say. Without Mr. Howard, this lineup really fucking blows. I think part of me was buying into all the sabr crap, but the results speak for themselves. What, one comeback in the first two months of the season? Once this team is down, you know the game is over.

How about that scrapheap in the 9th inning the other day - Mayberry, Fontenot, Galvis. :roll:

It's so obvious only one person on the planet could disagree. When we were going at it last year i said wait until he gets hurt. Sadly he dosen't get the respect he deserves. Bad contract or not the dude PRODUCES!!!

yeah, he produces until the games really count come playoff time

it doesn't help that amaro knew howard was going to be out for a while and uses the pu pu platter of thome/mayberry/wigginton to play 1B

at least they have a closer though :roll:

08??

Johnny Abruzzo

jamminpearls wrote:

08??

Only 3 WS homers. In 5 games.

jamminpearls

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

jamminpearls wrote:

08??

Only 3 WS homers. In 5 games.

What a bum

Cliffy6745

Norm McDonald tonight at Helium. Never been there, hear it's a cool place. Looking forward to it and that dude is hilarious, should be good.