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

Cliffy6745

The Juggler wrote:

that's cool man.

i really enjoyed that paterno book. how bout them smashing purdue on saturday? obrien's done a helluva job.

Yeah, dude, he has done a great job so far. Things are going to get much worse over the next few years, but it's a great start. I really like what they did with his contract, stuck with each other for a while. Neither side is going to be able to get out of it for a while.

jamminpearls

Fuck the Eagles




Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said he's gotten good reports from the Venezuelan Winter League on Darin Ruf's defense in left field.
With Ryan Howard manning first base, Ruf will have to show he can play adequate defense in the outfield if he wants a starting job in Philly. The Phillies are giving him extra reps this winter in Venezuela, where he's also belted nine home runs in 20 games. "Yeah, baby, I love it," Amaro said of the reports on Ruf. "I hope that he’s challenging for a job in left field next year for the Fightins. (Phillies staffer) Jorge (Velandia) likes him and says he can play left field. We’ll get others to see him. We’re not giving him anything, but he’s certainly in the conversation.

The Juggler

jamminpearls wrote:

Fuck the Eagles




Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said he's gotten good reports from the Venezuelan Winter League on Darin Ruf's defense in left field.
With Ryan Howard manning first base, Ruf will have to show he can play adequate defense in the outfield if he wants a starting job in Philly. The Phillies are giving him extra reps this winter in Venezuela, where he's also belted nine home runs in 20 games. "Yeah, baby, I love it," Amaro said of the reports on Ruf. "I hope that he’s challenging for a job in left field next year for the Fightins. (Phillies staffer) Jorge (Velandia) likes him and says he can play left field. We’ll get others to see him. We’re not giving him anything, but he’s certainly in the conversation.

assuming there's no blockbuster brewing involving justin upton or something....

sign pagan for center field.
sign cody ross for a corner outfield spot (and give ruff/brown every possible shot in clearwater)
trade for chase headly for 3rd.
bring back madson or myers to sure up the back end of the bullpen.


on a side note, it is looking more and more likely that your juggler will finally get a chance to go to spring training this year. :thumbup:

JK_Livin

jamminpearls wrote:

Fuck the Eagles




Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said he's gotten good reports from the Venezuelan Winter League on Darin Ruf's defense in left field.
With Ryan Howard manning first base, Ruf will have to show he can play adequate defense in the outfield if he wants a starting job in Philly. The Phillies are giving him extra reps this winter in Venezuela, where he's also belted nine home runs in 20 games. "Yeah, baby, I love it," Amaro said of the reports on Ruf. "I hope that he’s challenging for a job in left field next year for the Fightins. (Phillies staffer) Jorge (Velandia) likes him and says he can play left field. We’ll get others to see him. We’re not giving him anything, but he’s certainly in the conversation.

If Matt Holliday can play left, anybody can.

Wobbie

The Juggler wrote:

sign pagan for center field.
sign cody ross for a corner outfield spot (and give ruff/brown every possible shot in clearwater)

I love how you fuckers are enamored with ex-Giants who have won world championships. anyone else you covet? buster? panda?

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

sign pagan for center field.
sign cody ross for a corner outfield spot (and give ruff/brown every possible shot in clearwater)

I love how you fuckers are enamored with ex-Giants who have won world championships. anyone else you covet? buster? panda?

if you can't beat them..... :x

Wobbie

The Juggler wrote:

imalive wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

sign pagan for center field.
sign cody ross for a corner outfield spot (and give ruff/brown every possible shot in clearwater)

I love how you fuckers are enamored with ex-Giants who have won world championships. anyone else you covet? buster? panda?

if you can't beat them..... :x

you gotta go find guys BEFORE they break out, like sabean did.

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

imalive wrote:

I love how you fuckers are enamored with ex-Giants who have won world championships. anyone else you covet? buster? panda?

if you can't beat them..... :x

you gotta go find guys BEFORE they break out, like sabean did.

neither of those guys broke out with the giants.

Wobbie

The Juggler wrote:

imalive wrote:

you gotta go find guys BEFORE they break out, like sabean did.

neither of those guys broke out with the giants.

true, perhaps, but they were showcased with the G's. No one pays any fucking attention to Marlins or Mutts

pjhawks

imalive wrote:

you gotta go find guys BEFORE they break out, like sabean did.

i'm sure Sabean anticipated Marco fn Scutaro hitting .600 in the playoffs (or even Cody fn Ross torching the Phils) :roll:

Wobbie

pjhawks wrote:

imalive wrote:

you gotta go find guys BEFORE they break out, like sabean did.

i'm sure Sabean anticipated Marco fn Scutaro hitting .600 in the playoffs (or even Cody fn Ross torching the Phils) :roll:

you're damn right, he did. he's a genius

Johnny Abruzzo

I went to Federal Donuts yesterday for fried chicken. Yummy.

Wobbie

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I went to Federal Donuts yesterday for fried chicken. Yummy.

sounds like a place obese people would hang out :?

Johnny Abruzzo

imalive wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I went to Federal Donuts yesterday for fried chicken. Yummy.

sounds like a place obese people would hang out :?

More like hipsters. Everyone in there was kind of skinny (except for me - haha).

polaris_x

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I went to Federal Donuts yesterday for fried chicken. Yummy.

i'm hitting a new bbq joint in town ... only 5 items on the main menu ... fried chicken and waffles for sure ...

The Juggler

:think:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/philadelp ... index.html

Reading between the lines, Salisbury suggests the Phillies have reached out to the Marlins to see if they’d trade Giancarlo Stanton in a follow up to Miami’s recent blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays. “We’ve made some inquiries about a lot of players that went in that trade, both to Toronto and to Miami,” the GM acknowledged. “But nothing imminent so far.”
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/philadelp ... 1PXAijt.99

Wobbie

The Juggler wrote:

:think:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/philadelp ... index.html

Reading between the lines, Salisbury suggests the Phillies have reached out to the Marlins to see if they’d trade Giancarlo Stanton in a follow up to Miami’s recent blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays. “We’ve made some inquiries about a lot of players that went in that trade, both to Toronto and to Miami,” the GM acknowledged. “But nothing imminent so far.”
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/philadelp ... 1PXAijt.99

that guy is a stud. no doubt, his numbers would translate to your little bandbox park

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

:think:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/philadelp ... index.html

Reading between the lines, Salisbury suggests the Phillies have reached out to the Marlins to see if they’d trade Giancarlo Stanton in a follow up to Miami’s recent blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays. “We’ve made some inquiries about a lot of players that went in that trade, both to Toronto and to Miami,” the GM acknowledged. “But nothing imminent so far.”
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/philadelp ... 1PXAijt.99

that guy is a stud. no doubt, his numbers would translate to your little bandbox park

and i don't care what he says, i am calling that dude "mike."

Wobbie

The Juggler wrote:

and i don't care what he says, i am calling that dude "mike."

yeah, his girlfriends can call him giancarlo :roll:

Johnny Abruzzo

Talk of BJ Upton...

Somebody tell me he isn't the next Carl Crawford.