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

The Fixer wrote:

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3 years ago the eagles knocked dallas out of playoffs and clinched a playoff berth by beating the cowboys on the last day of the season. 2 years ago the cowboys beat the eagles on the last day of the season, setting up a first round playoff matchup between the two teams (which I'd rather not discuss).

so, I'd disagree that cowboys/eagles is an artificial rivalry

metsfan wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Come on man, you're not making any sense. Nobody has a rivalry with the Ice-Landers because they've been horrible for decades.

The Mets at least were pretty good for a few years there. And you're saying they don't have a rivalry with a team that:
1- delivered utterly painful end-of-year collapses two straight years
2- is 100 miles away (if that)
3- both teams' fans regularly travel to each other's ballparks and frequently brawl

:?: :?: :?:

i seem to remember the marlins delivering those crushing blows to the mets not the phils


fans brawl cause their douchebags and don't know how to their liquor and wanna act all big and tough. to me that means jack shit and just shows a lack of immaturity on any fans part.

metsfan wrote:

my point was the mets lost to the marlins in 07 and 08 on the final game of the season thusly being eliminated from the playoffs. but if it makes you feel better to think the phils knocked the mets outta the playoffs then keep living in fantasy world and i live in the real world.

Phantom Pain wrote:

One of the Phillies owners died

Jim Buck Jr.

I guess a silent partner ? I never heard of him

The Fixer wrote:

yuck


Assuming Polanco is ready for the opener, then you're looking at shortstop Jimmy Rollins leading off, Shane Victorino batting second, Raul Ibanez hitting third, Ryan Howard batting fourth, and Polanco hitting fifth.

Phantom Pain wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

yuck


Assuming Polanco is ready for the opener, then you're looking at shortstop Jimmy Rollins leading off, Shane Victorino batting second, Raul Ibanez hitting third, Ryan Howard batting fourth, and Polanco hitting fifth.

come on 2-6......get healthy you SON OF A BITCH.

ibanez in the 3 hole......

They need to make a move if Utley is out for awhile

This lineup is not looking good

The Fixer wrote:

thought this was funny. I'm guilty of texting during games. and of course tailgating. also, I never got the keeping score thing. don't really see the point.


You're not a real Phillies fan if:
You call them the Fightin's. While the adjective in "Fightin' Phils" might seem an appropriate moniker now, during the franchise's run of unprecedented success, try to avoid it. After all, no one called them the Chokin's or the Stinkin's when those would have been apt descriptions.
You tweet, text, e-mail, telephone at the ballpark or take part in any activity more technologically advanced than scorekeeping or conversation. Trust me, your Facebook friends don't really care if (a) the seats are awesome, (b) the foul ball dropped two rows away, (c) you got juiced in the parking lot, or (d) the ball girls are hot.
You complain that the broadcasters on national games are anti-Phillies. Please. The absence of fawning is not evidence of animosity.
You wear more team merchandise to a ball game than Cole Hamels. To beat a dead horse, if you want to wear a Phils hat or a T-shirt, fine. But when you start dressing in players jerseys and look like a toddler on Halloween, it's time for therapy. Confession: I once trick-or-treated in a Phillies outfit. BUT I WAS 7! Nobody wears scrubs when they go to the doctor's. Remember, no matter how much Phils gear you don, Charlie Manuel is not going stick you in his lineup.
You tailgate. What other football abominations will soon be marring the once-pure baseball experience? Cheerleaders? Marching bands? Nick Saban?
You spend more than half an inning strolling on Ashburn Alley. It's a baseball game, folks, not free funnel-cake night at the King of Prussia Mall. Sit down. Have a hot dog. Watch the game. Laugh at the 320-pound guy in a Jimmy Rollins jersey.
You're one of the growing chorus people who claim Ryan Howard chokes in clutch hitting situations. They whined the same thing about Mike Schmidt until late in his career. You don't drive in 748 runs in 5½ seasons with nothing but meaningless hits. Where were you during all those Septembers when Howard carried the club?
Your knowledge of team history goes back only as far as Jim Thome. Phillies history might not be pretty, but it's interesting. Put down the video game and read about Horace Fogel. Or Ed Bouchee. Or John Kennedy. Or Charlie Ferguson.
You don't follow the rest of baseball. Don't be like all those Americans who aren't interested in international news. Everything, except for a few of Ozzie Guillen's synapses, is connected.

The Fixer wrote:

thought this was funny. I'm guilty of texting during games. and of course tailgating. also, I never got the keeping score thing. don't really see the point.


You're not a real Phillies fan if:
You call them the Fightin's. While the adjective in "Fightin' Phils" might seem an appropriate moniker now, during the franchise's run of unprecedented success, try to avoid it. After all, no one called them the Chokin's or the Stinkin's when those would have been apt descriptions.
You tweet, text, e-mail, telephone at the ballpark or take part in any activity more technologically advanced than scorekeeping or conversation. Trust me, your Facebook friends don't really care if (a) the seats are awesome, (b) the foul ball dropped two rows away, (c) you got juiced in the parking lot, or (d) the ball girls are hot.
You complain that the broadcasters on national games are anti-Phillies. Please. The absence of fawning is not evidence of animosity.
You wear more team merchandise to a ball game than Cole Hamels. To beat a dead horse, if you want to wear a Phils hat or a T-shirt, fine. But when you start dressing in players jerseys and look like a toddler on Halloween, it's time for therapy. Confession: I once trick-or-treated in a Phillies outfit. BUT I WAS 7! Nobody wears scrubs when they go to the doctor's. Remember, no matter how much Phils gear you don, Charlie Manuel is not going stick you in his lineup.
You tailgate. What other football abominations will soon be marring the once-pure baseball experience? Cheerleaders? Marching bands? Nick Saban?
You spend more than half an inning strolling on Ashburn Alley. It's a baseball game, folks, not free funnel-cake night at the King of Prussia Mall. Sit down. Have a hot dog. Watch the game. Laugh at the 320-pound guy in a Jimmy Rollins jersey.
You're one of the growing chorus people who claim Ryan Howard chokes in clutch hitting situations. They whined the same thing about Mike Schmidt until late in his career. You don't drive in 748 runs in 5½ seasons with nothing but meaningless hits. Where were you during all those Septembers when Howard carried the club?
Your knowledge of team history goes back only as far as Jim Thome. Phillies history might not be pretty, but it's interesting. Put down the video game and read about Horace Fogel. Or Ed Bouchee. Or John Kennedy. Or Charlie Ferguson.
You don't follow the rest of baseball. Don't be like all those Americans who aren't interested in international news. Everything, except for a few of Ozzie Guillen's synapses, is connected.