PHILLY (Loosely Related to The Philadelphia Phillies)

The Juggler said:

pjhawks said:

The Juggler said:

pjhawks said:

how dumb is it for a team that is 28 games under .500 at the All-Star break to say the two guys playing the best at AAA paths are blocked to the major leagues? 

The guy blocking Hoskins is on pace for 30 homers. Don't you think it makes sense to showcase him a little more in hopes of drawing interest from a trade partner as opposed to just sitting him? Had Joseph continued his poor play from May, I think Hoskins would've been up 3 or 4 weeks ago. 

why would you trade Joseph if you don't know for sure Hoskins can play at this level? you have to find out if Hoskins can play here before trading Joseph in my opinion.  And why has Tommy Joseph earned the right to play every day?  Bring Hoskins up and play him 3 or 4 times a week and let those two share the time until you are sure which one is better.  

Well they're both right handed hitters so you can't platoon them. Hoskins is ready. There's nothing more he can prove in Lehigh. So I agree with you that he should be brought up but prospects like him need to play every day. If there isn't room to play him full time, you have create room. I think you answered your question. 

The upside to the younger Hoskins is greater than that of the older Joseph. So they need to get what they can for Joseph and bring Hoskins up. No sense in bringing him up to be a part time player.

Tommy Joseph sucks.  Just bring Hoskins up -- even if they trade Joseph they're not getting shit for him because he isn't good.

This team is so poorly run that's it's funny.  Their MLB roster is barren of any discernible long term talent -- franco and herrera might be the dumbest players I've ever seen.  Their prospects are mostly struggling this year outside of a couple of guys like Kingery and Sixto (because they can't develop talent).  I'm rooting for them to continue losing every game so everyone gets fired top to bottom.  Need a complete franchise teardown, Hinkie style.  Until that happens, this team is going nowhere -- gonna be a decade of suck.

Incredibly frustrating to watch teams rebuild properly - the white sox, padres, braves, reds, etc - have all done a superior job to the mess that the phillies have created for themselves.  It all started with the terrible hamels trade.  Brutal to see other teams get more than the phils got for hamels (who had 2+ years left on his deal when traded, so the phillies actually had some leverage, which they fucked up because that's what they do) for guys like Lucroy, Frazier, Quintana, etc.  It's still hard to fathom how they made that hamels deal without getting mazara or brinson (they chose nick williams over brinson, which was dumb -- just like choosing mark appel over derek fisher).

god I hate rooting for stupidity and incompetence -- FIRE EVERYONE

The Fixer said:

The Juggler said:

pjhawks said:

The Juggler said:

pjhawks said:

how dumb is it for a team that is 28 games under .500 at the All-Star break to say the two guys playing the best at AAA paths are blocked to the major leagues? 

The guy blocking Hoskins is on pace for 30 homers. Don't you think it makes sense to showcase him a little more in hopes of drawing interest from a trade partner as opposed to just sitting him? Had Joseph continued his poor play from May, I think Hoskins would've been up 3 or 4 weeks ago. 

why would you trade Joseph if you don't know for sure Hoskins can play at this level? you have to find out if Hoskins can play here before trading Joseph in my opinion.  And why has Tommy Joseph earned the right to play every day?  Bring Hoskins up and play him 3 or 4 times a week and let those two share the time until you are sure which one is better.  

Well they're both right handed hitters so you can't platoon them. Hoskins is ready. There's nothing more he can prove in Lehigh. So I agree with you that he should be brought up but prospects like him need to play every day. If there isn't room to play him full time, you have create room. I think you answered your question. 

The upside to the younger Hoskins is greater than that of the older Joseph. So they need to get what they can for Joseph and bring Hoskins up. No sense in bringing him up to be a part time player.

Tommy Joseph sucks.  Just bring Hoskins up -- even if they trade Joseph they're not getting shit for him because he isn't good.

This team is so poorly run that's it's funny.  Their MLB roster is barren of any discernible long term talent -- franco and herrera might be the dumbest players I've ever seen.  Their prospects are mostly struggling this year outside of a couple of guys like Kingery and Sixto (because they can't develop talent).  I'm rooting for them to continue losing every game so everyone gets fired top to bottom.  Need a complete franchise teardown, Hinkie style.  Until that happens, this team is going nowhere -- gonna be a decade of suck.

Incredibly frustrating to watch teams rebuild properly - the white sox, padres, braves, reds, etc - have all done a superior job to the mess that the phillies have created for themselves.  It all started with the terrible hamels trade.  Brutal to see other teams get more than the phils got for hamels (who had 2+ years left on his deal when traded, so the phillies actually had some leverage, which they fucked up because that's what they do) for guys like Lucroy, Frazier, Quintana, etc.  It's still hard to fathom how they made that hamels deal without getting mazara or brinson (they chose nick williams over brinson, which was dumb -- just like choosing make appel over derek fisher).

god I hate rooting for stupidity and incompetence -- FIRE EVERYONE

10 years from now or did the 10 years start a few years ago?

20 hits?  that's probably their most in awhile.

The Juggler said:

So how bout these Yelich/Stanton rumors?

Sixers have a better shot at Lebron than the Phillies do at Stanton 

eeriepadave said:

F Me In The Brain said:

JK_Livin said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Primus/Clutch at Festival Pier next weekend.
Anyone going? 

I read the grumbling above about seeing a show @ FP... and I see that you can upgrade tickets for VIP to get Early Entry GA Pit Ticket. 
Does anyone know if they have things partitioned to seperate and keep things from piling up?  Or, do they just have one giant area and if you want to be up front you have to deal with smelly assholes pushing up against you the whole show?

If it is sectioned off, VIP would seem to be worth it. 
If not, most assuredly not worth it as I dont want to be a fucking sardine.

I think the VIP is a small grandstand further back and to the side that's roped off, not sure about the pit.

Thanks, here is how it lists so I was thinking they throw you in with the masses, you just get an earlier entry to be closer to the stage.

One (1) general admission pit ticket (with early entry) to see Primus Live

Where do you guys park for penns landing?  Trying to find somewhere cheap to park there for the 311 show on Friday.  Normally wouldn't go but found a very cheap ticket on stubhub for $6.  I usually park near south street but kinda a hike.  I know parking closet is around $20.  Any other suggestions?

I park at Uber.    If we are driving I pay the $20.  Cheaper than Uber.

Cliffy6745 said:

The Juggler said:

So how bout these Yelich/Stanton rumors?

Sixers have a better shot at Lebron than the Phillies do at Stanton 

Exactly.  I love the fans who think these free agents/trade candidates w no trade clauses are just going to run to the phillies.  What's the phillies sales pitch going to be?  Come play with Freddy Galvis!!  Come play with Nick Pivetta!!

This team is the worst

The Fixer said:

Cliffy6745 said:

The Juggler said:

So how bout these Yelich/Stanton rumors?

Sixers have a better shot at Lebron than the Phillies do at Stanton 

Exactly.  I love the fans who think these free agents/trade candidates w no trade clauses are just going to run to the phillies.  What's the phillies sales pitch going to be?  Come play with Freddy Galvis!!  Come play with Nick Pivetta!!

This team is the worst

So merely asking what people think of some crazy rumor equates to thinking free agents and trade candidates are going to run to the phillies in your mind?
You have a wild imagination, my friend. 

How cool does this Hyperloop thing sound? Musk is a god damned genius

The Juggler said:

How cool does this Hyperloop thing sound? Musk is a god damned genius

29 minutes from New York to DC in an underground tunnel that is levitating sounds awesome and terrifying. 

That said, sign me the the fuck up for the trip to nyc to get better. Insane that it is so difficult to connect two major cities that are 90 miles apart

I could see Trout playing here.
(When he is 35.)