PHILLY (Loosely Related to The Philadelphia Phillies)

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Went to log back in to it and it asked for a sign up....think I got one free look.  It is full of positive things about Philly vs some of the other changes with US cities.  
    I was at a family function yesterday evening and one of the guests grew up in Philly.  "It is a disgrace now, it is totally unsafe.  I hate Jersey (where he lives now) and I hate Philly now"
    He proceeded to tell me how tough he was compared to his son and their soft friends. 
    I was kind and did not put 2 and 2 together and show him that he was the soft one.  Old, scared, and white.  He actually used the Italian slang for black people (you know the one) and saw my face change.  I ended the conversation and went to speak with someone else.  Fuck that guy - old, wimpy, bastard!
    It's nothing but what they see on the news and Fakebook. They don't even know the first thing about the city. The dirtbikes are pretty annoying but otherwise it's pretty nice and the food is phenomenal. Oh yeah it kinda smells like weed all over - that's annoying too. Whatever.
    I have to laugh at that weed comment.  As someone who smoked for years back when it was illegal and I was a youngster, it is wild to smell it everywhere.  Everywhere.  
    I don't care, just not wild that they do it inside, everywhere.  Dude next to us at Flyers is smoking the whole game, with my kid and his friend sitting there.  
    Don't need to do it in your seat. All game
      For Christ's sake buy something strong and do it once a period.  Hold it in, don't blow the whole shit out.  
    Damn crazy kids these days!  ;)

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    Stuff never did anything for me. I'll take a cigar over that any time.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    I don't want either one, at this point.  
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    I like this John Foley guy but I didn't realize he was a writer. 




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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,528
    edited November 2023
    The Juggler said:
    I like this John Foley guy but I didn't realize he was a writer. 




    Oh shit. Yeah, kinda makes me want to be out on PHLY. If they're not hiring a good writer like Gelb because they're going to piece their Phils coverage together with a sports anchor wannabe soccer player, a dipshit like Jamie, and a meme/video creator on Twitter, then boooooo.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    I mean, Zach isn't writing too much stuff on there. Rich Hoffman (is he the son of the old Daily News writer?) just writes the emails (which I like, but come on). The only prolific writer is Charlie, who pumps out insane amounts of Flyers material. I don't see too much Sixers stuff on there. At least do transcripts of the podcasts - you can certainly get through them faster without all those damn ads.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,528
    This is my problem tho - they've recruited a ton of really good writers to....not write? Seems like a badly managed entity right now all because Gargano knows some advertising guys (foco, hero bread, trading cards ads nonstop). Hoffman, Berman, Bodner, Wulf, Gelb (apparently not coming now) are all really good writers that are being wasted and was all I really wanted to do (read, which is apparently too hard for a lot of people). I enjoy the Eagles & Sixers pods (Phils to a lesser extent, bummed Gelb isn't coming on), but I don't need them daily.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    My thing is 1) the AAV isn't bad because of the years 2) pitching is super expensive, and I'd rather roll the dice on dependability & a player that I know than someone like Snell who hasn't pitched more than 130 innings.

    Seems like Nola took the discount for these reasons, too. Also makes me hold out hope that they're not done.
    $172M is a discount? think of that…one hundred seventy two MILLION. :tired_face:

    smart move….how much money can a person possibly need?….stay where you’re comfortable and don’t go to some shit team just to make some more millions you’ll never spend.

    I’ve only been to philly once as an adult….PJ 2016…..loved it!


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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,528
    I mean 'discount' is a relative term here.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,528
    And Juggs - that tweet sent me down a worm hole. There's no way this PHLY thing lasts more than two years at best. Only way it does is if they keep conning people into funding them with more millions of dollars.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    edited November 2023
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    And Juggs - that tweet sent me down a worm hole. There's no way this PHLY thing lasts more than two years at best. Only way it does is if they keep conning people into funding them with more millions of dollars.
    Yeah you think? I still have not subscribed and don't see a reason to yet and I don't quite understand how there's not an easily accessible app. 

    It seems to be working in other cities though.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,528
    The Juggler said:
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    And Juggs - that tweet sent me down a worm hole. There's no way this PHLY thing lasts more than two years at best. Only way it does is if they keep conning people into funding them with more millions of dollars.
    Yeah you think? I still have not subscribed and don't see a reason to yet and I don't quite understand how there's not an easily accessible app. 

    It seems to be working in other cities though.
    I mean maybe the overall business changes, but I don't think they poached every major writer and media personality in those markets. And those markets are much smaller than Philly. Best equivalent would be the Chicago brand and everything I read on that one is they don't operate like Philly. The reason I'm even hanging around is because of the writers I like. And I don't think they hang around long when they realize their salaries can't be sustained.

    Basically the model they're relying on is video/YouTube and they're not pulling no where near the numbers for that.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    The Juggler said:
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    And Juggs - that tweet sent me down a worm hole. There's no way this PHLY thing lasts more than two years at best. Only way it does is if they keep conning people into funding them with more millions of dollars.
    Yeah you think? I still have not subscribed and don't see a reason to yet and I don't quite understand how there's not an easily accessible app. 

    It seems to be working in other cities though.
    I mean maybe the overall business changes, but I don't think they poached every major writer and media personality in those markets. And those markets are much smaller than Philly. Best equivalent would be the Chicago brand and everything I read on that one is they don't operate like Philly. The reason I'm even hanging around is because of the writers I like. And I don't think they hang around long when they realize their salaries can't be sustained.

    Basically the model they're relying on is video/YouTube and they're not pulling no where near the numbers for that.
    Yeah. I'm still pissed at what the Athletic turned into over the last few years. The original incarnation was the pinnacle of sports journalism. Seems like we'll never have that again. 
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    Ugh so gross - re: allphly

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    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • The Juggler
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    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Ugh so gross - re: allphly

    https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/11/eric-camille-fired-by-phly-sports.html
    I was following that shit show on twitter. Not totally 100% certain how I feel about it though. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,528
    I mean I have no idea who that dude is, but I had to follow the mess on Twitter lol.

    Also, I'm fairly certain this whole thing is run by Gargano, who is a big dummy. Like the PE company/owners in Denver just send him a shit ton of money and then DA CUZ just shoves a square peg of cash into a round hole.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    I'm just there for the Sixers and Eagles coverage which is stellar. 
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    I just read Boras wants an extension for Harper…who already has 8 years left. Is this a real thing? With Boras, it probably is.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • F Me In The Brain
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    edited December 2023
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