Some Phillies Links for You, May 18, 2010: Hanley Lopes, BIG PELF, Hamels' Voyage

by WholeCamels on May 18, 2010 8:25 AM EDT

Phillies' Happ making progress; Lidge gets cortisone shot
Well, this is a mixed bag.

Huge Hour For Philly Sports Fans
Countless children and spouses will be ignored for one evening.

What would a third Cliff Lee trade mean for the Phillies?
Included at least in part for the comments section. Truly beautiful, pure stupidity in them thar comments!

Phillies Notebook: Utley out of Phillies' lineup with illness
I always thought "flu-like symptoms" was a euphemism for one of two things (or a combination of the two): 1. Hangover; 2. The runs.

Bobbleheads a trend that never ends for fans, teams | Philadelphia Daily News
Am I the only person who has no time for these collectibles and stuff?

Crashburn Alley - Blog Archive - Cole Hamels is the Unluckiest Man on the Face of the Earth
Get Lucky, Cole.

The Fightins " Cole Hamels wants to arouse his consciousness immediately
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Cole Amyls!

via www.thefightins.com

Mets 3, Braves 2: Pelfrey Stops The Bleeding - Amazin' Avenue
At this point should we be happy or sad that the Mets beat the Braves?

Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 1: Welcome to BizarroWorld, FL. - AZ Snakepit
And Hanley Ramirez was benched for loafing after a ball on a botched play. Yikes. I knew I liked him.

Washington Nationals Drop 4th Straight, 6-2 To St. Louis Cardinals...Drew Storen Strikes Matt Holliday Out. - Federal Baseball
The Nationals seem to be coming back to earth a bit.

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Mets...

Kinda want to see the Mets win some to keep their manager and GM employed.

by EastFallowfield on May 18, 2010 8:37 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I was just discussing this with a friend who's a Mets fan

Our consensus was that the worst thing that could happen to the Mets would be to win just enough for Minaya and Manuel to remain employed.

Honor is no substitute for victory.

by The Dark on May 18, 2010 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Tough to root against my team

But anything to expedite the departure of Minaya/Manuel would probably be for the best. Jeff Francoeur, Oliver Perez and GMJ are doing their part.

by James Kannengieser on May 18, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions

problem

The risk if you’re a Mets fan, though, is that you’re blowing clear through the peaks of Reyes and Wright.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on May 18, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

It's a shame

Not for you guys, obviously.

by James Kannengieser on May 18, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Oliver Perez makes me want to hug Kyle Kendrick.

by Wet Luzinski on May 18, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I think everyone expected Seattle to be very competive with Cliff Lee. If they don’t get in the hunt and can’t resign him, he could likely be on the block. They currently have the second worst record in the AL and third worst in all of baseball. It would SUCK to see him dealt to another competitive NL club. And it would really hurt my feelings if the prospects they get for him exceed what we got when we traded him.

by Boundforbeach on May 18, 2010 9:41 AM EDT reply actions

Good ol' Bobbleheads.

Its been years since I’ve seen someone with those things.

This guy I knew a couple years back collected them religiously. I don’t see what the hoopla is with them, though.

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by Gelatin on May 18, 2010 9:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

They have to make you laff to be effective. Thus, Shane Victorino is a hula skirt is treasured. The J-Roll I have with the shades on also is good, as is my TO Super Bowl bobblehead as well as my all-time fave, Bobblehead Iverson (not quite as good as the bath toy Allen Iverduck, which I covet). I have others, like Pat Burrell and Jim Thome standing in a miniature Vet, that have some charm, but their likenesses are so bad that they kinda suck. Not a big hockey fan, but clearly the bobblehead Simon Gagne I have is channelling the good vibes from the Phils bobblehead trifecta of Howard-Utley-Rollins-Moyer we have. Looking forward to bobblehead Chooch.

My other faves are Harry & Whitey as well as Phil and Phyllis. I am really all about the bearded Werth bobblehead, especially before he leaves. It doesn’t exist yet, but dammit, it should.

by Wet Luzinski on May 18, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Cliff Lee

You really can’t be shocked if Seattle trades him away at the end of the year. The whole reason the Phils didn’t keep him was because they knew he was departing to free agency at the end of this year. I would expect if they do move him, they’ll get a pretty good haul of prospects as well, likely better than what they gave up, because they’ll be trading him when demand is highest.

by Bilzo on May 18, 2010 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

wouldn’t you have expected that his trade value would have been higher for a full year of service as opposed to little under a half year?

by Boundforbeach on May 18, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

The two forces will cancel each other out, more or less. I think the haul they would get would be roughly comparable to what we got.

by taco pal on May 18, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

i don't think you would have to give up as much for lee

because of his desire to hit the free agent market – you’re only guaranteed to be getting him for 3 months if a trade went down at the deadline

"I want to hand this trophy to the MVP of the Super Bowl -- and the MVP of the entire league, Drew Brees.''
-- Sean Payton

by DeuceisLoose926 on May 18, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

the only thing I can think of that would increase his trade value is the fact that the acquiring team would only be responsible for a reduced portion of his 9 million salary. And Seattle may be potentially forfeiting higher draft pick compensation. But if he is flipped and Seattle gets a huge and impressive prospect haul, that only proves to me that Ruben handled the Lee trade poorly. Time will tell.

by Boundforbeach on May 18, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions

The thing that could increase his trade value is that bidders could be more desperate. Before the season starts, you know that Lee will probably benefit you X amount during the regular season, but you don’t know whether that X amount will be either necessary or sufficient to get you into the postseason. You also don’t know whether you’ll get an additional Y benefit from the postseason. On July 31, you have a much better idea of whether Lee will actually make a difference for you, so even though he’ll pitch fewer total games, there could be more to gain from acquiring him.

by taco pal on May 18, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

yep…once again, agreeing with taco pal (we’ve got to stop this).

by Bilzo on May 18, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

agree

by Wet Luzinski on May 18, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Hamels

So what is that stuff that he’s sniffing?

by David S. Cohen on May 18, 2010 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

Joe Blanton is startin at him like he knows something Cole doesn’t….. c’mon man try this stuff, u wanna be cool Cole? yea here u go….snicker snicker

by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on May 18, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions

they were hinting it to be smelling salts, but I have a hard time buying that since neither guy jerked his head away like one normally does when getting a whiff of them.

by Bilzo on May 18, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

cole

has worked up a tolerance to the stuff

by PHIGHTINPHILS on May 18, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I humbly submit the following link for addition

Who is Baseball’s Best Player?

My Chase Utley man crush has increased exponentially… hmmm, Jimmy Rollins baseballs third best player since 2005? Interesting…

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on May 18, 2010 11:14 AM EDT reply actions

Awesome – I’m going to put this on the front page as its own entry.

by David S. Cohen on May 18, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Keith Law Updated Top 25 Prospects – Insider ONLY

Brown is now number 7

7. Dominic Brown, of, Philadelphia. The Jayson Werth Replacement is laying waste to Double-A, with a .337/.402/.653 line that must give the Phils’ front office confidence that they can stand to lose Werth to free agency without too much of a hit to their chances of contending. Previous ranking: No. 14

And a surprise as an honorable mention

Jarred Cosart, rhp, Philadelphia. He could also qualify as the player who made the biggest jump. I may be getting slightly ahead of myself here, but Cosart showed up in spring training sitting in the mid-90s, prompting one evaluator to tell me he was “the second-best arm in the minors,” after the guy at the top of the list. And so far, Cosart is lighting up the Sally League, with 33 whiffs and just 6 walks in 28.2 innings. Previous ranking: NR

by Ant on May 18, 2010 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

If Cosart were doing that with Clearwater, I’d definitely be on board with that, but I’m not 100% sold on what a 20-year-old does in A ball. The Sally League is pitcher-friendly, and for some reason does tend to have higher K rates than other leagues.

Honor is no substitute for victory.

by The Dark on May 18, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting… Also interesting that 1) Michael Taylor isn’t doing so hot and 2) Cosart gets the Honorable Mention, yet there is a lack of Kyle Drabek in the list…

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on May 18, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions