2010 MLB All-Star Game Thread, Or: Uncle Charlie's Clubhouse
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 8:16 PM EDT
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PrintGO NATIONAL LEAGUE!!!
| National League | American League |
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| Hanley Ramirez - SS | Ichiro Suzuki - RF |
| Martin Prado - 2B | Derek Jeter - SS |
| Albert Pujols - 1B | Miguel Cabrera - 1B |
| Ryan Howard - DH | Josh Hamilton - CF |
| David Wright - 3B | Vladimir Guerrero - DH |
| Ryan Braun - LF | Evan Longoria - 3B |
| Andre Ethier - CF | Joe Mauer - C |
| Corey Hart - RF | Robinson Cano - 2B |
| Yadier Molina - C | Carl Crawford - LF |
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So will the Phillz get home field in this years WS?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Jul 13, 2010 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
Irony called. He said the NL wins this game and the Phils don’t make it.
by Boundforbeach on Jul 13, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
NL's time
last year, the AL had nathan, a good papelbon and rivera to shut the NL down in innings 7-9. i think this year the NL has a much better pitching staff (i would take jimenez, johnson, and halladay over AL starter price)
that’s really been the difference the past few years as the game boils down to a battle of the closers. Nathan, Papelbon and Rivera have been the most dominant during that time but not this year – no Nathan and Papelbon not as good as years past. Rivera… well he is really a robot.
forgot wainwright
him too. the NL is just stacked with starters
Although it feels like even the robot has slipped some this year… Is this just perception (one of those “When I do good no one remembers, when I do bad noon forgets” things) or reflective of how his early season has went?
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 9:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Somehow, it’s just not the same without Utley. And puke, too much Matthew Mcgonahey (or however you spell his stupid name)
I wish he were there… Heck, I wish that he wasn’t there for any reason other than the one that he is gone. Five straight appearances, ad this on would have been a club record… Just sad all around.
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 8:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How long till Chase is back to playing Baseball?
by sowhatifitisasportste on Jul 13, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
According to the Phillies, September. According to Chase, Mid-August.
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 9:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
O.J. Simpson: not a Jew. But guess who is? Hall of Famer Rod Carew!
by taco pal on Jul 13, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Joe Buck: proof that God hates us.
"I remember being three and I wanted to be a baseball player, that's all I ever really wanted to be. That and Spider Man." -Raul Ibanez
by Jose and the Contrarians on Jul 13, 2010 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
45 minutes of filler, wow. Can we see baseball now
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Jul 13, 2010 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
Why do I feel Ubaldo will get lit up?
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
Hmmm that’s actually a really interesting question.
Cop out answer, but whichever one stays healthier is going to have the better career. All things being equal, I’ll take Strasburg, but it’s not an easy question.
Some have argued that Strasburg’s mechanics are a major red flag and that arm injuries could hamper him or even end his career prematurely a la Prior.
"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel
I have heard that a couple of places, most notable ESPN’s Baseball Today Podcast back when he was still in the minors— they mentioned something about his delivery being a potential red flag— they said that the flaws in his mechanics were a much bigger red flag than someone like Lincecum who had weird mechanics, but a more normal delivery.
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 9:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Strasburg’s the better bet, command and “stuff”-wise but either one is a good choice.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Seems to me that this would be a good time for CSN to brodcast the AAA / AA teams as a way to keep fans excited about the future.
by sowhatifitisasportste on Jul 13, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
shadows
it must be hard to see because some of these “stars” look like pitchers swinging the bat up there
So I just got pedroia, uggla, josh johnson and a 3-D Jimenez in my pack of Topps. Had to get take-out. Made a Wawa stop. Couldn’t resist the display at the counter. Had to buy.
I saw them as well…almost got them, but the wawa here in stone harbor had packs of the 2010 Phillies as well so I had to spring for them instead.
Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!
Do you still need to go to a beckett to find that stuff out?
(I’ve been out of the game for too long.)
I am impressed with how good he has become in the OF. He was an awful defensive 3B.
Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!
Hey watch it. Some of us are originally from Lancaster.
(As you may have guessed from my use of a computer, though, I’m not Amish.)
Are you really from Lancaster?
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yessir. Serves as a pretty sweet fantasy baseball team name in one of my keeper leagues, too (complete with awesome logo).
(Dad’s from Upper Derby, mom’s from Wilmington, so roots firmly in the Philly area.)
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha, it’s funny — I’ve had a couple of fairly serious conversations with my soon-to-be in-laws about the rooting interests of any kids I have. Long story short: they’ll be Philly fans, it’ll be okay if they like the Red Sox too, but Eagles and Phillies are non-negotiable.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m the old “4 for 4” Philly fan with no exceptions, but baseball and football are highest on the totem pole for me. If I have to offer a sacrificial lamb to save my kids from becoming Patriots fans, it’ll be worth it.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Taking the long view historically, the Sixers are the team PF should hold onto the most, because they’re the only one that actually has Boston as a division rival. If that rivalry ever gets back to where it was, watch out! Circa 1981, I’m not even sure if the Cowboys were as hated as the Celtics were.
Especially considering we’re not getting out of this one bedroom apartment anytime soon, these kids won’t be school age for quite some time. Jrue Holiday will be the grizzled vet point guard, just hanging onto the end of his career!
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Division Champions – 15
(1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04)
Stanley Cups -2, Appearances – 7
Conference Champions – 8
(1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10)
They also have the highest winning percentage next to the Habs.
And have only played below .500 hockey like 11 times.
Don’t try to convince people who don’t hold hockey as number one in their hearts to do so; it will never happen. We hockey loving folk are a minority, and considering what’s happening to the NBA (in terms of its commissioner doing everything it can to ruin the game), perhaps that’s a good thing.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
I mean, I like hockey well enough. I can’t say I’m as committed to it, but I still root for the Flyers. My main point is that it will always be possible to root for both the Flyers and the Bruins, but in the long run there will come a time when it isn’t possible to root for the Sixers and the Celtics.
I don’t know; I’ve pretty much abandoned the NBA product. I’m more into following the college players that went to my school and seeing how their careers develop. Well, that and rooting against the Lakers and wherever LeBron is playing.
I hate every team not named the Flyers, but that’s just me and how I wuz raised.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
The Bruins, true they’re not division rivals but after what we did to them this year, things have changed. The games are gonna be nasty!
Tell you one thing: I loved wearing my Flyers jersey around here for a couple of weeks after that.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I love the Flyers — at least as much as I can love a team in a sport I don’t follow with anywhere near the fervor of baseball, football, or even soccer.* And I’m not saying whether I’d sacrifice them before the Sixers, just that I’m probably going to have to be open to compromise on either given my domicile for the foreseeable future.
*This is not at all a knock on hockey; love the sport, covered Hockey East for my college paper for a couple of years. Just saying it’s not top of my pecking order.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruins will counter with an offer sheet that the Flyers can’t match because we’re in cap hell. Thanks, Homer.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
See, I’m enough of a hockey fan to have gotten that!
Thankfully we stopped up on defensemen though. Who needs a legit starting goalie anyway?
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha I know. Honestly, glad I could spark an interesting discussion here.
Hey, if I can go 4 for 4 with my kids, I’ll do it — just recognizing the reality of the situation. I’ll just point my finacee and soon-to-be in-laws here if they start to argue me about it!
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It may wind up being the Sixers, given that my brother-in-law is a huge Celtics fan. Point is, I’m going to have to see how the situation unfolds, but I’m not budging on the Eagles and Phils.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
What is the problem with Patriots fans??
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
they are fucking tools
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 14, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I mentioned this before, but in a nutshell, the fact that they essentially didn’t exist 10 years ago… and now they act like they’re the most loyal, diehard bunch in the world. It’s completely nauseating.
Throw in the fact that Belichick is possibly the most conceited man in sports today, the unapologetic cheating, and the thuggish defensive tactics that (combined with the Panthers’ mauling of the Eagles’ WRs that same year) led to gigantic rule changes, and… I dunno, I just don’t much like the Patriots. At all.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 14, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Belichick seems like he’s just about the most unpleasant man in the United States. I’d rather have hung out with Steinbrenner.
We’re talking about a guy who stormed off the field before congratulating Tom Coughlin after the Super Bowl a few years back.
Incidentally, the Pats are probably my most hated NFL team behind only the Cowboys. I’m sure part of that is living up here, but they’re awful no matter what. I’ll happily admit: I rooted vehemently for the Giants in that Super Bowl. Can’t picture doing that under any other circumstances, but the Pats going 19-0 that year would have been about the worst thing to happen to me in my sports fandom.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 14, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Me, too! I actually made out a list of pros and cons for rooting for the NYG vs. NE and the list of cons for the Pats just outweighed those of the NYG’s. Plus, Spags was there and it was a defense-oriented team, so it made it a little easier.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
I’m also from Lancaster. MTHS ’96.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
No shit! Surprised we didn’t realize this before.
LCHS ’03. Yup, I was one of those kids.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Word. But no family roots in Philly at all. Lancaster made us “city folk” on both sides of the family. Now I’m in NJ and Jewish so the Hillbilly Cosmopolitanization is now complete.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Being born and raised in Lancaster, I think I’m going to start using the phrase “hillbilly cosmopolitanization” to describe my life. Thank you, good sir.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you see they tore down the Eat-N-Park on Oregon Pike?
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait what? That’s a travesty.
I get home every couple of months and don’t recognize half the stuff there. It’s still blowing up as a growth area — my parents talk about how the population of the county has more than doubled since they moved there back in ’83.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
My folks moved away four years ago, but I went to college there and still have friends there so I get back there a couple times a year.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
McCarver: “With men on base, I don’t think there’s anybody you’d rather have at the plate than Andre Ethier.”
I don’t know, Tim, I might take… Albert fucking Pujols. But that’s just me.
Andre Ethier has (or at least had prior to his injured finger) some bizarrely high batting average with runners in scoring position. I think I heard that it has come back to the pack since his injury.
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 10:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
AtBat not working— what happened?
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 10:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I would be fine with it if he were pitching on Thursday (his scheduled day), or Friday, and maybe even Saturday… But to not pitch him until Sunday and not pitch him today… :(
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I would be fine with it if he were pitching on Thursday (his scheduled day), or Friday, and maybe even Saturday… But to not pitch him until Sunday and not pitch him today… :(
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 10:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
question...
Who the heck is this guy? I’ve never heard of him.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Yeah.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Good reliever for the Dodgers. You don’t remember him from the NLCS at all?
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually recall him now. The post season was a blur for me outside memorable plays due to school. I had classes go into the night so I missed portions of games sometimes.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Isn’t Kuo more of a lefty specialist? He kills the Phils IIRC.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
I knew the reason but I’ve literally never heard of him. And I’m pretty baseball literate
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Yeah I mentioned it above. I vaguely recall this guy mow through our lineup but with classes and such, it’s really hard to recall.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Kuo is awesome. Huge holds/K/fip helper for my fantasy team.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Because the side we’re rooting for is getting shut out?
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Or because Charlie is mismanaging? Honestly, why would Howard start?
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
So that the Phillies would have a starter?
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 10:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We would, but Utley is injured. Howard in no way deserves to start with the year he’s had.
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I never said Howard deserved to start (while I understood Manuel wanting to take one of his own, I was on the fence about his even deserving to be there, and was really floating to no). I was merely offering a plausible reason for Howard starting.
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, he can hit and DH’ing would keep him out of the field. It’s going to be his future position anyway; might as well get him used to it.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
How do you figure— Howard is under contract with the Phillies for so long at so much money that he will probably never do an AtBat for an AL team.
by dannijd on Jul 13, 2010 11:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Trade or perhaps the NL will finally adopt the DH. I hate it, but it’s here to stay and we may as well benefit from it.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
I said that I hate it, but as long as it’s here to stay, I think both leagues should adopt it. Sue me, but two sets of rules for two separate leagues is just stupid.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
Two sets of rules is fine.
The DH is fucking gay. It was invented by Jeff Francouer’s dad or something.
With his salary, the only way the Phillies could swing a trade once he becomes entirely useless in the field would be to eat a ridiculous amount of salary— I doubt there is a team in the league (Evil Empire included) who is going to pay 25 mil a year for a DH.
As for bringing the DH to the National League— NEVER… I much prefer the DO… Designated Out.
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Unless it’s a trade of bad contracts, in which the Philies pick up another big salary (with $ millions of cash also changing hands to even out the deal, one way or the other). Besides, if he stays in shape I don’t think he will become entirely useless before his late 30’s.
Is Charlie seriously not going to use Halladay to give himself an advantage once the games start again? Isn’t that like a conflict of interest or something? Not that I’m complaining.
well, there's our boy.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Elvis lives, Red Roser.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Good AB.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Roi fan boi says time to go to the zoo.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
Matt Capps ate Roy.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Does the NL lead the league in fat relief pitchers? Good lord.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
Charlie likes guys that make him look slim
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Jul 13, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I am sick of 1-0 games. Two phillies games, the world cup, and now this.
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
So long as the Phillies win, I do not really care how it occurs.
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rolen reminding people that, in many ways, he was Utley before there was Utley.
(I know, sacrilege. But you know what I mean.)
I loved Rolen, and hate that the stupid sheep still boo him at CBP.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
That’s because he used to fuck them.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I’m still bitter. He never calls.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
We all have an inner Finkelstein.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Rolen is probably one of the unlikeliest of all the athletes who have ever become hated figures in Philadelphia. At least with guys like Abreu, you could have predicted it. I don’t think anyone could have seen it coming for Rolen back in 1997. Life is weird sometimes.
Very true.
Maybe it’s the passage of time, maybe it’s that the Phils have now won a title, but Rolen at this point isn’t anywhere near the top of the list of my most hated athletes. Among former Phillies (in the loose sense of the term), J.D. Drew still takes the cake for me.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Terrible out.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Do we do the Chop? Just for tonight?
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
I would do it, but I’d hate myself tomorrow.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
My husband likes to visit other ballparks for funsies, and has this thing for buying team hats and weird collectible stuff. Whatevs. So’s we go to Turner Field and he buys a foam tomahawk. I’m, like, wtf? What diehard Philly fan buys that sh*t?
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
AND his favorite player growing up was RON DARLING! He has a Ron Darling jersey in his closet!!!!!
RON DARLING!
A f***ing Met. I want to burn it, but he won’t let me.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
No… Phillies phans can not do that under ANY circumstances (including a playoff clinching scenario that includes the words “An Atlanta Win”… Ok maybe then, but only then…).
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
only time i’ll be happy for mccann doing something good…ever
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Jul 13, 2010 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Great job. McCann helps us out for once.
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
You know, I don’t actually mind McCann all that much (at least for a Brave). Crazy that he got that hit off Thornton, too — who’s flat out nasty in general, and death to lefties in particular.
NIce crotch shot of the Daisy Dukes to start out.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, she’s got legs from here to ya-ya.
(now someone swoops in and tells me she’s 15)
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what I love about high school girls. I get older, but they stay the same age.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I respectfully disagree with your assessment as to what makes her famous.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Swisher. Nice K.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
We need to do another post of most hated ballplayers around the league. He’s in my top 5, fer sher.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
When idiot announcers call a player a ‘spark plug’ or ‘fire plug’ or even ‘butt plug’ I dislike
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Jul 13, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Out of curiousity, why?
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Stadia, sir, stadia.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
This ball didn’t hit his c*ck at least
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-vI_KoyMIQ&feature=related
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
that was great. Wow. I forgot just how horrible that was. Hey we might have that to look forward to. Scroll down page
That made me hurt. Thank you for reminding me. I actually own a set of Lawn Darts. My wife nearly killed herself the first time she touched one. I understood instantly why they got the axe. She was about 3 feet from lobotomizing herself. After we all caught our breath, we laughed and laughed. Then looked away quietly, put them away, and never spoke of it again.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Has Torii Hunter ever seen a breaking ball in his life? He looked as bad as RyHo there.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
So who pitches the last two? Lincecum?
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
TIMMEH!!!!
I’d like to see some Timmeh tonight.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Danny Baez and Herndon.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
Danys, I always do that.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
I knowq this is late
I was amazed to see that Baez was an All-Star in 2005 – didn’t get to pitch in the game, however. He had his best year that year, with 41 saves and an ERA+ of 153 for a bad Tampa Bay team.
Oh by the way, Brad Lidge in the All-Star Game that year: struck out Melvin Mora, Mike Sweeney and Garrett Anderson all swinging, on 11 pitches.
by phillyinportland on Jul 17, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitching next for the NL: Omar Infante
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
Cholly likes himself those utility playerz.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
I wish the organization would – Brunlett and now Castro. I mean Castro was like getting slapped in the face with a dirty diaper.
Can we at least DFA him if/ when Utley returns?
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Is Brian Wilson wearing clown shoes?
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
Why is Michael Bourn in the ASG?
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
who else would astros send
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Jul 13, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Enos Cabell
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Jimmy Wynn
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Jose Cruz, Sr.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Dickie Thon
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Bob Knepper
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Saw a good argument that it should’ve been Oswalt, balanced by picking McCutchen instead of Meek from Pittsburgh.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
McCutchen’s really good. I think the Pirates brought him up too early though. They should waited until Alvarez was ready and promoted them at the same time. Now watch, they’ll get that Rendon kid in this year’s draft, and by the time he starts putting it together, McCutchen will already be in his arbitration years.
Yeah, but he proved last year he was definitely ready. I know what you mean, though, from a cost-controlled perspective.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Valverde is filthy. Wow.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:35 PM EDT reply actions
In a way, that would be worth it to me.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Broxton seems like he should be in the woods asking men to squeal like pigs.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
Driving a garbage truck
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Old and fat and slow. Ortiz is the ghost of christmas future.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:49 PM EDT reply actions
Ghost of Christmas future, or ghost of Howard future?
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My question was serious— when Howard’s contract came out, all that I heard over and over again was that one only needed to look at Ortiz to know why that contract was bad. And while I disagreed at least in part (on the basis that Ortiz was known to have used steroids, and I hold on to the (perhaps naïve) belief that Howard is clean), it did make me really question the wisdom of the contract.
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I actually touched my first boobs like a month before the last NL win. Yes, I was a late bloomer, I run a blog for Chrissakes.
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by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yours, or….
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Boobs on a LADY
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by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re from Lancaster, so it’s excusable.
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by FuquaManuel on Jul 13, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It was actually an udder, then, wasn’t it?
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Context lacking. Birthyear required.
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by FuquaManuel on Jul 13, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
the answer is in this thread
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by WholeCamels on Jul 13, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
1996 = 18 y/o, +/-
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Awwww, you got there before I could post this…
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, it was 1996 so I was 8.
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by FuquaManuel on Jul 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine that!
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by FuquaManuel on Jul 14, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Shit, I was out of college 2 years by then.
"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko
But I’m sure you don’t look a day over 21 ; )
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by FuquaManuel on Jul 13, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Suck it, Yankees. Oh, and Hughes gets the loss.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 13, 2010 11:50 PM EDT reply actions
Now, if we can have Charlie beat Girardi sometime later in the year, I’d love it.
by philsandthrills on Jul 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, we’re damn lucky the NL won without him in the dugout to make jokes and keep everyone loose.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 13, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I am 120% sure that you did not need to injure my eyes with that picture, let alone that many iterations of that picture!
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He was already set to pitch on Sunday, I believe.
by philsandthrills on Jul 14, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
He didn’t throw very many pitches. Plus they already planned for that. He’s scheduled to start on Sunday. He could probably go Saturday if he had too. Maybe even Friday.
I really hope the Halladay pitching Sunday thing was a red herring… I would hate to see so little pitching today = another 5 days before I get to see him pitch (was in the car on the way home from Ocean City and missed the entire game).
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It’s more important that we give him rest when we have the opportunity to, than it is for you to be slightly more entertained in the short term.
I totally understand that… And agree with that statement… I just have this irrational preference for winning… And it seems that happens a little more when he is on the mound… But Moyer, Cupcakes (why are we pitching him instead of Kendrick?) and Hamels it is— anybody know what Jedi mind tricks will be necessary to get home, night game Cole (or alternately whatever version of Cole pitched last Sunday) to show up?
by dannijd on Jul 14, 2010 12:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That isn’t necessarily true nor is it necessarily false. But too much rest can be counter productive. It just depends where the athlete is and what is affected. Pitchers obviously don’t sit on their ass all that time….it’s active rest. But people work with the assumption that fatigue is purely cumulative so they may see Halladay’s work load as too much so far and he, accordingly, should be rested more. It’s not so simple and neat. The two attributes that are the hardest to maintain at competition levels are endurance and speed. Endurance is easy to maintain- 30 minutes on a bike for a baseball player will suffice but speed is a much more problematic because the workout has to be done at competetion intensity – with that comes mircotearing of muscle and adrenal system stress. And the older the athlete the more work outs dedicated to speed are necessary because it is the attribute most affected by age. So it’s balancing act – rest vs. deconditioning. And while I am a big advocate for rest, it’s not because more rest = more production, it’s rest when done properly = more production.
I can never remember when a pitcher’s throw day is, but seeing as Halladay pitched Saturday, I’m pretty sure his scheduled throw day would have been yesterday or today. In other words, can’t see this setting him back at all.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 14, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
So apparently Halladay is not pitching until Sunday.
Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
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Yup, it’s listed on the website.
Guess Charlie decided that with the 16 pitches Doc threw, he should give him an extra day? Not that it matters all that much when it really comes down to it, as they could always switch Doc and Cole whenever the next off day is if they so desire.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 14, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
During Commercials of other things I happened to see Brian McCanns hit at which point I predicted he would get the MVP if the NL then won.
It’s silly to give out an MVP award in a game where one hit can win the award.
Admittedly I didn’t see the rest of the game except for the ortiz single in the 9th so maybe McCann made a series of excellent defensive plays as well
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