Phillies 2013 "Road to Redemption" Thread

[tribe_pride]

Your day job.

Don't quit it.

Didn't your Phils just fall behind the Mets?

Andy was right, you really have a poor choice in teams.

To be fair to the Mets, while they were horrible early on, they are 28-21 since June 16. Wouldn't be surprised if they finish at or above .500 by the end of the season. While not great, they were horrible early on this year, haven't had a good season in years and have a bunch of decent young players (especially pitchers).

[bluehenbillk]

Surprise news conference called for 2:30pm....now leaking managerial change....

[clenz]

Good bye chuck

quando omni flunkus moritati

[93henfan]

Uncle Chollie got 'em a ring. Thanks Uncle Chollie.

Now...

[Ivytalk]

I would've canned Amaro first, but so be it. They should've let the old guy finish the year. They'll be lucky to hit 70 wins no matter who manages them.

[93henfan]

I would've canned Amaro first, but so be it. They should've let the old guy finish the year. They'll be lucky to hit 70 wins no matter who manages them.

As discussed a couple of hours ago, I agree. Amaro is a disaster, and Chollie deserved the chance to finish the year.

[bluehenbillk]

Locally they call the Philles GM - Ruin Tomorrow Jr

[Ivytalk]

Another day, another shutout. These guys play with as much enthusiasm as a bunch of nuns at an orgy.

[93henfan]

Another day, another shutout. These guys play with as much enthusiasm as a bunch of nuns at an orgy.

I've never been to an orgy with real nuns, but I bet they'd be pretty enthusiastic if they were willing to show up there in the first place.

[Ivytalk]

Hey, AZGF, every time I think of how bad Papschmear has been this year, it could have been worse: we could have had Heath Bell!

[DSUrocks07]

This thread's still around?

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[Ivytalk]

Good to see Halladay pitch so well in his first game back. His best years are behind him, but the guy works hard and is a true professional.

[bluehenbillk]

At least they're playing with a pulse for Sandberg. For all the moaning about Chollie's dismissal the sleepwalking should be evident...

[Ivytalk]

How 'bout that Cole Hamels! Six wins by the end of August! At this rate, he may hit 8 for the year...

[89Hen]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10443 ... a-phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies and pitcher A.J. Burnett reached an agreement Wednesday on a one-year deal worth $16 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

Burnett and the Phillies have to work through some additional details before the deal will be announced, the source said.

[93henfan]

I was going to make a joke about the Phillies getting older but even Burnett may bring down the average.

Oof.

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Hamels will start the season on the DL. That ain't good.

[93henfan]

Hamels will start the season on the DL. That ain't good.

The Phillies are years away from being a decent team again. Need to rebuild all the young talent that was mortgaged for all the aces that didn't bring any additional rings.

RA Jr FTL

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Hamels will start the season on the DL. That ain't good.

The Phillies are years away from being a decent team again. Need to rebuild all the young talent that was mortgaged for all the aces that didn't bring any additional rings.

RA Jr FTL

Yeah, things look pretty bleak for the foreseeable future. Luckily, prolonged periods of shitty baseball are nothing new to Philly fans.

[Seahawks08]

Need to rebuild all the young talent that was mortgaged for all the aces that didn't bring any additional rings.

Please name me any of those prospects that have actually done something for more than one season?

The only one so far may be Cosart, but he still walks too many people.

And I hate people like you who argue that Amaro brought in the aces without any rings. First, playoffs are a crap shoot so the best team doesn't always win. Second, the phils had their best season ever under those aces, so I consider it a success.

[93henfan]

Need to rebuild all the young talent that was mortgaged for all the aces that didn't bring any additional rings.

Please name me any of those prospects that have actually done something for more than one season?

The only one so far may be Cosart, but he still walks too many people.

And I hate people like you who argue that Amaro brought in the aces without any rings. First, playoffs are a crap shoot so the best team doesn't always win. Second, the phils had their best season ever under those aces, so I consider it a success.

Second place is the first loser.

Meanwhile, the cupboard was left bare and we owe how many million to Ryan Howard and Papelbon?

Just admit that RA Jr is in the bottom two or three of all MLB GMs and move on. Unless he's family, why bother defending a miserable failure?

[Gil Dobie]

[Gil Dobie]

[Gil Dobie]

[tribe_pride]

So when did this one happen because that is a mix of funny and sad? If you look at the crowd behind, I can't see anyone reacting to this which surprises me.