Author Topic: phillies thread (Read 10147 times)

funk51 · « **on:** June 07, 2011, 08:57:49 AM »

phillies go 4 and 5 on roadtrip and actually add to their division lead. in other phillies news lenny dystra is in the news again grand theft auto and possesion of illegal drugs and hgh.

funk51 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2011, 09:01:54 AM »

lenny in better days

Grape Ape · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2011, 09:14:14 AM »

Philly is in financial trouble, from what I've read.

funk51 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:07:42 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on June 07, 2011, 09:14:14 AM

Philly is in financial trouble, from what I've read.

are you sure you didn't read about the 76 ers a guy is trying to use a leverage buyout. phillies should be healthy a sell out everygame for almost two years. they shouldn't have wasted ten million for a new scoreboard that they didn't need though.

funk51 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2011, 07:55:55 AM »

phillies are the new hitless wonders. 1 st place despite anemic offense. don't charlie manual know they have a guy in the minors who had 163 hits 30 steals and a 304 avg in 2009 and 160 hits 35 steals and a 297 avg last year in the major leagues. give the podfather a chance. scott posednik could be the answer and he's rotting in lehigh valley triple a.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2011, 10:58:34 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on June 08, 2011, 12:07:42 PM

are you sure you didn't read about the 76 ers a guy is trying to use a leverage buyout. phillies should be healthy a sell out everygame for almost two years. they shouldn't have wasted ten million for a new scoreboard that they didn't need though.

Nope, it's the Phillies. They're over the MLB's debt limit:

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Far be it from me to give any credence to nay of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s argument that MLB has treated him unfairly. However, Hardballtalk.com is reporting that 9 of 30 MLB teams are in violation o MLB debt rules. Those teams are of course the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets as well as Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals.

The basic rule here is MLB franchises are not allowed to have more debt than ten times their annual earnings. It is not clear if earnings means total revenue or profit, but my guess here it is total revenue. Let’s take a moment to spell this out. Say Team A has total revenues of 1 million dollars a season. That means the MLB rules would limit that team to 10 million dollars of total debt. Of course in each of these cases we are talking about much higher figures.

funk51 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2011, 11:16:30 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on June 10, 2011, 10:58:34 AM

Nope, it's the Phillies. They're over the MLB's debt limit:

thanks for the link grape....

Grape Ape · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2011, 11:37:52 AM »

I was surprised to see their name on that list. They just spent a ton of cash on Lee, and it appears that Citizens' is sold out all the time.

funk51 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 12, 2011, 02:01:13 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on June 10, 2011, 11:37:52 AM

I was surprised to see their name on that list. They just spent a ton of cash on Lee, and it appears that Citizens' is sold out all the time.

159 straight games sold-out not counting playoffs as of today.j.c. romero must go home.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #9 on:** June 12, 2011, 02:07:22 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on June 12, 2011, 02:01:13 PM

j.c. romero must go home.

Yeah, when you walk more batters than you K for three straight years, you're right.

funk51 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:17:35 PM »

phillies heating up, five homers last night including 2 by dominic brown. 8 to 1 lead today.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2011, 01:30:59 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on June 15, 2011, 12:17:35 PM

phillies heating up, five homers last night including 2 by dominic brown. 8 to 1 lead today.

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The division is theirs.

funk51 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2011, 01:46:34 PM »

7 game winning streak capped by cliff lee's 2 hit shutout today june 16. no one's crying about the bats now.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:41:13 PM »

Philly fans just need to wait it out until the post season, and then just hope that they don't run into some crazy lucky/hot team.

I think only Lincecum/Cain/Sanchez has a true shot at stopping them, and even that is a long shot with SF's lousy hitting.

funk51 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2011, 01:29:08 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on June 12, 2011, 02:07:22 PM

Yeah, when you walk more batters than you K for three straight years, you're right.

they sent j.c. romero out and brought up vance worley again for saturday. i don't think j.c. is going to make it back any time soon.phillies triple a team which is a few miles from me was a hotbed of activity lately.in last two days one guy ronnie bellard retired during batting practice, another left the team to be with his wife who's water broke. brian gordon opted out of his contract signed with yankees and started a game yesterday.a few other guys got sent out, they brought up 3 double a guys one is the current eastern league home run and rbi leader cody overbeck.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2011, 05:00:41 PM »

After a closer look at JC Romero's numbers, it appears he does have some value, as he still seems to be able to get lefties out pretty well.

funk51 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2011, 07:22:08 AM »

cliff lee starting to roll two cg shutouts in a row. makes you appreciate oral hershier and don drysdale shutout inning streaks even more.

funk51 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2011, 09:51:41 AM »

don drysdale

funk51 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2011, 01:57:46 PM »

this vamce can dance, vance worley and the a's pitcher took no-hitters into the sixth inning longest two pitchers both had no-hitters going since 1917 hard to believe.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2011, 02:18:11 PM »

Oswalt's done.

funk51 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2011, 02:48:35 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on June 25, 2011, 02:18:11 PM

Oswalt's done.

i'm hearing the same thing it might be career ending. at least they have 3 aces left 9-3, 9-3, 8-5. H2L

Grape Ape · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2011, 03:23:46 PM »

True. I don't see this impacting them too much.

funk51 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 26, 2011, 01:29:45 PM »

halladay 63 career complete game 10 wins so far this year.

funk51 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:23:04 AM »

cliff lee on a roll boston might as well have left their bats in beantown. i'm expecting them to rebound tonight however.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #24 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:51:29 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on June 29, 2011, 07:23:04 AM

cliff lee on a roll boston might as well have left their bats in beantown. i'm expecting them to rebound tonight however.

3 CGSO in a row for Lee? Insane. Looking forward to the Yankees getting a chance to put a stick up his ass, after his off season comments.

Not that I blame him for taking the most cash, nor do I think the Yankees are guaranteed anything. Just want the shot.