2011 Philadelphia Phillies Season Thread (choking awful pos team, DIAF)

[Sgt PSN]

I would......if it were 2005. 

[Rome]

[PhillyPhreak54]

Contreras out 3-4 weeks with a grade one strain.

I didn't like them allowing Durbin to leave. Nor did I like the fact that they kept Baez and Kendrick. I don't care if they spent three trillion bucks on starters. Middle relief is the easiest thing to acquire and Amaro failed.

Nice route on that ball Francisco.

Even better that Oswalt is allowing the Phils tradition of letting opposing pitchers to kill them continue - 2out 2 run double by Daniel farging Hudson.

[PhillyGirl]

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh x 10000

[Don Ho]

What did pineapple head do?  I just tuned in and they showed him out at second?

[Don Ho]

That was an incredible catch by the Dbacks third baseman.

[Eagles_Legendz]

Francisco leaving two guys on 3rd with less than 2 outs already?  Impressive.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Lol PG yeah I'm really whining.

Any ounce of criticism is met with bullshtein. I'm sorry I'm jot happy about the bullpen set up. And I dont like Amaro calling Charlie out for Contreras getting hurt. Like it's his farging fault that his farging GM glued a bullpen together. The possibility existed to build better depth there and Amaro chose not to do it. Despite Lidge being a health question mark plus knowing Madson isn't a closer and the fact that Contreras is a farging senior citizen.

I don't care that the BP is only responsible for two losses. The scotch tale job will break eventually because the illustrious Amaro didn't build depth there.

But yeah, I'm just being a hater and have no basis for not liking the BP depth. You like Baez and Kendrick?

In the meantime Francisco had an awful AB.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Francisco leaving two guys on 3rd with less than 2 outs already?  Impressive.

Shut up and stop whining.

[Don Ho]

Francisco leaving two guys on 3rd with less than 2 outs already?  Impressive.

Thank goodness Raul is right there behind him.

[PhillyGirl]

They are 15-7 in April. Cry me a river.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Does that invalidate the worries about the bullpen or the fact the offense's run production has dropped sharply?

Or do you just wanna shake the 15-7 pom-pom's?

[Don Ho]

Lee Harvey done for the night.  Kendrick coming in.

[Don Ho]

BRING BACK MILT!

[MDS]

I didn't like them allowing Durbin to leave. Nor did I like the fact that they kept Baez and Kendrick. I don't care if they spent three trillion bucks on starters. Middle relief is the easiest thing to acquire and Amaro failed.

durbin left because of money. i think that had more to do with the owners not letting them spend an extra 2-3 mil than anything. they are close to the luxury tax and wanted to leave some wiggle room for midseason.

baez was on the second year of his deal. they werent eating his salary. he was bad last year, sure, but historically hes a fairly capable pitcher.
kendrick is not that bad. hes an insurance option for the rotation and a long relief guy. who is out and there and a better option? cc sabathia? the ghost of 1995 greg maddux? get a grip, buddy. kyle kendricks grow on trees. every team has them filling out their pen and their rotation.

also, middle relief is the most randomly difficult things to find. guys go from good to bad to out of the league to all star in a second. no rhyme or reason for it. there really were no moves amaro could have made. im sure you wanted them to throw money at rafael soriano and push lidge to the curb, eat salary, pay durbin what he wants, etc, bla bla bla. but those were not logical or possible moves.

the bullpen is the LEAST of the concerns and that fact that you are crying about is confusing and most certainly tied to your hatred of rube. you are a top 3 rube hater and a top 3 mcnabb homer. crazy stuff in your head my man.

things to complain about
1. the complete lack of offensive production/overall talent out of the corner outfielders
2. everything else