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

Rome · July 30, 2011, 08:34:13 AM

exactly

yay us i guess.

ice grillin you · July 30, 2011, 08:43:06 AM

Quote from: Rome on July 30, 2011, 08:22:26 AM
I tried to think of a 24-hour period that was crazier in Philly sports history and came up with bupkiss.

the most recent...

2008 at the sports complex

1pm eagles beat the falcons
8pm phillies pound tampa to get to within one game of a ws title

Rome · July 30, 2011, 08:51:37 AM

I guess I meant more unexpected. I figured the Phillies might get Pence but the Eagles getting Nnamdi was a Cliff Lee haymaker. Add the two of them together and it was like whoa...

PhillyGirl · July 30, 2011, 01:59:36 PM

Some more comes out:

From Buster Olney:

QuoteA strong belief in the ATL org that package they offered for Pence was markedly better than deal HOU made with Phila

From Jim Salisbury:

QuoteWow. Deal gets better. Houston Chronicle reports that Phils got 2 mill from Astros. Means Phils paying about a quarter mill for Pence

ice grillin you · July 30, 2011, 02:02:55 PM

Quote"It's thrilling. I'm joining the team that's got the best record in all of baseball. Ya know, what can I say? You never know what you're going to get when you play in that ballpark. Every time I've gone there, I've loved it. The Phanatic's unbelieveable. The fans, they know baseball, they're crazy, they throw hot dogs at you. You never know what's going to happen and frigging Roy Oswalt might be in left field. So, it's been a lot of fun."

PoopyfaceMcGee · July 30, 2011, 02:04:43 PM

Pretty sure he'll be very popular in Philly.

ice grillin you · July 30, 2011, 02:06:04 PM

more GRIT.....id say so

PoopyfaceMcGee · July 30, 2011, 02:12:20 PM

The only thing hurting him is that the tween girls might not find him as dreamy as Chase.

Sgt PSN · July 30, 2011, 02:24:34 PM

Rome · July 30, 2011, 02:48:57 PM

Is it just me or is it like we've entered some sort of Twilight Zone episode where our professional teams are, for the most part, the premier destination for players these days?

When the hell did this happen?

ice grillin you · July 30, 2011, 02:50:05 PM

phillies and flyers are

eagles have to outbid to get people

PhillyGirl · July 30, 2011, 02:51:58 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on July 30, 2011, 02:50:05 PM
phillies and flyers are

eagles have to outbid to get people

You think they outbid for Nnamdi? Sounds to me like he was going to be getting as much, if not more, from the other teams bidding.

ice grillin you · July 30, 2011, 02:55:04 PM

Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 30, 2011, 02:51:58 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 30, 2011, 02:50:05 PM
phillies and flyers are

eagles have to outbid to get people

You think they outbid for Nnamdi? Sounds to me like he was going to be getting as much, if not more, from the other teams bidding.

well they had to outbid the jets as thats where he really wanted to go....and i read last night they blew dallas' bid out of the water

theres only a few teams in the nfl where players actively want to go other than that its the highest bidder

Rome · July 30, 2011, 02:55:05 PM

I'm certain other teams offered more. He wanted to come to Philly, period. So did Babin & Vince Young, for that matter.

PoopyfaceMcGee · July 30, 2011, 02:58:59 PM

Dear God, IGY. Haters gonna hate, I guess.