Holy Crap, They Suck: Phillies 2015

[QB Eagles]

Do you really get credit for calling a crash when you're a perma-bear though?

phillies will be under 500 this year...book it

[Munson]

lol right? IGY will perpetually claim something that eventually has to happen.

Reminds me of the GOP over the last 6 years with Obama. Eventually something will go wrong, and they'll start shouting that they've  been saying it all along.

[ice grillin you]

Yeah, none of the rest of us saw the demise coming, igs... just you.

Utley had almost no pop in the last two months - a total of 3 HR since Aug. 1, and Howard's numbers remained nearly stagnant from last year, even though he missed more time.  More troubling is that Howard's slugging was below .500 for the first time in his career.  Without monstrous power, Howard sucks the life completely out of the lineup.  His injury could be a blessing in disguise, only if it spurs His Smugness to actually look for a bat during the offseason (I can't say I'm optimistic of Amaro spending money on a bat - they'll cry luxury tax).

One thing:  The proverbial window is definitely closing - how quickly will depend on the front office's actions this winter.  Without some aggressive moves, it could already be closed.

ignorance

[QB Eagles]

Most Philly fans have a negative slant always... look at the results, it's justified. Phreak has soaked up enough Texas sun to be unabashedly positive sometimes but the closest most of us get to excitement is cautious optimism. igy chooses to cover everything in Philly sports with an extra layer of bleakness. I can't blame him too much, it makes winning that much more of a sweet surprise and the teams usually find a way to shtein all over positive things that happen anyway.

[ice grillin you]

im an admitted hater but knowing the phillies window was closed and that they should have started to blow it up didnt take bleakness it took eyes

[PhillyPhreak54]

Do you really get credit for calling a crash when you're a perma-bear though?

phillies will be under 500 this year...book it

[Rome]

Stanton's dinger tonight was a moon shot.  Holy shtein.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yes it was...as soon as I saw the location and him start to extend his arms I cringed

[ice grillin you]

GRIT now 5-46 .109 2bb

[MDS]

ben revere's little league triple was the best

[PhillyPhreak54]

GRIT now 5-46 .109 2bb

God forbid someone boos him. Oh he's fiery and gritty and said farg one time.

[Don Ho]

GRIT now 5-46 .109 2bb

Like you said last week, it's time to take him out back and put him down. 

[ice grillin you]

The two walks is much more amazing than the atrocious BA...couldn't believe that when I looked up his numbers...his on base is .154...WOW

[smeags]

Do you really get credit for calling a crash when you're a perma-bear though?

phillies will be under 500 this year...book it

[Don Ho]

Choke barely clearing CF shrubs last night gives me hope.