Phillies Offseason Talk

[rjs246]

7,438 of them were from MDS.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I sent the pipe bomb.

Press conference at 4pm

[BigEd76]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 

[PhillyGirl]

Romey...lets see who the new GM is and what they do when they get here before making any crazy decisions. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

If Monty tries to shove Ruben Amaro Jr. or Mike Arbuckle down our throats I will scream.

Go OUTSIDE the organization, Monty.

Gerry Hunsicker, Brian Cashman or Theo Epstein (if he's not brought back).

Someone other than Amaro or Arbuckle. Please.

[Rome]

Romey...lets see who the new GM is and what they do when they get here before making any crazy decisions. 

Ahahaha.  You heard your husband... no chance.

[PhillyGirl]

I wonder how this affects the Wagner deal? They need to do something quickly before they lose him.

[Rome]

If Monty tries to shove Ruben Amaro Jr. or Mike Arbuckle down our throats I will scream.

Go OUTSIDE the organization, Monty.

Gerry Hunsicker, Brian Cashman or Theo Epstein (if he's not brought back).

Someone other than Amaro or Arbuckle. Please.

A band aid simply won't do, Jay.  He's going to have to do something spectacular or else he'll look forward to losing another 600,000 (or more) in attendance next year.

It's do or die time.

And we pray...

[PhillyPhreak54]

I wonder how this affects the Wagner deal? They need to do something quickly before they lose him.

Good point. I thought about that too.

They have exclusive rights to him until 15 days after the World Series.

Obviously Pink Slip Eddie can't go meet with Bean & Billy Wednesday now. So I hope ol' Monty called up Wags and told him "Hey, we're shteincanning this loser but we want you to stay".

I love this! Totally put me back in a good mood.

[PhillyPhreak54]

If Monty tries to shove Ruben Amaro Jr. or Mike Arbuckle down our throats I will scream.

Go OUTSIDE the organization, Monty.

Gerry Hunsicker, Brian Cashman or Theo Epstein (if he's not brought back).

Someone other than Amaro or Arbuckle. Please.

A band aid simply won't do, Jay.  He's going to have to do something spectacular or else he'll look forward to losing another 600,000 (or more) in attendance next year.

It's do or die time.

And we pray...

Hope you're right, bro. Hope you're right.

I agree it is major change time, but I just hope that Monty sees it that way too.

Blow this shtein up! Woohoo!

[Rome]

Is anyone streaming this live?

I know Phillies.com won't.  Their multimedia set-up is about as weak as it comes...

[PhillyPhreak54]

WIP will have it, bro.

I'm about to go watch it on CSN..be back in a bit

[PhillyPhreak54]

Some highlights from Montgomery:

- Said that even if they made the playoffs it was not certain that Ed would've been back. He said that he knows he wouldn't have made the decision today obviously but even if they had made it there was no guarantee that Ed would be back.

- Said that the new GM will be able to hire his won manager if he thinks he needs one. Charlie is still the manager until the new GM decides otherwise.

- The new GM will have full control over manager, coaches, players...just like a GM should.

- Said that he (Monty) and Ruben Amaro Jr will still go to Virginia to meet with Billy Wags and try to get him signed.

- Said that the payroll will be "about the same".

- Said that he did listen to the fans because fans are their customers and the input they have does play a part in how he does his job.

- Said Wade took it well and that he will NOT be back with the organization in an ancilliary role. Said that did not seem appropriate.

- He made the decsion this weekend after thinking about it for several weeks.

[Rome]

"We have a manager who did a great job last season."

David Montgomery.

I mean, what else needs to be said about a comment like that?  If he really, truly feels that way, then why even bother firing Wade?

Just unbelievable.   

[PhillyPhreak54]

Now Wade is talking....

Nothing much but one thing did catch my attention...

He said "I will be back at work tomorrow trying to get ready for the 2006 season".

Huh? If Monty said he will not be in the organization why is he coming back to work?