Phillies Spring Training Talk

[Geowhizzer]

You can flop Abreu and Utley, but Howard needs more protection in the 6th hole than Utley will provide.  Divide up the young hitters a bit.  Ideally, Abreu would hit 2nd or 3rd (or even 1st, but he's got too much power to waste at the top spot IMO).

If Howard can prove himself a bona fide consistent threat for both power and average, and Burrell continued to be his lumbering self, you could very well see those two switched.

[ice grillin you]

you can mix and match the other spots as you wish but nunez has to go second...you cant have a guy that strikes out a thousand times a year in the two hole and that what the rest of the lineup does

[stalker]

if you dont know you better ask somebody...

IGY, are you quoting Cowboy Troy here?

[stalker]

How about Abreu for Soriano. We move Utley to 3B and start Victorino in RF.

Rollins
Victorino
Soriano
Burrell
Howard
Rowand
Utley
Fasano

7 would be a real strong RBI slot with Howard and Rowand in front of Chase.

[MDS]

I JUST SMOKED SOME CRACK

k.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Let's hear it for team baseball.

[MDS]

The Orioles released Ricky Bottalico!! Get him!

[Don Ho]

What a nice treat this morning.  Phils/Braves on ESPN.  Cloudy and rain in Hawaii, cup of Joe, TV on the Phils in my office, shtein - priceless.

Howard just crushed one with two on.  Franklin looked good in the 4 innings he pitched.  Geary starting to lose it in the sixth.  The announcers, especially Bob Brantley had his head so far up Abreu's ass it was sickening.  Going off on what a great defensive player he is!  What?  Hello.

[ice grillin you]

howard is a man

how sick is their infield for the next 6-8 years with utley...j reezie and howard

then you got in the rotation

myers
hamels
floyd

money to spend in the next couple years

with one of the best gm's in place now i think they have big things to look forward to

[Rome]

Just got back from Orlando.  Here's a shot of Howard's three-run moon shot:



I was in the upper level and was trying to time it properly.  Not too bad.

He absolutely destroyed this ball.   

[Rome]

Three more... first is Howard digging in just before he hit the bomb, second is Chase, third is Abreu, both in the batters box.  The last two were taken from my seat behind home plate:

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Look at Abreu... just standing there all lazy.  bastich.

[Rome]

I've seen three games live this spring and Howard has now hit five dingers in those games.

Someone from the Phillies should be paying for my ass to go to games at this point.

[Don Ho]

I've seen three games live this spring and Howard has now hit five dingers in those games.

Someone from the Phillies should be paying for my ass to go to games at this point.

Great pix!  That was a bomb Howard hit.

[Geowhizzer]

I have to say, I'm jonesin' for some baseball right now. Can't live on just hockey and incessant whining/arguing about the Eagles' FA moves.

Let's go, Phils!