06/07 Phillies Offseason Thread

Sgt PSN · December 13, 2006, 02:46:02 AM

Seems that way. Oh well. You can't make an omlette without knocking up a couple of chickens.

ice grillin you · December 13, 2006, 08:04:58 AM

the ultimate seamhead bill james on wip right now

Rome · December 13, 2006, 11:25:45 AM

Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 13, 2006, 02:46:02 AM
Seems that way. Oh well. You can't make an omlette without knocking up a couple of chickens.

Pics?

ice grillin you · December 14, 2006, 09:32:15 AM

randy miller was just on wip and was talking about a few years ago when ed wade was trying to trade ryan howard.....said he offered him to the pirates for kris benson straight up and would have done it had the pirates not turned it down and instead countered with solomon torres

SunMo · December 14, 2006, 09:53:02 AM

of course, you have to take into account that Randy Miller hates Ed Wade...but that story is more believable than not

Wingspan · December 14, 2006, 10:01:52 AM

at the time, everyone was okay with trading howard since thome was having a good year and was figured to be the 1B for the next few years

PhillyPhreak54 · December 14, 2006, 10:02:38 AM

Ed Wade had a man crush on Ted Lilly and Kip Wells too.

ice grillin you · December 14, 2006, 10:06:24 AM

i wouldnt have screamed about a benson trade at the time its just interesting to look back now and see that the pirates offered soloman torres for howard

now its like how did they not make a horrible move like that...it would have been classic philly

Sgt PSN · December 14, 2006, 10:33:03 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on December 14, 2006, 10:06:24 AM
now its like how did they not make a horrible move like that...it would have been classic philly

That just goes to show how truly bad Ed Wade was. He couldn't even farg up the right way.

NGM · December 14, 2006, 04:25:57 PM

FWIW:

Just read in the new Sporting News that the Phillies signed Adam Eaton so they could trade Brett Myers to the Devil Rays for Rocco Badelli. Supposedly the trade was nixed because the Rays wanted Cole Hamels instead of Myers. The article also implies that there is still a small chance that some deal could be worked out.

MDS · December 14, 2006, 04:33:31 PM

Thats about the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

mpmcgraw · December 14, 2006, 04:40:06 PM

I believe it. Quite a few different places have reported this. Gillick is a moron.

What would make that trade all the more hilarious is that Gillick traded away a much better outfielder for nothing and would be replacing that player by trading one of the Phillies best pitchers for a significantly worse player.

gillick bahahahaha

SunMo · December 14, 2006, 04:41:22 PM

if only you were GM, you're so smart

mpmcgraw · December 14, 2006, 04:42:23 PM

Glad you agree.

SunMo · December 14, 2006, 04:43:18 PM

it's just a shame that i booted your ass in Risk.

where's your Vorp now?