2010/11 Phillies Offseason Thread

[SD]

So Cliff Lee is the new lefty out the pen I guess

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

They could do worse.

[Munson]

The Cliff Lee news finally found its way to Germany....or at least to that hitler clip that everyone uses


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTOOUdX5ebk

Also, according to this, Rube was pretty much asking Halladay's permission to throw that much money at Lee

[SD]

Halladay is probably the last person on Earth who would cry over his contract. He could have gotten more from another team if he hit free agency and he knows it.

[Don Ho]

So I went to the mlb.com site tonight and clicked on the Phillies icon to check out some possible gift ideas and just under the Cliff Lee jerseys in the Phillies Shop is this shtein:

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A&E Home Video San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Collector's Edition DVD SET
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San Francisco Giants Authentic 2010 World Series Champions Cap
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A&E Home Video 2010 San Francisco Giants: The Magic Inside DVD
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San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions Official Club House T-Shirt
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San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series Champions Official Parade T-Shirt
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Recommended for you?  farg you.

[ice grillin you]

[phattymatty]

well done kyle.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

well done kyle.

Daaaaaaamn.  That's nice.

[Don Ho]

Still pissed she lost on Survivor All-Stars.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So what did I miss? Is there a Hamels-for-Justin Upton rumor floating around?

Randy Miller tweeter about it as if it's been well known and says it's unlikely to happen.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

[urlhttp://www.sbrforum.com/mlb-baseball/news/mlb-off-season-report-a-17387/]Shiny Happy People[/url]

Summary

The Phillies have four aces and I can see Halladay and Lee both winning 20+ games this season. However, the Cy Young contender may be the 4th starter in Cole Hamels. He was the MVP of the 2008 World Series Championship and MVP of the NLCS. He will be competing against the fourth starters on other teams and there is no one in baseball even remarkably close to his talent level in that slot of the rotation. He could win 25 games.
Betting the Phillies

Currently at BoDog, the Phillies wins total is 96 1/2 and I think the 'OVER' is an absolute lock. The big four (Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, and Hamels) are posted to have 61 1/2 combined wins.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Apparently the Nats and Rangers ARE in talks to deal for Blanton.

[LBIggle]

trade him for werth.

[Rome]

Is Cliff Lee still available?

[BigEd76]

Gudel says JC is back...1-yr deal