2010/11 Phillies Offseason Thread

[smeags]

i could be wrong but didnt the coaches have him alter his swing by lowering the hands after his less than impressive winter ball outing ?

[MDS]

dont even pay attention to hof brown

come back after 3 weeks and see where hes at

if hes still in this place then he'll got to AAA to get his shtein in order. francisco was gonna play a lot anyway, so now youll just see more of him. which is...averagely good.

[smeags]

thats key, "if" he doesnt get his bat going do not keep him up just to collect splinters while waiting to platoon.

[BigEd76]

The guy was blistering the ball when he got to the show.

Because he was feasting on bad minor league pitching, and when he got to the majors, teams exposed the hole in his swing from his hands being so high, so he's basically been a speedy Russell Branyan since mid-August

[SD]

Ship him to St. Louis with Howard for Pujols. Everybody wins in that scenario.

[MDS]

except for logic

[ice grillin you]

rf doesnt matter anyway...jimmy grit choke and victorino all have to have big years or the offense is gonna be terrible again

all i have to say is the pitching better be better than advertised or they have zero chance to get a world series

[MDS]

no idiot

they need to situationally hit in october

theres no way to predict if that will happen. the giants offense blows and they did it last year. start freaking out in the playoffs. until then enjoy the ride.

[ice grillin you]

gotta make the playoffs first

and this lineup as old as it is will never situationally hit...they are what they are...just gotta hope the bottom hasnt fallen out yet and that last year was a hiccup not a sign of things to come

[PhillyGirl]

gotta make the playoffs first

seriously, shut up.

[MDS]

gotta make the playoffs first

and this lineup as old as it is will never situationally hit...they are what they are...just gotta hope the bottom hasnt fallen out yet and that last year was a hiccup not a sign of things to come

yea last year edgar renteria, aubrey huff, juan uribe and pat burrell has no problems

i mean please job stop. stop being a douche and enjoy the 6 months of epic greatness, then turn up the philly fan bitch factor to 11 in october.

[ice grillin you]

anyone that 100% puts a team that plays in a sport with a 162 game in the playoffs before it starts just doesnt know baseball...however if you feel that strongly ill take 10-1 odds on a bet they dont make it

they absolutely should make it but because of their age the potential for players to get worse this year either beacuse of natural downward progression or injury is high

because of the unbelievable homersim generated via the lee signing people are completely overlooking the loss of werth

lidge could easily be done this year and if he is so is the team

lee i honestly believe will struggle...and i put struggle in quotes...hes not gonna suck but i got him at like 12-14 wins...i think his post season struggles last year werent a fluke

oswalt will get hurt

hallday will be halladay and nicole will be fine...offense will suck...bullpen likewise

i see them winning the division but having to fight for it to the end...possibly even more so than last year...but there is a fine line bwtn that and missing the playoffs if a bunch of things that could easily go wrong do go wrong...and thats all im saying...just try not to be so cocky

[SD]

This again

[MDS]

$50 todd to havas no playoffs
$25 havas to todd playoffs

[ice grillin you]

i want more than 2-1 odds

baseball prospectus gives them a 71% chance of making the playoffs

i settle for 7-1 odds on 20 bucks

deal?