Phillies Offseason Thread

[MDS]

Makes sense, he can play 1st until Howard is back then DH and fill in once he does come back.

no he cant

he hasnt played the field in 3000 years. hes a pinch hitter and a double move every time--meaning if they hit him for valdez or something they have to bring in martinez after him.

its sort of a crippling move for your bench but what the farg its jim thome. great to have him back.

[ice grillin you]

well then i hope he hits one homer in the 8th inning of postseason game at dodger stadium

because thats why they signed him

[MDS]

in a true sense it would actually pay to have him DH the year in Lehigh, then call him up in september

or work out some illegal deal where he DH's for Oakland or something, then trade him at the deadline.

stashing him for 3 at bats a week on the bench seems kind of pointless. but who am i question such a regular season juggernaut?

[SD]

Makes sense, he can play 1st until Howard is back then DH and fill in once he does come back.

no he cant

So what you're saying is at no point in the upcoming season will he ever play 1st base? Care to make a wager on that?

[MDS]

he was quoted in i think a stark piece after his 600th essentially saying that his days of playing in the field are over

last year he played an inning of 3B for old times sake...i mean MAYBE something like that happens where shtein happens and they need him to stand at first for an inning or two, but under no circumstances will he start a game at first or be expected to play there for an extended period of time.

i mean in 2009 and 08 he didnt play in the field. in 07 and 06 he played a combined 4 games there. so if hes all of a sudden going to play once a week at first i will not only gladly bet you but i will blow you if he does.

[ice grillin you]

Makes sense, he can play 1st until Howard is back then DH and fill in once he does come back.

no he cant

So what you're saying is at no point in the upcoming season will he ever play 1st base? Care to make a wager on that?

like literally one inning?

or you mean to cover for choke for whatever time he misses

i guess i wouldnt put anything past the moron that charlie manuel is but id be shocked if he ever plays the field....hes played 28 innings in the field since 2005

[MDS]

career wise he is a .222 lifetime pinch hitter with 3 homers. he has a .343 obp, though.

obviously hes always been a starter so its kind of a random stat but best case scenario he is matt stairs in 2009 and draws a walk to set up someone else to get a big hit.

[SD]

Makes sense, he can play 1st until Howard is back then DH and fill in once he does come back.

no he cant

So what you're saying is at no point in the upcoming season will he ever play 1st base? Care to make a wager on that?

like literally one inning?

or you mean to cover for choke for whatever time he misses

i guess i wouldnt put anything past the moron that charlie manuel is but id be shocked if he ever plays the field....hes played 28 innings in the field since 2005

Make an over/under number of innings/games he plays in the field

[ice grillin you]

10

[phattymatty]

the reading phillies stadium was basically my babysitter when i was little. all of our parents would drop us off pregame while they all went out and got wasted. i remember the summer when both thome and stairs were just destroying the eastern league, probably like 90 or so. theres probably dozens of home run balls at my moms house just from those two alone. who would have thought 20 years later they'd both be such lovable useless ex-phillies meatheads.

[ice grillin you]

best case scenario he is matt stairs in 2009 and draws a walk to set up someone else to get a big hit.

hes a left handed bat for the playoffs in the late innings when they are down by a run and the rest of the stank ass lineup cant score...there was a couple times they wished they had him this year vs the cards...not saying he would have or will produce because if you wanna be realistic hes as done as ibanez but thats what they are thinking here

[SD]

10

10 innings or games which would be 90 innings.

[ice grillin you]

90 innings

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Under.

[ice grillin you]

no deal