2013-14 Phillies Offseason Thread

[MDS]

your beloved gm just said if ryan howard has success they will win, if he does not they will not

im all in baby. lets go phillies!

[QB Eagles]

your beloved gm just said if ryan howard has success they will win, if he does not they will not

This is another way of saying "If Ryan Howard magically transforms into 2006 Ryan Howard, we will win." Or "If candy falls from the sky and the oceans turn into lemonade, we will win." He's right, too. In fact, they'd win a lot more games if all of his players suddenly became much better than they actually are.

By the way, last month Amaro talked about platooning Howard, so I guess he already knows what kind of success he is going to see from choke (and his team).

[ice grillin you]

he could go for 50-150 and they still wouldnt win.....jesus christ people need to stop talking about two thousand whatever

THEY ARE DONE AND HAVE BEEN FOR TWO YEARS

[Rome]

Why do you keep posting the same shtein over and over?

Shut up already.

[ice grillin you]

Why do you keep posting the same shtein over and over?

because ignorance annoys me

[Rome]

We all think it's gonna be a shtein storm.  You don't have to reiterate that with every post.  Seriously it's duly noted, IGY.

[ice grillin you]

no 'we' dont

a good number of people think if choke has a big year they can make noise

[PhillyPhreak54]

Bowa told Eskin that he believes Herr Smug is working on a big deal that'll happen before ST

I anxiously await what washed up bullpenner he acquires

[ice grillin you]

roob needs some hinkie magic

[PhillyPhreak54]

Roob needs a brain and some humility

[Geowhizzer]

Roob needs to die.  That's the only way the Phils are getting rid of him.

[MDS]

i still dont get why amaro is german

[SD]

RAJ takes his cues from ownership. Their bottom line is filling CBP. They want to create an aura of hope so fans will fill the seats. Baseball isn't like other sports where you tank for draft picks. Nobody wants to see a bunch of unknown prospects playing ball, the average fan that goes to CBP will go to see the Utley/Rollins/Chooch/Hamels/Lee's of the world. They won't go to see Johnny could be good and Stevie high ceiling.

[ice grillin you]

no one wants them to tank.....they want a rebuild.....theres an area that lies between tanking (which doesn't happen in baseball) and giving nine different 35 year olds huge contracts

[MDS]

the astros are tanking