2014 Phillies Thread - There's Always Next Year

[Munson]

Yeah I'd rather have Howard lay off the outside sliders and shtein, then swing at them and look like a moron.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Asche is underwhelming.

I'd prefer Franco

[ice grillin you]

He didn't hack at the junk balls which was good. I would've preferred him to rope a gapper but if he's walking and having good ABs that leads to him being locked in

wait youd rather him walk than strikeout?....no way

this is what its come to....you are calling an at bat where the phillies 25 million dollar a year clean up hitter walked instead of struck out

[PhillyPhreak54]

Don't dig too deep on this. I thought he had a good AB

Burnett blows. farging guy lost the plate and here comes Diekman again

[PhillyPhreak54]

Jimmmmmayyyyy!

Triple!!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yessss! Atta boy Byrd!

Triple...single...single...single

[MDS]

im not gonna complain but I wouldn't call walking with the bases loaded a great at bat for choke....hes paid 25 mil a year to put one in the gao there or over the wall (especially against a RH)

typical meathead comment

not making an out = good. especially for choke. if mike trout was up with cody asche on deck then fine, yes, he cant walk in that spot. but otherwise, ill repeat. not making an out = good.

Yessss! Atta boy Byrd!

Triple...single...single...single

jesus christ you are from another planet

[PhillyPhreak54]

Suck it, Negadelphian!

Or is it Neganorthmexican?

[MDS]

at least you admit walks are good

thats my victory for the day. inch by inch im going to get you people off of stats that were conceived in 1885

[PhillyPhreak54]

I've always been ok with walks. Get on base.

[MDS]

but obp is a computer stat. nerds!!

[Rome]

22,283.

The only way to get rid of Amaro is for that figure to remain stable or get worse.  Keep it up, iceholes.

[ice grillin you]

he didn't walk to lead off an inning he walked with the bases loaded....again not a bad thing but not what you are paying someone 25 million dollars a year to do....if you are cool with that then i dont even know what to say.....except VORP!

[Rome]

he's being paid 25 million a year for what he did from 2006-2009.  he's worth about 25 bucks a year right now.

[Sgt PSN]

he didn't walk to lead off an inning he walked with the bases loaded....again not a bad thing but not what you are paying someone 25 million dollars a year to do....if you are cool with that then i dont even know what to say.....except VORP!

I didn't see the AB, so I don't know if he saw any hittable pitches or not. If he saw one or twoand either took them, or swung and missed/fouled them off, then I'm with you. Gotta capitalize on as many opportunities as you can. But if he got a bunch of crap thrown his way and showed some solid plate discipline, then I'm 100% good with taking a walk.

It really just comes down to what the pitcher offers him.  Can't get mad at anyone for not swinging out of the k zone, no matter how much he's paid.