2014 Phillies Thread - There's Always Next Year

[Geowhizzer]

Missed it, thankfully.

[Don Ho]

Geo, you may want to make that a habit this summer.

[MDS]

clearwater is 12-45

maikel franco now hitting .229

jon singleton homered in his big league debut tonight

ruben amaro is still alive

[QB Eagles]

One year ago today

[Don Ho]

If Brown keeps hitting home runs, he'll start seeing more pitches out of the strike zone. That in itself could lead to more walks. Sometimes the "sabermetric" approach isn't really about an approach but earning respect from pitchers. Maybe that will happen with Brown; or maybe he just had a Ty Wigginton-like fluke month.

I laughed for an hour. 

[ice grillin you]

In this division They have a shot

[PhillyPhreak54]

they had a shot

until they quit and shtein all over themselves

farg these gutless bums

[ice grillin you]

they havent had a shot for at least two years....but glad to see you have finally come around

[MDS]

they havent had a shot for at least two years....but glad to see you have finally come around

it doesnt matter how he got there....hes there. progress has been made.

[ice grillin you]

over two months into the season the phillies have 471 hits and 462 strikeouts

but they had a chance

[SD]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11026295/hall-famer-mike-schmidt-says-philadelphia-phillies-shortstop-jimmy-rollins-belongs-cooperstown

I hope Schmidt's comments spring board Rollins to the HOF. Compared to other SS he's definitely worthy. Add in a league MVP and World Series championship and he should get in.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Jimmy is indeed a HOF. Someone should get Schmidt on WIP to repeat that and stick it up Cataldi's

[Eagles_Legendz]

Jimmy and Chase are both borderline.  2-3 more good years (I know that's unlikely) from each would help their cases immensely.

[QB Eagles]

Compared to other SS he's definitely worthy.

What other shortstops? The only modern shortstops who are in the HOF are Cal Ripkin, Barry Larkin, and Ozzie Smith. Jeter will be in.

If Jimmy's career is comparable to those careers when he hangs 'em up, he'll have a shot at the Hall of Fame. If not, he won't.

Sorry to say this, but spoiler alert: he won't.

[Rome]

rollins is not a hall of famer. 

the others are.  he's like vizquel or trammell.  very good but not cooperstown material.

sorry homers.