Phillies Off-Season Thread

[SD]

spring traning is actually much better when they suck cause it cuts down on the crowds and the douchebag factor

They blew last season, we knew they'd blow, it was still packed and the douchebag factor was high.

[smeags]

yeah rome going tomorrow kinda supports that ..... 

[ice grillin you]

spring traning is actually much better when they suck cause it cuts down on the crowds and the douchebag factor

They blew last season, we knew they'd blow, it was still packed and the douchebag factor was high.

fans still had hope i guess compared to a year like this where they tried to blow it up... go in a year like this year and the atmosphere is much better...the other day for example the stadium was 3/4 empty and it was the opener and the yankees

when they are really good they sell out and you cant breathe in the place...i had to scalp tickets a few years ago

[Rome]

2010 was the worst.  Every skeezy frat bro from the del Val had to have taken spring break there.

This is a family deal for me so no boozing but I would otherwise be pickled by 9:00 AM at the tilted kilt across the street.

[smeags]

mmm the titled kilt ... may be going to the KOP location for lunch today. it's nice to see a bunch of fine young scottish lasses working their way through college.

[ice grillin you]

2010 was the worst.  Every skeezy frat bro from the del Val had to have taken spring break there.

lol yup...pretty sure that was one of the years I went...might have been 2009 tho....just unbearable

[Rome]

mmm the titled kilt ... may be going to the KOP location for lunch today. it's nice to see a bunch of fine young scottish lasses working their way through college.

They work there during the day and Mons Venus at night.

Bam.

[ice grillin you]

donaldsons homer almost just went in romeys seats

[ice grillin you]

then back from commercial they show they show frenchys for like a minute straight.....where you at romey!

[Rome]

The moon shot Buchanan gave up landed 10 feet from me.  Almost spilled my $8 beer.

[Rome]

Smear is on the bump.

[MDS]

jesse biddle got torched today

he sucks

[Rome]

I left Clearwater at 4:15 and just walked thru the door in Daytona.  What a hideous ride back from that place.

Anyway, this team is going to be infinitely more dreadful than anyone thinks.  They have zero spark.  They have no one who can actually hit the ball.  I watched hitter after hitter up there without a farging clue of what to do in the box and during the rare occasion they got guys on base, they either struck out or bounced into harmless ground-outs.  I won't even get into the pitching because it's irrelevant.

This is my 24th year of spring training in Clearwater and this is the first time I've ever walked out of the place without any hope.  The fans were dead.  The players were awful or inept.  Just the most depressing day ever at a place where you're all but guaranteed a great time any other year.

That's it.  That's all I got.

[Geowhizzer]

Thought about heading up at some point.  But between this being the onslaught of testing for the next six weeks and the Phils just flat out having nothing to offer, I decided to skip it altogether this year.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Papelbon said they're contenders so I'll believe him

So zip it Rome!!