Phillies season 9

JTrotter Fan · September 21, 2005, 10:41:17 PM

So friggin awesome! Howard is da bomb...bye bye Thome!

Eagles_Legendz · September 21, 2005, 11:34:00 PM

Phreak have a heart attack and die?

MDS · September 21, 2005, 11:50:48 PM

I was just talking about that. I don't know how much more I can take this team. Even when they win its painful to watch.

Geoff Geary in the bottom of the ninth against Giles, Jones, Jones and LaDouche

I don't know how he got out of it.

BigEd76 · September 22, 2005, 01:32:57 AM

Charlie talks about the slam
(It includes the actual hit if you missed it....plus a gratuitous slo-mo shot of Estrada grabbing himself

)

MDS · September 22, 2005, 01:50:37 AM

Quote from: BigEd76 on September 22, 2005, 01:32:57 AM

Charlie talks about the slam
(It includes the actual hit if you missed it....plus a gratuitous slo-mo shot of Estrada grabbing himself )

Close up on the crotch. Post this in the Dodger thread so hbionic can get his fix.

PhillyGirl · September 22, 2005, 07:34:00 AM

Fell asleep and missed the end. Was 6-6 when I went to bed.

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!

PoopyfaceMcGee · September 22, 2005, 08:08:49 AM

I can't wait for the upcoming off-season, when Ed Wade says that the team's sticking with Jim Thome at 1B and trades Howard for some prospects and a middle reliever.

Rome · September 22, 2005, 08:24:21 AM

PhillyGirl · September 22, 2005, 08:27:13 AM

Quote from: FFatPatt on September 22, 2005, 08:08:49 AM
I can't wait for the upcoming off-season, when Ed Wade says that the team's sticking with Jim Thome at 1B and trades Howard for some prospects and a middle reliever.

They aren't going to trade Howard.

Rome · September 22, 2005, 08:29:11 AM

Howard's pretty well sewn up rookie of the year at this point. I doubt even Ed Wade would be dumb enough to trade the reigning R_O_Y for prospects and a middle reliever.

Still funny though because the possibility, however remote, is still there.

PoopyfaceMcGee · September 22, 2005, 08:29:28 AM

I think you give Ed Wade too much credit. He might try to trade Thome at first, but the prospect of paying most of his salary and getting very little in return is something Wade won't be able to stomach.

Don't put anything awful and/or stupid past Ed Wade, PG. You should know that.

SunMo · September 22, 2005, 08:34:45 AM

one thought out there is that if the Phillies pay half of Thome's salary (approx 7-8 million) it would be like paying 7-8 million towards Howard at the 1B position because Howard is probably making a minimal amount. maybe if the Phillies see it that way they will be able to trade Thome

PhillyGirl · September 22, 2005, 08:34:49 AM

Quote from: FFatPatt on September 22, 2005, 08:29:28 AM
I think you give Ed Wade too much credit. He might try to trade Thome at first, but the prospect of paying most of his salary and getting very little in return is something Wade won't be able to stomach.

Don't put anything awful and/or stupid past Ed Wade, PG. You should know that.

He won't trade Ryan Howard.

Bank on it.

PhillyPhreak54 · September 22, 2005, 08:53:33 AM

Legendz....I'm still alive. Although when Howard crushed the tar out of that ball I almost crashed my truck when I was driving to work. What a shot!

When Howard was being hyped early on before he was brought up and even for the first month or so I wasn't sold on him. But goddammit....I'm sold on him now.

Even if they don't deal Howard...they still have to trade Thome. Just like in the NFL when they say "If you have two QBs, you have none". We can't have a 1B controversey. If Thome is still here they ain't paying him $16M to sit on the bench.

And Howard's trade value, which couldn't land them Kip Wells or Ted Lilly (thank GOD they turned that stuff down. Littlefield and Ricciardi saved Wade's ass on those), is sky high now.

Ed Wade scares me. If he deals Howard...there will be mutiny.

SunMo · September 22, 2005, 08:58:38 AM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 22, 2005, 08:53:33 AM
Legendz....I'm still alive. Although when Howard crushed the tar out of that ball I almost crashed my truck when I was driving to work. What a shot!

When Howard was being hyped early on before he was brought up and even for the first month or so I wasn't sold on him. But goddammit....I'm sold on him now.

Even if they don't deal Howard...they still have to trade Thome. Just like in the NFL when they say "If you have two QBs, you have none". We can't have a 1B controversey. If Thome is still here they ain't paying him $16M to sit on the bench.

And Howard's trade value, which couldn't land them Kip Wells or Ted Lilly (thank GOD they turned that stuff down. Littlefield and Ricciardi saved Wade's ass on those), is sky high now.

Ed Wade scares me. If he deals Howard...there will be mutiny.

but what i think is the worse case scenario is if they don't trade either and we have to suffer watching Manuel's boy play everyday and watch the kid on the bench. if that's the way it's going to play out, i would rather them trade Howard, that way we aren't tortured with seeing Howard sit and rot.