Phillies Offseason Talk

[SD_Eagle5]

so should the eagles do it for chad lewis and his tds in the nfccg?

If Chad Lewis had caught the game winning TD in the SuperBowl then went on to become a local news celebrity then I'd consider. Two totally different circumstances.

[Wingspan]

Bell switched to #25 

Nunez gets #3
Fasano takes Wagner's #13
Santana gets #48
Ruiz switched to #51
Bourn gets #76
Hernandez gets #77
Mathieson gets #78
Haigwood gets #79

i was just thinking if i didnt find out those guys uniform numbers, i was going to go balistic.

[MDS]

so should the eagles do it for chad lewis and his tds in the nfccg?

If Chad Lewis had caught the game winning TD in the SuperBowl then went on to become a local news celebrity then I'd consider. Two totally different circumstances.

local celebrity shouldnt factor in. play on the field is all that matters. tug was good, but not great. its pretty sad that the phillies have had 6 "great" players in over 120 years of baseball.

[SD_Eagle5]

so should the eagles do it for chad lewis and his tds in the nfccg?

If Chad Lewis had caught the game winning TD in the SuperBowl then went on to become a local news celebrity then I'd consider. Two totally different circumstances.

local celebrity shouldnt factor in. play on the field is all that matters. tug was good, but not great. its pretty sad that the phillies have had 6 "great" players in over 120 years of baseball.

You're entitled to your opinion, but Milauwkee retired Uekers #50 (had next to nothing to do with his play on the field because he was very mediocre at best) so I don't see why retiring the Tuggers #45 is that big a deal.

[MDS]

i dont care if they do it. frankley, im still miffed at how jose mesa's #49 is not retired

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

#24 will be retired very soon.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I would've retired #45 too. But I also like that Gordon is wearing it to honor him. Cool move.

And the fact that Bell switched to #25 makes me feel much better about him on this team. He just needed a number change...thats all. Now he'll be blasting HRs and making highlight reel plays all year at 3rd.

Milwaukee retired Mr. Belvedere's boss' number because they have no one other than Robin Yount and Paul Molitor to honor in Beer Town.

As for the Billy Wags discussion....like I said before, I wanted him back. But I didn't want him back at $43M for 4 years and a 5th option year. Like Ed said, if they invested that much and he does blow out a rotator cuff in year 2, then they're effed for the final 2 years.

Gordon, Farnsworth, Baez, Wickman, Hoffman and any other closer not names BJ Ryan and/or Billy Wagner would be considered going on the cheap.

[MDS]

ricardo rincon is probably gonna be a free agent, or maybe he is already. either way....i know they had some interest in this guy before (almost had him), so heres the chance. Get him.

[Rome]

Milwaukee retired Mr. Belvedere's boss' number because they have no one other than Robin Yount and Paul Molitor to honor in Beer Town.

What about Hank Aaron?

[Geowhizzer]

no, phils only do it for hall of fame type players

For what it's worth, Ashburn's number was retired long before he was inducted.  I know, he should have been long before he was.

[BigEd76]

Another trade rumor to ponder:  revisiting the Abreu-to-Toronto-for-Vernon-Wells rumor, but adding LHP Gustavo Chacin to it...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

No thanks.

[MDS]

no

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'd do it.

I like Abreu, but I also like Wells and Chacin.

[BigEd76]

More to the latest rumor:

Abreu + minor leaguer TBNL

for

Wells, Chacin and RHP Vince Perkins