Sixers Season 3

[ice grillin you]

mike schmidt is the best third baseman of all-time and was the best player on the only phils title team and doesnt have half the love in the city that larry bowa does

i can only guess that you have never spent any appreciable time in the city...and if you have then im at a loss as to why youre so clueless as to how the average sports fan in the city operates

[reese125]

mike schmidt is the best third baseman of all-time and was the best player on the only phils title team and doesnt have half the love in the city that larry bowa does

i can only guess that you have never spent any appreciable time in the city...and if you have then im at a loss as to why youre so clueless as to how the average sports fan in the city operates

ice, please stop...your killin me here. #1, I've lived in Philly my whole life. Just answer me this...do you live in the city?

[SunMo]

you think mike schmidt has more love than Larry Bowa?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

At this point, yes.  Before Bowa managed the team?  Maybe not.

[SunMo]

not even now.

[reese125]

you think mike schmidt has more love than Larry Bowa?

I actually put that in bold because he went off in a tangent with Larry Bowa and Schmidt. First were talking about Reid then he flew to baseball. I dont care about Schmidt--I know he gets booed, but he got love. Im talking about football and how much the super bowl trophy will be embraced in this town. This city is a football city. 16 games a year is life and death to these people. not 162 games--but both do mean a hell of alot.

[ice grillin you]

I actually put that in bold because he went off in a tangent with Larry Bowa and Schmidt. First were talking about Reid then he flew to baseball. I dont care about Schmidt--I know he gets booed, but he got love. Im talking about football and how much the super bowl trophy will be embraced in this town. This city is a football city. 16 games a year is life and death to these people. not 162 games--but both do mean a hell of alot.

youre not very smart are you...i was trying to show you how the city works in terms of who they distribute their love to and why...reid will never accomplish more than schmidt who is the best player EVER at his position in a sport that is 130 years old and won the teams only world series championship...yet schmidt is not universally loved and revered in the city...thus reid never will be either as he just doesnt have the kind of personality and care factor that allows the fans in philly to form that special relationship

philly is a city where being the best isnt always good enough much less just being great

btw the 16 game season is what makes football bigger on a year by year basis but were the phils to make a world series run dont think that it wouldnt rival an eagles sb run

[hunt]

the city has mad love for igy...and that's all that really matters.


go wiz!

[ice grillin you]

tru dat....im loved and revered no matter where i go

[reese125]

yeah I saw your analogy slick, with the smart thing....please. Let Reid bring a trophy to this town and we'll see about future embracing.

And just a funny little sidenote, you know Tim McCarver? He mentions that your boy Larry Bowa even declared on TV during the Cardinals/Yankee game that Scott Rolen was the best 3rd baseman above Schmidt.

Brooks Robinson was better than Schmidt anyway

[Rome]

Brooks Robinson hit 300 fewer home runs than Schmidt and was only a marginally better defensive player than Schmidt.

It's not even close.

As for Rolen, don't make me laugh.

[ice grillin you]

yeah because i said best fielding 3rd baseman ever...get the eff outta here

[reese125]

this is highly debatable until our fingers fall off. Robinson had 16 golden gloves to Schmidt 10. Schmidt had more HR's. OK, your point? We could argue this all day and so could baseballs experts. So Im done with this...move to baseball thread.

As far as Rolen...I didnt say it Rome...so keep laughing at your beloved, revered ex-manager.

[ice grillin you]

there is no argument....schmidt is the best ever

then again this is a sixers thread....i even forgot

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I think Mike Schmidt, bad knees and all, would probably be a starter at SF for the Sixers right now.