Phillies offseason cont...

PhillyPhreak54 · February 17, 2006, 08:56:44 AM

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

PhillyPhreak54 · February 17, 2006, 08:58:33 AM

Randy Wolf minus goatee or beard

PhillyGirl · February 17, 2006, 09:01:19 AM

More wolf:

PhillyPhreak54 · February 17, 2006, 09:03:42 AM

MDS · February 17, 2006, 09:05:05 AM

Nice socks, hilbilly.

PhillyPhreak54 · February 17, 2006, 09:11:22 AM

It sucks seeing Thome in another uniform. He's in shape and I bet he hits at least 40 this year. And I'm rooting for him to do it just to shove it in the faces of the losers in this town who wanted him gone.

Don't get me wrong, I love Ryan Howard and am glad he's our future. But the way Thome was run outta here was ridiculous. So I want him to show it down the throats of the jerks who said he was done.

MDS · February 17, 2006, 09:16:06 AM

I wish Thome would have said something like the fans can kiss my ass or Philly sucks on his way, it would have made things a lot easier.

MURP · February 17, 2006, 09:41:07 AM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 17, 2006, 08:58:33 AM

Randy Wolf minus goatee or beard

going to fat kid camp. holler.

Rome · February 17, 2006, 10:29:09 AM

LMFAO, Murp.

hunt · February 17, 2006, 10:47:43 AM

farging crybabies!
thome was a sillie for what...2 or 3 years?...and it's tough to see him in another uniform?

bah!

stalker · February 17, 2006, 11:11:58 AM

Anyone think Big Jim can rush the QB and help against the run?

Rome · February 17, 2006, 01:54:20 PM

QuoteManager Charlie Manuel said he won't use leftfielder Pat Burrell, a righthanded hitter, to spell lefty Ryan Howard at first base. Burrell played first base in 58 games as a rookie in 2000 but he told Manuel that he would not feel comfortable playing there again. Utility man Alex Gonzalez will spell Howard against tough lefties...

He wouldn't feel "comfortable" there? Good God. He sounds like Abreu now.

What a little bitch ass prima donna.

If I was the manager, he'd farging play where and when I told him to. If not, he can sit his ass on the bench until he does.

PhillyPhreak54 · February 17, 2006, 07:47:55 PM

Whats the problem with Burrell saying he wouldn't be comfortable there? He didn't say that there was no way he would play there...he said that he wouldn't feel comfortable. And I wouldn't want him there either. Keep him in LF. Why?

1. Howard needs to stay there to play as much as he can. On the occasion that he has to face a tough LHP then you put Gonzalez there. Just like how Perez and Martinez got time there a little bit last year. But Howard needs to play as much as possible.

2. Burrell is better served by being the everyday LF. His defense out there is pretty good and he has a good arm.

3. When they were toying with the idea of having Burrell play 1B before he came up he wasn't exactly stellar at the position.

But hey...it's only day 2 of the pitchers and catchers and there is already Phillies fans hatin'.

MDS · February 17, 2006, 08:16:23 PM

Phreak is right. 1 positive came out of Burrell playing at first: more AB's for Victorino. However, Manuel can make up for that with more consistant resting of Abreu, Rowand and Burrell. Plus, Howard should be in every day mode within a few months.

But the overlining positive of camp will be the eventual demise of one Tomas Perez. Get out, you suck.

Geowhizzer · February 17, 2006, 08:33:39 PM

Rowand played 157 games last season, plus 12 post-season games (did the Chi-Sox REALLY go 11-1?), so he won't really need a lot of rest.

Abreu played all 162, and has played 150+ every year since 1998.

Burrell played 154 last season and 155 in 2001 and 157 in 2002, sandwiched around his two years with injuries (146 in 2003, 127 in 2004).

Barring injury, there will be not much need for a fourth outfielder, other than pinch-hitting and defensive purposes. Centerfield won't be like last year, with a near-platoon between Lofton and Michaels. Rowand in an every-day CF. I can't see Victorino get much about 25 games starting, if that.