06/07 Phillies Offseason Thread

[ice grillin you]

Should I have said "ex overpaid hoyda-athlete?" 


yes

[BigEd76]

The guy that ran PhilliesPhans.com was killed in a car accident today... 

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[Rome]

Should I have said "ex overpaid hoyda-athlete?" 


yes

Schmidt was neither overpaid nor a Hoyda. 

As for mvpsoft, I wasn't much of a fan of him or his message board but rest in peace, I suppose.  The accident looked horrific.

[ice grillin you]

The accident looked horrific

yeah how did the wife live

im always amazed at how so many horrific accidents end up with one person in the car dying and the rest of the people walking away from it or being out of the hospital in one day

[SD_Eagle5]

That's crazy about Dave, I never realized he was 51, I always thought of him being in his 30's.
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RIP

[MURP]

The guy that ran PhilliesPhans.com was killed in a car accident today... 

thats farged up.... cause the guy who ran www.philaphans.com  died last year.



better get in your bunker GF!

[Geowhizzer]

Funny thing is, every game I went to in Ft. Myers I saw Schmidt sign a handful of autographs before the game.

The only personal experience I had with him was at spring training a few years ago.  There was a bunch of us, and he signed one for everyone down the line.  Never made eye contact, but signed everyone.  My nephew even snuck a second one so I could have a ball and a picture signed.  They're now displayed in my family room.  I love that kid.  My other nephew jumed up and down like a blessed idiot when he got the Schmidt autograph.  I found it funny, since my nephew was 3 when Schmidt retired.

The only ex-Phil that was ever a jerk to me was Garry Maddox.  Could've just been a bad day for him, since I only met him once.

Tug McGraw was the best.  God rest his soul.

Greg Luzinski was great both times I met him. 

Pete Rose was actually pretty cool the day I met him (at a restaurant signing down here).  He talked to everyone while he signed.

Larry Bowa kept saying he had to go, but kept signing for 20 minutes.

Bob Boone's also been very nice.  I've met him a couple of times when he worked with the Reds (they train in Sarasota), and one year he was back with the Phillies during spring training.

Dickie Noles did a presentation for my college baseball team when I was there (Eastern University), and met him again at Clearwater.  He was pretty cool as well.

I met Lee Elia at a Devil Rays fanfest.  He was very friendly.

Ruben Amaro was nice.  Dallas Green and Paul Owens (RIP) were also friendly.

Steve Carlton was only at Spring Training one year when I was there - I think it was 1994.  He never got close enough to the fans to interact.  He did wave from a distance.  It struck me as pretty much what I would expect from him.

If any of you baseball fans ever get the chance, come down to Florida for spring training.  Whether you like autographs or just enjoy spending time in a t-shirt and shorts, watching baseball in February, it is a cool experience.  February is the one month I really enjoy living in Florida. 

[Rome]

The nicest ex-Phillie I've ever come across was Richie Ashburn.  He was the consummate gentleman.  Gracious and kind, even to a stammering idiot like me.

I got his autograph in Clearwater at Jack Russell Stadium when I first moved here.  What a great place that was to watch a ballgame.

I like the new place too but it's just not the same as The Jack. 

[Geowhizzer]

The nicest ex-Phillie I've ever come across was Richie Ashburn.  He was the consummate gentleman.  Gracious and kind, even to a stammering idiot like me.

I got his autograph in Clearwater at Jack Russell Stadium when I first moved here.  What a great place that was to watch a ballgame.

I like the new place too but it's just not the same as The Jack. 

I've been to both, and I agree.  Brighthouse is nice, it's new, but there was something about the character of Jack Russell that is just missing in the new one.

And Jack Russell had cheesesteaks to die for. 

[ice grillin you]

romey how far is clearwater from port royal?

[MURP]

coolest Phillie I ever met was Jose Mesa.  Dude was hilarious.

[ice grillin you]

duh?...all mexicans are funny

[ice grillin you]

this headline and teaser just gave me chills......



The Philies go to Florida with high expectations and the hopes of a title-starved city.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/16670718.htm

[BigEd76]

Sielski:

Good to see all those Phillies fans, so outraged last summer over the franchise's handling of Brett Myers' arrest for domestic abuse, picketing and protesting outside Citizens Bank Park last week after the Phils gave Myers a three-year contract extension.

Have to admire them for sticking to their guns — no way they'd let the team's potential success this season compromise their principles. Heck, that's what sets Philadelphia's sports fans apart from all other cities' fans.

[NGM]

As I recall Brett Myers got applauded last year when he came back from his suspension.  What the hell is this guy talking about?