07/08 Phillies Offseason Thread

Rome · January 23, 2008, 04:05:52 PM

What the hell?

Wingspan · January 23, 2008, 04:11:08 PM

It's not crap. He was at least 20 pounds overweight last spring. It cost him the first month of the season, as well as a stint on the DL.

Is it that much to ask a guy who wants 15M+ a year to stay in shape? Not that he doesn't deserve the money, he does, and he'll get it....from the Red Sox in 3 years.

PoopyfaceMcGee · January 23, 2008, 04:16:02 PM

Quote from: Wingspan on January 23, 2008, 04:11:08 PM
he'll get it....from the Red Sox in 3 years.

Probably.

phattymatty · January 23, 2008, 04:17:03 PM

you ingrates should be kissing ryan howard's feet for all that he has done for you.

Rome · January 23, 2008, 04:18:55 PM

I personally put money in his pocket when I bought his authentic jersey so I'm good.

SunMo · January 23, 2008, 04:18:59 PM

i once was going to get mugged and Ryan Howard snorted the mugger up his ginormous nostril and saved my life

phattymatty · January 23, 2008, 04:27:39 PM

sometimes ryan howard burps me when i have heartburn.

Sgt PSN · January 23, 2008, 04:33:07 PM

Ryan Howard hit Sean Taylor in the dick.

He was swinging for his balls but missed.

SunMo · January 23, 2008, 05:00:00 PM

Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 23, 2008, 04:33:07 PM
Ryan Howard hit Sean Taylor in the dick.

He was swinging for his balls but missed.

just like you swung and missed with that joke

Seabiscuit36 · January 23, 2008, 05:05:56 PM

Quote from: SunMo on January 23, 2008, 04:18:59 PM
i once was going to get mugged and Ryan Howard snorted the mugger up his ginormous nostril and saved my life

Bigger nose, Ryan Howard or Quentin Jammer?

PoopyfaceMcGee · January 23, 2008, 05:09:31 PM

Quote from: SunMo on January 23, 2008, 05:00:00 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 23, 2008, 04:33:07 PM
Ryan Howard hit Sean Taylor in the dick.

He was swinging for his balls but missed.

just like you swung and missed with that joke

The misses make us appreciate the hits that much more.

Sgt PSN · January 23, 2008, 05:42:11 PM

Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 23, 2008, 05:05:56 PM
Quote from: SunMo on January 23, 2008, 04:18:59 PM
i once was going to get mugged and Ryan Howard snorted the mugger up his ginormous nostril and saved my life
Bigger nose, Ryan Howard or Quentin Jammer?

Greg Oden

Rome · January 23, 2008, 07:21:04 PM

It's times like this I miss NoneBetta the most.

rjs246 · January 23, 2008, 08:04:07 PM

Yeah, he had some pretty big nostrils, too.

reese125 · January 23, 2008, 09:02:58 PM

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 23, 2008, 01:40:16 PM
How much older as well as physically and emotionally mature was Howard than the rest of those guys when he became a starter in the Majors?

He's a four year college player who also spent three years in the Minors. Griffey was what, 19 when he broke in at Seattle? How about Bonds? I know he was a college player, but still, he hit the Majors at a young age too (21, I believe).

You can twist the numbers any way you want in favor of Howard, but the bottom line for him is, he's still only entitled to whatever the Phillies are willing to give him or what the arbitrator is willing to award him. That's the way the system is set up, and occasionally players of rare ability get screwed by it. Well, boo hoo. He'll still get his dough so all this nonsense being written about by the hacks in Philly is nothing more than noise.

He can either agree to an incredibly lucrative extension (and let's not kid ourselves - it will be lucrative, maybe not as lucrative as he'd like but it would still be more money than he could ever spend in his life) or he can spend the next four years fighting it out with the Phillies at the arbitration table. Either way, he's a Phillie and for a good long time too.

Rome, what makes you think he will be a Phillie for a long time regardless? If he gets in the arbitration room battling it out with the Phillies of what he's owed, its going to get ugly. They come back at him with all the strikeouts he's had..blah blah blah....he gets salty....and history repeats itself

He owes the Phillies nothing and his parents are the ones pushing this hard. Regardless of the strikeouts, Howard is a star that rarely (like stated in the article) comes around. The Phillies have him and should show their appreciation regardless of the system. They could very well farg this franchise up for years.