2011 Philadelphia Phillies Season Thread (choking awful pos team, DIAF)

[Geowhizzer]

Hell of a play by Polanco.

Also, Worley got squeezed a bit in that inning.

[ice grillin you]

its the phillies option....pay him 16 million or buy him out for i believe one million

three guesses what the phils do

[Geowhizzer]

its the phillies option....pay him 16 million or buy him out for i believe one million

three guesses what the phils do

If it was 1996...

[Munson]

Yeah they're getting a ton of money off the books next year and the only guy they really need to resign is JRoll, no?


But I'm pretty sure Jroll, Raul, and Lidge all come off the books next year. Lee gets a 12Mil raise, use the rest of the money to resign JRoll and keep Roy O another year. Then spend the spare change on bench players and such.

[Geowhizzer]

Ibanez luvs him some Nationals.

[QB Eagles]

Raul's 5 for 7 this series with a homer, Valdez just got a RBI instead of hitting into a DP with the bases loaded... what's going on here?

[MDS]

i thought the nationals were supposed to win this series.

wha ha happen?

[Munson]

nationals are playing really well and will take at least two of three...book it

lolz

[ice grillin you]

its the phillies option....pay him 16 million or buy him out for i believe one million

three guesses what the phils do

If it was 1996...

has nothing to do with being cheap...they just arent going to pay a #4 pitcher 16 million when they can buy him out for one and use that money elsewhere...need to extend cole...get a SS at least one corner outfielder (two if HOF brown doesnt pan out)...resign/replace madson...get a closer...plus that 15 million can also create room to take salary on in a trade

[Rome]

There's a pitcher coming up who'll be ready in two years anyway.  They absolutely 100% have to re-sign Cole.  He's the future of this franchise, not Rollins, Utley or even Choke. 

[Munson]

Yeah they need to lock him up for as long as they can.

[Geowhizzer]

No doubt that Hamels is priority #1.  Not sure they definitely jettison Oswalt to do it (unless there is more about the back issues than we know).

[Geowhizzer]

Yeah they're getting a ton of money off the books next year and the only guy they really need to resign is JRoll, no?


But I'm pretty sure Jroll, Raul, and Lidge all come off the books next year. Lee gets a 12Mil raise, use the rest of the money to resign JRoll and keep Roy O another year. Then spend the spare change on bench players and such.

Nitpicky, but Lee goes up $10.5M next year (11M to 21.5M).

Rollins is going to have to earn a new contract.  I'd say the chances of a re-sign are at best 50/50.  The Phils have to start getting younger.

[Munson]

Can they afford to lose his bat and, more importantly, the clubhouse leadership though? And who do they plug in there? I like valdez as the 5th infielder for injuries but not the every day guy at SS.

[phillymic2000]

The Nationals are freakin awesome!