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

[Hawk]

Anyone mention Choke's new house in Florida yet?

It's 5,099 air miles from Tampa, Florida to Venice, Italy. But Ryan Howard found a much faster way to see the legendary Venetian canals: he's building one in his new home.

A town not far from Tampa is considering a major change to its housing code to allow the Phillies slugger to build a $23 million, 17,500-square-foot home nicknamed Casa Del Howard.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports (via the Tampa Bay Weekly) Howard's architect had to testify before a town commission about the ridiculous plans for the house. At issue is the length of construction. City code says all homes must be finished in 24 months; the Howard palace could take as long as 3 1/2 years to complete.

Dan Dawson says the gulf-front property, covering over an acre of land in Belleair, Florida, features a Venice-style lazy river running from the swimming pool underneath a series of bridges. In case you believe Howard could do without the Italian influence on his home, Dawson told the commission the river is "a fundamental part of the design." He claimed the whole Howard family was looking forward to seeing the canal, and won't consider dropping it from the plans.

If Howard gets bored with baseball, he can try the Pro Bowling Tour. His castle will include a bowling alley on the ground level with breakaway walls.

Belleair is considering its options. The town could amend the law, or the ordinance could be left as is, and the case appealed to the special magistrate when the six month deadline is not met.

Howard has earned $45,255,000 over the course of his big league career, which began in 2006. The St. Louis native will earn $115,000,000 in guaranteed money from 2012 through 2016 from the Phillies.

Souljaboy's 55 million dollar jet kind of outshined it.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I saw that and simply didn't care.

Singleton, Cosart, AND Brown for Pence? What. The. farg. No thanks. I don't even think that makes the team better in 2011.

[ice grillin you]

please dont post anything that has anything to do with his contract ever again...i get puke sweats when it comes up

[Rome]

Why the farg does that jerkoff need a 23 million dollar house?

Stupid soon-to-be broke athletes make me ill.

[SunMo]

please dont post anything that has anything to do with his contract ever again...i get puke sweats when it comes up

i thought you didn't care about the money

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Choke Dog over the last calendar year:
.240 average
28 HRs
163 K's
533 ABs (144 games)

(courtesy of PhillyGameday)

[ice grillin you]

please dont post anything that has anything to do with his contract ever again...i get puke sweats when it comes up

i thought you didn't care about the money

when there is a hard salary cap i care and the phils have one even if it is self imposed...not only that but his contract makes him untradeable which also effects the team

sports where money matters: baseball basketball

sports where it kinda matters: hockey

sports where it doesnt matter: football

[Munson]

The Phillies have plenty of money going forward.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/05/2012-contract-issues-philadelphia-phillies.html

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Brown is IN the lineup tonight. So is Wilson Valdez.

Mike Mart for Pence, would you do that deal?

[Eagles_Legendz]

I saw that and simply didn't care.

Singleton, Cosart, AND Brown for Pence? What. The. farg. No thanks. I don't even think that makes the team better in 2011.

I agree with that.  In fact, Brown + anything for Pence and I'm out.

Looking at his numbers, he's really not even a huge upgrade over the Mayberry/Brown platoon split this year.  Pence is a good player, but he is no where near selling the entire farm for.

I'm in with Brown/Cosart for Kemp (not that he's available).  For Pence--no way.

[Don Ho]

Brown is IN the lineup tonight. So is Wilson Valdez.

Mike Mart for Pence, would you do that deal?

In a heart farging beat.

[QB Eagles]

Dan Dawson says the gulf-front property, covering over an acre of land in Belleair, Florida, features a Venice-style lazy river running from the swimming pool underneath a series of bridges.

http://www.youtube.com/v/hBe0VCso0qs?version=3&hl=en_US

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Brown is IN the lineup tonight. So is Wilson Valdez.

Mike Mart for Pence, would you do that deal?

In a heart farging beat.

Haha, right?

Game tonight will have to play dodge the storms. Could be postponed. Also, Rube is going to want to grab the sports headlines back and is going to do something dumb.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Choooooooch!

(grounded into inning-ending double play to cap off a 3-run bottom of the 1st)

[SD]

Any doubt Halladay pitches a perfect game tonight so the spotlight gets taken off the birds?