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On June 05 2015 09:17 Aveng3r wrote:
They gotta update the posey rule, Phillies just got robbed by the rulebook
aren't the Phillies in the middle of the heavy lifting stage of a long rebuild?
doesn't this make their record this year relatively unimportant if you're a phillies fan?
that said, the posey rule is pure stupidity. the blue jays #1 play-by-play commentator guy, Buck Martinez, had his career basically ended in a home plate collision. Even he is against the rule.
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On June 05 2015 14:06 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Lighting a candle in remembrance for the Mariners 2015 season. We had high hopes.
A reminder why you don't get hyped over a DH. Looking at you, Detroit.
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On June 05 2015 18:51 AgentW wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 14:06 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Lighting a candle in remembrance for the Mariners 2015 season. We had high hopes. A reminder why you don't get hyped over a DH. Looking at you, Detroit.
Nelson Cruz hype far understated his current impact on the team. It's not even remotely his fault this season is happening the way it is.
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Cayman Islands24199 Posts
yea he was in the yankees system for years and never got a shot to the show
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On June 05 2015 14:16 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 09:17 Aveng3r wrote:
They gotta update the posey rule, Phillies just got robbed by the rulebook aren't the Phillies in the middle of the heavy lifting stage of a long rebuild? doesn't this make their record this year relatively unimportant if you're a phillies fan? that said, the posey rule is pure stupidity. the blue jays #1 play-by-play commentator guy, Buck Martinez, had his career basically ended in a home plate collision. Even he is against the rule.
Yes they are, I am actively rooting for them to lose every day so that maybe we can snag the next Bryce harper
That said, I still don't like it when dipshit rules calls screw their young guys out of production
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On June 06 2015 01:16 GhandiEAGLE wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 18:51 AgentW wrote:On June 05 2015 14:06 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Lighting a candle in remembrance for the Mariners 2015 season. We had high hopes. A reminder why you don't get hyped over a DH. Looking at you, Detroit. Nelson Cruz hype far understated his current impact on the team. It's not even remotely his fault this season is happening the way it is.
I wasn't implying it was Cruz's fault at all; he's been one of the best hitters in the AL this year. I was merely pointing out that DH's have a limited impact on the game and whenever anyone signs one people get hyped through the roof that their team will be significantly better. On a similar note, fans and media do this will outfielders who can hit and can't play a lick of defense (San Diego).
Every year people lose their minds thinking the upstart teams who make splash moves in the winter will win divisions and go to the World Series, but it's always teams like St. Louis and Detroit. Nobody likes rooting for the Death Star, but the Death Star usually wins.
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when u go to a baseball game.. keep ur eyes on the play, unless of course u're sitting in the bleachers.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2015/06/05/fan-critically-injured-at-fenway-at-red-sox-athletics-game.html
i've seen a couple of women take some awful smacks from hockey pucks at games when they weren't watching the play
On June 06 2015 15:45 Aveng3r wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 14:16 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On June 05 2015 09:17 Aveng3r wrote:
They gotta update the posey rule, Phillies just got robbed by the rulebook aren't the Phillies in the middle of the heavy lifting stage of a long rebuild? doesn't this make their record this year relatively unimportant if you're a phillies fan? that said, the posey rule is pure stupidity. the blue jays #1 play-by-play commentator guy, Buck Martinez, had his career basically ended in a home plate collision. Even he is against the rule. Yes they are, I am actively rooting for them to lose every day so that maybe we can snag the next Bryce harper That said, I still don't like it when dipshit rules calls screw their young guys out of production
Pat Gillick is the only non-ownership baseball exec in the hall of fame..
except for Branch Rickey of course.
u guys are lucky to have him guiding the process ... even if he is 5000 years old now.
-he drafted tony fernandez when he was 135 lbs...
-began the gold rush for baseball stars in the dominican.
-the mcgriff trade...
-picked up george bell for $25,000
-by 1985 when Gillick was about 40 years old most owners had a standing order with their GM that they were not allowed to make trades with him... LOLz
-ran the only team other than the Yankees to win consecutive World Series in 40 years.
-traded away ARod and GriffeyJr and won 116 games after the trades.
-the Halladay trade
his nickname in his prime was "yellow pages" because he never forgot even the smallest trivial fact or figure.
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On June 06 2015 23:44 JimmyJRaynor wrote:when u go to a baseball game.. keep ur eyes on the play, unless of course u're sitting in the bleachers. http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2015/06/05/fan-critically-injured-at-fenway-at-red-sox-athletics-game.htmli've seen a couple of women take some awful smacks from hockey pucks at games when they weren't watching the play Show nested quote +On June 06 2015 15:45 Aveng3r wrote:On June 05 2015 14:16 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On June 05 2015 09:17 Aveng3r wrote:
They gotta update the posey rule, Phillies just got robbed by the rulebook aren't the Phillies in the middle of the heavy lifting stage of a long rebuild? doesn't this make their record this year relatively unimportant if you're a phillies fan? that said, the posey rule is pure stupidity. the blue jays #1 play-by-play commentator guy, Buck Martinez, had his career basically ended in a home plate collision. Even he is against the rule. Yes they are, I am actively rooting for them to lose every day so that maybe we can snag the next Bryce harper That said, I still don't like it when dipshit rules calls screw their young guys out of production Pat Gillick is the only non-ownership baseball exec in the hall of fame.. except for Branch Rickey of course. u guys are lucky to have him guiding the process ... even if he is 5000 years old now. -he drafted tony fernandez when he was 135 lbs... -began the gold rush for baseball stars in the dominican. -the mcgriff trade... -picked up george bell for $25,000 -by 1985 when Gillick was about 40 years old most owners had a standing order with their GM that they were not allowed to make trades with him... LOLz -ran the only team other than the Yankees to win consecutive World Series in 40 years. -traded away ARod and GriffeyJr and won 116 games after the trades. -the Halladay trade his nickname in his prime was "yellow pages" because he never forgot even the smallest trivial fact or figure.
Oh definitely, I am thrilled to have him cuz god knows Ruben Amaro isn't gonna get it done, Gillick is the man that assembled the 2008 ws roster and oversaw the best stretch of baseball in phillies history
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Chris Heston currently working some magic.
EDIT: He gets the no-no! Would've been perfect if not for the 3 HBPs
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My GOD the Phillies are just so bad its nauseating
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I have a bunch of friends who are Phillies fans. We don't talk about it.
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We probably also have the worst farm system in the league to boot, by FAR. Ruben Amaro is just such a stupid ass hole I can't get my head around it. I could have done a better job than him since he took over.
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On June 15 2015 13:17 Aveng3r wrote:
We probably also have the worst farm system in the league to boot, by FAR. Ruben Amaro is just such a stupid ass hole I can't get my head around it. I could have done a better job than him since he took over.
Ernie Whitt is good. He is a big part of Baseball Canada and a great instructor/teacher/leader.
an open minded guy with a massive amount of knowledge.
former catcher of course. 
he can handle both the sabermetric analysis side and the practical side of the game.
Gillick and Whitt have a long history together. Don't be surprised if Whitt is given a lot more responsibility if he wants it.
If he is happy with his nice cushy job with Baseball Canada he might not want it though.
Basically, with Baseball Canada Ernie is 1 small step below God.
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On June 15 2015 13:17 Aveng3r wrote:
We probably also have the worst farm system in the league to boot, by FAR. Ruben Amaro is just such a stupid ass hole I can't get my head around it. I could have done a better job than him since he took over.
Not super familiar with the Phillies situation, but IIRC the Tigers have a really bad one which is gonna kill them in a few years.
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http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/gillick-phillies-not-contender-2015-or-2016
Gillick says 2017 or 2018 for the Phillies and definitely not 2015 or 2016.
The last time Gillick built a team from the ground up was in 1981 and their situation was a lot worse than the Phillies situation.
does he still have the magic?
imo, baseball is such a great game that watching your favourite team lose is still very interesting.
i realize i'm amongst a tiny minority of baseball fans though.
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What do you guys think of the Royals starting the ASG? I re-read that sentence and realized that no, I didn't mess it up grammatically.
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United States97277 Posts
I think it would be pretty funny if they pull it off
I mean it's not like people take All Star voting super serious right?
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On June 16 2015 11:28 Shellshock wrote:
I think it would be pretty funny if they pull it off
I mean it's not like people take All Star voting super serious right?
well it decides who the home team is for the 7th game of the world series.
and in terms of the 4 major sports in NA ... the baseball all star game more closely resembles real competition.
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