Phillies season 9

[MDS]

For the 1000000th time

I don't understand how anyone could like Bowa. The players hated him, he made excuses for every loss and was an awful in game manager.

The players love Manuel, he sorta mumbles and says "I dont know" after a loss and he's probably a worse in game manager than Bowa.

Either way, its all Loserthals and Bells fault. They suck. Especially Bell.

[MURP]

Bell is the awesome.  His energy and enthusiam for the game of baseball really shines through and provides the rest of the Phillies with the positive attitude to go out there and git er done.

[MDS]

You're right, Josh Parry. I'm gonna buy my Bell jersey right now.

[MURP]

and bring it to a tailgate so we can set it on fire.  double nice!

[MDS]

I don't think such a thing exists. But I shall look.

But what I really want is a Mike Zordich jersey.

[MURP]

your gonna have to go custom made for Zordich and that means you start playing the lottery, cause god knows your not gettin a job!

[MDS]

Damnit, you're right.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Will you wear the Zordich Mullett when you get your own #36?

Save up your lunch money and call 1-877-NFL-SHOP and order one.

Or pimp yourself out to those Temple girls for money. I'm sure they'd dig the mullet.

What are the pitching match-ups this weeked? I know Crazy Vicente is going tonight for the Phils...do we get Eric Milton? I hope so.

[QB Eagles]

Or pimp yourself out to those Temple girls for money. I'm sure they'd dig the mullet.

Ouch.

[Rome]

Speaking of Bowa...

Posted on Fri, Sep. 23, 2005

Bowa has plenty to say about players' remarks

By Todd Zolecki

Inquirer Staff Writer


ATLANTA - One of the reasons the Phillies say they still are in the National League wild-card race is the more relaxed atmosphere in the clubhouse (i.e. no Larry Bowa).

Bowa is working for ESPN and XM Radio this season, but he talked Wednesday on WFAN-AM (660) in New York about recent comments by former players, specifically those made in this week's Sports Illustrated.

"There's a lot of sensitive players on that team, and a lot of them really did not like the fact that I had played in Philly, won a World Series in Philly," he told the radio station. "Let's face it, if you play in a city and you win a World Series there, you're going to be pretty popular there. The players for some reason didn't like that. I guess they said I made them play tight. I don't know.

"One thing a lot of those guys needed is someone to take the heat for them. If the want to blame me, that's fine."

He continued.

"If you mess up, I'm talking about making mental mistakes, our coaching staff that we had last year would bring it up," he said. "And I guess players don't want to hear that."

The Phillies won 86, 80, 86 and 86 games in Bowa's four seasons, but they never made the playoffs.

The Phillies are on pace to win 86 games this season but remain in the wild-card race, trailing the Houston Astros by only two games with nine to play.

"They have a good team," Bowa said. "They're good players. They have as good a chance as anybody. But to make quotes... it's basically saying the reason they didn't win last year was because of the manager and a couple coaches."

Bowa also said the process to hire manager Charlie Manuel wasn't legitimate.

"I knew when I was going to get fired, the Phillies can say what they want, they knew he was going to be the manager," Bowa said. "It was a slam dunk. The company line is that this was the most thorough search we've ever had. It was a smoke screen. Anybody knowledgeable in sports realized what was going on."

[PhillyPhreak54]

I just looked at the pitching match-ups....oh, boy. They're tossing garbage out there. The Phils better sweep these fargs.

Harang
Milton
some no-name slop-baller

9 games to go, ladies. 9 effin' games.

By the way - playoff tickets go on sale tomorrow at CBP.

[SunMo]

hopefully the Cubs and Cards will get up for the chance to knock the Astros out of the playoffs

[MDS]

I doubt they sell out. Seriously, people really don't like this team.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I doubt they sell out. Seriously, people really don't like this team.

Nah, they'll sell out.

And we'll hear the same people on WIP saying how they were on the wagon all year long that were blasting the team all season long.

I liked Fitzpatrick's little column in the Inky today. He ripped the fans for not supportng the team throughout this stretch.

I hate management and I dislike some of the players, but I'll wait to rip them until after the season is over. Other than Lieby and Bell and Wade, that is. But I still support the team and have done so all year long.  I catch shtein for it at work from two guys who are Eskin lapdawgs. I copied Fitzpatricks article and put it on their desks for them to see.

I hope they make the playoffs just so I can rub it in their faces.

[mikey418]

Well I think the Cards would rather play the Phillies then the Astros...so expect the Cards to play them tough those 2 games.  Also, the Cubs hold a  7-5 lead in games against Houston right now....let's just hope that Cincy doesnt screw the Phils like they did last year....