2013-14 Phillies Offseason Thread

[Don Ho]

Haha I don't know how to resize it.

That shot is too funny!  It's almost like it's directed right at us.  Right back at ya' Smuggy.

[Geowhizzer]

If Hamels has no more complications:  75-82 wins.

If Hamels has Tommy John:  67-75 wins.

Put a gun to my head:  76-86

[Munson]

Tommy john? aren't all of his problems in his shoulder? I won't be thinking tommy john til I hear "forearm tightness"

[Geowhizzer]

Tommy john? aren't all of his problems in his shoulder? I won't be thinking tommy john til I hear "forearm tightness"

Ruben probably uses the Flyers' doctors.

[BigEd76]

Last night was MLBN's 30-in-30 for the Phils, and Harold was the only one that gave them a shot at a wildcard, while everyone else picked them 3rd or 4th (possibly last if everything falls apart, according to Verducci). The consensus was that nobody in the lineup is in the prime of their career, HOF is still a question mark that had one good month last year, the three aces have pitched too much, and the bullpen sucks....but hey, at least they'll have Bowa around to yell at them

[ice grillin you]

welcome to two years ago mlb network

[MDS]

they have three aces?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Manship and Kendrick, bro

[Geowhizzer]

3rd place is tops IMO.  They have as much chance of being the wildcard as Todd does of winning the Pulitzer.

[MDS]

completely random question but geo how old do you think the earth is

[Geowhizzer]

completely random question but geo how old do you think the earth is

Don't know.  I wasn't there at the (beginning/creation/big bang/whatever you want to call it) and am not a scientist.  Those that study that say billions of years, and I can't argue with that.

I'm not a "young earther" if that's what you're asking.

[SD]

4.6 billion years


Climate change

[BigEd76]

igporn: CBP is getting poutine and pastrami

[ice grillin you]

had to laugh at this byline from and nl east preview i read....

The East is a two-team race, but ample young talent will keep things interesting for the cellar dwellers.


it basically in one line dismisses the phillies on all fronts....they arent one of the two teams at the top and they are the opposite of young and talented...is there a worse position in sports to be in than where the phillies currently sit

[BigEd76]

First team I thought of was the Atlanta Hawks.  They've been stuck in the 6-8 seed range for 20 years

Abreu was released this morning, so the average age of the roster just dropped to 35