Phillies 2017 Thread

[MDS]

this lineup could be pretty interesting especially when they add machado

[Rome]

Hoskins doing business again. 

Incredible. 

[ice grillin you]

reece coming up live on sportscenter in a few minutes

[ice grillin you]

Stop it, Rhys Hoskins

Can it really be this easy? Rhys Hoskins homered again on Sunday, extending his home-run streak to five games, in Philadelphia's 6–3 win over the Cubs. That tied not only the longest such streak in Phillies history, it matched the longest home-run streaks by a rookie in major-league history.

The Phillies record was set by Dick Allen in 1969, and previously tied by Mike Schmidt (1979), Bobby Abreu (2005), and Chase Utley (twice during the 2008 season). The MLB rookie record was set by Rudy York in 1937. Hoskins was the sixth player to tie York's mark, including two active players: Caleb Joseph (2014) and Joc Pederson (2015).

So is there anything Hoskins can't do? Of course ... let's see him try to start a triple play. From the outfield. Oh wait, he did that on Sunday too. Hoskins was the first rookie outfielder to participate in a triple play since 1992, when Kenny Lofton did it.

[QB Eagles]

11 homers versus 8 hits that aren't homers. Obviously the wheels will come off this, but it's farging bizarre.

[SD]

come up with a cool nickname for him some funny costumes and form a stadium fan club like the padilla flotilla

Keep hearing "Rhys Lightning"

Horrible

[ice grillin you]

lol...i cant tell if that horrible or if its so horrible its good

[Rome]

I know good puns.  Good puns are a friend of mine.  That's not a good pun. 

[Geowhizzer]

Since when did Adam Morgan start doing impressions of a major league pitcher?

[MDS]

since he moved to the bullpen and changed his mechanics

[ice grillin you]

Hoskins fails to homer, but does produce his 25th RBI

Rhys Hoskins failed to extend his home run streak, but he did drive in a run, his 25th RBI in just his 19th career game, in a 2-for-4 performance in Philadelphia's 6-1 win over the Braves on Monday. Those are the second-fewest games needed to reach 25 RBIs among players who made their major-league debut since RBIs became an official statistic in 1920, behind Mandy Brooks (17 games).

[Rome]

RBI = fake stat. 

[MDS]

cant knock in runs unless people are on base....cant score runs unless people knock you in

but but but

[Rome]

Home runs don't count as runs because they're the product of luck. 

- Seam head logic. 

[MDS]

actually seamheads love homers

but i guess those 14 rbis and 7 runs hoskins scored without the aid of his own homer were....homerific?