by Bakestar » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:19:43
FTN wrote:GrizzledVeteran wrote:Maybe Carpenter got called up because Happ is being traded for Halladay and Roy won't be in town in time to make Happ's start on Friday. So Carpenter starts on Friday and Halladay goes Saturday. It almost makes sense.
by CFP » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:37:26
FTN wrote:GrizzledVeteran wrote:Maybe Carpenter got called up because Happ is being traded for Halladay and Roy won't be in town in time to make Happ's start on Friday. So Carpenter starts on Friday and Halladay goes Saturday. It almost makes sense.
by Bob Loblaw » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:39:30
GrizzledVeteran wrote:Maybe Carpenter got called up because Happ is being traded for Halladay and Roy won't be in town in time to make Happ's start on Friday. So Carpenter starts on Friday and Halladay goes Saturday. It almost makes sense.
by ReadingPhilly » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:40:23
CFP wrote:FTN wrote:GrizzledVeteran wrote:Maybe Carpenter got called up because Happ is being traded for Halladay and Roy won't be in town in time to make Happ's start on Friday. So Carpenter starts on Friday and Halladay goes Saturday. It almost makes sense.
We really do have a graemlin for just about everything
by VFB » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:45:02
Remember people, everything we've heard up until now hasn't been directly involved with an OFFER, from either club. This is ALL POSTURING. IMO Amaro wanted Drabek to go in the trade, so he started pumping him up through the media. He wanted JP thinking Drabek was the crown jewel to get...and from a media manipulation standpoint it's worked perfectly.
Drabek will go in the trade but Knapp, the guy Amaro REALLY wanted to protect, will stay. Amaro learned from one of the best, and it's showing.
by Bakestar » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:47:19
VFB wrote:Remember people, everything we've heard up until now hasn't been directly involved with an OFFER, from either club. This is ALL POSTURING. IMO Amaro wanted Drabek to go in the trade, so he started pumping him up through the media. He wanted JP thinking Drabek was the crown jewel to get...and from a media manipulation standpoint it's worked perfectly.
Drabek will go in the trade but Knapp, the guy Amaro REALLY wanted to protect, will stay. Amaro learned from one of the best, and it's showing.
by VFB » Thu Jul 23, 2009 20:56:02
If you don't know, Halladay teaches pitchers how to pitch! Look at Randy Wells and his success, I credit that 100% to Doc. Also guys like Richmond, Romero, Marcum, McGowan, Listch, etc... all credited to Halladay.
by smitty » Thu Jul 23, 2009 21:02:29
VFB wrote:If you don't know, Halladay teaches pitchers how to pitch! Look at Randy Wells and his success, I credit that 100% to Doc. Also guys like Richmond, Romero, Marcum, McGowan, Listch, etc... all credited to Halladay.
by Trent Steele » Thu Jul 23, 2009 21:12:27
The Blue Jays have placed a July 28 soft deadline to make a deal, but if the Phillies and Blue Jays are close, their talks certainly would continue to July 31.
And here's the kicker if the Phillies and Jays pull the trigger at the last hour: Halladay won't need to change hotel rooms. The Phillies play the Giants in San Francisco from July 30-Aug. 2 and the Blue Jays play the Athletics in Oakland from July 31-Aug. 2.
Both teams are staying in the same hotel in San Francisco.
Amaro has plenty of things to consider as he moves forward. Which prospects should he give up? How does Halladay's $15.75 million salary next season impact his other off-season moves? How does Halladay's free agency following next season influence Amaro's decision to part with the organization's top prospects?
Amaro dismissed a report that the Phillies have told the Blue Jays that Double-A Reading right-hander Kyle Drabek is untouchable.
"There are some people we would not trade and there are some people we would, and it's all subject to change," Amaro said.
