HALLADAY VIII: GUS IS SCRATCHNG LIKE A CHEAP JOHN

by **Luzinski's Gut** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:25:44

“Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity”
- Karl von Clausewitz

by **pacino** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:26:52

Luzinski's Gut wrote:“Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity”
- Karl von Clausewitz

said the guy who spent his entire life at war

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:33:06

pacino wrote:So you guys think Taylor, Kendrick and Happ will get this thing done?

If only. If I ran the Phillies, I'd still be pushing hard on something like this, to see if I could still land Halladay, if only because:

Rollins
Vic
Utley
Howard
Ibanez
Werth
Feliz
Ruiz

Francisco
Dobbs
Stairs
Bruntlett
Bako

Halladay
Hamels
Lee
Blanton
Moyer

Lidge
Madson
Romero
Myers
Pedro
Park
Eyre

is pretty much unstoppable. It might just scare the other teams into forfeiting altogether.

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:33:23

Dodgers talking about adding Billingsley to a Halladay proposal? Really?

lolol

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:34:14

FTN wrote:Dodgers talking about adding Billingsley to a Halladay proposal? Really?

lolol

I read that. Doesn't make sense, except that Coletti is a moron.

by **pacino** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:34:22

Halladay
Hamels
Lee

Excuse me a moment please.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:36:02

pacino wrote:
Halladay
Hamels
Lee

Excuse me a moment please.

I know, right? I came without touching myself when I wrote it.

I'd love to see the Phillies go totally cutthroat right now and go for it. Happ/Brown/Whoever.

EDIT: It reminds me of something Bill Parcells used to say. The Giants had a chance to draft Reggie White in the USFL dispersal draft before the Eagles got him. He used to lament the fact that they hadn't, and opined often: "Can you imagine if we had had Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White on the same defense? They would have had to make defense illegal." (I'm sure I've butchered the exact quotation somewhat, but that was the gist of it).

Well, starting pitching might have to be made against the rules if the Phillies could put together a rotation of Halladay/Hamels/Lee. if I'm Rube right now, I'm looking at myself in a mirror, jerking off, and thinking about that top three over and over and over again.

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:38:14

you know....it just might work

My FG articles · by **MattS** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:41:28

I have no idea if Riccardi is going to trade Halladay but he'd still be an idiot not to do so. This shouldn't even hurt his bargaining power. Riccardi now has the only ace on the market with multiple bidders. That is better than having one of two aces on the market with multiple bidders. This helps Riccardi's position if anything, and he would be an idiot not to trade Halladay. Pick up salary and you get more prospects, he should still do it.

by **lowcountry** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:45:51

Hamels, Halladay, Lee?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FGk63Fv7t4&feature=PlayList&p=E15F0FF1198E710F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1[/youtube]

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:51:44

lowcountry wrote:Hamels, Halladay, Lee?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch.v=6FGk63Fv7t4&feature=PlayList&p=E15F0FF1198E710F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1[/youtube]

I mean, I know it's not going to happen and I shouldn't get ridiculously greedy thinking about an impossibility anyway, but... if you're Rube... and you're already so smug... and you've just gotten Cliff Lee for magic beans plus Knapp... don't you have to be thinking about it? You could pretty much own the NL for 2009 and 2010, still have Drabek and Taylor if the Blue Jays are willing to deal (I would not include Drabek now for anyone), and... I mean, you would be the toast of baseball, right? That's a slam dunk executive of the year award. Slam dunk.

Like I said, if I'm Rube, i'm gazing into my own beautiful eyes in the mirror right now with my pants around my ankles, beating it like there is no tomorrow, all to the tune of "Halladay Hamels Lee" in my head.

Oh my God.

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:54:33

you cant afford both. even trading Blanton this winter won't be enough to offset it. If Moyer retires, then maybe. But I dont think they could do it financially.

And thats fine. This was amazing. We keep our 3 blue chips and get an ace.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 18:58:08

FTN wrote:you cant afford both. even trading Blanton this winter won't be enough to offset it. If Moyer retires, then maybe. But I dont think they could do it financially.

And thats fine. This was amazing. We keep our 3 blue chips and get an ace.

Oh, I know it's just a pipe dream, but... what a pipe dream.

If you move Vic (which I would have to think they are seriously considering anyway given the fact that they've kept Taylor) and move Blanton (also quite doable) or hell even Lee after this season, I think they actually could do it money-wise.

But it's all utter nonsense, I realize. It's just neat to think of the Phillies actually being in a position where they could think about just loading both barrels and daring anyone to try to take what is theirs.

by **Luzinski's Gut** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:02:00

Clausewitz spent remarkably little time at war. Died at the age of 51 from cholera. Spent about five year of his life at war.

pacino wrote:
Luzinski's Gut wrote:“Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity”
- Karl von Clausewitz

said the guy who spent his entire life at war

by **draneym2** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:02:24

Assuming they hang on to Halladay, I took great satisfaction in watching Toronto lose today. Have fun in 4th for the next two seasons and getting less than fair value for Roy in the end, fools.

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:11:53

FTN wrote:you cant afford both. even trading Blanton this winter won't be enough to offset it. If Moyer retires, then maybe. But I dont think they could do it financially.

And thats fine. This was amazing. We keep our 3 blue chips and get an ace.

If they trade Victorino or Werth (in addition to Blanton) to open up a spot for Taylor, they could save more than enough.

Just sayin'.

by **HillMD** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:17:24

Ruben calls Ricciardi:

Ruben: We want to make a deal.
Ricciardi: Ruben, I've told you several times, you have to give us Brown and Kyle Dra...
Ruben: No, no. I'd like to acquire Jason Frasor. :-D

by **smitty** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:22:25

Luzinski's Gut wrote:Clausewitz spent remarkably little time at war. Died at the age of 51 from cholera. Spent about five year of his life at war.

pacino wrote:
Luzinski's Gut wrote:“Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity”
- Karl von Clausewitz

said the guy who spent his entire life at war

He did write that book though.

by **Titlehungry** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:43:45

We weren't interested in a serious relationship with Halladay but we can still be friends...

by **SideshowBob** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 19:49:33

JFLNYC wrote:If they trade Victorino or Werth (in addition to Blanton) to open up a spot for Taylor, they could save more than enough.

Just sayin'.

Hell, trade Ibanez if we have to.

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