Manny will be a Phillies (version 3.11)

by **JFLNYC** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 21:40:39

Dodgers #24 (Walter Alston) is retired.

by **lethal** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 23:20:22

kruker wrote:ESPN says he's wearing #99. That bothers me.

Only So should wear 99!

by **Ace Rothstein** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 01:30:32

manny up with the tying run on 1st , 0 out , hits a 6-4-3 DP

by **VFB** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 02:00:03

He's Just Trying So Hard To Make A Play Out There [/wheels]

by **CFP** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:53:26

I just saw the highlights on Sports Center. Holy crap, could this have been a more poorly played baseball game? These two teams are going nowhere.

by **pacino** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:37:51

CFP wrote:I just saw the highlights on Sports Center. Holy crap, could this have been a more poorly played baseball game? These two teams are going nowhere.

Unfortunately one of them almost has to go somewhere

by **BigEd76** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 15:37:05

Rosenthal says Manny wants 4/$100M this offseason but may get "only" 2/$35M...

by **Ace Rothstein** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 15:58:58

BigEd76 wrote:Rosenthal says Manny wants 4/$100M this offseason but may get "only" 2/$35M...

i think he gets closer to 4/100 than 2/35

by **z ipper** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 16:08:47

he could go on a two month fetus eating spree and still get more than that.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 16:10:00

99 to 30 for manny uni#

by **stevelxa476** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:07:15

Ace Rothstein wrote:
BigEd76 wrote:Rosenthal says Manny wants 4/$100M this offseason but may get "only" 2/$35M...

i think he gets closer to 4/100 than 2/35

According to Mike Lupica on the Sports Reporters this morning, Boras called the Red Sox about an hour or two after the trade to say that Manny would be interested in signing there in the off-season and to gauge their interest.

by **kenrosenthal** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 15:08:38

The Phillies were a team said to excite Ramirez. They have a great lineup and an even better ballpark for him to put up big second-half numbers and enhance his free-agent value. The Phillies had interest but were apparently offering even less than L.A. They may have had concerns about how Ramirez would fit into the same outfield with Pat Burrell.

by **TenuredVulture** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 15:09:06

We need to make a run at signing Manny in the off-season. It will improve board quality.

by **JDS** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:13:48

JFLNYC wrote:
JDS wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Would you trade them Burrell for Manny and Bucholtz?

No. Burrell's better and Buckholz has lost faith in his fastball.

Burrell with a career OPS of .860, and manny with a career OPS of .999

Burrell's a lot better, you're right.

We're talking about a half-year rental, smart guy -- this year. Burrell's OPS+ is 151, Manny's is 140.

And now Burrell's OPS+ is 146, while Manny's is 152, and the gap will just get larger and larger as the end of the season goes on. You know why? As I stated before, Manny Ramirez is a much better hitter

i just love proving people wrong, i've been doing it for years and won't stop on this board either

by **dajafi** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:15:20

JDS wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
JDS wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Would you trade them Burrell for Manny and Bucholtz?

No. Burrell's better and Buckholz has lost faith in his fastball.

Burrell with a career OPS of .860, and manny with a career OPS of .999

Burrell's a lot better, you're right.

We're talking about a half-year rental, smart guy -- this year. Burrell's OPS+ is 151, Manny's is 140.

And now Burrell's OPS+ is 146, while Manny's is 152, and the gap will just get larger and larger as the end of the season goes on. You know why? As I stated before, Manny Ramirez is a much better hitter

i just love proving people wrong, i've been doing it for years and won't stop on this board either

You will, actually. This is close to trolling behavior, and you haven't exactly made yourself beloved here. You have no benefit of the doubt.

So stop acting like a jackass, or you're gone.

by **JDS** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:18:04

dajafi wrote:
JDS wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
JDS wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Would you trade them Burrell for Manny and Bucholtz?

No. Burrell's better and Buckholz has lost faith in his fastball.

Burrell with a career OPS of .860, and manny with a career OPS of .999

Burrell's a lot better, you're right.

We're talking about a half-year rental, smart guy -- this year. Burrell's OPS+ is 151, Manny's is 140.

And now Burrell's OPS+ is 146, while Manny's is 152, and the gap will just get larger and larger as the end of the season goes on. You know why? As I stated before, Manny Ramirez is a much better hitter

i just love proving people wrong, i've been doing it for years and won't stop on this board either

You will, actually.

No matter how many of you try to say this, I'm always right. I'll let the performances on the field prove me right, as they always seem to do

by **ReadingPhilly** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:24:36

Who did you want to give up for Manny? Burrell? The whole point of adding Manny would be to help this offense. Subtracting Burrell wouldn't have made much sense. Donald and Marson? I love Manny too but I wasn't willing to trade our future catcher and another guy who will play a role on this team soon for a two month rental. If the deal would have been Werth+ everyone would have been on board with it. Sometimes what we want just isn't feasible.

by **philliesr98** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:25:55

hit the showers mcmahon

by **JFLNYC** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:28:14

What a pity you waited so patiently for what you thought was the exact the moment you were right -- only to be wrong. I said "Burrell's better," not "Burrell's a better hitter."

Burrell's VORP is 38.1; Manny 35.6. Burrell has 19 Win Shares; Manny 15. Burrell's WARP3 9.1; Manny 8.4. By any measure which includes totality of play, not just hitting, Burrell is better than Manny this year.

That must hurt. Thanks for playing and better luck next time.

by **Bucky** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 21:31:55

JFLYPWNED

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