I'm positive I don't want to see Ruiz have another at bat this season... or ever for that matter

My vomit is multicolored and actually quite pleasing to view.

cartersDad26 wrote:i've been saying it (to my wife and co-workers, who likely aren't listening) that this has to be the worst first place team in history. how are we still in first. i'd be slamming my head into a wall even more if I were a mets or marlins fan.

cartersDad26 wrote:i've been saying it (to my wife and co-workers, who likely aren't listening) that this has to be the worst first place team in history. how are we still in first. i'd be slamming my head into a wall even more if I were a mets or marlins fan.

Mets fans hate their team too. And Marlins fans don't exist.

Someone has to win this piece of shit division.

I recall this team used to be good at scoring. Hopefully that returns at some point.

All of the Phillies players are doing very well financially.

TheDude24 wrote:All of the Phillies players are doing very well financially.

And the ownership.

they'll still be in first place tomorrow and for at least part of the day on sunday

Blanton pitched very well tonight

CFP wrote:

cartersDad26 wrote:i've been saying it (to my wife and co-workers, who likely aren't listening) that this has to be the worst first place team in history. how are we still in first. i'd be slamming my head into a wall even more if I were a mets or marlins fan.

Don't forget the 82 win Padres from 2005

7-3 in their last ten

Holy shit, the 05 Padres pythagorean record was 77-85 which still would have put them in a tie with the 2nd place Diamondbacks. Speaking of them, their pythagorean record that year was 66-96. That could be not only the worst division of all time, but the luckiest worst division of all time.

cartersDad26 wrote:i've been saying it (to my wife and co-workers, who likely aren't listening) that this has to be the worst first place team in history. how are we still in first. i'd be slamming my head into a wall even more if I were a mets or marlins fan.

1973 New York Mets

Shore is here to give us a pep talk!

Nah, I'll just continue to bitch about the first place team.

Here are several scenarios:

1) Playing well, but not in first. Bitch.
2) Playing poorly, not in first. Bitch.
3) Playing poorly, in first. Bitch.
4) Playing well, in first. We'll see.

They play 162 games; they're likely going to lose between 70 and 80 of them. Yet, every single time they lose, it's inexcusable. And every single one of them is illustrative of some major goddamned flaw. "They don't hit good pitching." "They don't hit bad pitching." "Their rotation sucks." "Their bullpen sucks/overworked/not structured right." "The manager's an idiot." "They're not clutch" "They only score runs in bunches." Blah blah blah.

Relax, enjoy the season. They are winning their division right now, and we all know they're not playing as well as they could be.

Shore...can you be my life coach? I'd also like to learn how to pwn, if you have the time.

Shore wrote:Nah, I'll just continue to bitch about the first place team.

Here are several scenarios:

1) Playing well, but not in first. Bitch.
2) Playing poorly, not in first. Bitch.
3) Playing poorly, in first. Bitch.
4) Playing well, in first. We'll see.

They play 162 games; they're likely going to lose between 70 and 80 of them. Yet, every single time they lose, it's inexcusable. And every single one of them is illustrative of some major goddamned flaw. "They don't hit good pitching." "They don't hit bad pitching." "Their rotation sucks." "Their bullpen sucks/overworked/not structured right." "The manager's an idiot." "They're not clutch" "They only score runs in bunches." Blah blah blah.

Relax, enjoy the season. They are winning their division right now, and we all know they're not playing as well as they could be.

Thats a pep talk.

Thank you.

Very strange pep talk but I suppose a peptalk by definition. Usually pep talks are about looking to do some nutcutting, not trying to justify complete ineptitude over a 46 game period on the offensive side.


As a fan it doesn't really seem like being objective is always a good thing. Maybe in life but if we win the World Series, let's be objective and say: How are we going to look next year right after winning it?

There is nothing wrong with kneejerk unless it excelled by stupidity.

I think Shore might be a liaison for the ownership group

philolphans.com

FTN wrote:I think Shore might be a liaison for the ownership group

Go root for the Red Sox, and be done with it.

They paid over slot! <fwap> <fwap> <fwap>