Phillies emerge on Ibanez

by **FTN** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 00:07:21

Shore wrote:I'm sure Ruben Amaro, Stanford grad and executive with the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies, has a master plan, and that it's sure to succeed.

After all, he studied under Pat Gillick, who guided this squad to a World Series victory.

Let's not bicker over potential transactions; let's wait until the other shoe drops before passing judgment.

MLB teams have access to all sorts of information that we, the public, can't get, and I'm sure a young, progressive executive like Amaro uses it to its fullest value.

Besides, he understands the new economy of baseball, and is simply executing in that world, long before his bumbling comrades can even see it.

8/10. Lacking gratuitous use of the T word, but other than that, solid.

by **SteveJeltzPhanClub** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 01:28:30

bump

(sorry to be that guy- but this is a funny thread)

by **bleh** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 01:41:05

Threads like this are why I don't post in threads like this. :lol:

I think the last move I commented on was when I said I was glad they signed Jenkins.

by **WilliamC** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 01:47:13

bleh wrote:Threads like this are why I don't post in threads like this. I think the last move I commented on was when I said I was glad they signed Jenkins.

I was worried as I scrolled through even though I knew I commented generally positively with the signing.

I will comment now: I am glad we emerged onto Ibanez.

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 01:48:03

I'm pretty sure there are other threads you can bump where the main concern is ages 38-39, not age 37.
Also, most of us didn't realize Ted Williams had taken over his body.

by **dajafi** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 01:55:20

I seem to have not embarrassed myself in this thread. Given how I reacted to the news of the signing, I can only assume I didn't see it or was out of town at the time...

It's good, occasionally, to be as wrong as we all were (thus far at least) on Ibanez. Keeps us humble, or should. And while it's true that the out-years were the concern, he's already contributed far more than did Eaton, Jenkins, Helms, Barajas, et al.

by **FTN** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 02:39:24

being wrong when it helps the team is fine.

at the time, i hated the move.

but hes surpassed all of my expectations and more. i dont give a rip about his clubhouse presence, but i care that he hasnt been a liability in LF and hes hitting lefties as well.

by **Woody** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 06:44:07

Woody wrote:Ibanez is a good player, but if we signed him it would likely be a net downgrade for the team as a whole. Old player hitting the perfect age for a sharp decline in production, makes us worse against lefties, costs us a first round pick.

what a twat

i guess we still gotta give up that first round pick though :lol:

by **LongDrive** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 07:41:00

Raaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul

by **Bakestar** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 07:54:33

ha, guitar joke for me

by **Woody** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 08:20:29

Reading threads like this is like watching embarrassing old home movies

by **phatj** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 08:51:59

Woody wrote:
Woody wrote:Ibanez is a good player, but if we signed him it would likely be a net downgrade for the team as a whole. Old player hitting the perfect age for a sharp decline in production, makes us worse against lefties, costs us a first round pick.

what a $#@!

i guess we still gotta give up that first round pick though

Wait, weren't you calling him an MVP sleeper before the season?

by **Woody** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 08:54:06

phatj wrote:
Woody wrote:
Woody wrote:Ibanez is a good player, but if we signed him it would likely be a net downgrade for the team as a whole. Old player hitting the perfect age for a sharp decline in production, makes us worse against lefties, costs us a first round pick.

what a $#@!

i guess we still gotta give up that first round pick though

Wait, weren't you calling him an MVP sleeper before the season?

Yes, but that was after I posted this and saw the light that was Ibby Ballgame

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:23:32

LesGrossmanRP wrote:Gonzalez: Power Bars, Cereal and protein shakes.

Ibanez: STEROIDS, STEROIDS, STEROIDS! (And he plays in a joke of a ballpark)

by **Woody** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:27:22

yes, ibanez has certainly been hitting a ton of cheap homers this year

by **The Red Tornado** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:28:05

jerseyhoya wrote:
LesGrossmanRP wrote:Gonzalez: Power Bars, Cereal and protein shakes.

Ibanez: STEROIDS, STEROIDS, STEROIDS! (And he plays in a joke of a ballpark)

ah..no

8 HR Home
11 HR Away

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:28:50

dajafi wrote:Keeps us humble, or should.

if only

by **Grotewold** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:39:05

He's got a weird spazzy swing, but I don't know that I've ever seen a dude more often get the barrel of the bat on a ball, no matter its location

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:40:13

He's a professional hitter.

by **stevemc** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:42:25

"He just loves to drop that bathead on the ball. Especially when looking for a pitch middle-in".

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