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Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:15:36

ashton wrote:The #5 is retired for the Florida Marlins. This is in honor of Joe DiMaggio, who was the favorite player of Carl Barger, who was the Marlins president until he died in 1992, before the Marlins had ever played a game.

STUPID

by **BigEd76** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:22:57

Yeah it's dumb to retire a number for someone that never played for you (with exceptions like Jackie Robinson), but it's not any dumber than the Seahawks retiring #12 for "the fans"...

by **jerseyhoya** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:32:17

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:41:36

BigEd76 wrote:1 year ago on this Thursday (tomorrow's date), the Phils traded for Blanton

1 year ago this Friday, Tastykake stock went through the roof with the biggest single day jump evah, based on updated sales projections.

by **VFB** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:46:55

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by **ashton** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:55:31

ashton wrote:The #5 is retired for the Florida Marlins. This is in honor of Joe DiMaggio, who was the favorite player of Carl Barger, who was the Marlins president until he died in 1992, before the Marlins had ever played a game.

I may have mischaracterized this. They didn't retire #5 to honor Joe DiMaggio, they retired it to honor Carl Barger. They chose the #5 because Barger's favorite player was DiMaggio. Not that this makes it any less silly.

by **stevelxa476** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 16:59:46

ashton wrote:
ashton wrote:The #5 is retired for the Florida Marlins. This is in honor of Joe DiMaggio, who was the favorite player of Carl Barger, who was the Marlins president until he died in 1992, before the Marlins had ever played a game.

I may have mischaracterized this. They didn't retire #5 to honor Joe DiMaggio, they retired it to honor Carl Barger. They chose the #5 because Barger's favorite player was DiMaggio. Not that this makes it any less silly.

No worse than the Miami heat retiring 13 for Dan Marino.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 17:10:18

stevelxa476 wrote:
ashton wrote:
ashton wrote:The #5 is retired for the Florida Marlins. This is in honor of Joe DiMaggio, who was the favorite player of Carl Barger, who was the Marlins president until he died in 1992, before the Marlins had ever played a game.

I may have mischaracterized this. They didn't retire #5 to honor Joe DiMaggio, they retired it to honor Carl Barger. They chose the #5 because Barger's favorite player was DiMaggio. Not that this makes it any less silly.

No worse than the Miami heat retiring 13 for Dan Marino.

They did? Wow, new winner for the STUPID award.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 17:22:07

Neftali Feliz's pitch flight paths. Holy smokes.

by **BigEd76** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 17:53:12

DBacks and Rockies building spring training fields on tribal land

this will end well

by **Bakestar** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 17:56:44

So the Cactus League in Tucson is now dead. Oh well.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 19:01:16

Two Phillies Minor Leaguers suspended:

Link

- Pitcher Joan Pascual of the Philadelphia Phillies organization (Dominican Summer League) has been suspended after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol.
- Outfielder Jose Trinidad of the Phillies organization (Dominican Summer League) has been suspended after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol.

by **BigEd76** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 17:49:34

Julio Lugo DFAed by Boston

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 18:03:19

Why don't they 'shift' all lefty hitters? I would.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 20:02:03

Warszawa wrote:Why don't they 'shift' all lefty hitters? I would.

Even the ones who always hit to left field like John Kruk?

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 20:09:38

Drugs Delaney wrote:
Warszawa wrote:Why don't they 'shift' all lefty hitters? I would.

Even the ones who always hit to left field like John Kruk?

except them....but how many of them are there?

by **jerseyhoya** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 20:35:40

We're closer to the Dodgers than the Marlins or Braves are to us. So we have that going for us, which is nice.

by **smitty** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 13:49:47

Here are monthly ERA totals for our heroes:

Overall: 5.63; 4.58; 4.38; 3.26

Starters: 6.35; 5.53; 4.10; 3.30

Relievers: 4.54; 2.99; 4.87; 3.18

11-3 in July -- pitching wins championships.

by **TenuredVulture** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 16:02:15

If the Phillies aren't the best run organization in major league baseball, they're in the top 5.

I think whenever they pull boners like giving Moyer too much money we need to keep things in perspective. They're not the ones trying to unload Wells here.

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 19:06:15

Warszawa wrote:Why don't they 'shift' all lefty hitters? I would.

Some are fast. Easier to throw out Ryan Howard from right field than a quicker guy.

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