Cliff Lee is a Phillies!!! We did it!

by **CrashburnAlley** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:51:36

VFB wrote:Amaro fan group names?

Grilled Rubens

by **Werth'sHulkfist** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:51:44

I can't believe we got a Cy Young award winner for the playoff run and next year without giving up Drabek, Brown, Taylor, or Happ! Smuggles is a genius and would have to be a lock for executive of the year after this trade, the Ibanez signing and the impending WFC repeat!

A possible rotation of:

Hamels
Lee
Blanton
Happ
Moyer/Drabek

for 2010 season can only be described as the tits for real

by **Didn't I?** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:52:24

CrashburnAlley wrote:
VFB wrote:Amaro fan group names?

Grilled Rubens

Rube's Boobs. Group is all topless women.

by **HillMD** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:52:49

What are we going to do with Taylor now? The kid isn't going to see the starting lineup for 2 more years.

by **Woody** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:52:54

Didn't I? wrote:
CrashburnAlley wrote:
VFB wrote:Amaro fan group names?

Grilled Rubens

Rube's Boobs. Group is all topless women.

If that's the case, I vote for Cliff's Clits

by **theycallmeSPIKE** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:52:56

PTOITWCFTPP wrote:as it's been said earlier, i hope they use that extra money that they didn't use on Halladay on Colvin and Inch.

Agreed. If they sign some of those guys it will make this deal that much better.

by **CrashburnAlley** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:53:00

Didn't I? wrote:
CrashburnAlley wrote:
VFB wrote:Amaro fan group names?

Grilled Rubens

Rube's Boobs. Group is all topless women.

And overweight men. And idiots. :twisted:

by **The Red Tornado** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:53:08

VFB wrote:Amaro fan group names?

Amaro's Camaros?

Ruben Sammies?

by **Trent Steele** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:53:16

Ken Rosenthal is reporting the Phillies acquired Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco for Knapp, Donald, Marson, and Carasco. Thoughts on this deal?

Jim Callis (2:09 PM)

Stunned, frankly. From everything we’ve read about the Phillies, it seems the four pieces they value the most right now are in some order, Kyle Drabek, Dominic Brown, J.A. Happ and Michael Taylor. The Indians didn’t get any of them. They got one high-upside guy (Knapp), and he’s in low Class A and has some shoulder fatigue. The rest of the guys are solid regulars at best–they’re not stars. Lee is very affordable for next season, and the AL Central is a very winnable division. I don’t like this trade at all for the Indians. From the Phillies’ standpoint, this is a great deal, to hold on to the young guys you want and get a frontline starter. I’d rather have Halladay than Lee, but I’d rather give up this package for Lee than meet J.P. Ricciardi’s reported demands for Halladay.

by **Brantt** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:53:32

FTN wrote:Stark on ESPN now

Give us a recap when he's done.

TIA

by **Ace Rothstein** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:54:16

i cant wait for the idiots to say "Drabek better be the great one now because they wouldnt give him up for halladay"

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:54:16

Basically talked about Knapp, but said it was a great trade for the Phillies, that they just basically didn't feel like meeting Toronto's demands.

He sounded shocked that he was even reporting this deal. Kind of like how we all feel.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:54:24

PTOITWCFTPP wrote:
mozartpc27 wrote:
GrizzledVeteran wrote:Gargano just reported that the phils contacted toronto before the deal with lee today and offered them the same package plus happ and toronto refused.

Ouch. It sucks to be JP right now. It's sounding more and more like there will be no trade for Halladay.

I agree. JP is a friggin moron. Amaro played him like a fool. Amazing to see how serious he was about not trading Drabek.

What a steal. He's cheaper and younger then Lee, as it's been said earlier, i hope they use that extra money that they didn't use on Halladay on Colvin and Inch.

Wouldn't Happ, Knapp, Carrasco, Donald, Marson still have been pretty light for Halladay, though? What could Riccardi do with the Indians setting the market so low?

by **Werthless** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:54:54

HillMD wrote:What are we going to do with Taylor now? The kid isn't going to see the starting lineup for 2 more years.

A nice problem to have isn't it. Too many top prospects and established players.

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:56:07

keithlawI'll be on ESPN Radio at 4:10 pm EDT and on our Cleveland affiliate at around 4:30 pm. Also on ESPNEWS via phone just after 7 pm EDT.
2 minutes ago from web

Wanna bet he talks about how awesome the prospects are now that they aren't Phillies property?

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:56:46

Mayberry will get sent down right?

by **Werthless** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:57:14

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Wouldn't Happ, Knapp, Carrasco, Donald, Marson still have been pretty light for Halladay, though? What could Riccardi do with the Indians setting the market so low?

I think that, of the 3 pitchers, you're bound to come out pretty well. You have a mix of MLB ready guys and high ceilings. Much better than paying for Halladay's salary and then getting only 2 picks.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:57:19

FTN wrote:
keithlawI'll be on ESPN Radio at 4:10 pm EDT and on our Cleveland affiliate at around 4:30 pm. Also on ESPNEWS via phone just after 7 pm EDT.
2 minutes ago from web

Wanna bet he talks about how awesome the prospects are now that they aren't Phillies property?

marson is the next johnny bench

donald is the next robbie alomar

carrasco is the next oswalt

Knapp is the next halladay

by **ucancallmedavis** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:57:21

Havent been watching non stop, but have been flipping around; is it just me, but has CSN not broken paid programming to have a update? Very odd that they would not break in with an Alert, its a pretty big trade.

by **z ipper** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 14:57:24

mikey miss coming up soon. if anyone is going to pooh-pooh the deal, it's him. he had the biggest halladay boner i've ever seen

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