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by **Eem** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 13:00:35

Are they even going to play tonight?

by **WheelsFellOff** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 13:03:15

There is a good chance you may catch Durbz in line at Bull's for some ribs between innings.

by **cartersDad26** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 13:10:01

GrizzledVeteran wrote:From Paul Hagen:

Today is a double anniversary the Phillies would prefer to forget. On this date they were no-hit by the Cubs' Burt Hooton in 1972 and the Cardinals' Bob Forsch in 1978. And Montreal's Bill Stoneman missed by a day, no-hitting the Phils on April 17, 1969, at Connie Mack Stadium.

April 17, 1978 is the last time they were no-hit. I was born 5 days later, so you can thank me later.

by **jerseyhoya** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 13:18:21

Philadelphia treasure, David Murphy, writes about Jay A. Happ and Coal Hammels.

Happ velocity concerns...

by **The Marty Show** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 13:51:56

bleh wrote:Phillies home attendance so far... 103%

http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance/_/sort/homePct

Wow, Oakland's under 18k per game. Time for the A's to come home and share the wealth.

by **jerseyhoya** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 23:21:54

ToddZolecki
Mind blowing stat of the night (not really) -- Cliff Lee after 3 starts with the Phillies: 3-0, 1.13 ERA. Roy Halladay: 3-0, 1.13 ERA.
1 minute ago

by **phatj** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 23:32:01

I dunno, that is kinda mind blowing

by **Putt Putt** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 23:33:52

by **TheDude24** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 23:50:55

I get a natural high from seeing Phillies faces on the leaderboard. So close to having four in a row!

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 00:33:57

Sorry we lost out on Alfonso Soriano?

Buster Olney:

What will the Cubs do with Alfonso Soriano? What can they do? David Brown:

It's a question the Cubs don't like being asked, mostly because they can't provide an answer.

What are they going to do with Alfonso Soriano for the next five seasons?

The Cubs have tolerated his poor defense in left field because Soriano is supposed to produce at the plate.

But now his offensive production has dropped to the defensive levels that saw him drop this key fly ball in Cincinnati on Sunday and misplay another two against Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Soriano's value to the team has plummeted so much that the Cubs are [already] yanking him late in games for a defensive replacement and manager Lou Piniella has decided to consider all five of his outfielders when configuring his daily lineup.

--snip--

He's under contract at $18 million a season until 2014. He is Oscar Madison to the Cubs' Felix Unger. They're stuck with each other and driving each other crazy.

So what are the Cubs' options, other than petitioning the league for a 26-man roster?

Brown then explains that the Cubs don't really have any viable options. I see two, though: Release Soriano, or trade him for some other team's disastrous contract. But a trade's not likely, simply because there aren't many (any?) contracts out there that look quite as bad as Soriano's (not with Barry Zito climbing back to respectability). I think there's a 50/50 chance that Soriano will simply be released before his contract expires, and perhaps well before then.

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 00:39:50

Buster is pretty delusional if he thinks they're just gonna eat $90 million.

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 00:40:59

Warszawa wrote:Sorry we lost out on Alfonso Soriano?

Thomas Harris needs to write a novel about what the Phillies' future would have been like if they had signed Soriano or Carlos Lee for like seven years and $120 million. The premise makes me shudder.

by **Wheels Tupay** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 01:41:31

swishnicholson wrote:
Warszawa wrote:Sorry we lost out on Alfonso Soriano?

Thomas Harris needs to write a novel about what the Phillies' future would have been like if they had signed Soriano or Carlos Lee for like seven years and $120 million. The premise makes me shudder.

Worse yet, if we did the rumored trade of Utley, Hamels and a third player whom I am forgetting right now for Beltran. :cry:

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 03:21:02

Thought that was for Zito, not Beltran

by **phorever** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 06:31:14

happ doing his best to make law's head explode: era = 0.00, fip = 4.45, xfip = 6.43.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 15:27:22

I think it's half Halladay as many starts as possible and half trying to get Happ an extra day of rest since his velocity is down.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 17:04:25

Wheels Tupay wrote:
swishnicholson wrote:
Warszawa wrote:Sorry we lost out on Alfonso Soriano?

Thomas Harris needs to write a novel about what the Phillies' future would have been like if they had signed Soriano or Carlos Lee for like seven years and $120 million. The premise makes me shudder.

Worse yet, if we did the rumored trade of Utley, Hamels and a third player whom I am forgetting right now for Beltran.

nothing like that was ever mentioned

by **jerseyhoya** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 23:45:56

There was more bad news on the Phillies' starting-pitching front Saturday – and that was before Jamie Moyer was tagged for five first-inning runs in a 5-1 loss to the Florida Marlins.

CSNPhilly.com learned that J.A. Happ is experiencing discomfort in his left forearm and the condition could jeopardize his next start, which is scheduled for Wednesday in Atlanta.

Ugh. At least it'd be a good excuse for why he stinks. Sorry TheDude24 for me being a negadelphian.

by **Monkeyboy** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 03:07:52

Well that doesn't sound good at all.

We don't have the depth to trade for a pitcher if guys keep going down. Hopefully it's just some early season soreness.

by **drsmooth** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 08:03:57

There was a 9-inning Phillies game on 4/17 for which a gamethread only made it to 10 pages.

shortest gamethread in the past 3 years?

signs of a certain inevitable decadence?

posters in sympathy with most phillies starting pitchers' energy levels?

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