Random Phillies Stuff: 2011 Spring Training Edition

by **Monkeyboy** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 22:00:24

Doesn't it have to be The Funner Five?

by **my cousin mose** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 22:07:27

Quatro Sinko!

by **CrashburnAlley** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 22:29:19

FTN wrote:gelb, salisbury, and zolecki are pretty much running the show, the other ratards are like an anchor pulling down the boat.

David Hale is pretty good, too.

http://twitter.com/philled_in
http://blogs.delawareonline.com/philledin/

by **CFP** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 22:31:34

I saw a Facebook group pop up earlier today that was running with "Chooch's Cincos"

by **swishnicholson** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 23:30:27

CFP wrote:I saw a Facebook group pop up earlier today that was running with "Chooch's Cincos"

That makes no sense. It should be Cincos de Chooch.

Now it properly makes no sense.

by **TheDude24** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 00:47:25

Nice shirt.

by **mcare89** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 01:51:48

Oh, look, a Jayson Stark article, what a surprise!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring201 ... id=6122549

And continuing our SMUG: RED theme of the day...

"Roy Halladay had a full no-trade -- and waived it to come here," GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "Roy Oswalt had a full no-trade -- and came here. Cliff Lee had a chance to go to 29 other teams -- and came here."

by **slugsrbad** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 02:07:22

Brief synopsis for anyone too lazy to read

Jayson Stark wrote: Blah blah blah five horsemen blah blah blah hyperbole relating days, months, years to minutes blah blah blah five horsemen cheese steaks blah blah five horsemen another hyperbole five horsemen

Seriously, if Five Horsemen catches on I will go apoplectic. I can already here Tmac using the term.. ugh.

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 02:16:09

slugsrbad wrote:
Seriously, if Five Horsemen catches on I will go apoplectic. I can already here Tmac using the term.. ugh.

Maybe Famous Five instead. At least we won't have to strain to figure out which one's Cole and which one's Blanton:

by **Barry Jive** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 02:26:49

by **Barry Jive** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 02:27:54

by **Napalm** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 02:37:44

I've been staring at this for a little while and it's pretty good.

by **SK790** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 02:55:48

Napalm wrote:I've been staring at this for a little while and it's pretty good.

Seriously considering this Cole smile as my new avi...

by **Bakestar** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 08:55:40

Looks like a smiling anime character.

by **Bakestar** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 09:02:04

swishnicholson wrote:
slugsrbad wrote:
Seriously, if Five Horsemen catches on I will go apoplectic. I can already here Tmac using the term.. ugh.

Maybe Famous Five instead. At least we won't have to strain to figure out which one's Cole and which one's Blanton:

PIC REDACTED

Looks like the lead-up to the final scene from It.

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:36:16

Have any pics been posted of Raul's beard? All I've heard is that he still has the shaved head. I'm hoping for a Kimbo Slice look.

by **joe table** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:39:15

Charlie's agent suggests they are getting lowballed

Money is the sticking point, according to Pat Rooney, who represents Manuel.

“Charlie deserves to be paid as one of the top five managers in baseball,” Rooney told CSNPhilly.com on Monday night. “I don’t want to negotiate through the media, but they know our position. Hopefully we’ll have something by opening day.”

Rooney declined further comment.

Earlier Monday, Phils general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was asked if he believed that Manuel deserved to be paid as one of the game’s top managers.

“I’m not going to get into our discussions,” Amaro said. “We don’t talk about negotiations. Obviously we want to get it done. We’d like to keep Charlie. Hopefully we’ll be able to get something done.”

Manuel, 67, is signed through this season at $2.4 million. Sources say he is seeking a two-year extension worth about $4 million per season. That salary would be in line with Boston’s Terry Francona and Detroit’s Jim Leyland, who will both make $4 million this season, according to sources. The Angels’ Mike Scioscia will make $4.5 million. The Reds’ Dusty Baker makes in the neighborhood of $3.7 million, according to sources. Tony LaRussa’s salary with St. Louis is a closely guarded secret.

by **FTN** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:13:31

So Kendrick is worth $2.4M, but we cant afford an extra $2m per for arguably the best manager in franchise history?

by **The Savior** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:14:39

why won't charlie take less dimes and nickles to play here?

he MUST hate cheesesteaks. sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

by **joe table** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:18:24

Really not looking forward to the Ryne Sandberg era, and how media will gush about him as a manager without any legitimate basis

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