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Unread postby The B1G Piece » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:37:25

John Kruk going into Phillies Wall of Fame in August.

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:51:39

at this point the requirement to get onto the wall of fame are must have some weak connection to the phillies organization.

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby PrattRules » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:53:54

Kruk has always had a strong affiliation with the Phils. I don't get your point.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby WheelsFellOff » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:54:34

Or be one of the most popular players from the most popular teams of the last 30 years.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby CalvinBall » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:55:31

he played here for 5 years. it just seems by adding someone every year it turns into a worthless honor.

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby WheelsFellOff » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:57:53

They're doing one every year so they can honor them individually but not posthumously. Would not be surprised at all for the pace to be slowed down a bit until the current class can start to be included.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby WheelsFellOff » Wed Jun 15, 2011 16:58:59

Although if Telemaco ever gets in I'll concede to your argument.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby BigEd76 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:00:57

Juan Samuel only played 5 full seasons here too and he's on the wall...

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby smitty » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:14:57

CalvinBall wrote:he played here for 5 years. it just seems by adding someone every year it turns into a worthless honor.


Given the history of the team, 5 years is a pretty long time. He was the first or second best 1Bman in Phils history prior to Howard's arrival.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby Barry Jive » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:27:40

I think what Calvin's saying is that Von Hayes is getting screwed here.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby jerseyhoya » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:32:01

Barry Jive wrote:I think what Calvin's saying is that Von Hayes is getting screwed here.

He's been in the fear thread at least twice this week. What more could a guy want?

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby WheelsFellOff » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:33:11

He'd probably have gotten more face time in the fear thread if he played soccer too.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby jerseyhoya » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:40:00

Fat Ronaldo, cunt Ronaldo, Messi, Xavi and the awesomest goal ever. I've been much more restrained in soccer pics this year.

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby WheelsFellOff » Wed Jun 15, 2011 17:53:38

Juss bustin yer balls. If I had a real problem with it, I'd post my own.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby phatj » Wed Jun 15, 2011 21:43:20

If Vuk hadn't died relatively young, would he be on the Wall of Fame? He really was a terrible player. Somehow I doubt his 3B coaching prowess got him there.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby Barry Jive » Wed Jun 15, 2011 21:46:31

He was a coach here for 17 years. Maybe his early death was a factor but if he hadn't died early he'd have been in the organization longer and probably would have made it eventually anyway.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby PrattRules » Wed Jun 15, 2011 21:46:34

He says what we all think.
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby The B1G Piece » Wed Jun 15, 2011 21:47:33

Does Kruk go in with one or two balls?

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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby 21McBride » Wed Jun 15, 2011 21:49:29

smitty wrote:
Swiggers wrote:Money was made expendable by Schmidt. Why were those other guys traded?


Money was also a huge disappointment. He was the centerpiece of the Bunning deal and he flopped with the Phils. He blossomed in Milwaukee.

The Phils, for some reason, traded all their black players away during the late 60s/early 70s. Ferguson Jenkins; Grant Jackson; Alex Johnson; Dick Allen of course. Briggs; Gamble; Hisle (although Hisle was a legitimate disappointment). I remember it being an issue at the time. They even gave away Tony Taylor.

I remember it was really weird and turned me off to the way they were doing things.



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I remember him coming back to the Phils in 82-83 and getting caught in a Paul Owens squeeze play (when my pop pop had season tix).
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Re: 2011 Random Phillies Stuff V: The Umpires Strike Back

Unread postby 21McBride » Wed Jun 15, 2011 21:51:08

Vuk deserves it on coaching and I'm still holding a candle for Ron Reed. Dude was a dick, but logged a lot of quality time in the 70s-80s.
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