Phillies thoughts of the random persuasion

by 1 » Wed Nov 02, 2011 20:22:19

Ryno is a really great nickname and is misused on Ryan Howard.

by **phatj** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 20:32:00

mozartpc27 wrote:On the other hand, Sandberg is a sweet piece of ass.

Sigworthy

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 22:11:27

LongDrive wrote:He seemed to do a good job for the Pigs last year and I believe he was successful with the Cubs minor league team he coached.

That's fine, but the "Let's him take over for Charlie in two years" posts like Titlehungry's and elsewhere (evidently Zolecki WTF) seem a tad over the top. I guess if Charlie has outright stated he plans to retire when his contract is up, I'd be for it.

by **The Dude** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 22:14:52

it was phrased "when charlie's contract is up and he is sick of managing" or something like that. nobody is kicking him out the door

by **BigEd76** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 22:34:02

Lil Roy wants a multi-year deal

ESPN says it won't come from the Yankees

Also Salisbury says re-signing Lidge might be the Phils' first move of the offseason

by **Mountainphan** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 23:16:47

Bill McNeal wrote:Stark #$!&@ that the phills should be "kicking the tires on Sizemore" fwiw.

Edit actual tweet below

I expect them to kick those tires. RT @B_McGLOCK
A move that makes sense for the phillies, grady sizemore for 1 year incentive-laden deal

Could be next season's Berkman.

by **Barry Jive** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 23:18:17

Lookout Landing with an interesting piece on Sizemore:

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2011/11/2 ... y-sizemore

But I think it's very likely that Sizemore's elbow problems caused him to make an adjustment, and that that adjustment has had an effect. Sizemore has come to the plate 435 times over the past two years. In those plate appearances, he's hit .220/.280/.379 with 26 unintentional walks and 120 strikeouts.

At his peak, Sizemore wasn't exactly a guy who walked as often as he struck out, but the ratios then were a lot more reasonable than they've been lately. Sizemore's walks have been down, and his strikeouts have been way up, because he's struggled to make contact as often as he did.

Chalk this up as just another red flag when it comes to Grady Sizemore. It isn't as simple as, if he's healthy, he's awesome. There's no guarantee he stays healthy, there's no guarantee he will have recovered well from his assortment of maladies, and there's no guarantee that even a healthy Sizemore would hit all that well, because there are indications that he's changed his swing and approach. Those things can be difficult to undo, especially if they were done for a reason.

by **LongDrive** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 23:25:39

I expect Rube to have signed Pujols by the time I wake up in the morning.

by **mcare89** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 23:30:09

BigEd76 wrote:Also Salisbury says re-signing Lidge might be the Phils' first move of the offseason

by **jamiethekiller** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 08:18:10

pleaser resign lidge. great situational roogy.

by **Grotewold** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:26:24

I am interviewing Pete Mackanin for a maintenance job

by **philliesphhan** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:57:32

Mountainphan wrote:
Bill McNeal wrote:Stark #$!&@ that the phills should be "kicking the tires on Sizemore" fwiw.

Edit actual tweet below

I expect them to kick those tires. RT @B_McGLOCK
A move that makes sense for the phillies, grady sizemore for 1 year incentive-laden deal

Could be next season's Berkman.

I'd bet a good amount of money that he won't even be close to that

by **JFLNYC** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 13:26:25

If they were to get Ludwick and play him over Mayberry, I'd personally go down to CBP and punch Rube in the schnozzola.

by **Grotewold** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 13:39:23

Murphy speculates about Ramirez, DeJesus (to start in LF), Kotsay, Alex Gonalez, Jamey Carroll

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... witter.com

by **Soren** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 14:48:54

pretty awesome offseason you guys. 2012 WC Winners!

by **Napalm** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 14:51:46

stop being a blueberry waffle bitch

by **Shore** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 15:46:46

[quote="Grotewold"]Murphy speculates about Ramirez, DeJesus (to start in LF), Kotsay, Alex Gonalez, Jamey Carroll

Possible Jeopardy questions for that answer:

"What players does Murphy speculate the Phillies are looking at?"
"What players would cause Shore to go on an axe-murdering spree?"

by **ReadingPhilly** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 16:02:34

Gonzalez sucked last time he was here

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 16:42:48

Grotewold wrote:Murphy speculates about Ramirez, DeJesus (to start in LF), Kotsay, Alex Gonalez, Jamey Carroll

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... witter.com

When Ruben Amaro detailed the change he would like to see in his lineup's approach, he might as well have asked DeJesus to send in his resume.

Rube wants a "lineup approach" of .240 BA .6some OPS with ~10 HR power?

by **Grotewold** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 18:29:39

RealKen says Moyer has relocated to San Diego and that Padres and Angels could be fits

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