I forgot about that. That would drive me crazy.

@jaysonst
Jayson Stark
One thing I've heard consistently about Amaro: He's told other clubs & agents he wants to be proactive, not wait for others to set pace...

Patience not an Amaro strong suit. Prepare for moar money.

JFLNYC wrote:

@JimBowdenESPNxm
JIM BOWDEN
Heath Bell just told us that he'd prefer to stay on the West Coast with the Padres, Angels or Dodgers..but would also love Phil or Bos XM 89

He'll only play for a loser if it's on the West Coast.

which one of you wiseacres has PA tag "BUT-JUT"

cool

Im guessing 3 years @ $30 million with 4th year vesting

i had a strong feeling they would keep madson all along and the feeling would be mutual.

BassGuiFloyd wrote:Im guessing 3 years @ $30 million with 4th year vesting

That would do fine. really. no problems.

here's hopin'.

My partial season plan went up $2 a ticket from $32 to $34 a seat, we gon' spend

Yep. As did mine.

Grotewold wrote:

Stark wrote:A stunning tidbit in 2012 Bill James Handbook: What was the worst HR park in 2011 for RH hitters in the National League? Citizens Bank Park!

That's 'cuz all our RH hitters suck and we had the Aces so hardly no homers hit in CBP. That and Global Warming.

Profrock is a lying SOS and always has been. That's why Rube loves him.

Or it means they're signing Reyes and the Cuban god of titanic home runs

ek wrote:profrock said today that polanco is going to be the everyday 3rd baseman

But did he specifically say with the Phillies?

Donovan McNabb is also Andy Reid's quarterback

WHALE SEASON

that was a depressing interview, imo. really not in line with what amaro said in the days/weeks after the loss.

Q: How’s shortstop prospect Freddy Galvis doing in winter ball?

Amaro: Defensively, he’s playing great. He’s starting to swing the bat much better. [The Venezuelan winter league] is a good league for him. It’s a good test. We know this guy can play defense. He has great energy, baseball IQ, instincts. The question with Freddy is: Offensively can he hold his own? There are many in our organization who think he can because he does some of the little things that are important. We talked to [Triple A manager] Ryne Sandberg about him recently. And the thing that Ryne said was he was kind of the guy they wanted up in a key situation. They knew he’d drive the run in with two outs, man on third. He’d be able to move the runner when he had to move the runner, or bunt or pull in the ball and he’s done those little things.

It was interesting to have Ryne talk about how the other veteran players, and we had many of them there, how they were kind of in awe how he handled himself, how he adjusted to that level so quickly and how he handled certain situations well. It was great to have him play playoff baseball [in Triple A]. I got a chance to watch him play. Several of us got a chance to watch him play playoff baseball where there’s intensity there. Not nearly the intensity they have on a daily basis here in Philadelphia. But he handled those situations well and made one of the best plays I have ever seen a kid make up the middle at one point. He’s not afraid. He’s a young kid who likes to play, and I’m looking forward to watching him continue to develop.

Q: Did that conversation with Sandberg leave you to believing that if you don’t retain Jimmy, maybe Freddy could do it?

go on