I'm still surprised that both he and Asche weren't given more time with the big club. Even if they didn't want to start them, they would be around the big boys and maybe get some sub time, all while still practicing with the rest of the club.

eh, but I suppose it's normal.

Good times from 1996 on MLB.com

PEDRO!...and lots of mid-90s Phillie crap!

minor thought... brown's breakout might have started last september, hidden by a horrific babip.

major thought... if ruben turns out to have gotten it right in seeing joseph as able to succeed in the transition to catcher, revere as better than pierre in his prime, aumont as a future ace closer martin as a breakout prospect, brown as the guy to keep even when the hamate injury delayed his progress, asche as someone worth holding a place for, and evilyoung as suffering from injury rather than actual suckiness the past two years...
then the phils may suddenly have a good young core in 2014:
asche,joseph,brown,revere,evilyoung,martin,morgan/biddle, aumont, bastardo/horst/diekman, plus maybe hamels depending on whether he still counts as young, and maybe galvis depending on whether or not he turns into an infield supersub.

either that or rube will need a stunningly-awesome offseason next year to rebuild quickly. in short the next calendar year should finally give us enough info to know for sure whether rube's faults outweigh his strengths.

Dunno that Brown, Asche, Joseph and Revere are all that impressive of a young core. Besides that, Brown will be 26 next year and Revere will be 25/26. That's not really all that young.

Soren wrote:Besides that, Brown will be 26 next year and Revere will be 25/26. That's not really all that young.

That's the same as the Utley and Howard core. I don't expect that kind of output, obviously, but it's not as necessary this time with a much higher payroll and much better pitching

Soren wrote:Dunno that Brown, Asche, Joseph and Revere are all that impressive of a young core. Besides that, Brown will be 26 next year and Revere will be 25/26. That's not really all that young.

more corps(e) than core then?

Monkeyboy wrote:I'm still surprised that both he and Asche weren't given more time with the big club. Even if they didn't want to start them, they would be around the big boys and maybe get some sub time, all while still practicing with the rest of the club.

eh, but I suppose it's normal.

Asche was given the number 8000000. wasn't a good sign on whether they thought he'd make the club

I didn't really think he had a chance to make the club. I was just a little surprised they didn't keep him around a little longer because it seems like they really like him and he was doing well. Of course, maybe that's the perfect time to send him down. He was successful and got a taste -- maybe that's the best you could hope for.

Soren wrote:Dunno that Brown, Asche, Joseph and Revere are all that impressive of a young core. Besides that, Brown will be 26 next year and Revere will be 25/26. That's not really all that young.

Age doesn't matter all that much to his broader point, I think, that we would have cost controlled contributors to build around.

Monkeyboy wrote:I didn't really think he had a chance to make the club. I was just a little surprised they didn't keep him around a little longer because it seems like they really like him and he was doing well. Of course, maybe that's the perfect time to send him down. He was successful and got a taste -- maybe that's the best you could hope for.

Probably the bigger reason is that minor league games start this week, and he'll probably get more playing time there.

Aumont this morning on the Canada/Mexico brawl:

“It was pretty intense. It was the first time I’ve ever been in an actual brawl where people were going to town on (each other). … I was trying to stay out of trouble. I was more frozen than anything else when I got there. When I got there everything kind of separated. I looked out and tried not to get sucker punched or anything.”

Aumont described the postgame scene following Canada’s victory over Mexico like this: “Just a bunch of failed hockey players pumped up and ready to do another one.”

On the tweet ripping Valle:

“It was something that at the moment I was frustrated about and, like I said, it was a heat of the moment thing. I thought about it and it was not right for me to say that.”

He has not spoken to Valle since then other than maybe saying hello to him in the Phillies clubhouse Tuesday.

“It’s not like I’m going to look at him and try to fight him. The guy is my teammate. On the field it was different. What he did I thought was a little low, but that’s none of my business. He’s the one who deals with that.”

What he did I thought was a little low, but that’s none of my business. He’s the one who deals with that.”

MEOW

BigEd76 wrote:Good times from 1996 on MLB.com

PEDRO!...and lots of mid-90s Phillie crap!

That video was all kinds of awesome. Favorite part: Benito Santiago as a Phillie sighting. Good times.

Love how Pedro hit Jefferies for no apparent reason. It was the first game of the series, the Expos were winning, and nobody hit a HR or did anything wrong

BigEd76 wrote:Love how Pedro hit Jefferies for no apparent reason. It was the first game of the series, the Expos were winning, and nobody hit a HR or did anything wrong

No apparent reason? Is there anybody on this board who WOULDN'T take the opportunity to hit Greg Jeffries with a fastball if the opportunity presented itself?

I have a feeling this is a dumb question, but who is our most likely backup catcher until Ruiz gets back?

swishnicholson wrote:I have a feeling this is a dumb question, but who is our most likely backup catcher until Ruiz gets back?

Greg Jeffries

I also hear Rob Ducey is available. Emergency catcher, as I was so often reminded in my youth.

swishnicholson wrote:I have a feeling this is a dumb question, but who is our most likely backup catcher until Ruiz gets back?

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