Random Phillies Thoughts and Tired Schtick

by **pacino** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 22:07:10

Bucky wrote:Sarge has improved markedly. He has always been endearing, but he's becoming a darn fine broadcaster.

wait, who we talking bout

by **JFLNYC** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 22:11:31

She only looks good because she's sitting next to the ugliest girl at the bar.

by **Bucky** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 22:20:06

you guys must have tuned out then

he's no longer just name checking JR richard et al. He's giving lots of insightful tidbits about preparing and playing the game the right way. Droppin' lots of knowledge.

his ceiling is the sistine chapel; his floor is the boston garden

by **swishnicholson** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 23:33:03

Bucky wrote:you guys must have tuned out then

he's no longer just name checking JR richard et al. He's giving lots of insightful tidbits about preparing and playing the game the right way. Droppin' lots of knowledge.

his ceiling is the sistine chapel; his floor is the boston garden

Well, he's graduated to bearable anyway.

On second thought, he deserves to be on the Phillies mural. See if you can make this happen.

by **Bucky** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 23:34:49

on it

by **cartersDad26** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:34:36

Have to finish 16-4 to finish .500.

by **smitty** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:41:36

Bucky wrote:you guys must have tuned out then

he's no longer just name checking JR richard et al. He's giving lots of insightful tidbits about preparing and playing the game the right way. Droppin' lots of knowledge.

his ceiling is the sistine chapel; his floor is the boston garden

I like the Sarge. He was good in that Airplane! Movie too.

by **dajafi** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 18:04:07

What they decide to do with Ruf might be the most interesting question of the offseason. He went into today averaging 4.3 pitches per plate appearance, which is ridiculously more than anyone else who's gotten significant at-bats for the Phillies this season. The power is obviously real. But if they want to add a bat, outfield corner is pretty much the only place they can do it unless Amaro tries to make a compression trade for a high-end CF.

I'd probably sign a Morse or Hart type character and let that guy compete with Ruf next spring, figuring that whoever loses will still get a couple starts a week.

by **phdave** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 18:46:55

Sign Geoff Jenkins and platoon him with Ruf.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 20:57:39

dajafi wrote:What they decide to do with Ruf might be the most interesting question of the offseason. He went into today averaging 4.3 pitches per plate appearance, which is ridiculously more than anyone else who's gotten significant at-bats for the Phillies this season. The power is obviously real. But if they want to add a bat, outfield corner is pretty much the only place they can do it unless Amaro tries to make a compression trade for a high-end CF.

I'd probably sign a Morse or Hart type character and let that guy compete with Ruf next spring, figuring that whoever loses will still get a couple starts a week.

i'm surprised the front office has really been talking up the possibility of franco playing in the big leagues next season. do the marlins listen if you sit down at the winter meetings and start a package for stanton with brown and asche? i'd hate to give those two up, but for stanton you have to explore the idea. a young, elite power rhh of is exactly what this team has been looking for. i'd look to sign someone to platoon with howard (mark reynolds?) and also a catcher. if stanton makes mccann unlikely, still like the idea of saltalamacchia for the added power. rollins/utley/stanton/howard/ruf/salty/franco/revere, reynolds/galvis/hernandez/frandsen/kratz, hamels/lee/mag/fa/pettibone, pap/diekman/bastardo/rosenberg/de fratus/martin/fa. far fetched, yes. impossible, no.

by **phorever** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 03:44:27

ReadingPhilly wrote:i'm surprised the front office has really been talking up the possibility of franco playing in the big leagues next season.

maybe they have more reasons than we yet know of to worry that howard won't ever be able to play regularly again? or maybe they are trying convince the fish that franco is good enough for a one-to-one trade for stanton?

by **phorever** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 03:45:48

question for those watching the games: did brown's defense improve enough this year to risk moving him to right again?

by **phorever** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 04:26:25

dajafi wrote:What they decide to do with Ruf might be the most interesting question of the offseason. He went into today averaging 4.3 pitches per plate appearance, which is ridiculously more than anyone else who's gotten significant at-bats for the Phillies this season. The power is obviously real. But if they want to add a bat, outfield corner is pretty much the only place they can do it unless Amaro tries to make a compression trade for a high-end CF.

I'd probably sign a Morse or Hart type character and let that guy compete with Ruf next spring, figuring that whoever loses will still get a couple starts a week.

first, the stats suggest that morse is just an older mayberry. do not want.
second if ruf continues to succeed, the impact of adding hart is reduced to that only of an upgrade to mayberry as 1b/rf/lf platoon/backup. that's not a bad thing, given mayberry's negative war this year, but not a major upgrade, and probably not worth the cost and length of a likely hart contract.

by **phillychuck** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 05:31:36

phorever wrote:question for those watching the games: did brown's defense improve enough this year to risk moving him to right again?

He's actually more comfortable in RF...or at least he was. Very good arm, too.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 07:37:49

phorever wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:i'm surprised the front office has really been talking up the possibility of franco playing in the big leagues next season.

maybe they have more reasons than we yet know of to worry that howard won't ever be able to play regularly again? or maybe they are trying convince the fish that franco is good enough for a one-to-one trade for stanton?

every team would step up and beat that offer quite easily.

by **Shore** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 08:54:29

phorever wrote:first, the stats suggest that morse is just an older mayberry. do not want.

Not that I necessarily want Morse, but Mayberry lies awake at night dreaming about being Mike Morse. Morse born 1982, Mayberry 1983, so it's not like the age difference is big (close to 2 years), either. Morse has 2000 or so career PA with an OPS+ of 120, and Mayberry 1200 or so with an OPS+ of 98.

by **Bucky** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 09:06:25

how uncommon is a 200 K season alongside a losing W-L?

by **Soren** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 09:10:41

Bucky wrote:how uncommon is a 200 K season alongside a losing W-L?

404 seasons in the expansion era

by **Bucky** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 09:15:19

Soren wrote:
Bucky wrote:how uncommon is a 200 K season alongside a losing W-L?

404 seasons in the expansion era

your query is incorrect. maybe it has to be .50?? Just look at the list.

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