Phillies sign Bobby Abreu

by **Bucky** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:30:38

it was a doubleheader that day

i think it might've been '77 not '76 though

by **SK790** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:32:26

was it really a DH?

by **my cousin mose** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:32:30

alright alright alright

by **Monkeyboy** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:37:45

and don't forget about the Lidle throw-in, who was worth more than we got by himself.

by **SK790** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:44:22

i was trying to be respectful,, you dick.

by **Bucky** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:54:57

SK790 wrote:was it really a DH?

yep, we took two from the fishies (7/30/2006)

there was lots of speculation as BKA didn't appear on the first game and i think the trade was announced between games

by **SK790** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:57:40

i distinctly remember dugout hugs, maybe it was in between games and i was remembering the beginning of the second game....

by **Ramon Gris** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:02:11

Ryan Howard hit his 35th home run of the year during the second game.

by **pacino** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:07:22

wow, ryan howard hit 35 homers in one year

by **Ramon Gris** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:18:04

Looking at Ryan Howard's BR page makes me sad.

by **Napalm** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:22:25

i'm optimistic. he's hitting 35+ this season. think he's just about all the way back from the injury. plus, I have no choice but to root for him anyway

by **Ramon Gris** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:27:10

Napalm wrote:i'm optimistic. he's hitting 35+ this season. think he's just about all the way back from the injury. plus, I have no choice but to root for him anyway

I'll always root for him, as long as he's a Phillies. But I sure do miss the guy who hit 58 home runs in 2006.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:32:44

Bucky wrote:
SK790 wrote:was it really a DH?

yep, we took two from the fishies (7/30/2006)

there was lots of speculation as BKA didn't appear on the first game and i think the trade was announced between games

he came out of the dugout after the end of the 7th or 8th inning in game 1, i remember Geary tipping his cap after warming up on the mound

by **ReadingPhilly** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:32:32

guy at the bar last night reminded me the team finally got good once they traded abreu. checked my phone to make sure it wasn't 2004 again.

by **Wheels Tupay** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:54:36

Trade Abreu, get good. Bring Abreu back, get good. It's the circle of life.

by **Werthless** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 13:17:55

SK790 wrote:this thread just reminded me of the day of the Abreu trade. I was supposed to go to a graduation party for my friend and her brother(they're twins). My friend and her brother were both "big" Yankees fans, in the sense that they watched their playoff games and tried to convince me that I should sympathize with Yankees fans because Boston fans were mean. Keep in mind this is the early 2000s. Anyway, the Phillies were playing a 1 pm game that day and Bobby was out of the lineup and as you all know his trade was announced during the game. After reading the details of the trade, I immediately realized, like most rational baseball fans, that the trade was horrible for us. CJ fucking Henry and Matt Smith!?!?!

Anyway, I decide I'm not going to let sports affect my RL, so I go to the party. Talk to my friend's brother who declares it an even trade and basically tries to tell me how Bobby isn't very good and CJ Henry is a legit prospect. I tried to explain how Abreu was worth more than what we got alone, even at his age. He ends up cursing me out and takes a swing at me(he's drunk and 18), misses and ends up falling into a pile of random stuff in his garage. I tried to calm him down, tell him we're only discussing a sport, it's not worth being a moron over, etc... he finally calms down. later he pours a beer over my head and i totally kick his ass. the year was 1976 and i was living in texas.

I was expecting this to end with you whistling for a cab.

by **MoBettle** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 13:37:35

td11 wrote:sometimes i'd stroek both dicks to my sides with nary a women screech to bring me out of my dong reverie

^^^^

by **bleh** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 18:11:05

He got a standing ovation when he got traded, then he came back last year for the first time and was booed. I hate Philly fans sometimes. Hopefully he goes out on a good note at least.

What really sucked is Gillick really wanted to trade Burrell but couldn't due to the no trade clause. 2 years later Burrell is a hero at the front of the WS parade and Abreu is treated like he was the reason the team was bad. I also liked Abreu because it was clear that he loved playing in Philly, and that was at a time when most players didn't want to play in Philly which is why we had to overpay for ass players like Adam Eaton and Jon Lieber. :h:

Abreu

by **TomatoPie** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 23:18:10

Eaton, pure fail. But I thought we liked Lieber and his monster truck.

by **21McBride** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 00:16:29

Lieber had a stellar 05.

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