Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2023 Edition)

[Rebels57]

Definitely is the Astros.

Barves in the NL and Trashtros in the AL. I don't recall Trashtros fans throwing beers on the field because a call in Game 1 of a series didn't go their way. Then you have the racist tomahawk bullshit. f*** the Barves. I've hated them a lot longer than the Trashtros. f*** Chipper Jones. f*** John Smoltz. f*** that dork Jeff Franceour right in his ear.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Barves in the NL and Trashtros in the AL. I don't recall Trashtros fans throwing beers on the field because a call in Game 1 of a series didn't go their way. Then you have the racist tomahawk bullshit. f*** the Barves. I've hated them a lot longer than the Trashtros. f*** Chipper Jones. f*** John Smoltz. f*** that dork Jeff Franceour right in his ear.

 

[Rebels57]

Difference is, their manager probably won't leave Elder in long enough for the Phillies to get a big enough of a lead

I like our chances against their bullpen again if given the opportunity to face them for that many innings.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Barves in the NL and Trashtros in the AL. I don't recall Trashtros fans throwing beers on the field because a call in Game 1 of a series didn't go their way. Then you have the racist tomahawk bullshit. f*** the Barves. I've hated them a lot longer than the Trashtros. f*** Chipper Jones. f*** John Smoltz. f*** that dork Jeff Franceour right in his ear.

Yeah pretty wild they still do that tomahawk chant and no one really says anything. f*** these bozos.

 

[Rebels57]

Yeah pretty wild they still do that tomahawk chant and no one really says anything. f*** these bozos.

Their crowd is mostly lifeless. It's their only queue to make some noise. Half of them don't do it anymore and the half that do couldn't be more half-hearted about it. It's f***ing trash.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

The chop is infuriating. Can't believe they do that in 2023. I'd be so embarassed if I was a fan of them

 

[Svechhammer]

The chop is infuriating. Can't believe they do that in 2023. I'd be so embarassed if I was a fan of them

Lets be honest, if they weren't embedded in the deep south and favorited by the hotbed of US white nationalist racism, they'd have been forced to change their logo by now. But because they exist in a city where the state flag is literally the Confederate States of America national flag (which they deliberately snuck in when they were forced to change it from the rebel flag), should we really be surprised that they embrace the racism?

 

[DancingPanther]

Nola's career legacy as a Phillie thus far comes down to this. Hope he doesn't f*** it up.

W L W W last year. Just saying

 

[FLYguy3911]

 

[Flybynite]

Ohtani was drafted in 2012(at 18). Posted in 2017. (at 23)

But generally if a guy in Japan turns into a legit star and is posted to MLB, I think a team will wait until they are 25 years old because that way there's no limit to what an MLB team can offer and the "posting fee" is a percentage of the MLB contract signed.

But that 25 year old in Japan signing an MLB contract is doing something no other 25 year old who played college ball will be able to do. Sign with any team as a UFA for many millions.

The mlb draft has a signing bonus limit and then after that you gotta reach MLB service time to become a FA. Look at someone like say Pete Alonso. He was drafted at 22. He'll be a FA after next season at age 30.

So technically a Japanese player in Japan can get to an MLB UFA contract years faster than a drafted college player in the US.

The NIL for foreign players is also quite different... because of the visa they're on they can't earn money in the US off NIL deals. They can earn money outside the US though.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

These Astros are sickeningly good at the plate.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Bury them.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Adam Wainwright is very good already. How can it be this hard to explain what's happening and why while enjoying yourself? He's capable immediately.

 

[Halladay]

Bury them.

This is bizarre.

*They had them buried for a moment last night...

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Bury them.

Poser fanbase. I wonder if they would have done that if last night was 10-4 like it should have been. Please end this series at CBP. Losers

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[FLYguy3911]

Players fresh out of the game are always better than the old heads.

Also Yordan is unreal.

 

[Halladay]

Cant believe Jose Abreu hit two homeruns.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Sucks he finally got hit, but Wheeler's sweeper last night was pretty ridiculous. Almost looked like it was gonna hit the batter out of his hand and then, zooop, back over the plate. Wild to see

 

[Cody Webster]

AL East is going to go 0-7 in the playoffs this year...sucks to see Baltimore get swept

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

@Halladay

Remember that time Rob didn’t pinch hit for Cave in that first game of the DH against the Mets?

Asking for no particular reason.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@FLYguy3911 have you seen the knob (phrasing) on Evan Carter's bat? It looks like it has a cylindrical cap over it.

 

[DancingPanther]

Meanwhile you Schmidt and Amaro laughing it off and saying that it's "tHe aNaLyTiCs sLiDeR"

Bury them.

I hate this f***ing team.

It went W L W W last year just saying

 

[Halladay]

I am going to believe in Aaron Nola. Get it done.

 

[DancingPanther]

I am going to believe in Aaron Nola. Get it done.

I too bolieve in Aaron. I feel it in my bones