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***OFFICIAL Philadelphia Phillies 2008 Thread*** (1 Viewer)

2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!
:thumbup: :lmao: Who's going Friday???
Right now my windows are vibrating from the noise. It's absolutely GREAT!I will be at the parade. FBG meetup in the works?
Seriously, who's going?I'd rather make plans today if I'm going.....

I'm 2 hours away on a good traffic day.
:hey: I'm about 2 hours away too... but I plan on getting there @ 7am
:hifive: :jacked:
7AM? Wow.... I think I need to re-think my plan.....
 
Swept by the Dodgers. Really? I hope we all realize that we are an average team. We have zero chance in the playoffs against the Cubs or Brewers. eta: If we make the playoffs.
:unsure:
Really? Did you actually waste time looking for a quote like this or did you have it saved in notepad? :unsure: I'm sure you've never ripped your team after it played like donkeydick for a week. You must've missed my prediction of Phils winning in six, huh?
 
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Anyway,

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Last night was thee best sports night of my life!!! Broad street was mayhem, lots of people and friends partying. Actually suprised that center city had more trouble than we did in South Philly. I watched the replay after partying and it actually brought me to a bit of tears and I got the chills all day hearing Harry call the clincher. Unbelievable feeling all day!!!!!

I can't wait til the morning and the parade!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can fall out of bed and land on Broad Street!!!

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

And I can finally buy one of those Championship season dvd's from SI!!!!

 
Anyway,

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Last night was thee best sports night of my life!!! Broad street was mayhem, lots of people and friends partying. Actually suprised that center city had more trouble than we did in South Philly. I watched the replay after partying and it actually brought me to a bit of tears and I got the chills all day hearing Harry call the clincher. Unbelievable feeling all day!!!!!

I can't wait til the morning and the parade!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can fall out of bed and land on Broad Street!!!

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

And I can finally buy one of those Championship season dvd's from SI!!!!
:P On I purchased mine :lmao: I'm sure SI will screw me up - I already have a subscription and they told me I had to signup on line - last time they did it over the phone for me. It's taken them 4 months to cancel a 2nd account I magically was given :rolleyes:

 
Anyway, WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLast night was thee best sports night of my life!!! Broad street was mayhem, lots of people and friends partying. Actually suprised that center city had more trouble than we did in South Philly. I watched the replay after partying and it actually brought me to a bit of tears and I got the chills all day hearing Harry call the clincher. Unbelievable feeling all day!!!!!I can't wait til the morning and the parade!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can fall out of bed and land on Broad Street!!! WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!And I can finally buy one of those Championship season dvd's from SI!!!!
Sounds awesome.I'll be there tomorrow for the parade, SEPTA willing....
 
2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!
:lmao: :thumbup: Who's going Friday???
Right now my windows are vibrating from the noise. It's absolutely GREAT!I will be at the parade. FBG meetup in the works?
Seriously, who's going?I'd rather make plans today if I'm going.....

I'm 2 hours away on a good traffic day.
Do yourself a favor and take the train into the city.. Driving will be impossible!!
Yeah, I get that - just trying to figure out the best place to pick up SEPTA and get in there.
Jeff:For you Wilmington might be your best bet. I'm pretty sure anumber of the R2 regional rail trains still go there, and they will take you to downtown.
:hophead: You going?
I am. I live near Philly international airport and have 3 ways I can walk to transit which will get me downtown in roughly an hour.I wasn't home to get the free celebration tickets on-line, and my buddy who used to have a storfront on South Broad isn't there any more - being able to be indoors for some of the divisions was really nice - doesn't really work well for string bands.

If you want to meet up, PM me, and I can give you contact info.

 
9:00 am 15th and market. Sorry it's with my cell phone and I'll try to get video later

parade crowd

don't ahve a converter on my work pc - this is a video off the phone at 9:40

parade vid

 
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Listening to coverage of the parade on WIP over the innernets and it sounds nuts. Wish I wasn't 3000 miles away.

 
Live TV.. Chase Utley at the mike for the ceremony at Citizens Bank Park.. He says:

"World Champions.... World ####### Champions!!!"

:excited: :unsure: :thumbup:

Awesome!!

 
ESPN is saying June to , imo, push this story a little too dramatic. 4-6 months, I wouldn't be surprised if he's back by Mid-April. June is a worst case scenario.

 
This is a very curious move. Why trade Golson? He is coming off of his best year, and seems to be improving. And to trade him for a guy who is 2 years older and still battling between AA & AAA.

Golson Trade???

 
This is a very curious move. Why trade Golson? He is coming off of his best year, and seems to be improving. And to trade him for a guy who is 2 years older and still battling between AA & AAA.

Golson Trade???
He has no power and strikes out way too much.I think that they didn't project that much for Golson and they have a fast CF, so they want to try to get a potential power bat, of which they have none in the minors.

 
This is a very curious move. Why trade Golson? He is coming off of his best year, and seems to be improving. And to trade him for a guy who is 2 years older and still battling between AA & AAA.

Golson Trade???
He has no power and strikes out way too much.I think that they didn't project that much for Golson and they have a fast CF, so they want to try to get a potential power bat, of which they have none in the minors.
It is the classic under-acheiving for under-acheiving trade. Neither guy is living up to their draft position right now. I personally like Texas just a bit more in this trade because they get the CFer for the corner CFer. Curious about the no power statement. Baseball America had Golson rated as the organization’s best power hitter, fastest baserunner, best athlete, best defensive outfielder, and best outfield arm for Philly going into 2008.

 
Golson looks like Jeff Jackson Part II. The power the FO thought he would develop never has, his plate discipline is awful, and his baserunning blunders after he was called up in Sept. did not endear him to the major-league coaching staff. He only has value as a CF, and he was blocked there by Victorino and would have been for a long time. He would have been a serious negative as a corner outfielder.

So he may have value someday, but he was not likely to have value for the Phillies anytime soon.

Mayberry, on the other hand, has more power, somewhat better plate discipline (though it hasn't been great recently), and hits lefties very well. He could have value to the Phillies as soon as next year as an RH bat off the bench or maybe even as the RH side of a platoon in LF. He does have some holes in his swing, but the organization fixed those of his Stanford teammate Michael Taylor, and maybe it can fix Mayberry's too.

So I like the deal.

 
Phillies re-sign Hamels to a 3 year $20.5 million deal. He is one of the best young pitchers in the game so the amount seems a little surprising to me. You would think he would command $15 million a year.

 
Phillies re-sign Hamels to a 3 year $20.5 million deal. He is one of the best young pitchers in the game so the amount seems a little surprising to me. You would think he would command $15 million a year.
Not under the current system. He's got another 4 years before free agency. Phils control his rights til then. He was due for hefty raises in arbitration, but that wouldn't have brought him close to $15 mil/year either. He might have made a little more going year-to-year in arbitration, but not enough to offset the security that this deal gives him -- important for pitchers, who are always at risk of injury.He will have one more year of arbitration at the end of his deal. If he continues to be a stud and stays healthy, that payday will be a huge one, as will whatever he gets when he finally reaches free agency.
 

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