Phillies Boycott?

[justinevans]

Can we please somehow start an official Phillies boycott?

I would like for them to just quit. I don't want to be depressed anymore.

[xbrokendownx]

i dont like the phillies, but ill boycott them if you want


except for chase utley, i like him.

[justinevans]

i dont like the phillies, but ill boycott them if you want


except for chase utley, i like him.

Utley and Howard, thats it.

[sweethypocrisy]

make a "sellthephillies.com"

[bigmike]

or a:
pleasephilliesjustquitplayingbaseba llyoumakemewant2killmyself.com

[justinevans]

make a "sellthephillies.com"

they can't sell the team for at least 2 years because of the new stadium. if they sell the team they have to pay back whatever the state paid for the stadium.

[Caleb Cattivera]

want me to sticky it for you?

[justinevans]

want me to sticky it for you?

I'd like that, but all the Boston fans will get pissy.

[histrionics22]

Many Pirate fans already pretty much have one.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06179/701647-63.stm

[Broken Parachute]

No! Don't boycott the Phillis! We need a team to beat up on. :(

[justinevans]

Many Pirate fans already pretty much have one.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06179/701647-63.stm

Yeah, but the pirates are supposed to suck. The phillies where 6 games over .500 and decided they didn't like winning anymore. (32-26) Now they are 36-42.

[Broken Parachute]

I looked at the records two days ago and I was confused at how bad their record was. I didn't know they were that bad. The NL East sucks.

[bigmike]

Yeah, but the pirates are supposed to suck. The phillies where 6 games over .500 and decided they didn't like winning anymore. (32-26) Now they are 36-42.
wow. they've gone 4-16?

[justinevans]

wow. they've gone 4-16?

yeah. 9-17 in June. And they are 4-15 they were 32-27.

[bigmike]

i see they're down 8-0 already to toronto. so they're really righting the ship....:shake:

[StandMyBrothers]

so can I say Phillies suck for the hell of it. I don't have anything against them, it just boosts my self-esteem when I talk shit on a fan's favorite team.

[justinevans]

i see they're down 8-0 already to toronto. so they're really righting the ship....:shake:

:bazooka: http://www.funtrivia.com/img/mlb-phillies.gif

[sweethypocrisy]

:bazooka: http://www.funtrivia.com/img/mlb-phillies.gif
:pacman:

[justinevans]

Yes, we have a sticky.

[justinevans]

thanks harry, if losing 8-1 was not enough, you had to show us Joe Carter. Fucking idiots.

[Dirty Ernie]

just when i thought i couldnt love this forum more after all that drama a few days ago i go down the beach for 3 days and come back to a phillies boycott sticky, glorious

[itsjdiggity]

sticky icky

[justinevans]

why do they still waste money to advertise for this team?

[imirish06]

I'm going to pick out of a hat tonight to see if I"m going to be a Chi Sox, BoSox, or Yankees fan now.

[justinevans]

I'm going to pick out of a hat tonight to see if I"m going to be a Chi Sox, BoSox, or Yankees fan now.

be an A's

[bigmike]

I'm going to pick out of a hat tonight to see if I"m going to be a Chi Sox, BoSox, or Yankees fan now.
sup frontrunner?

[unwritten]

I'm going to pick out of a hat tonight to see if I"m going to be a Chi Sox, BoSox, or Yankees fan now.

haha, why don't you pick the best teams?

[Dirty Ernie]

no one vote for abreu as the final pick

[justinevans]

no one vote for abreu as the final pick

i won't. MLB wants him in there though for the hr derby. See what he can do compared to last year.

[bigmike]

i won't. MLB wants him in there though for the hr derby. See what he can do compared to last year.
phillies don't deserve 3 all stars.

[Dirty Ernie]

phillies don't deserve 3 all stars.

abreu would make 4, the other 3 do deserve to be there

[Dirty Ernie]

i won't. MLB wants him in there though for the hr derby. See what he can do compared to last year.

i thought i read somewhere that howard is in the derby, i would be shocked if two phillies were in it

[justinevans]

i thought i read somewhere that howard is in the derby, i would be shocked if two phillies were in it

yeah i know, but i think that is why they only didn't announce 1 more for the AL and NL...Hafner and Abreu.

[justinevans]

phillies don't deserve 3 all stars.

How can you say the Phillies that have made it don't deserve to go?

[bigmike]

How can you say the Phillies that have made it don't deserve to go?
i forgot that they had 3 going already.

so they don't deserve 4. the player themselves may deserve it with their numbers, but that franchise doesn't deserve any good players at all. they're ridiculous.

[justinevans]

i forgot that they had 3 going already.

so they don't deserve 4. the player themselves may deserve it with their numbers, but that franchise doesn't deserve any good players at all. they're ridiculous.

well the main problem is everyone that pitches up until the 9th inning.

[zizou1790]

Many Pirate fans already pretty much have one.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06179/701647-63.stm


haha thats great at least you phillies have an OK team

[imirish06]

haha, why don't you pick the best teams?


Because I want to be cool!

[mat1419]

i leave for a week and this is what i come back to?

god it hurts to watch them though...

[Dirty Ernie]

i'm going to the game tonight, but just because my gf has never been to a game and there are fireworks after the game

[justinevans]

http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/media/audio/phillies/070706-manuel.wma

Charlie Manuel asks people to pray for the Phillies

[mat1419]

i'm sorry...i just can't boycott...it's not in me.

go ryho!!!

[mat1419]

nice job ryho! i didn't think he could hit homers in a derby but he was clutch.

[Dirty Ernie]

now surround him with talent and the phillies might win more then derbies

[mat1419]

now surround him with talent and the phillies might win more then derbies
chase, ryan, aaron, jimmy, shane...fill in the rest of the blanks, a few pitchers, and a veteren to wake them the fuck up and they're world champs.

[imirish06]

I was at the game saturday, good times.

[xbrokendownx]

well, at least the phillies can win SOMETHING...

[xbrokendownx]

haha i was talking to my one friend whos a philly fan, and he said:


home run derby > world series


silly philly fans

[justinevans]

chase, ryan, aaron, jimmy, shane...fill in the rest of the blanks, a few pitchers, and a veteren to wake them the fuck up and they're world champs.

ha thats alot of blanks to fill.

[justinevans]

did anyone read the bill giles interview?

[Dirty Ernie]

did anyone read the bill giles interview?

i laughed out loud, he said brett myers wasn't beating his wife, he was helping her

and that he is never selling the team

we are fucked forever

[preppyak]

he said brett myers wasn't beating his wife, he was helping her

hahaha....wow

[justinevans]

i laughed out loud, he said brett myers wasn't beating his wife, he was helping her

and that he is never selling the team

we are fucked forever

he is only part owner.

[justinevans]

Jul 16 - Add one more team to the list of clubs interested in Bobby Abreu -- Milwaukee.
The Brewers recently contacted the Phillies to see what it might take to get Abreu, an executive of a club with interest in the right fielder told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. But don't bet your favorite photo of Bernie Brewer on this deal going down.

The Brewers still haven't decided if they?re going to be buyers or sellers. And even if Milwaukee stepped up its pursuit, a baseball man friendly with Abreu says he would be surprised if Abreu waived his no-trade clause to go to the Brewers.

The Yankees and Mets also have both informed the Phillies that they have an interest in making a trade for Bobby Abreu, according to a report in the New York Post.

Abreu is owed about $23.5 million through the 2007 season, which includes a $2 million buyout should his $16 million option for 2008 not be exercised. Abreu also has a no-trade clause and, to waive that, his agent, Peter Greenberg, indicated the option would probably have to be picked up or additional dollars added to the contract.

Citing a National League executive, the newspaper also reported that Phillies GM Pat Gillick will give his team two weeks to get back into the playoff race or else he will more seriously consider making major trades.

[wessa]

hey, remember when you guys were talking about how good the rivalry between the mets and phillies is? those were the days...

[justinevans]

hey, remember when you guys were talking about how good the rivalry between the mets and phillies is? those were the days...

it was for awhile and then the black plague hit Philly.

[aloneatlastnj]

please yankees DONT get abreu. we dont need him at all.

[xbrokendownx]

please yankees DONT get abreu. we dont need him at all.





seconded

[justinevans]

please yankees DONT get abreu. we dont need him at all.

why? you could hit him 2, jeter 3, giambi/arod 4/5. fuck you could even DH him if you don't want to watch his lazy ass in the field.

[xbrokendownx]

why? you could hit him 2, jeter 3, giambi/arod 4/5. fuck you could even DH him if you don't want to watch his lazy ass in the field.




yeah, and that means taht giambi plays 1st everyday (which i know he has been for the most part, but id rather let phillips play there and give cairo some time there once cano is back)

the yankees dont need abreu. they need pitching. matsui will be back in less than a month, and then we'll be fine with a melky/guiel/crosby/bernie carousel in right

[MrMet]

Can we please somehow start an official Phillies boycott?

I would like for them to just quit. I don't want to be depressed anymore.

You should see the Phantic when he's drunk. Very entertaining!

[justinevans]

yeah, and that means taht giambi plays 1st everyday (which i know he has been for the most part, but id rather let phillips play there and give cairo some time there once cano is back)

the yankees dont need abreu. they need pitching. matsui will be back in less than a month, and then we'll be fine with a melky/guiel/crosby/bernie carousel in right

they are 4th in the AL in ERA?

RF rbi production is 26th in the league. Granted the yankees have enough power and hit for average type guys, but you need a guy who can get on base. I don't think Abreu will goto NY - either team. All the yanks really have is Hughes and they do not want to move him. Plus - they'll get Burrell before Abreu.

[justinevans]

You should see the Phantic when he's drunk. Very entertaining!

Mr. Met, the Mets' cartoon-like mascot, held an on-field press conference today to declare that it is he, not all-star catcher Mike Piazza, who is the gay Met.

Rumors of Piazza's sexual orientation rocked the baseball world last week after NY Post gossip columnist Neil Travis reported "a persistent rumor around town that a certain Met star is gay and considering coming out."

"Look at me for Pete's sake," said the four-fingered mascot. "I prance around the stadium like a fairy in this flamboyant costume. Isn't it obvious who the gay Met is? Mike is a total hunk, but he's definitely a breeder boy."

"I don't think anybody should be surprised," said Mets general manager Steve Phillips. "Baseball is all about statistics, and if the numbers hold up, it would stand to reason that with 26 major league teams, at least one of the mascots would be gay. I think the New York players and fans are a diverse enough group that they can handle a gay mascot."

But not everyone agrees. Boy Scout troupe 743 of Little Neck Queens cancelled their trip to tonight's Dodgers game after learning of the news. "Mr. Met does not espouse the values we want to instill in our young men," said Frank DiMeola, the troupe's leader. "Now I hear that he (Mr. Met) was involved in an illicit relationship with a team bat boy in 1997."

Mr. Met emphatically denied the charge, saying that he's been involved in a long-term monogamous relationship with Pittsburgh's mascot, Pete the Pirate, since 1992. "Even after all these years, every time I see that little butt pirate waving his long sword, I just want to skip around the bases," said Met.



"I choked the chicken," said Mr. Met, about his abusive relationship with the Padre's San Diego Chicken."

Met does admit to being involved in a torrid affair with the San Diego Chicken many years ago. "It was an abusive relationship where I choked the chicken," he said. But I put that cock behind me and have moved on with my life.



"Yes, I spend a lot of time on my knees behind the batter. But that doesn't make me a homo," said Piazza.

Despite Mr. Met's admission that he is the gay Met, some fans refuse to believe that Piazza doesn't play for the other team, too. At the White Swallow Saloon in New York's West Village, Met fan Ben Dover and buddies debated whether Piazza pitches or catches off the field. "He can deny it all he wants," said Dover, "but let's look at his stats: He tints his hair blonde, has a fu man chu like that guy from the Village People, and listens to the Pet Shop Boys. I'm sorry, but three strikes and you're out."

Met's brass said Mr. Met will continue to serve as the Mets mascot, but there were no plans for Shea Stadium's organist to play cabaret tunes between innings.

[xbrokendownx]

they are 4th in the AL in ERA?

RF rbi production is 26th in the league. Granted the yankees have enough power and hit for average type guys, but you need a guy who can get on base. I don't think Abreu will goto NY - either team. All the yanks really have is Hughes and they do not want to move him. Plus - they'll get Burrell before Abreu.





i know our ERA is 4th, but still.


plus, if you listened to everyone else, our pitching is TERRIBLE and it cant possibly keep up how "good" its been...

i know our pitching isnt great. but we need help, either in a starter or middle relief. the starters have been pitching well lately though

[bigmike]

i know our ERA is 4th, but still.


plus, if you listened to everyone else, our pitching is TERRIBLE and it cant possibly keep up how "good" its been...

i know our pitching isnt great. but we need help, either in a starter or middle relief. the starters have been pitching well lately though
the starters have been good. but they can't continue to be this good. Mussina's never been this good, and he's just a microcosm of your rotation. They're pitching above their career numbers, which isn't likely to continue. i don't think so, at least.

but that's for a different thread.

[xbrokendownx]

the starters have been good. but they can't continue to be this good. Mussina's never been this good, and he's just a microcosm of your rotation. They're pitching above their career numbers, which isn't likely to continue. i don't think so, at least.

but that's for a different thread.





thats fair and all, but i mean isnt that just like saying the tigers havent been good recently/their players have never had this good of a season, so it wont continue? it goes both ways IMO


(im not trying to bash the tigers cuz i think theyll def finish the year with the best record, im just saying. arguments can be made)

[bigmike]

thats fair and all, but i mean isnt that just like saying the tigers havent been good recently/their players have never had this good of a season, so it wont continue? it goes both ways IMO


(im not trying to bash the tigers cuz i think theyll def finish the year with the best record, im just saying. arguments can be made)
I understand what you're saying. but the majority of our players are young, still growing, learning and getting better. for the most part, your rotation has reached it's potential, you know what i mean?

[xbrokendownx]

I understand what you're saying. but the majority of our players are young, still growing, learning and getting better. for the most part, your rotation has reached it's potential, you know what i mean?






yeah, thats fair.

[MrMet]

Mr. Met, the Mets' cartoon-like mascot, held an on-field press conference today to declare that it is he, not all-star catcher Mike Piazza, who is the gay Met.

Rumors of Piazza's sexual orientation rocked the baseball world last week after NY Post gossip columnist Neil Travis reported "a persistent rumor around town that a certain Met star is gay and considering coming out."

"Look at me for Pete's sake," said the four-fingered mascot. "I prance around the stadium like a fairy in this flamboyant costume. Isn't it obvious who the gay Met is? Mike is a total hunk, but he's definitely a breeder boy."

"I don't think anybody should be surprised," said Mets general manager Steve Phillips. "Baseball is all about statistics, and if the numbers hold up, it would stand to reason that with 26 major league teams, at least one of the mascots would be gay. I think the New York players and fans are a diverse enough group that they can handle a gay mascot."

But not everyone agrees. Boy Scout troupe 743 of Little Neck Queens cancelled their trip to tonight's Dodgers game after learning of the news. "Mr. Met does not espouse the values we want to instill in our young men," said Frank DiMeola, the troupe's leader. "Now I hear that he (Mr. Met) was involved in an illicit relationship with a team bat boy in 1997."

Mr. Met emphatically denied the charge, saying that he's been involved in a long-term monogamous relationship with Pittsburgh's mascot, Pete the Pirate, since 1992. "Even after all these years, every time I see that little butt pirate waving his long sword, I just want to skip around the bases," said Met.



"I choked the chicken," said Mr. Met, about his abusive relationship with the Padre's San Diego Chicken."

Met does admit to being involved in a torrid affair with the San Diego Chicken many years ago. "It was an abusive relationship where I choked the chicken," he said. But I put that cock behind me and have moved on with my life.



"Yes, I spend a lot of time on my knees behind the batter. But that doesn't make me a homo," said Piazza.

Despite Mr. Met's admission that he is the gay Met, some fans refuse to believe that Piazza doesn't play for the other team, too. At the White Swallow Saloon in New York's West Village, Met fan Ben Dover and buddies debated whether Piazza pitches or catches off the field. "He can deny it all he wants," said Dover, "but let's look at his stats: He tints his hair blonde, has a fu man chu like that guy from the Village People, and listens to the Pet Shop Boys. I'm sorry, but three strikes and you're out."

Met's brass said Mr. Met will continue to serve as the Mets mascot, but there were no plans for Shea Stadium's organist to play cabaret tunes between innings.


hey idiot, that article is fake. Read the main page.

[justinevans]

hey idiot, that article is fake. Read the main page.

no shit sherlock.

[MrMet]

no shit sherlock.

Then why waste everyone's time?

[justinevans]

Then why waste everyone's time?

http://www.nerdata.com/images/collection/Tissues.jpg

[Dirty Ernie]

Then why waste everyone's time?

i read it and found it funny, thus not a waste of my time

[justinevans]

i read it and found it funny, thus not a waste of my time
haha

[imirish06]

Let's hear it for the Phillie Phanatic.

[imirish06]

hey, remember when you guys were talking about how good the rivalry between the mets and phillies is? those were the days...


in all fairness, it was a good rivarly... I mean they were both hot at the time, both fighting for the division, both not the braves


ashame things had to end

[mat1419]

in all fairness, it was a good rivarly... I mean they were both hot at the time, both fighting for the division, both not the braves


ashame things had to end
i still get into those games, i hate the mets. i just don't post about it because i'm far too embarassed.

[mat1419]

if ever a game was indicitive of the phillies...it was tonight

[Dirty Ernie]

somehow david bell is batting .288

[mat1419]

somehow david bell is batting .288
oh, he got his two meaningless hits...but hit into that sweet double play when the phils needed runs. he's got a good average because no one's afraid to put him on base so they just pitch to him because 6-9 are fucking awful

[imirish06]

Meyers pitched a HELL of a game tonight

[xbrokendownx]

Meyers pitched a HELL of a game tonight




he did, i saw some of it. someone stupidly dropped him in one of my fantasy leagues when he had his incident a few weeks ago so i snagged him



ps im glad this thread isnt stickied anymore

[mat1419]

Meyers pitched a HELL of a game tonight
i actually think if the guy matures he'll be a good #2 for the Phils for a long time.

The problem with the Phils is this. 1-5 are solid usually. They get on base, so you usually have one or two men on with maybe an out. Then the bottom comes up, and they are awful, so they manage to creatively end innings without getting the men in. Liebrathal tried soo hard to hit into a double play and just missed it, accidentally hitting a run in. They still managed to blow 2 on with no outs and bases full with 1 out. Until the Phils can get a solid bottom half that can knock in the top half, the pitcher's great games won't mean a thing unless Howard can knock in all the runs himself before Rowand comes up.

Rowand is the only one from the bottom half who should be around next year, and he should be batting down in the order.

[justinevans]

i actually think if the guy matures he'll be a good #2 for the Phils for a long time.

The problem with the Phils is this. 1-5 are solid usually. They get on base, so you usually have one or two men on with maybe an out. Then the bottom comes up, and they are awful, so they manage to creatively end innings without getting the men in. Liebrathal tried soo hard to hit into a double play and just missed it, accidentally hitting a run in. They still managed to blow 2 on with no outs and bases full with 1 out. Until the Phils can get a solid bottom half that can knock in the top half, the pitcher's great games won't mean a thing unless Howard can knock in all the runs himself before Rowand comes up.

Rowand is the only one from the bottom half who should be around next year, and he should be batting down in the order.

he is the only one that will be around.

[mat1419]

he is the only one that will be around.
yeah, I know the other two's contracts are up...I just hope they get people who are actually better. Looking at the moves made last off season, I'm skeptical. A-Rod retired, Nunez has been horrible, Manual won't play Delucci, plus he's on the trade block, Rowand isn't hitting well (though I like the guy) while the guy they traded for him is an MVP candidate.

We need a solid hitting 3rd baseman and catcher, our shortstop has to start swinging like a leadoff hitter, we'll need to fill at least one outfield spot, and then we need to overhaul the pitching staff so Cole and Myers are the only two still in that rotation. It's doable, and rumblings are the Phils will be ridiculously active in the off season, but I still worry.

[64 % chance]

the only reason right now that i watch the phillies is to see if chase extends his hit streak, once he gets a hit i turn it off

[imirish06]

One day we'll have something to cheer about



































no we wont

[The Matt Kaufman]

you guys will..the phillies have had good teams but none that win it all obviously..they have had better luck than teams like the devil rays or pirates who just suck year after year

[mat1419]

you guys will..the phillies have had good teams but none that win it all obviously..they have had better luck than teams like the devil rays or pirates who just suck year after year
oh, you mean the Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh teams, both of who's cities have had NFL championships over the past 5 years? we've definately had more luck than those guys...

[Dirty Ernie]

ps im glad this thread isnt stickied anymore

i'm going to post so much in this thread that it will always be at the top of the page, just without the word sticky next to it

[The Matt Kaufman]

well if ur talking about as far as getting a city championship no philly will struggle..but as far as the phillies being good thats what I meant

[justinevans]

the only reason right now that i watch the phillies is to see if chase extends his hit streak, once he gets a hit i turn it off

yup

[justinevans]

and the phils lose another series tonight.

it is bad when they have to sell 2 for 1 tickets on seats 30$ or less to a nl east opponent.

[The Matt Kaufman]

and the phils lose another series tonight.

it is bad when they have to sell 2 for 1 tickets on seats 30$ or less to a nl east opponent.
heh thats good for people who root come and root against the phillies..dc and baltimore only sell out when they get a philly, boston, or ny team coming it seems like so the orioles and nationals should try this method

[xbrokendownx]

heh thats good for people who root come and root against the phillies..dc and baltimore only sell out when they get a philly, boston, or ny team coming it seems like so the orioles and nationals should try this method





the phillies wish they were as big as the yankees, mets, or red sox

[The Matt Kaufman]

the phillies wish they were as big as the yankees, mets, or red sox

of course..but they still get some people to come down I-95 to baltimore or DC when they are there..which is nice. DC gets flooded with people from the eastern seaboard who make the short trek..makes me feel at home when the mets are in :)

[mat1419]

espn has "Hamels (PHI) 12K in 5/1/3 IP vs Braves" in their bottom breaking news corner as if he didn't give up 7 runs.

[justinevans]

the phillies wish they were as big as the yankees, mets, or red sox

well the bruins, patriots (even with their titles) wish they were as big as the Eagles, Flyers

[xbrokendownx]

well the bruins, patriots (even with their titles) wish they were as big as the Eagles, Flyers





im pretty sure the patriots > eagles, coveragewise.

and the bruins suck, so thats not really fair

[justinevans]

im pretty sure the patriots > eagles, coveragewise.

and the bruins suck, so thats not really fair

Coverage maybe cause they have 5 states rooting for them. I bet you the Eagles season ticket line is longer than the Pats.

[Dirty Ernie]

im pretty sure the patriots > eagles, coveragewise.

no team in sports history got more coverage then the eagles last year (though most of it was negative)

[mat1419]

no team in sports history got more coverage then the eagles last year (though most of it was negative)
one of the biggest knocks on philadelphia sports is the fact that they never stop talking about the Eagles. They even talk down here about how much Philly won't stop talking about the Eagles. In April, May, June, no matter what else is going on in sports, the Eagles get more coverage than anything else. I guarantee the Eagles get more coverage regionally than any team nationwide.

[Goodbye Forever]

one of the biggest knocks on philadelphia sports is the fact that they never stop talking about the Eagles. They even talk down here about how much Philly won't stop talking about the Eagles. In April, May, June, no matter what else is going on in sports, the Eagles get more coverage than anything else. I guarantee the Eagles get more coverage regionally than any team nationwide.

I dunno... What's in Green Bay, sports or otherwise, other than the Packers?

[mat1419]

I dunno... What's in Green Bay, sports or otherwise, other than the Packers?
cheese

[justinevans]

you have to be fucking kidding me.

I can't even fault Bell - he slipped. Fucking Phillies pitching staff is pathetic. Just let Ramon Hernandez pitch the rest of the year so we could atleast watch home runs being hit out of the park.

Arthur Rhodes should be buried alive.

[imirish06]

They don't even deserve a boycott

they deserve

_____

[justinevans]

They don't even deserve a boycott

they deserve

_____

death?

[The Matt Kaufman]

a blank line?