January 25, 20233 yr 17 hours ago, vikas83 said: That graphic simply reminded me that Schmidt was unreal. I think this is why Rolen never got a fair shot here. I judged him harshly because I compared him to MJS. He was better than I gave him credit but I still don’t think he is HOF material.
January 26, 20233 yr Rolen called out ownership for being cheap, and not committed to building a winning organization, and he left. I have no problems with his time on the field here, and in the end he did us all a favor. They finally built the stadium, spent some real $ for once on Thome, and in 2008 it all came together for us . I’ll give him a golf clap.
January 26, 20233 yr I'll never forgive Rolen for being an outright liar. He lied to us fans. Said that free agency was very important to him and that he needed the opportunity to experience what it was like to be able to choose where he would play. (Not a direct quote but that's the essence.) So he gets traded to the Cardinals and immediately signs a long term deal there rather than "experiencing free agency", which he claimed was so f'n important to him. Good player for sure. But far, far from HOF caliber. Plus he was a D, so there's that.
January 26, 20233 yr I don't blame him at all - he was playing for a dogshit team in a dogshit stadium. I wouldn't have stayed here either.
January 26, 20233 yr I didn’t mind the leaving, but the lying on the way out the door was distasteful.
January 26, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said: I didn’t mind the leaving, but the lying on the way out the door was distasteful. What did he lie about? He didn't want to sign a long term deal and wanted to hit the open market when he was with the Phillies. They traded him to the team he rooted for when he was a kid, which was less than 2 hours away from his parents house. Of course he signed a long term deal with them.
January 26, 20233 yr I read somewhere that he wanted to return here but it really doesn't matter. His numbers are not HOF.
January 28, 20233 yr On 1/26/2023 at 12:41 PM, iladelphxx said: What did he lie about? He said he wanted to become a free agent. It was very important to him to become a free agent. And then he signed a contract with the Cardinals before becoming a free agent. He lied.
January 28, 20233 yr 9 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said: He said he wanted to become a free agent. It was very important to him to become a free agent. And then he signed a contract with the Cardinals before becoming a free agent. He lied. His situation changed and he wound up exactly where he wanted to go. He didn't want to sign an extension in Philly and wanted to test free agency. He got traded to his childhood favorite team and decided to stay.... I don't blame him one bit.
January 29, 20233 yr https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35466344/mlb-power-rankings-preseason-2023-braves-padres alotta disrespect going on
January 29, 20233 yr 4 hours ago, Blazehound said: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35466344/mlb-power-rankings-preseason-2023-braves-padres alotta disrespect going on ESPN jumped the shark 20 years ago
January 29, 20233 yr 6 hours ago, Blazehound said: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35466344/mlb-power-rankings-preseason-2023-braves-padres alotta disrespect going on I think they should be ahead of LA and Toronto.
February 13, 20233 yr I really dislike this rule. Now it’s permanent. Manfred is ruining baseball slowly but surely.
February 13, 20233 yr 28 minutes ago, Blazehound said: I really dislike this rule. Now it’s permanent. Manfred is ruining baseball slowly but surely. Terrible. I hate this more than anything.
February 13, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, Blazehound said: I really dislike this rule. Now it’s permanent. Manfred is ruining baseball slowly but surely.
February 14, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, iladelphxx said: That’s an oppo boppo of a deal. Have to say, my disdain for Tmac has substantially reduced ever since Kate Scott was added to the 76ers. Who is leading candidate for Franzke?
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