****2022 Official Philadelphia Phillies Thread ****

[Dbacksbaseball]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

One problem is that Harper isn’t really hitting either, so he probably needs to set the example before he can speak up

Another problem is that they just have too many DH types for one DH spot, so you basically have to bench guys who suck at fielding, in favor of guys who can catch the ball, like Camargo.

As much as I don’t want to give up on a young guy like Bohm, I think you have to explore trading him to get someone who can hit and play the field- maybe for a decent CF

[Edit- or another starting pitcher, for depth]

I disagree. People dont understand how desperately the Phillies need Bohm and Stott to work out. Realistically....they cant and shouldnt sign Hoskins to a 25M a year deal. They need room to work.

That room comes from Stott and Bohm becoming at worst league average players to fill likely 1B and SS cheaply.

Also while I can appreciate going for the huge ceilings....the phillies really need to draft best college players available.....we cant wait 4-5 years to see guys get to the bigs. They also need to do much better in the international drafts/signing periods.

[ObanMontecristo]

totally agree that they need some of the young guys to work out- I see Bohm and Stott going down the same path as Kingery, where the organization messes with their development by sending them back up-and-down to the minors, sticking them on the bench, playing them out of position, etc. Not everyone comes up and is an immediate superstar like Soto or Acuna, 99% of players take at least 2-3 years in the majors to develop into stars.

My only point is that they’ve got too many DH types- they just signed Schwarber and Castellanos to multi-year deals, so they can’t trade them. Maybe trading Hoskins is the answer, if it’s not Bohm. You probably get a better return for Bohm, but I agree there’s much more financial flexibility to keep him instead of Hoskins.

[Giroux]

Guess the BP sucks too. Weeee

[LCM1223]

Originally Posted by Giroux

Guess the BP sucks too. Weeee

They were solid when the offense wasn’t producing

Now when offense shows up the bullpen crumbles

Defunct bass ackwards team

Never change

[LCM1223]

If Bohm ever gets benched again for non-injury/non-prescheduled rest day I'm going to run on to the field and physically assault Girardi

[HeritageKing]

Originally Posted by LCM1223

If Bohm ever gets benched again for non-injury/non-prescheduled rest day I'm going to run on to the field and physically assault Girardi

This.

[Giroux]

Big win after last night's disaster

[HeritageKing]

What the hell was that?

[LCM1223]

Morons

[Giroux]

Absolutely pathetic

[somethingclever]

Not a Philly fan, but that was hard to watch.


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[ObanMontecristo]

I haven’t been that disgusted by a ballgame in a long time. I think it’s time to let Girardi go

[tconte]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

I haven’t been that disgusted by a ballgame in a long time. I think it’s time to let Girardi go

Ugh! First time I was thinking this too.


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[Dbacksbaseball]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

I haven’t been that disgusted by a ballgame in a long time. I think it’s time to let Girardi go

While this team has many issues besides Girardi I don’t know how he is back in the dugout today.

[rcgdodge]

I deleted the MLB and Yahoo Sports apps from my phone after last night. I need a break for a while, unbelievable.

Mets were 0-330 over the last 25 years when trailing by 6 or more going into the 9th.

[burgbasher]

Players need to be held accountable for this plain and simple.

But they won't be it will fall on Girardi and that's not to say it shouldn't he makes questionable decisions every game it seems.

I was at game Tuesday and was far from impressed in person with this team, no situational hitting,guys swinging for fence with a cross wind and cold equals outs

[burgbasher]

Originally Posted by Dbacksbaseball

While this team has many issues besides Girardi I don’t know how he is back in the dugout today.

Lol I was at work listening to Philly sports radio last into this morning and they seem to think he needs to go as well.


But who replaces him ?

[JRX]

Originally Posted by burgbasher

Players need to be held accountable for this plain and simple.

But they won't be it will fall on Girardi and that's not to say it shouldn't he makes questionable decisions every game it seems.

I was at game Tuesday and was far from impressed in person with this team, no situational hitting,guys swinging for fence with a cross wind and cold equals outs

You signed a bunch of guys that swing for the fences then get upset that they swing for the fences. What were you expecting from Schwarber and Castellanos?

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[tconte]

Originally Posted by JRX

You signed a bunch of guys that swing for the fences then get upset that they swing for the fences. What were you expecting from Schwarber and Castellanos?

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Yep. There ownership group is mostly to blame. Poor scouting of new talent
and signings in the off season that had me scratching my head. Same old
problems with the bullpen too. Dave Dombrowski has not impressed at all.

[WalterAZ31]

Originally Posted by burgbasher

Lol I was at work listening to Philly sports radio last into this morning and they seem to think he needs to go as well.


But who replaces him ?

Thats your first mistake

Nothing worse than philly sports radio. Especially WIP clowns that wanted to run embiid out of town 2 years ago and think gabe kapler is the greatest manager of all time

[ObanMontecristo]

I don’t know who replaces him, but I was on board with the hiring of Girardi and willing to continue giving him a shot right up until last night’s game. I really wanted and expected him to succeed but I honestly can’t think of a time where he made a savvy move that helped them win a game, and there are way too many times where he has clearly and simply just mishandled the pitching staff.

At the end of the day, I know the players are the ones who bear a lot of responsibility, but they need to shake up this team from the never-ending battle to merely reach .500, and replacing the manager (whose performance has been objectively mediocre at best) is the easiest way to do that.

[Giroux]

Originally Posted by WalterAZ31

Thats your first mistake



Nothing worse than philly sports radio. Especially WIP clowns that wanted to run embiid out of town 2 years ago and think gabe kapler is the greatest manager of all time

WIP is the reason Kapler is currently managing the Giants. They 100% ran him out of town.

[burgbasher]

Originally Posted by JRX

You signed a bunch of guys that swing for the fences then get upset that they swing for the fences. What were you expecting from Schwarber and Castellanos?

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I never said I was upset far from it Just stating this team needs more situational hitting that's it .

[burgbasher]

Originally Posted by WalterAZ31

Thats your first mistake

Nothing worse than philly sports radio. Especially WIP clowns that wanted to run embiid out of town 2 years ago and think gabe kapler is the greatest manager of all time

Hey like I said @ work not many options .

[HeritageKing]

I don't get it. Our bullpen sucked last year and the year before that too. Is it that hard to find a guy who can sit on his @s5% for 7 innings, come in and get three outs before giving up 12 walks and 9 runs?

I mean, look how hard it is to make the majors, the best of the best of the best only make it......I always hear about the hardest thing in the world to do is to hit a baseball...with that said, we can't find a guy who can close? I mean cmon.