Comments on: Phillies Release Benson

By: Alphonse Dattolo

Alphonse Dattolo — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:06:30 +0000

NO MATTER WHAT THE PHILLIES DO I STILL STICK BY MY PREDICTION LAST FEBRUARY-THE PHILLIES WILL BE THE 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS. (NO MATTER HOW DIRTY DAVID WRIGHT TALKS AND NO MATTER HOW STUPIDLY JOSÉ REYES ACTS ON THE FIELD. REYES DEFINITELY NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP-HE IS TO BE PITIED.) I HAVE BEEN A PHILLIES FAN FOR 48 YEARS.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:56:59 +0000

Fred, I’m willing to bet they held off long enough to prevent other teams (i.e. New York) from getting him signed and on the active roster in time for the post season. Just a guess.

By: J-Man

J-Man — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:45:29 +0000

Good move by the Phils…He has a 5.52 ERA in the minors he would of stunk even if they called him up.

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:43:15 +0000

But they let him go with no chance of catching on before Sept 1st. They must have determined he wasn’t going to be of use to them so why not let him go sooner? Sounds like they were hedging their bet.

By: Matt Kwasiborski

Matt Kwasiborski — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:29:56 +0000

Class move by the Phils in this one. Benson should now catch on with a team to give him a few starts in the show to see if he can still pitch to big league hitters.

By: TJ

TJ — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:19:58 +0000

Now Taguchi…

Baby steps.

By: Greg V.

Greg V. — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:33:01 +0000

Wow I wish we were so willing to cut our losses with other people. I actually went to one of the Lehigh Valley games that Benson started and thought he pitched really well. Though it’s pretty hard to mess with the rotation we have now. Everyone is pitching fairly well. So best of luck to Benson in the future.

By: KM

KM — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:25:00 +0000

I don’t mind losing him, but can we keep his wife?