Happy Holidays from Phillies Nation
Posted by Brian Michael, Wed, December 24, 2008 10:30 AM | Comments: 28
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The Holidays came early for Phillies fans, thanks for making this year a special one.
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Posts: 0 Griffin
The creepy snowman shares my sentiments. Happy holidays everyone!
Posted: 10:48 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Craig
Merry Christmas!
Big thanks to one and all at Phillies Nation for all the excellent work during 08
Posted: 10:49 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Chuck P
I wish everyone in “the Nation” a Merry Christmas…
Posted: 10:58 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 PhillyGirlinMichigan
Merry Christmas to the Nation from Snowy Michigan! :)
Posted: 11:02 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 KB
Merry Christmas everyone!
Posted: 11:31 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 metsblow4show
Merry “Phuckin” Christmas & A Phantastic New Year !
Posted: 11:40 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 David, the Mets fan from Queens
PhilliesNation is a great blog-site, and I commend its creators and contributors for a job well done. This blog-site is user-friendly and has a simple, but straightforward layout.
Happy Holidays from Queens, New York.
Posted: 11:43 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
May your Christmas be philled with phun and phrolic. Merry Christmas, Pholks!!
Posted: 11:59 AM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Jason B
Merry Christmas….. Merry Ph*cking Christmas! Thanks to the nation for keeping me up to date with the sorriest of top 100 lists in all of professional sports! Keep up the good work in 09!
Posted: 12:18 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Justin
Could there be a better Christmas present in the city of Philadelphia than a World Series trophy, and to be World Ph*cking Champions? I think not…
Posted: 12:34 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
Why is the snowman wearing red “pants”….. shouldn’t he just have a shirt on?
Posted: 12:42 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Happy Holidays Phillies Nation! We will enter the new year as World Phuckin’ Champions, awesome! I’d like to say a big thank you to Tim, Brian, and Rob, and everyone else who makes this the best blog out there.
And to those of you lucky enough to have both your parents with you this Christmas, don’t forget to tell tem you love them and how much you appreciate everything they’ve done for you, because they won’t be with you forever and it’s never the same when they’re gone….
Posted: 12:52 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Georgie
Don, yesterday we had Granny Hammer and today you want the snowman to have NO pants! Maybe he/she is a “hermie”?!?
Posted: 12:59 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 bigbobster
Merry Christmas to Phillies fans around the country. I want to say thanks for a great site. I started relying on Philliesnation for insight into this team, and was not disappointed, as the roller coaster that was 2008 ended with a World Series Championship. The Phils won the right way, with 7 of their 12 key players coming from the farm system. A nice present for this great city, and for baseball fans everywhere.
Posted: 01:00 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Eb
Don M… I believe if he only had a shirt on that would be Indecent Exposure…
Happy Holidays everyone and thanks philliesnation team for keeping me entertained and my spirits up why the stock market/job is low
Posted: 01:28 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
well its just that MOST snowmen only have a hat on, maybe some gloves.. sometimes a shirt.. but never Pants..
Georgie, that was deep
Hey guys, Merry Christmas to you all… i’ll be back at work next week, so you’ll hear lots from me as usual. But hope everyone has a nice holiday and gets to relax with family and friends!
Posted: 01:31 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Happy Holidays to every on here…im bolting out of work soon…peace.
Posted: 01:42 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
If I may quote the great Bill Murray from Scrooged “Its Christmas Eve.Its that one night out of the whole year where we act a little nicer,we smile a little easier,we cheer a little more…….For a couple of hours out of the whole year,we are the people that we always hoped we would be”Thank you for welcoming me in here as one of your family (eventho I will always stand by my Amazins) and of course Happy Christmas to all,and to all a good night.
Posted: 02:04 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Grrrumpy Miner
For those who haven’t seen Scrooged or who haven’t saw the film for a while……its on Cinemax at 8:30.Also an underrated but somewhat amusing film,Mixed Nuts with Steve martin
Posted: 02:12 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
Merry Ph***in Christmas to all who put together this site(and all who contribute too).
Its been a great year…hope for the best for 09…and hopefully Amaro Jr doesnt listen to Geoff and trade our whole team by april (only kidding).
Happy Holidays from Northeastern Pa.
Posted: 03:48 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 T Marty
Merry Christmas to all the Phillies Phans, and i guess the heathens too. I love this site, you guys do a great job, thanks.
Posted: 03:51 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Derek Lowe in “deep negotiations” with Mets for a “four year, or perhaps three with a vesting option” for somewhere around 14-16m. If thats the case, then I would offer him 3y45m with an option. For godsakes!
The Dipsy
Posted: 04:22 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
Merry Christmas to Phillies Nation
Posted: 04:32 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Griffin
yeah, Derek Lowe for 15 million or Jamie Moyer for 8 mil? Way to wait out the market, Ruben!
Seriously, unbelievable offseason for the Muts. K-Rod, Putz and Lowe compared to the Burrell/Ibanez switch for us. Wow.
Posted: 04:38 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
1) Remember the Mets holes compared to the Phillies
2) Take any report/article on the Mets with a pinch of salt, it’s ‘cool’ for the insiders to talk about the Mets so your going to hear this that and everything about what’s going on there which you don’t with the Phillies.
3) It’s unlikely the Phils would have got a deal done with Lowe, Amaro was reported to have offered more than 3 years and certainly more than 45/3 so pulling out of the race when the suitors for Lowe narrowed sense says meant a deal couldn’t be reached. Remember some of his clients are hurt by Boras’s tactics and the Phillies tend to avoid his clients like the plague so Boras may have cost Lowe a better deal than he’ll get now
4) Here’s how the Phillies view the rotation: Cole as a legitimate top 3 pitcher in the NL, there must be a very positive feeling towards Myers otherwise a frontline pitcher would have been added at all costs, a healthy Joe Blanton, an effective Jamie Moyer and a choice between two decent young pitchers or going with a tud prospect (that could equal that elusive number 2 before long).
Posted: 04:49 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 IRONPIGPEN
go phillies, go ironpigs
everyday was like christmas for us in allentown this year
Posted: 05:51 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 jim
phuck the phillies. Merry christmas
Posted: 06:07 PM on December 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NateB
Go Phillies!!!! Merry Christmas.
Posted: 03:52 AM on December 26, 2008