You Phillies fans had better realize what you had in Luzinski and what you still have. I am not trying to put him in the Hall of Fame but every team could and should have a guy like him on it. I for one will never take for granted what he did in Chicago for four years, I will tell you that right now.

Lonnie

… Dan, I hear what you’re saying.. but that is what you get on the internet.. Have you ever read any of the post-comment sections on ESPN or CNNSI.com ?? Its so extreme, either bashing the writer, or trying to be his/her biggest supporter that its not even worth reading.

I think this site has a very solid amount of quality input from the readers/posters.. and Tim & Crew do a great job of policing the topics, and steering conversations in different directions. I’ve disagreed with LOTS of his top 100 picks so far, but the fact that he went throught the trouble of doing all the research has helped me catch up on my Phillies history..

some people don’t want to go too far in depth with their comments because others on here bash them and stuff.. some people post too much, some people post too little. some people kiss too much a$$, and some people start too many arguements.. but overall this is the best Phillies site out there and I don’t really have any complaints about it. holla.

However, for some people to just sit back and write something along the lines of “Tim you’re doing a super job! Will you be my friend?”
is a nice sentiment, but it’s utterly ridiculous–even un-philadelphian if all of us should have such a sentiment.

(true philly fans criticize/question at least one free-agent signing by age 3..its been proven through science and math and junk)

Criticism and debate is exactly what “100 greatest…” lists are about. Usually a barstool-setting is involved with copious amounts of liquor (and i think some on this site fulfill the latter of that). However, technology has allowed the drunken-bar argument to find it’s way here on the internet.

While some people might go over the top with their criticism (and there definitely are some who do that), there are also people who post such mindlessly boring comments that go wayyyyy over the top in the way they kiss Tim’s ass. Stop the ad-nausea ass-kissing unless it is some how new, fresh, or relevant to conversation. thank you.

we were thinking of a “losers” bracket, the winner of that wins the #1 pick

The overall winner of the league wins the money..

10 team league.. top 6 make playoffs, top 2 get first-round-bye.
Team #5 and Team #6 lose in the first round, they move to the losers bracket as the top teams (Teams #1, #2, #3, and #4 battling for the money and championship)

Teams #5 and #6 get a Bye.. (#7 plays #10), (#8 plays #9).. while the playoffs are going on .. I guess we would need to start the playoffs one week sooner to add that second week of LOSER-BRACKET-BYES. but its a way to make sure every team tries to win until the entire season is over..

Sorry for those who don’t want to read this.. just looking for opinions from other baseball fans.

Thanks

To all of the World Baseball Classic haters… check out the highlights from the 11th inning comeback and upset by the Dutch team (beating Goliath, the Dominican Republic). Pay attention to the Netherlands bench after they score their first run (to tie the game)… you’re not going to see that in a spring training game, that’s for sure.

When we realized the WBC ended way too close to the season, we decided to draw from a hat (but weighing the picks so the worst team had the most chances to win it). NBA style, basically.

Luzinski was indeed an offensive force to be reckoned with. He didn’t strike out a lot for a big guy, and he delivered key hits. My dad, the most knowledgeable baseball guy I knew, saw Luzinski as the key in the lineup, even more than the Phillies all time best, Mike Schmidt. It’s nice to read that he’s a good guy from posters that have met him. I see him at Bull’s BBQ and whenever I eat there he signs my ticket. Without Tim’s research, many of us would probably have forgotten that he indeed played for the White Sox. I know I forgot that fact, and I pride myself as a Phillie encyclopedia from the 60′s to the present.

Back to intangibles, Abreu will be listed very high (obviously at this point), but his stats are really empty in my opinion. The Phils turned a corner once he was “traded” to the Yankees. The Angels can have him this year… Although I will admit, I was as proud as any other diehard when he won that HR Derby contest in the All Star Game, the highlight of Abreu’s career. Needless to say, that highlight was another meaningless stat.

We just started a KEEPER-League last year.. how should the draft picks for the following year be determined?

Every other league I’ve heard of based it on the Regular Season final standings, but if you finish last, you get the #1 pick next year, if you finish first (you win money of course) but you get the #10 and #11 picks the following season..

But that would make people want to finish dead last, if they weren’t going to make the playoffs.

So im just wondering how anyone else has done it in the past.. any input would be a huge help, thanks!

I can’t wait to see where Jeff Parret, the best middle reliever in the majors from 1986-1988 lands. He was awesome!