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cole will get back on track. kids a stud. im worried about the other boys and mr. moyer

it was refreshing that hamels admitted that now that he has the contract he wont have to make so many personal appearances. he and victorino hustled to make every last dollar from personal appearances. for example, on the night of the parade they were on qvc selling stuff. after the parade i was exhaused and these guys are selling past midnight. it has to take a toll on you.

its not surprising that hamles and victorino are off to bad starts. i’m glad this is being addressed 11 games in as opposed to at the all star game. great managing by charlie.

I understand everyone loves Cole but you can not give him a pass. I think he is very talented. No question but as a huge Phillies fan I do not like Cole. I dont like is Hollywood attitude. Oh if I cant pitch opening day Brett is just as good. Give me a break. Instead of doing apperances he should of been getting ready. The Phillies gave him a huge deal and put there trust in him. I wish he was like Santana. That man has a goal and never stops working out. Look how ready he was opening day. These Phillies better wake up. Rollins, Victoriono, Hamels. The worldseries is over. I would not mind shipping Rollins out for pitching and bringing Donald up. I cant stand Rollins. The comments about the fans and he is always reversing what Manual says. I dont like that. Chase does his things. He works the hardest and it pays off. He is a true philly.

All I can say is thank god Jeff doesn’t run this team. Good luck with the whole trading Jimmy Rollins thing.

“Can’t stand Rollins…”

Wow… arguably one of the greatest players in franchise history and you can’t stand him? Arguably the best defensive shortstop in baseball and you can’t stand him? I get it… he doesn’t need to work as hard as the other guys because he’s the most gifted athlete on this team and that rubs some people the wrong way but he’s a special player. The kind of player that doesn’t come around too often… get over the ego and appreciate that he makes the tough plays look easy.

Sorry I cant get over it. I dont like a player that makes millions and talks down to the people that pay his salary. I dont like a player that thinks he is above the team. Showing up late not running the bases as hard. Just shut up and do your job. Thats why we all love Chase. He works so hard and never says a thing until we won the world series. Thats a baseball player. There is no question that Rollins is an elite shortstop. Were the Giants suppose to keep Burris because he was a ellite Wide Receiver.

I can’t believe that somebody still disagrees with Rollins’ comments from last year.

Last Year was probably the first year that I didn’t hear an E-A-G-L-E-S!!! Chant at a Phillies game all season… Rollins has been on some TERRIBLE teams and has been there for the worst of it..

Anybody that is ready to replace Jimmy Rollins with Jason Donald must really hate watching playoff baseball

I love how people get so mad at each other about Baseball while the bankers are stealing the equivalent of our whole GDP in 7 months and bankrupting the country and nobody even notices or cares…anyways, back to baseball…

That stupid E-A-G-L-E-S chant pisses me off… AGH! You’re going to a baseball game goddammit and the Eagles aren’t even playing!!!

And the Phillies is THE one team that’s doing something really great for the city!

This is all in fun. I root for this team. I dont hate any of our players. Just dont agree with all. I am a paying season ticket holder. Love this team. Does not mean I have to love every player. I love chase because he is a ball player. He works the hardest. Howard finally came to camp ready to play. I can take his 100 ks if he works hard. Rollins, Hamels are gifted. More gifted then most players but they have bad attitudes. As much as I hate Schilling because he never shuts up, he was a horse. Give him that baseball. Thats what I love. Santana is becoming that after he left the Twins. He is the best pitcher in baseball.

Geoff. I have my opinion and you have yours. But I cannot think of any other reason why any true Phillies fan would even have the thought in their head regarding Donald replacing Rollins sometime during this season. Our best chance to win is Rollins turning it around, not calling up a rookie.

Its definitely Rollins turning it around…and he knows that.

man i dislike the vast majority of philly fans. maybe jimmy was right when he said philly fans are front runners. this coming from a philly fan. maybe i should just stop reading blogs. yeah, that sounds like a good idea. have faith in your team and your front office for a change. oh yeah and you couldn’t have mayberry, werth and jenkins on this team. three everday right fielders for one spot. jeff, you were probably one of the ibanez bashers when they signed him. know all of the sudden he has a good 8 games and you wanna move utley out of the three hole. jeff you should go try managing little league first.

And you obviously hate GOD, Don.

j/k

Race always comes up. Utley does work the hardest. He never says a bad word on this team. He came back from hip surgery and played opening night. Do you know how many athletes do that. Not many. I also like Utley because he a great BALL Player. Trust me I was happy they signed Ibanez. I could not wait for Pat to leave. Pat never lived up to his potential. I watched Ibanez in Seattle. One word. CLASS

It is tiresome to read the same whiners (they know who they are) incessantly cried for “heads to roll” as the team enters the third week of the season. Oh well, it is to be expected with those who allow their emotions to get the best of them without being objective. It reminds me of the proverbial saying..”You can’t see the forest for the trees.” ;-)

On a lighter topic of interest, I wonder if the Phillies’ scout(s) are taking an interest in a kid named Patrick Schuster, a lefthanded high school pitcher in Florida. This pitching phenomenon has tossed FOUR straight no hitters! He is the first high school pitcher in Florida to achieved this record. BTW, he is a University of Forida signee. Below is the link for further details.

http://tinyurl.com/d78qzl

Why has the conversation gotten off Hamels?

He let himself get distracted over the offseason and he admitted that the source of his trouble so far. Everyone’s been saying that pitching 270+ innings is why he’s started so poorly, but you’d think if you pitched yourself ragged you’d take extra care getting into shape for the season.

But at the same time, admitting he didn’t work hard enough publicly is a gesture to show he’s committed to stepping it up and not making the same mistake in the future. I hope that’s the case. He’s got plenty of chances to redeem himself.

i don’t blame Hamels…

i blame the WS rings and the sadness from the passing of Harry.

I think it was almost a 40% increase in Innings Pitched from his career high… the season went longer than he’s ever gone before, and Spring Training started early due to the World Baseball Classic..

He’s obviously not going to blame his arm problems on an increased work-load (which is something we hope for every year).. so instead he’s placing blame on himself..

Hamels is in great shape..

How do you take extra care to get ready. when the only thing that would help him is time to rest his arm, before he starts to build his arm-strength back up..

If Hamels had been honest and said the increased work load from last year slowed him for this year.. he’d have a never ending request for interviews about what he can do to change.. Instead he outsmarted the media, and it seems most of our fans by blaming the dead-arm on interview requests… so now people will leave him alone until he’s back to normal.

The Score: Hamels 1, Media/Fans 0.

The guy knows what he’s doing..

Everybody….

Don M, tore you all apart in regards to Rollins/ Utley, hahaha.

Totally agree with you Don, Utley is beloved in this town because hes a soft spoken white guy who does his thing and never says a word.

Rollins is the teams best all around player, im talking talent, drive, clubhouse voice, leader.

Why doesn’t anybody ever see to realize that?

I give Rollins real credit in that he signed a “bad” contract and has totally outplayed it and I have never heard him complain once about money. He’s underpaid by about $4mil a season.

Hamels complained last year about his salary before the season (and backed off) and then this offseason whored himself out to get every nickel. In between he had one hell of a year and I hope he will focus on pitching as opposed to personal appearances.

In terms of Howard some fans saw him as greedy with the arbitration process and not signing a deal like Utley. That is his business and I’ve never heard him complain about money. Further, I admire him for working to lose weight and improve his defense. Now if he could only hit “the other way” once in awhile.

NOBODY in the history of baseball has had the offensive production that Ryan Howard has to start a career..

Because we’re negative, we look at this K’s …. Howard got a fair deal.. is a “fair deal” too much money.. of course it is, but he wanted to be paid as one of the best players in baseball, because that’s what he is.

The people complaining about Howard’s contract are the same people that wanted to pay Lowe $60 M over 4 years, so it’s a knock on Howard directly.. When he hits, people love him, when he strikesout, people BOO him.. and thats not that cool

Utley wasn’t held-down in the minors like Howard was.. they brought-in Thome to sell seats, when if they waited one more season Howard would have been here anyway.. it worked.. they sold seats, gave us more money for payroll the past few seasons.

Howard got older, earned less, and was mad about it.. he produced on the field, and wanted to get paid.

Utley was only blocked by Polanco.. who was moved, and Utley got a big contract for what he had accomplished at the time. He’s making like $11 M this year or something, so that’s a nice deal.. he’ll get another big contract from us, or from someone when this contract runs its course

Geoff~ Since you responded to my post, I’ll answer directly to you. It’s true you didn’t resort to that familiar expression (“..heads will roll”) for this thread. However, since it seems to be one of your favorite expression in your rants of previous threads, it came to my mind to use as an general example of those who chose to be negative without an objective thought (a point ignored). By the way, another repeated expression that you seem to favor ..”see ya pal” does have the same connotation as “heads will roll”. ;-) Of course, you have the opportunity to excuse yourself with a defensive “just a flippant remark”. ;-)

It seems like Geoff is a very stingy person who never likes to open up his wallet?

Here is the problem I have with Cole. I agree with Jeff. He does have a Hollywood attitude. He needs to demand the ball. Also when the team rewards you with a nice contract, get your butt in the gym. He ruined his ERA for the year and hurt the team not coming ready to play ball.