Phillies Nation

Dear Braves fans,

Thanks for keeping 1st place warm for us. We told you it was coming.

Signed,
Phillies phans

If the Phillies need a Right Hand Power Bat so bad, why not call up Tagg Bozied from Reading, he finished the season the Eastern League winning their AA batting title with a .315 AVG, he has the most homeruns in the Phillies orginization finished with 27, a great number on its own but even more incredible when you realize he was out for 31 games at mid season… He’s not a kid a 31 year old Minor league Vet that has now had 6 seasons in the minors with 20 or more homeruns, he had excellent seasons in AAA, the only reason he was brought in and assigned to AA Reading was as protection for Domonic being RH and batting right behind him. He’s was hot as hell at the end of the season carrying a .374 Avg for the last month plus with over 15 HR’s in this time period.

Tagg is in incredible hitter, why this guy is wasting around as minor league bat year after year jumping from team to team, I will never know.

Its really a tragic story for him, a top prospect with the Padres several years ago, blue out below his knee on a walk off grand slam just days before his call up to the majors, battled back playing with several different teams including in Taiwan… only to have his wife foremer volleyball star get hit by a car and become brain damaged… Took a break for BB for that but still comes back and just won’t let his dream die

He was just named the minor league player of the month. Too bad the Phillies just won’t give him a chance

His number ended up dwarfing Brown’s and even Rizzotti in terms of power- The 31-year-old enjoyed a solid season in Baseballtown, leading the R-Phils in batting average (.315), home runs (27), RBIs (92), doubles (29), OBP (.402), SLG (.631), and OPS (1.033). He led the Eastern League in average, OBP, SLG, and OPS, and finished near the top in both home runs (tied for 2nd) and RBIs (fourth).

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100907&content_id=14394840&vkey=news_t522&fext=.jsp&sid=t522

Its good to see Tagg Bozied’s brother-in-law has made the board today. For what its worth (no pun intended), there is a pretty legit dude on my block who knows Jayson personally and says he’s a pretty decent guy. I have no reason to disbelieve him, except for my eyesight. He told me this the other day at a Labor Day gig in the ‘hood and I replied to him, “then I guess he just ACTS like a doosh, then”.

The Dipsy

It’s nice to see Cholly finally setting line-ups and making in-game decisions and not worrying whether or not he’s gonna upset someone in the process.

He really managed that game well last night, I thought.

@JEREMY-YOU ARE RIGHT,WHY NOT GIVE A GUY WITH THOSE STATS A SHOT??????YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT MAYBERRY,THATS A WASTED SPOT!!!!!!

WOW , YOU GUYS THINK BRAVOMAN’S A LITTLE BITTER OR WHAT ?
Hey bravo Kruk’s only stating the obvious. The Phillies just got healthy a couple weeks ago , and on paper they are the better team with the pedigree from the last three years. Yea i know the Braves had injury’s too but not to the extent of the Phillies injuries. Did you really think the Braves were gonna continue to do it with mirrors ? Andrew from here has been sayin a while that the Braves were gonna come back to earth with the miracle late wins. You can’t keep counting on bad teams bullpens walking 2 or 3 men in the 8th or 9th inning. The cream will usually rise to the top over 162 games. The Braves are not out yet by a long shot but they are not better than the PHILLIES and you know it unless your delusional. Now , sometimes the best team doesn’t always win so you have that going for you. The Braves are gonna have to earn it. The problem is the Phillies have shown 3 years running theyre aug/sept pedigree. They have won more games than any team in baseball since july 30th for a reason Bravo. Show some respect , not many teams in the NL have done what the phillies have done the last couple years. When they get to the 3rd W.S in a row theyre gonna do something that hasn’t happened in the NL in 70 years. I can smell your fear Bravo. Theres more bad news though , the next couple years phils will be the favorite again to go back to W.S. ——- stop being bitter its not flattering , except reality you’ll feel better.

No he ins’t on the 40 man, but there are numerous people on the 40 man that I don’t have a clue why they even are.

Starting in Reading:
SP JC Ramirez- He’s only 22 and started the season in A+ Clearwater, why is he on the 40 man?

SP’s: Drew Naylor and Yohan Flande I get, although I think Flande is waste personally… Naylor shows flashes of briliance on the mound every once ina while

Reliever Sergio Escolona- WHY??!!? I get he did ok last year but this year he has struggled out of the pen even in AA Reading

Ok others…

Dobbs = Loser, I don’t care if Charlie like this guy he had his year and we’re beating a dead horse

And someone needs to tell me why a 23 year old pitcher in A+ Clearwater has a spot of the 40 man? I’m refering to Jesus Sanchez, who does have a great K ratio but has a slow fastball I’ve hear 84-86 mph, mark my words this guys gets to AA Reading next year and gets ripped to shreds

Uh Jeremy, have you looked at Sanchez’s statistics? Maybe “Crash” Davis can hook on with another team next year and play. Do you think we could trade him for a pitcher?

The Dipsy

Dipsy LOL at “crash” even I have to admit that was pretty funny, but about Sanchez, yes the numbers are insane but he’s in A+, I’m sorry to go by a few rules 1) TINSTAAPP (there is no such thing as a pitching prospect) and 2) Until you prove you’re self at AA it doesn’t mean anything, as loyal and regular fan at Reading I’ve heard so many times “wait until _______ gets called up from Clearwater” just to see them do jack. Its the biggest jump in the minors and usually if you can prove youre self in AA you can play in the MLB (there are some exceptions of course), but that jump from A+ to AA has killed many careers.

When it comes to Tagg am I rooting for the underdog? Absolutley, the man is on a new team every year, he flat out hits, there is never any doubt as to whether he can. he’s always brought in as protection for insert prospect here _____. Because of this he never makes it on to a 40 man roster and never gets a Sept call up because of it. When I looked him up and read about the tragic events of his career, yes my heart goes out to him. Plus I’ve talked to the guy out at the bar numerous times and he just eats breathes and sleeps baseball, specifically hitting (he even told me why Domonic would struggle once he got to the majors a major flaw that never got exposed in the minors and its come true for sure). He’s a great guy that never gets a shot even with the great numbers he puts up. As a Philly fan its in my nature to root for a guy like this, with his story and meeting him and getting to talk to him at lenght he’s a great guy a legit player and hitter that just gets screwed over time and time again.

Being a 31 year old minor leaguer is like being in a bar @ 2:00am. “If it hasn’t happened by now, it’s not gonna happen”, quickly followed by, “you don’t have to go home but you gotta get the hell up on outta here”. Thats why those guys aren’t on the 40 man.

The Dipsy

Chris Coste “scored” when he was 33. So what was that….like 3AM for him??

Dipsy you are right, but I do think there is a difference between a 31 year old who hits .290 with 20 or less homeruns and a 31 year old that hits .315 who could have potentially hit 40 HR’s. And thus should be handeled differently. He’s a hired bat to protect the younger talent, I get that and he did that job admirably this year for both Domonic and later for Rizzotti (whom we still have no idea what the future holds for).

But I really think he could be a Dobbs (2008) type player and should have gotten that shot this month. Especially when he was the only legitimate RH bat for power and avg in the orginization, which is exactly what the Phillies needed.

If Lidge goes on the DL even better. I understand he has pitched well of late. He also is going up against some bad teams. Look at his meltdown with the balk. He is always scary. I understand Madson has blown lots of saves as a closer. I think Madson is ready now. He looked great last night. The wild pitch was bad but Ruiz always blocks it. His fastball against Ugly was with mustard. He is throwing. I hiope Lidge never returns.

Jeff thats a way out there statement.
Lidge may be the most crucial philly from this day forward and if he never came back kiss a chance at winning another WS good bye.
Because if you move madson to the 9th who pitches the 8th? Conteras/romero. If conteras/romero are in the 8th who is in the 7th.
Slippery slope.

Yes manny
No lidge or Madson tonight.
Need a big win or a cole CG which means watch the pitch count.
Was just looking at the cardinals braves series pitching match ups.
Over for the braves. Lets hope the Giants get the WC and not the rockies.

Too funny Jeff
See you in the game thread.
You are like a tradition or aquired taste.
By the way the “balk” game. He buckeld down got out of it. then the team won in 14 innnings. The phillies have rolled since and the Padres fell to pieces.

COLE IS 1-9 IN IS LAST 10 VS FISH….NEED TO BREAK THAT TREND TONIGHT!1

Its scary to look at Coles record vs the Fish!
He has been so tuned in though it should be fun