Comments on: Read: Morning News Roundup

By: LeiterMilnerFasterStronger

LeiterMilnerFasterStronger — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:51:27 +0000

And I anticipate being stranded for long stretches of time on “Beer Island.”

By: LeiterMilnerFasterStronger

LeiterMilnerFasterStronger — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:50:31 +0000

The lack of knishes was expressly BECAUSE of the old facilities– no real kitchen space means no convection ovens… which means the knishes (A) are fried when they are around and (B) have to fight for fryer space with ostensibly more popular products (fries, etc.).

(Yes, I’ve spent entirely too much time thinking about this. And yes, I’m getting an eat-rection thinking about Shake Shack and elote.)

By: Wanny2

Wanny2 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:34:33 +0000

I had an awfully tough time following you. Come again?

By: toomanyuniforms

toomanyuniforms — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:26:27 +0000

Not a huge fan of either. Lowe would have been better this year, but that could be an albatross contract, and the need for a closer was greater.

This team needs to stop thinking about “windows” and thinking in the short term, and they’ve done a reasonably good job of producing some young talent of late. (I’d like to see more young pitching, but we traded a bunch away.) We have Delgado — an important piece, granted — on the way out. Everyone else is relatively young, and the team isn’t/wasn’t good enough to justify going for broke. It’s not like we need to win NOWRIGHTNOW before Castillo declines. . . . Lowe would have made the team stronger, but if the budget is bigger next off-season, all the better — and, not that we will or ought to, but we CAN win with what we have.

By: CLEON21

CLEON21 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:16:13 +0000

I wish we coughed up the $$ and signed Lowe…. oh well…come on Ollie get it together

By: toomanyuniforms

toomanyuniforms — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:10:30 +0000

Kistics, Marlon is a leader in the clubhouse, supposedly. . . . though given last year and the year before, that should hardly be seen as an asset.

By: BillyDeeWilliams

BillyDeeWilliams — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:06:23 +0000

I knew it all along!

By: fongulalou

fongulalou — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:05:48 +0000

Alright. Heres some news for ya.
One of Tim Bogars ex-highschool
teammates 2nd cousins says:
he has a friend whos ex-wife believes
Bogar must have been on steroids.
This because in 10th grade she had
a crush on him.To quote”he was very cute”
But she believes steroids may have advanced
his career since he was” just not that good”
back in High School.

By: fongulalou

fongulalou — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:00:39 +0000

ya know,i was all for signing ollie
but man is he frustrating.
i will say if he doesnt do it this-
live up to his potential-he may never.
its time to grow up.he got his nice,new,
fat contract. hes bing paid big time,in a
big time market so now its time to be big.
that 1st inning looked alot like mitch williams.
i mean its one thing to be wild but he was
missing by 3 feet.very frustrating.
and why is malo playing 3rd?

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:59:47 +0000

I dont know about all top four being better than hamels unless your implying he will miss significant action. One thing is for sure and that is Brad Lidge WILL BLOW A SAVE this year (hopefully itll be in philly) JC Romero is off roids and wont be around for 50 games. Their bullpen CANT be as good as last year. Our bullpen has no where to go but up and I think its safe to say it will.