Trading Utley will be like when we traded Gagne... Not a good day.
- wolfhounds

I'll be sad. Very sad. But at the end of the day, it needs to be done.

Trading Utley will be like when we traded Gagne... Not a good day.
- wolfhounds

I'll be more upset at Utley going than I was at Gagne going.

Yup. Kick in the nuts, knee to the face, followed by another kick in the nuts.
- wolfhounds

i like the kings. i like richie and carts still. hope they hoist the cup again.

i like the kings. i like richie and carts still. hope they hoist the cup again.
- moylander

They'd be my second choice. First choice is the Habs, but that ain't looking good. So Yup, Let Carter and Richie party down in Sea Isle with it.

Hyun-jin Ryu perfect through 7, then gives up 3 hits and a 3 spot in the 8th. Don't see that a lot

i like the kings. i like richie and carts still. hope they hoist the cup again.
- moylander

Carter is meh for me. I'm all for Richards. But Carter is still, to me, a toolbag who female doged his way off a mediocre team cuz he didn't want to play there

Trading Utley will be like when we traded Gagne... Not a good day.
- wolfhounds

Utley and Rollins will retire as Phillies. I think that is already baked in the cake.

i like the kings. i like richie and carts still. hope they hoist the cup again.
- moylander

I was happy for all of them when the won it the first time over there in the Land of Angels...but now they're pushing their luck and need to Simma Down!

the blackhawks are a disgrace

They'd be my second choice. First choice is the Habs, but that ain't looking good. So Yup, Let Carter and Richie party down in Sea Isle with it.
- Jsaquella

i don't get why people are so quick to jump on carter and richards nuts they should have played like this in philly

Cool discussion happening by the LAD announcers right now....

"I could make the best pitch in the world to a batter, who could take the worst swing in the world, and he loops it over the 1st baseman's head for a double. Or, I could make the worst pitch in the world, and the batter could take the best swing in the world, square it up, barrel it, and hit a laser to right field that takes the right fielder's glove off, but he still catches it. It's a funny game."

He's right. It is a funny game.

Utley and Rollins will retire as Phillies. I think that is already baked in the cake.
- jstross

Utley is having a good season so far, is likely a highly respected player throughout the league, and he knows how to win. I imagine quite a few bubble teams would give us some decent assets for him, and it makes sense to do while his stock is high again (after all the knee problems), especially if the Phillies aren't likely to make the playoffs.

I must confess that I haven't given up on the Phillies winning the division yet. A ton of injuries in Atlanta and Washington. One can hope and I am a glutten!

Cool discussion happening by the LAD announcers right now....

"I could make the best pitch in the world to a batter, who could take the worst swing in the world, and he loops it over the 1st baseman's head for a double. Or, I could make the worst pitch in the world, and the batter could take the best swing in the world, square it up, barrel it, and hit a laser to right field that takes the right fielder's glove off, but he still catches it. It's a funny game."

He's right. It is a funny game.
- Giroux_Is_God

Baseball is an awesome game...to play.

Pretty f'n boring to watch.

i don't get why people are so quick to jump on carter and richards nuts they should have played like this in philly
- 2Real

They did.

But the reason they're winning Cups now and not in Philly is because in LA, they're the supporting cast. Maybe not so much Carter, but Richards is a supporting cast member for sure.

Those guys can't get it done if they're #1 and #2 on the team's forward corps.

Baseball is an awesome game...to play.

Pretty f'n boring to watch.
- wolfhounds

I definitely see where you're coming from, and you're certainly not alone.

I love playing it, and I love watching it too. But hey- that's just me.

I must confess that I haven't given up on the Phillies winning the division yet. A ton of injuries in Atlanta and Washington. One can hope and I am a glutten!
- jstross

No doubt, the division is still up for grabs.

Utley is having a good season so far, is likely a highly respected player throughout the league, and he knows how to win. I imagine quite a few bubble teams would give us some decent assets for him, and it makes sense to do while his stock is high again (after all the knee problems), especially if the Phillies aren't likely to make the playoffs.
- wolfhounds

I understand your point, but Utley and Rollins will go down in team colors. Unless Jroll magically gets close to 3000 and wants to limp on elsewhere.

i don't get why people are so quick to jump on carter and richards nuts they should have played like this in philly
- 2Real

Richards was fine for us. He gave us his best years. He's tired and broken down now.

Carter was the same as he is now except he's probably playing looser than he did in Philly. Boy was bad luck, schlep rock when the chips were down.

They did.

But the reason they're winning Cups now and not in Philly is because in LA, they're the supporting cast. Maybe not so much Carter, but Richards is a supporting cast member for sure.

Those guys can't get it done if they're #1 and #2 on the team's forward corps.
- Giroux_Is_God

That guy in goal is pretty damn good for LA, I'm confident the Flyers have found their man in goal finally.

I definitely see where you're coming from, and you're certainly not alone.

I love playing it, and I love watching it too. But hey- that's just me.
- Giroux_Is_God

Yup, no wrong answer here.

When I was younger, when I was actually playing ball all spring, summer and fall, I almost never watched a game. It would be like sitting inside to watch hockey when your friends were out in the street or on the pond. But as we get older, watching is what we're typically left with...

I know you're young, so you're probably not there yet...

Richards was fine for us. He gave us his best years. He's tired and broken down now.

Carter was the same as he is now except he's probably playing looser than he did in Philly. Boy was bad luck, schlep rock when the chips were down.
- rockychocbill

Good way to put it. Especially Richards. His heyday as a player, statistically and with regards to effectiveness, will be as a Flyer.

They did.

But the reason they're winning Cups now and not in Philly is because in LA, they're the supporting cast. Maybe not so much Carter, but Richards is a supporting cast member for sure.

Those guys can't get it done if they're #1 and #2 on the team's forward corps.
- Giroux_Is_God

+1. But they got dam close though.

I understand your point, but Utley and Rollins will go down in team colors. Unless Jroll magically gets close to 3000 and wants to limp on elsewhere.
- jstross

And I'll be ok with that. Utley, Rollins, and Howard are the Phillies to me. Still, a transition should be in the works.

Yup, no wrong answer here.

When I was younger, when I was actually playing ball all spring, summer and fall, I almost never watched a game. It would be like sitting inside to watch hockey when your friends were out in the street or on the pond. But as we get older, watching is what we're typically left with...

I know you're young, so you're probably not there yet...
- wolfhounds

Well, for baseball I am, unfortunately. Unless I can find some men's legionball or something, I sadly will say my baseball days are over at least for now and for the foreseeable future