Comments on: Phillies make a move, but the wrong one http://blog.derekbodner.com/2008/07/18/phillies-make-a-move-but-the-wrong-one/ Geek talk, sports and ramblings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:48:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: Derek Bodner http://blog.derekbodner.com/2008/07/18/phillies-make-a-move-but-the-wrong-one/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Derek Bodner Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:29:55 +0000 http://blog.derekbodner.com/2008/07/18/phillies-make-a-move-but-the-wrong-one/#comment-700 I agree I would have rather seen them for for broke, but I think Holliday was the wrong person to target. But overall, I agree, I would have loved to have seen Sabathia here to give the team a legit shot. To me they just threw a prospect away for no legit reason. I agree I would have rather seen them for for broke, but I think Holliday was the wrong person to target. But overall, I agree, I would have loved to have seen Sabathia here to give the team a legit shot. To me they just threw a prospect away for no legit reason.

]]> By: noah http://blog.derekbodner.com/2008/07/18/phillies-make-a-move-but-the-wrong-one/comment-page-1/#comment-699 noah Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:17:22 +0000 http://blog.derekbodner.com/2008/07/18/phillies-make-a-move-but-the-wrong-one/#comment-699 Excellent article. Informative and convincing.... I'm afraid you might be right about this one... It's typical Phillies.... settling for contention.... but not going for broke to win it all, a la matt holiday or CC sabathia... I understand these players are longshots... but using combinations of Victorino + Cardenas + Carasco + Marson would've yielded any player the Phillies could want... The Phils certainly need help as currently constructed. The Mets are coming on strong, the Marlins are a half-game back, and the wild card is looking out of the question. The Phillies are sputtering, and they need a real shot in the arm... Joe Blanton is exactly what he sounds like.... Bland. And now they've spent one of their biggest chips. If this is all they do, and the Phils miss the playoffs, we can point to this moment as another chapter in the sad history of this franchise. Go Sixers. Excellent article. Informative and convincing…. I’m afraid you might be right about this one… It’s typical Phillies…. settling for contention…. but not going for broke to win it all, a la matt holiday or CC sabathia… I understand these players are longshots… but using combinations of Victorino + Cardenas + Carasco + Marson would’ve yielded any player the Phillies could want…

The Phils certainly need help as currently constructed. The Mets are coming on strong, the Marlins are a half-game back, and the wild card is looking out of the question. The Phillies are sputtering, and they need a real shot in the arm… Joe Blanton is exactly what he sounds like…. Bland.

And now they’ve spent one of their biggest chips. If this is all they do, and the Phils miss the playoffs, we can point to this moment as another chapter in the sad history of this franchise. Go Sixers.

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