tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post4829977401310157167..comments2023-07-08T06:36:52.942-07:00Comments on Two guys who, like, never agree: A few last words ...Dieselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736353413710315191noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-6284923471558695752007-11-19T20:31:00.000-07:002007-11-19T20:31:00.000-07:00Yes, you're right. It's obvious because you say s...Yes, you're right. It's obvious because you say so. Thanks.Pepe B. Secessionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345048581193282666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-57538618396065021812007-11-19T16:03:00.001-07:002007-11-19T16:03:00.001-07:00YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGH...YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!<BR/><BR/>Seriously though. I'm not a Phillies fan but it's pretty obvious they overpaid for Romero. I think that's a consensus among baseball pundits everywhere. The degree to which they did so depends on what (if any) offers he had going from other teams.larry bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646537145612677810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-86746021009998119592007-11-19T16:03:00.000-07:002007-11-19T16:03:00.000-07:00Dearest Diesel-Why you no talk about me? Regards,L...Dearest Diesel-<BR/>Why you no talk about me? <BR/>Regards,<BR/>Luis Castillo and his 4-year, $25M deal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650132294248249885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-4868419561347407292007-11-18T04:13:00.000-07:002007-11-18T04:13:00.000-07:00The Dodgers, maybe, although an extra $8M/year in ...The Dodgers, maybe, although an extra $8M/year in payroll potentially gets you one extra star free agent, which is nothing to scoff at. I don't think spending $26 million less puts the Giants in the Mets' territory.<BR/><BR/>I think the Mets' 2007 roster was better than the Phillies'. And I think the difference between the two was small, but lay exactly in the kind of guys the Mets had the cash to go get in free agency: the Beltrans and Wagners and Glavines.<BR/><BR/>Is the answer for the Phillies to drop an extra $25M this offseason? No, because they can't. But it's also not Doyle's idea to do nothing but hold on to marginal homegrown talent and refuse to ever sign free agents to multi-year deals. That kind of approach just doesn't work, especially for a franchise with four legitimate superstars entering or in their primes.<BR/><BR/>If they're ever going to break the bank, now's the time. (And for the hundredth time, $4M for JC Romero is NOT breaking the bank!)Pepe B. Secessionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345048581193282666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-82856055071779952012007-11-18T01:18:00.000-07:002007-11-18T01:18:00.000-07:00What I'm saying is that by no means are the NY Met...What I'm saying is that by no means are the NY Mets an anomoly, as proved by the fact that, in the NL West, the Giants and Dodgers are in the same tax bracket, so to speak.<BR/>And while defeating New York is a good thing -- hell, my favorite team chants "Beat LA" —- I would argue that getting into an arms race with the Mets is a poor idea. One, you'll never spend more cash than they will; secondly, just because a division rival takes a Richy Rich approach to baseball doesn't mean the Phillies are forced to do the same.<BR/>Hell, I think Philly's got a better team TODAY than the Mets; they don't need to use the Mets as an excuse for how they do things.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650132294248249885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-53099050804875332552007-11-17T16:55:00.000-07:002007-11-17T16:55:00.000-07:00Actually, Placido Polanco is better than Kevin Kou...Actually, Placido Polanco is better than Kevin Kouzmanoff. But he mostly played second.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea what you're talking about when you say we shouldn't assume keeping up with the NY team is relevant, PR-wise. Are you saying you <I>don't</I> think that's relevant for the Phillies? Because if so, you're not just wrong, you're really, really wrong. With every Philly sports team, beating the NY rival is goal 1A every season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-90597392541427550732007-11-17T16:25:00.000-07:002007-11-17T16:25:00.000-07:00I meant every 3B since Rolen.I can't even mock acc...I meant every 3B since Rolen.<BR/>I can't even mock accurately.<BR/>PatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650132294248249885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34989425.post-76900169739524608552007-11-17T15:25:00.000-07:002007-11-17T15:25:00.000-07:00Yup, Kevin Kouzmanoff is a bad third baseman.Regar...Yup, Kevin Kouzmanoff is a bad third baseman.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>Wes Helms, Abraham O. Nunez, David Bell, Placido Polanco, Tomas Perez and every other Phillies 3B since Michael Jack Schmidt<BR/>PS — The Phillies would have finished in a three-way tie for second place in the NL West, or one game above fourth place, this season. Also, the Mets spent all of $8M more than the Dodgers last year, and $18M more than the Giants. <BR/>Right below the Giants? Philadelphia. So I get your point re: the pressure to win and spend money, but let's not assume that because it happens in NYC, it's somehow more important. Or that keeping up with the NYC team is relevant for Philadelphia, PR-wise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650132294248249885noreply@blogger.com