Comments on: Phillies All-Time Tourney:1977 vs. 2008 http://www.reclinergm.com/phillies-all-time-tourney-1977-vs-2008/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Pete http://www.reclinergm.com/phillies-all-time-tourney-1977-vs-2008/#comment-26472 Pete Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:09:30 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8835#comment-26472 <p>I think Holliday deal is horrible. I've never been a huge fan and he's only had 1/2 a successful season away from Colorado. I would have given him slightly more than Bay, 5 years, $80 mill. To pay a player like him that kind of money when you are bidding against no one AND have a pretty fixed budget, is really stupid.</p> <p>From the Phillies perspective though, it might handicap a league rival for several years, so that's good.</p> I think Holliday deal is horrible. I’ve never been a huge fan and he’s only had 1/2 a successful season away from Colorado. I would have given him slightly more than Bay, 5 years, $80 mill. To pay a player like him that kind of money when you are bidding against no one AND have a pretty fixed budget, is really stupid.

From the Phillies perspective though, it might handicap a league rival for several years, so that’s good.

]]> By: Ken Bland http://www.reclinergm.com/phillies-all-time-tourney-1977-vs-2008/#comment-26468 Ken Bland Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:47:09 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8835#comment-26468 The Cardinals will be paying Holliday until 2029. No business is wacko enough to overpay without having money for a Pujols. But with that said, one has to wonder how much they will have for the other 23 spots for the next 5 years or so. This next matchup of the 80 and 50 clubs is interesting. Hell, they all are. The 50 club was decimated near the end of the regular season by injury and Curt Simmons being called away for military service. They had a 7.5 game lead with 11 to play before going down to the last day. At full strength, they might have fared a lot better against the Yanks. So they might do well here. At the start of the tournament, I expected the 08 club to beat the 80 club. Lidge the difference. Since the system swatted the 08 club away in a sweep, I'm assuming the 77 team gets to the finals, and I am very interested to see how they run up against the 80 club, should they beat the 50 team. As I mentioned the other day, its possible the 80 team drew favorable matchups to go all the way, unlike the 77 team, which at one point, led a strong Pirates team by 15 games before losing to the Dodgers, National League President Chub Feeney and Black Friday's destiny.. Hall of Fame note. Today, it was pointed out in reference to having to wait for enshrinment that Joltin Joe DiMaggio had to wait 3 years to get in. Not mentioned was that he only hit 361 homers. Compare that to Ted Williams 521 minus 5 years for Korea. The Cardinals will be paying Holliday until 2029. No business is wacko enough to overpay without having money for a Pujols. But with that said, one has to wonder how much they will have for the other 23 spots for the next 5 years or so.

This next matchup of the 80 and 50 clubs is interesting. Hell, they all are. The 50 club was decimated near the end of the regular season by injury and Curt Simmons being called away for military service. They had a 7.5 game lead with 11 to play before going down to the last day. At full strength, they might have fared a lot better against the Yanks. So they might do well here.

At the start of the tournament, I expected the 08 club to beat the 80 club. Lidge the difference. Since the system swatted the 08 club away in a sweep, I’m assuming the 77 team gets to the finals, and I am very interested to see how they run up against the 80 club, should they beat the 50 team. As I mentioned the other day, its possible the 80 team drew favorable matchups to go all the way, unlike the 77 team, which at one point, led a strong Pirates team by 15 games before losing to the Dodgers, National League President Chub Feeney and Black Friday’s destiny..

Hall of Fame note. Today, it was pointed out in reference to having to wait for enshrinment that Joltin Joe DiMaggio had to wait 3 years to get in. Not mentioned was that he only hit 361 homers. Compare that to Ted Williams 521 minus 5 years for Korea.

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]]> By: Drew http://www.reclinergm.com/phillies-all-time-tourney-1977-vs-2008/#comment-26455 Drew Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:52:44 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8835#comment-26455 Hard to believe this would be a sweep but I can't argue with Carlton dominating. Also, I agree the Holliday $ amount and time was a bit absurd. That contract better not prevent them from resigning Pujols or else St. Louis might revolt. Hard to believe this would be a sweep but I can’t argue with Carlton dominating.

Also, I agree the Holliday $ amount and time was a bit absurd. That contract better not prevent them from resigning Pujols or else St. Louis might revolt.

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]]> By: jkay http://www.reclinergm.com/phillies-all-time-tourney-1977-vs-2008/#comment-26449 jkay Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8835#comment-26449 Pete: i don't know if you've mentioned this already but don't you think Matt Holliday's contract is a little bit too much? its not like the Yankees or Sox were seriously after him. just reading some of the details <a title="i'm rich b****" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/st-louis-cardinals-matt-holliday-contract-2029-016010" rel="nofollow">here</a> and all the perks?? wtf? he and Pujols are on different levels, they might want to bear that in mind before they pulling out all that junk. i always thought STL was frugal with their signing of guys like Kyle Lohse and Joel Piniero for bargain deals. Rolen seemed like the only time they dealed out more than average. Pete: i don’t know if you’ve mentioned this already but don’t you think Matt Holliday’s contract is a little bit too much? its not like the Yankees or Sox were seriously after him. just reading some of the details here and all the perks?? wtf? he and Pujols are on different levels, they might want to bear that in mind before they pulling out all that junk.
i always thought STL was frugal with their signing of guys like Kyle Lohse and Joel Piniero for bargain deals. Rolen seemed like the only time they dealed out more than average.

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