OT: Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training: Bryce-Man Cometh

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[DancingPanther]

Of course I do. But that was a Phillies fan dressed as a Dodgers fan.

How could I be so naive

 

[FLYguy3911]

Due in August. Horrible timing.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Of course I do. But that was a Phillies fan dressed as a Dodgers fan.

and the giants fan was dressed as santa.

 

[DancingPanther]

Due in August. Horrible timing.

This was a new contract baby, no question about it

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Odds Scherzer plunks Harper?

 

[DancingPanther]

Odds Scherzer plunks Harper?

If he does he's a dead man walking, and that's only slightly exaggerating

 

[HammerTime44]

Odds Scherzer plunks Harper?

He'll plunk him in his second at bat after Harper homers in the first inning.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Nails is such a fascinating train wreck.

 

[FLYguy3911]

He's a great story teller though. Missanelli used to have him on all the time.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

He's a great story teller though. Missanelli used to have him on all the time.

He wasn’t sober so perhaps he thought he was on Howard Stern there.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I was looking at his Twitter & saw this tweet. I’m rolling right now.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

I was looking at his Twitter & saw this tweet. I’m rolling right now.

he should have added, in prison, at the end.

 

[baudib1]

Loved loved loved Dykstra as a player, but he's an absolutely despicable person. I think everyone should just ignore him and stop giving him platforms to talk.

 

[Hurricane28]

Did Gabe ever say why they aren’t going Nola in any of these next two games and doing the same as Washington? Is it just a confidence in his guys thing?

EDIT: Just read he’s going tomorrow and they’re skipping VV

 

[Hurricane28]

The rumored second offer written in the Washington Post that the Nats made to Bryce was embarrassing. 12 years 25o, with payments going until 2072. I would be mad at the organization rather than the player if the Phillies lowballed a franchise player like that

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Big Trade

Kevin Pillar going to the Giants

 

[FLYguy3911]

Acuna 8/$100 after turning down a contract extension before his debut last year.

 

[Rebels57]

Member when dodger fans put that Giants fan in a coma a few yrs ago?

A Giants fan stabbed a Dodgers fan to death in 2013 as well.

San Francisco: Dodgers fan fatally stabbed in fight with Giants fans; two suspects still at large – The Mercury News

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Acuna 8/$100 after turning down a contract extension before his debut last year.

I know it was supposed to be for 30 MM, but I never saw the length.

Kingery probably made a poor bet independent of what’s happened since, but Acuna would have been way over into Longoria territories of insanity.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Surprised he went for a deal that long but he’s young enough that he can still get another pay day. It seems like some guys don’t know where the CBA is going and are fine with taking a little less to get some security. Because he was the perfect candidate to get $400+ 6 years from now.

 

[DancingPanther]

A Giants fan stabbed a Dodgers fan to death in 2013 as well.

San Francisco: Dodgers fan fatally stabbed in fight with Giants fans; two suspects still at large – The Mercury News

Honestly when is the last time someone was beaten, etc, in Philadelphia?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Honestly when is the last time someone was beaten, etc, in Philadelphia?

Didn't someone hit someone with a car a few years back?

 

[deadhead]

Surprised he went for a deal that long but he’s young enough that he can still get another pay day. It seems like some guys don’t know where the CBA is going and are fine with taking a little less to get some security. Because he was the perfect candidate to get $400+ 6 years from now.

Marginal value of money, a certain $100M is worth far more than a shot at $400M.
I mean once you have $60M after taxes and agent fees, how much more do you conceivably need?
Even at 4% interest, that's $2.4M a year before endorsement income.

Yes, you can blow through it if you're an idiot, but any "real" person doesn't need a 20 bedroom mansion or more than 2 or 3 houses in destination cities (i.e. where you play, where you live, where you vacation regularly). And how many cars can you drive?

 

[Rebels57]

Honestly when is the last time someone was beaten, etc, in Philadelphia?

There were some fights between Flyers and Rangers fans outside of Geno's after the 2012 Winter Classic. No one was seriously hurt though. I don't recall anyone getting seriously hurt.

Dodgers-Giants is easily the most violent fanbase rivalry. It's really strange.