Well the Philly media has been running hit pieces on Utley for the last few weeks, so I don't know how much longer he'll be in town...
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Well the Philly media has been running hit pieces on Utley for the last few weeks, so I don't know how much longer he'll be in town...
I only got to listen one day while I was briefly in town, but I didn't hear anyone complaining about Utley (doesn't mean it doesn't happen, just it didn't happen when I was listening to the radio). I also don't see anything in the print media at a quick glance. He was the only one who was willing to talk after a recent god-awful performance, so maybe he got some backlash because he was only one to snap back at (when asked if he thinks the Phillies might really just be this bad, he said that he likes to be optimistic, so no). You could be right, but I think people recognize that Utley's playing quite well.
On the other hand, he should not have gotten that contract extension and what he does doesn't really help in the long run. He's one of my favorite Phillies of all time, but hanging on to our World Series core is mostly pointless at this time except because there's no one to replace them with, but their current salaries aren't really justified.
On the other hand, he should not have gotten that contract extension and what he does doesn't really help in the long run. He's one of my favorite Phillies of all time, but hanging on to our World Series core is mostly pointless at this time except because there's no one to replace them with, but their current salaries aren't really justified.
Bob Welch...class act. RIP. 
Bob Welch...class act. RIP.
Indeed. RIP Mr. Welch.
I don't think you can embed videos other than the ones on youtube, but Yoenis Cespedes made one of the most insane plays I've seen in a long time last night. You want to talk about a guy with a cannon go search for his throw throwing out the runner at home in last night's game. It was incredible.
This it?
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kSP4PPB6Xo[/yt]
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[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kSP4PPB6Xo[/yt]
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Yeah that's it.
I have watched that a dozen times, and I still love it.
Holy shit, Cespedes!
I'd love to see the A's manage to hold on to him long-term, but I get the feeling he's bound for the Bronx eventually.
He needs to fix his problem of swinging at everything, including pitches that are a mile out in the San Francisco Bay.
Holy shit, Cespedes!
I'd love to see the A's manage to hold on to him long-term, but I get the feeling he's bound for the Bronx eventually.
He needs to fix his problem of swinging at everything, including pitches that are a mile out in the San Francisco Bay.
This. Very free swinging, and therefore is wildly inconsistent offensively. Doesn't mean the Yanks or the Red Sox won't overpay for him, but he does have some flaws that need to be fixed for him to be a true superstar.
Whoa, oh my God.
No!
Dammit, dammit, dammit!
What a great guy, and one of my favorite players of all time.
He will be missed, really missed.
Yeah, so sad.
One of the greatest hitters of all-time.
One of the greatest "baseball-guys" of all time.
I did get to see him play in the early 90's... man, what a magician.
"Mr Padre" will be sorely missed by his city (San Diego) and everyone else.
Don't know that I ever heard a bad word spoken about this guy.
So sad.
Yeah, I had a feeling he wasn't going to be around too much longer after he took medical leave from San Diego State back in March, but it still sucks.
Tony Gwynn averaged 29 strikeouts per 162 games over his entire career. Fuck cancer.
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