I guess the Phils made a wise decision not bringing back Ryan Madson. Good lord, tough break for him.

The Phils opening day infield will include the likes of Ty Wigginton, and Pete Orr.
- PLindbergh31

Phillies have enough pitching but the hitting is going to make people fall asleep.

i did that for you yesterday. should hold you over for awhile.
- hammarby31

Mike Palmateer is worth every penny.

Since I don't get invited to places, the rants have been limited
- Jsaquella

I love it, I eat that shyt up
- bigmookalookie

It's so nerve wrecking though... It's hard to enjoy sometimes...

That playoff game in 87' Islanders/Caps 4 OT's was unreal. The "Easter Epic". I didn't care who won the game, so I just sat back and enjoyed the hell out of that game.

I don't think it would ever happen. That Flyers/Pens 5 OT game was one of my favorite games ever. There is nothing like overtime in playoff hockey. The drama is so thick you can cut it with a knife. The NHL knows better to try and screw with that.
- PLindbergh31

do they? do they really?

Part of it is not understanding the flow of the game. How many people sit there and scream "SHOOT" for two minutes when there's a power play?

I don't like the NBA, used to love college hoops until every good player was gone after a year or two at most. The NFL often bores me to tears, but it's a great sport for TV. Plenty of built in breaks for review and analysis.

I like baseball because I like the strategic thinking of it.
- Jsaquella

I guess everyone has their thing. Here is the way I list my favorite sports.

Football
Hockey
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Golf
Tennis
Horse Racing
Poker
Turtle Races
Soccer

Phillies have enough pitching but the hitting is going to make people fall asleep.
- stveshdy

2012 Phillies = 1995 New Jersey Devils. All defense, no offense. If the results are the same, I will live with it.

do they? do they really?
- hammarby31

You would think so.... With Buttman who knows.

It's so nerve wrecking though... It's hard to enjoy sometimes...

That playoff game in 87' Islanders/Caps 4 OT's was unreal. The "Easter Epic". I didn't care who won the game, so I just sat back and enjoyed the hell out of that game.
- PLindbergh31

the best part of the game, aside from the goalie battle between kelly hrudey and bob mason, was that doc and clement wore their ties around their heads during one of the OT intermissions. i was howling.

2012 Phillies = 1995 New Jersey Devils. All defense, no offense. If the results are the same, I will live with it.
- PLindbergh31

Their pitching has to stay healthy.

Look at the Flyers-Caps game, or the Flyers-Panthers game. In both cases, the team the Flyers was playing was so desperate for standings points, that they played not to lose. Worked for the Cats, but not the Caps.

Neither game was exciting, though, was it?
- Jsaquella

They had their moments. Bit there were long periods where i felt i could sleep and i wouldnt even miss a good scoring chance.

the best part of the game, aside from the goalie battle between kelly hrudey and bob mason, was that doc and clement wore their ties around their heads during one of the OT intermissions. i was howling.
- hammarby31

I remember that.

2012 Phillies = 1995 New Jersey Devils. All defense, no offense. If the results are the same, I will live with it.
- PLindbergh31

Their infield is going to look like a D3 college teams at the start of the year. If they can make it through the first 2 months they'll be okay

all of this talk about the SO and it does beg the comparison to soccer (football). the penalty kick has been long used to end games and it's apparently the most popular game in the world. the goalie is mostly helpless in this scenario but they don't have any better ideas either, and this after 90 minutes of regulation play, a random amount of injury stoppage extra time, and i think an OT in some situations/leagues - and the score is most likely 0-0 at that stage.

I remember that.
- PLindbergh31

wish i could find some footage of that. even a still-shot would be enough.

Their pitching has to stay healthy.
- stveshdy

Joe Blanton is the cover boy of the April Issue of Men's Health.

Their infield is going to look like a D3 college teams at the start of the year. If they can make it through the first 2 months they'll be okay
- fecondo

I think so. Although I'm concerned Utley might be cooked.

wish i could find some footage of that. even a still-shot would be enough.
- hammarby31

You of the Anton Khudobin biting the puck photo, will find it I'm sure.

One argument for being ok with things settled in a shootout is that, your team had 65 real minutes to score more goals than the other team. If you don't want your fate decided in a shootout, play better and win the game in those 65 minutes. If you don't, you just have to take your chances with the shootout and move on. Your team probably had ample opportunities to win without it.

That said, I'd like to see the switch to 10 minutes of 4v4 and maybe ties brought back if there's no winner then. I don't want to see teams with 15/82 games without a winner. The hardcore fans may not mind, but casual fans probably don't like it. The NHL needs the money from casual fans as much as from hardcore fans.

It's a tough road getting into law enforcement. Tons of red tape. It's all worth it in the end.
- PLindbergh31

Oh yea, As of now though, My brain is fetchin' mush. I should know more here if I got accepted in about 2 months.

Joe Blanton is the cover boy of the April Issue of Men's Health.
- PLindbergh31

He will be traded before the deadline ends for a bat.

wish i could find some footage of that. even a still-shot would be enough.
- hammarby31

I think so. Although I'm concerned Utley might be cooked.
- PLindbergh31

Freddy Galvis

I think so. Although I'm concerned Utley might be cooked.
- PLindbergh31

I think his knee is toast, to be honest

Freddy Galvis
- stveshdy

Yup, think we will get to see what Freddy is all about. Im excited