Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Quick thangs

I've been exhausted and working too much and not blogging, but I've still kept up with a bit of Phillies news. Some thoughts:
  • I like Chase Utley for MVP this year.
  • The more I think about Adam Eaton, the more I'm convinced that 3/$24M deal is bad enough to rival the 5/$44M deal Juan Pierre squeezed out of the Dodgers.
  • Speaking of which, if we trade Lieber, we damn well better be ready to slot in Scott Mathieson or somebody else if Eaton craps the bed.
  • If Victorino doesn't steal 25 bases this year, Davey Lopes was hired for nothing.
  • People keep saying the Nationals could be the worst team ever, but that pitcher's park is enough to give the biggest schmoe confidence. Getting lit up in a Grapefruit park doesn't necessarily translate.
  • I'll bet Chipper Jones doesn't play in 50 games, and I'll bet Andruw Jones hits more home runs than Ryan Howard. And then he goes to the American League and is never heard from again.
  • I have so many young Marlins on my fantasy team who I want to succeed statistically again this year, but I hope they don't come as close to being a thorn in Philly's side as they did last year.
  • If Gordon goes down, close with Fabio Castro. Dad would agree with me, I bet.
  • I love my Ryan Howard t-shirt, but I gotta go to the gym more so I don't fill it out so much below the logo.
  • Once Barry Bonds breaks down or breaks the record, send Pat Burrell and Carlos Ruiz to the Giants, they can send pitching prospect Tim Lincecum to the Cubs, who can send Jacque Jones and Mark Prior to the Phillies. Prior is injured nearly beyond repair but there would always be that twinkle of possibility of recovering past greatness, and irrational investment like that is the principle on which the Phillies are founded.
  • I think the Phillies go 90-72, lose the division to the Mets by two games but win the wild card by two games. Baseless predictions are the principle on which my Phillies phandom is phounded.