Official 2016 Spring Training Thread

[northeastphillyguy]

I thought they were going to do the platoon so they could see the results. Mac is blowing it.

Howard is 0-2 with 2 strikeouts against the lefty.

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Hellickson pitches 5 innings of no hit ball, Neris starts the 6th inning. Caesar has 2 hits and 2 rbis in leadoff spot.
Gotta love it!

 

[Omar 382]

Nail-biter!

 

[Omar 382]

And that's the ballgame!

 

[jvett77]

That's the ballgame! 14 of 19 ain't too shabby.

 

[Retroram52]

Yep, 14-5 overall and third in the National League. Pretty darn good!

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Could you Philly fans tell me the odds of Vincent Velasquez getting the 5th starters job?

We all know they should, but its the Phillies

 

[Omar 382]

Could you Philly fans tell me the odds of Vincent Velasquez getting the 5th starters job?

We all know they should, but its the Phillies

I wouldn't be surprised if they go with a six-man rotation

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Velasquez should get the 5th starter spot hands down. Nola should be the opening day starter as well. If there are
doubts, may I suggest that
They should call Amaro and ask him what he thinks and do the opposite.

 

[Omar 382]

Velasquez should get the 5th starter spot hands down. Nola should be the opening day starter as well. If there are
doubts, may I suggest that
They should call Amaro and ask him what he thinks and do the opposite.

Somehow, Amaro would pick the better choice in that scenario. He's wrong even when he's right...

 

[Omar 382]

LOUGH! This team knows no limits

 

[Omar 382]

Down 2 headed to the 9th. This is what you call pressure

Look
If you had
One shot
Or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it
Or just let it slip?

 

[Omar 382]

(Spaghetti
Spaghetti
Spaghetti
Spaghetti)

 

[Omar 382]

What a bunch of hapless bums. This one will sting for a while

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Howard 0-4. Mack keeps starting him while Ruf rides the bench. However Ruf comes through with a pinch hit double and rbi. Blanco is amazing. Best utility guy ever.

 

[Cedrique]

Howard 0-4. Mack keeps starting him while Ruf rides the bench. However Ruf comes through with a pinch hit double and rbi. Blanco is amazing. Best utility guy ever.

I"m waiting for Ruf to hit another spring training walkoff so they can immediately send him to the minors for seasoning

 

[Cedrique]

Does anyone know how the catching situation will work this season? Is the plan to roll out Ruiz for a couple weeks til he gets injured then start Rupp?

 

[Omar 382]

Does anyone know how the catching situation will work this season? Is the plan to roll out Ruiz for a couple weeks til he gets injured then start Rupp?

No, I think it will be more of a 50/50 split to begin the year, like we ended last year

 

[northeastphillyguy]

I"m waiting for Ruf to hit another spring training walkoff so they can immediately send him to the minors for seasoning

I thought I was the only one that remembered that. That was the beginning of the Amaro punishment sequence
for doing well. Amaro screwed with this guys head to the point of insanity.

 

[Omar 382]

I thought I was the only one that remembered that. That was the beginning of the Amaro punishment sequence
for doing well. Amaro screwed with this guys head to the point of insanity.

I remember Cedrique making a joke about Casper Wells and Ruben smoking a cigar (maybe it included a Pink Floyd reference? I forget) after that happened. I'm going to see if I can find it