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Phillies Trade 3 Prospects For Fat Pitcher
Click to enlarge. Yes, the Phillies traded for Joe Blanton yesterday, sending three awesome prospects including Josh Outman, the best named player ever. Okay, I don’t know if they are awesome prospects, really, but this is Philadelphia, and we are negative. Blanton has a 4.96 ERA, but think of the problem once he discovers Philadelphia cheesesteaks. Many a fat pitcher has become a fat, out-of-shape pitcher once they’ve hit Philadelphia. As you can see from my simple math above, Joe Blanton plus Philadelphia cheesesteaks equals a really heavy pitcher with a poorly Photoshopped Phillies logo on him. What’s great about this trade is not too many Phillies fans have seen these prospects, but pretty much everyone everywhere hates it. On the plus side, well, the Mets won their 10th straight yesterday, eliminating a 5.5 game deficit in just 13 days. The teams are tied for first; the Phillies play the Marlins tonight in Miami. Oh, boy, the second half of the season will surely be slow and painful, no matter how it ends up. |
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The Phillies should not try to match wits with Billy Beane; Oakland only trades players when they’re washed up. I just hope Blanton has enough left to give us a few wins this year.
Where did you find a picture of Konishiki in a Phillies uniform? That guy is the best. Met him a couple of times in Japan, and was almost his lawyer for a short stint when he retired from sumo.
Yeah, it’s not the worst trade in the world, but it seems like they gave up too much for an average guy. I think he could be alright down the stretch this year, I guess. Long-term it’s probably a bad move.
Also, yes, I can’t post again, etc. Hopefully I’ll be able to soon.