Bill Madden picks Phils, Braves, Mets finish

Normally, this wouldn't be significant enough to post, but I had to share this:

"But the area where the Phillies most significantly upgraded themselves was left field, replacing inconsistent Pat Burrell with the very consistent Raul Ibanez, who has more RBI over the past three seasons than Manny Ramirez."

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Madness

At best, Ibanez is a lateral move for the Phillies, though it’s entirely possible that he’ll be worse than Burrell next year. To call him the Phillies’ most “significant” upgrade tells me that Bill Madden is either ignorant or just plain stupid.

by Eric Simon on Apr 2, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

Probably a little of both.

I won’t discriminate.

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 2, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions

And it makes them more righty heavy

But at least he’s clearly better than Manny. Look Ma, stats!

by Mount17 on Apr 2, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions

*lefty

by Mount17 on Apr 2, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

more precisely,

Look ma! I cherry-picked stats that fit my opinion, and I’m going to call people “nerds” if they use any others!

by JoshNY on Apr 3, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions

But Ibanez has the body of a 25-year old!!

That’s got to be an upgrade.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 3, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions

To be fair, though, he IS their most significant acquisition.

This is why I can’t see the Phillies winning this year: They didn’t improve themselves in any area. None whatsoever. The Mets, just by improving their bullpen mightily, did much more to make themselves better.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 3, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions