Official 2017 Phillies Spring Training Thread

Orlando Eagles said:

I was just coming in to make my first Phillies post on this board!

I was out in Clearwater for the Yanks game Saturday. Which...by the way....if you ever are in FL in March and can catch a spring game there do it. Always an amazing experience surrounded by the home crowd in great weather!

Hoskins is what stuck with me. Inserted him into the lineup mid game and he came in and just hit a SHOT! Right off the bat you knew it was going. I was reading he will go back to Reading or LV this year but could see some time late season. I can't wait to see more of this kids development.

Also enjoyed Franco's shot and in the parker right before Hoskins' shot. He did trot into second and stop for a second. My (HS and college ump for 30 years) did start screaming "keep running, dummy". He eventually did and trotted around. Ball under fence but by the time the ump got there and took a look and denied the ground rule he was around. Love what you can see in ST.

Best of all I enjoyed the ending.....some Yankees shithead across the aisle yelling about how the Phillies are a bush league minor team and always will be. Hoskins double....pinch runner.....Stasi up the middle. Iced!!

Another reason to take in a game there if you can. I got a Phillies hat....old meatball logo in maroon....grey background in front....powder blue wrapped around. Regularly $28, I got it for $12. Gotta love it!

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Omar 382 said:

Seriously, I would love it if Joseph became a .360 OBP guy, but I'm not totally bought yet. The guy is turning 26 this season and not a whole ton of hitters are able to completely switch their hitting style by that age. Granted, I've never heard of a guy talking about focusing on OBP through walks before, so we'll see. Hoskins is no spring chicken, but has already learned the importance of walks, with a 12.1 BB% last year and a .377 OBP. Even if Joseph ups his walks by 3% (a great improvement), he's still 3% below Hoskins' potential. Plus, Hoskins is younger.

If Joseph doesn't have 5 walks after the Reds series, don't be surprised if you see me posting his name, followed by my patented "NEXT"

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Cedrique said:

I'm not really sure what my point is with this, I just know it amuses me....

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Omar 382 said:

Is that in Hiroshima?

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Cedrique said:

nah, I think that is a parking lot out behind that Sushi and steak place in Wilmington

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Omar 382 said:

That reminds me; I need to restart my annual spring inner-city ethnic food dives. Wilmington is like a war zone right now though, so maybe I'll go to my second favorite hood- Chester.

Seriously though, Wilmington has 11 homicides so far this year. Through February of last year they had 3 (and ended with 21). They're on pace for 66 murders by the end of December. And you just know all the cool black guys wearing blue and red get a massive erection when they see an unarmed white kid walking through their projects.

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Cedrique said:

Yes, you have been very lax in keeping up with the food reviews.

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Omar 382 said:

Wait, are you talking about on my Yelp account? I think they banned me for calling the Arab at the 7th and Jefferson cigarette mart a "dune coon" when he wouldn't let me use my debit card to buy a pack of Kool's because it was $4 and you have to use $5 to pay with a credit card. He logged on after he saw my review and started talking about hate crimes or something and contacted Yelp and the superiors banned me. What a bunch of blowhards.

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Omar 382 said:

Welcome, man! Glad you had fun at the game. I've never been down for one. Do you live in Florida? Hope you keep posting here, bruddha!

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Orlando Eagles said:

How can I dislike a thread being run by someone with Omar Little in his avatar!!

Thanks....I will be in and out throughout the season. I always feel a lesser poster for the Phils than the Eagles.....but it is a marathon of a season. Yep....I am in Orlando.

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jvett77 said:

Quinn screws up a deep fly ball off his glove into 2-run double. Will Phils ever get consistently good outfielders with natural talent?

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powerchord86 said:

Dann. Tough day at the office for Vallentine...

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Cedrique said:

bobby?

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Omar 382 said:

Kingery! GOAT

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powerchord86 said:

Tommy Joseph destroyed that one. Landed on top of the tiki bar out past left field.

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