Lets hope Halladay is a playoff stud like Lee

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

So while of course all of us fans would have loved to keep Lee.. that means we would NOT have Halladay (they werent going to do the deal without getting some prospects back). and in 2011 Hamels would be our #1 guy and we'd have no Lee or Halladay.

What would have prevented the Phillies from signing Halladay as a free agent in 2011?

[Smooth Operator]

Spin this HORRIBLE call any way you want, Antichrist32


When they have a real shot to get two rings in three years … winners GO FOR IT with everything they have!!!

They don't stand around like a couple of little girls worrying about "the future".



UNBELIEVEABLE that they could let this guy go


Khrist, is this Reid-Lurie all over again??????????????????

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Spin this HORRIBLE call any way you want, Antichrist32


When they have a real shot to get two rings in three years … winners GO FOR IT with everything they have!!!

They don't stand around like a couple of little girls worrying about "the future".



UNBELIEVEABLE that they could let this guy go


Khrist, is this Reid-Lurie all over again??????????????????

We have just as good of a shot to get back there next year as we did last year. What, you think by adding Halladay and Polanco now we are going to miss the playoffs?? (granted anything can happen)

We are a BETTER TEAM RIGHT NOW THAN THE PAST TWO BACK TO BACK NL PENNANT WINNING TEAMS

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

What would have prevented the Phillies from signing Halladay as a free agent in 2011?

would have cost us more $$ then...

come on now. Signing Halladay right now for Drabeck and Taylor was a TERRIFIC move for the Phillies. An absolute steal for the extension also (if 20mill per year can possibly be a steal)

The trade in question is the Lee trade. Obviously the fans wanted it NOT to happen. I dont think Amaro really wanted it to happen but nobody wanted Blanton and we made the mistake with Moyer.

We are still a better team now than we were last year. Halladay is > Lee (though not by too much).

Only in Philly can people complain when they just landed the best pitcher in baseball!

I'm not too upset, excited to have Halladay.. bummed about Lee moving but if he wants to "retire as a Phillie" like he said yesterday he can come take less $ from us next year!