We are doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I know why they decided to have this the Phillies press conference on a Friday...so you can't comment until 3 days later..and even then it will be mostly Eagles on Monday.
Here's my take, as a loyal Phillies fan, on the sham they called a press conference..
- LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Middleton..surprisingly clueless. He repeatedly lectured about what a CEO does ( boring..like we care)..but he doesn't ACT like a good CEO
A good CEO would have fired all of their asses ( I liked your suggestion of firing them live, on TV).
- The question re; the farm system had them all baffled. Awkward!!! Like Middleton was surprised by the fact there are only TWO players on the current roster from our farm system.
MacPhail made a stupid point about "players on the cusp" , close to the majors. That wasn't . the question or the point.
They totally didn't get it, or tried to pivot from the fact that our farm system SUCKS and isn't better than 4 years ago. Middleton is a jackass if he truly believes that "in all phases" the organization is better.
-Forget the new manager picking his own coaches or hitting/pitching coach. Klentek has final say.
- Who is the CEO here? Middleton talked like Klentek and MacPhail has pictures on him? WHY is he so fearful of the two morons?
- - Middleton "For the most part, Gabe handled the hustle issues well????" Are you kidding me?????????
- If Charley was that big of a positive in the dugout and with hitting why isn't he back? Why did pouting Klentek say when Charley was hired "It's only for six weeks" ????
- Analytics.."We have to keep pushing"...Great.. you finished in 4th place, behind the stinkin' Mets.. How's analytics working for us?
- "Growing pains? So, the Philadelphia Phillies key positions- manager and general manager- are on the job training positions? Tell the fans who are spending big money on tickets, jerseys, concessions, etc.. that it's on the job training.
- Once again, Andy MacPhail comes off like a pompous ass. He called "If we don't we don't" a mistake, but never really apologized and criticized the media for "hammering me over the head with it." ( continue to hammer away,.
I think we will end up in 2020 right back where we left off today. It's even scarier now..since we now know that the CEO ( remember that..he is the CEO) is a complete idiot and a buffoon.
One of the most ridiculous segments of the train wreck press conference was Middleton trying to fumble with his phone, trying to look up stats regarding his own farm system. It's true, as Howard Eskin brought up, the Phillies only had two players promoted from the minor leagues, Adam Heasley and Cole Irvin. I wouldn't even call Irvin a "prospect." His contribution to the 2019 Phils was minimal at best.
The farm system sucks, no matter what MacPhail says, as he spewed off numbers and useless facts like t the Phillies attendance was up and so were their TV ratings. Any mention of the minor leagues was avoided. They pivoted to talk of a bullpen that was "fourth best" in Baseball down the stretch? Truth is, when it counted the bullpen sucked. Gabe Kapler burned out the 'pen for two seasons. So it really is ridiculous for the front office to crow about the "fourth best" bullpen in Baseball and forget the starters who regressed all year.
Speaking of which, it was Klentek who hired the idiot pitching coach Chris Young The young starters hated his methods. Yet he still has a job in the organization!
Middleton is in a state of denial. Why? He has to see this mess is...a mess. Why is he so committed to Klentek and MacPhail?
The simple answer is Middleton won't admit to his mistakes. He hired these losers to begin with then, last spring he incredibly gave them contract extensions. Why?
Watching the front office approach the podium before the beginning of the train wrek, it looked like three dead men walking. Not likeable guys, I wouldn'y want to have a beer with any of them. That concerns fans. Can we trust these guys?
It troubles me that Klentek will hire the next manager. Will it be Buck Showalter, the same guy who worked with Klentek and MacPhail in Baltimore? I can't see a really legit guy, like Joe Girardi or Joe Madden, guys who want control and power, to succumb to an analytical guy like Klentek?
The Washington Nationals are only two games away from their first World Series ever. I'm far from a Nats fans, but I hope they make, if only to show the Phillies that a club who wins the wild card, once in the dance, can compete for a championship.
Time will tell who Klentek picks as his new skipper, pitching coach and hitting coach. Time will also tell if Middleton again steps up with "stupid money" in free agency. And time will tell if Klentek makes wise trades to improve to 2020 Phillies.
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The Eagles are in Minnesota, ready to take on the Vikings. Minnesota should win this home game but won't QB Kirk Cousins doesn't perform in big games against winning teams. The Birds needs to force turnovers and win this first game of three straight road games.
Eagles 20 Vikings 17
The farm system sucks, no matter what MacPhail says, as he spewed off numbers and useless facts like t the Phillies attendance was up and so were their TV ratings. Any mention of the minor leagues was avoided. They pivoted to talk of a bullpen that was "fourth best" in Baseball down the stretch? Truth is, when it counted the bullpen sucked. Gabe Kapler burned out the 'pen for two seasons. So it really is ridiculous for the front office to crow about the "fourth best" bullpen in Baseball and forget the starters who regressed all year.
Speaking of which, it was Klentek who hired the idiot pitching coach Chris Young The young starters hated his methods. Yet he still has a job in the organization!
Middleton is in a state of denial. Why? He has to see this mess is...a mess. Why is he so committed to Klentek and MacPhail?
The simple answer is Middleton won't admit to his mistakes. He hired these losers to begin with then, last spring he incredibly gave them contract extensions. Why?
Watching the front office approach the podium before the beginning of the train wrek, it looked like three dead men walking. Not likeable guys, I wouldn'y want to have a beer with any of them. That concerns fans. Can we trust these guys?
It troubles me that Klentek will hire the next manager. Will it be Buck Showalter, the same guy who worked with Klentek and MacPhail in Baltimore? I can't see a really legit guy, like Joe Girardi or Joe Madden, guys who want control and power, to succumb to an analytical guy like Klentek?
The Washington Nationals are only two games away from their first World Series ever. I'm far from a Nats fans, but I hope they make, if only to show the Phillies that a club who wins the wild card, once in the dance, can compete for a championship.
Time will tell who Klentek picks as his new skipper, pitching coach and hitting coach. Time will also tell if Middleton again steps up with "stupid money" in free agency. And time will tell if Klentek makes wise trades to improve to 2020 Phillies.
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The Eagles are in Minnesota, ready to take on the Vikings. Minnesota should win this home game but won't QB Kirk Cousins doesn't perform in big games against winning teams. The Birds needs to force turnovers and win this first game of three straight road games.
Eagles 20 Vikings 17
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