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I think if he wanted the money and nothing else, he'd have signed with the Yankees a week ago. That is what has my hopes up.

I am going to refrain from commenting on the Lee speculation for now. Trying not to get my hopes up, and failing miserably. But yes, Fish is right. The Phillies have a strict policy against long term deals with pitchers.

Exactly. I would hate him if he was a Giant or Cowboy. All part of a great rivalry. Already fired up for next Sunday, btw.

Fair enough. Since he seems to piss off Cowboys and Giants fans so much, I hope he never changes!

Well how can you call him a classless douche then? That seems very broad. He is a very cocky player on the field, but I do not equate that with being a general douchebag. But whatever. I feel the same way about several members of the Giants defense.

He is actually a good guy away from the field. Really into charity stuff.

Lol....the Cowboys don't need any extra motivation to try to kill Vick. Weren't you watching last night? Anywho...I love DJacc more and more every week. But yes, I'd despise him if I were a Giants or Cowboys fan, so understand your side of this.

Evgeni Nabokov has left the KHL, wants back into the NHL. Tampa a fit? I think so.

Evgeni Nabokov has left the KHL, wants back into the NHL. Tampa a fit? I think so.

Ian Laperriere has been placed on LITR, clearing space for Michael Leighton to return tomorrow. Carrying three goalies for now, I guess.

He really isn't a piece of [expletive]. He is cocky as hell on the field, but not a piece of [expletive]. And you would love him if he was a Cowboy, admit it.

Very lame.

I'm happy to see him get a chance. He's been my Twitter buddy since draft day, haha.

Yeah. Sucks on both counts, but obviously Bradley is the bigger concern. Graham was not playing a whole lot, and Juqua Parker is having perhaps the best season of his career. So they can get by there. Losing Bradley potentially leaves a huge hole though. I thought Jamar Chaney played reasonably well yesterday, but I am interested to see how teams attack him with a full week to prepare. He was burned by Witten on several occasions last night. And Omar Gaither just sucks.

Baseball America released their top 10 Phillies prospects today. 1. Domonic Brown 2. Jonathan Singleton 3. Brody Colvin 2. Jarred Cosart 5. Trevor May 6. Sebastian Valle 7. Jiwan James 8. Jesse Biddle 9. Domingo Santana 10. Aaron Altherr No arguments about the top 8, but I am surprised Santana and Altherr made the list over Justin DeFratus. Two themes with this list. The first is obvious: With the exception of Brown, not one of these guys has played a game above A-Ball. The general consensus is that the Phillies may have more talent in the low-minors than any other organization. I love it. They don't really need anybody to come in and make an impact in the next 3 or 4 years. When the Utley/Howard/Rollins core is washed up, it is nice to know that there's a ton of talent on the way. One of the scouts BBA interviews says he thinks the Phillies are set up for a Braves-like run. I don't want to get too carried away, but that's nice to hear. Also, the other theme....no Trevor Gillies, Phillippe Aumont, or JC Ramirez. Cliff Lee trade fail.

2 game suspension for Jody Shelley for the hit on McQuaid. Although the hit was more reckless than malicious, and clearly unintentional, I am not really surprised. Not really upset either. Jody Shelley is an epic waste of roster space.

I love all the anti-Eagles bitterness! Not to stoop down to this level, but it needs to be done... Hey Fish, you mad?

I prefer "[expletive] it Dude, let's go bowling". A line that I live by!

Championship!

Wasn't happy with everything I saw, but a win is a win.

And then how will they pay Hellickson/Jennings/Niemann/Price/etc? And as Fish asked earlier, why on earth would the Rays look to extend Longoria's contract now when they have him locked up for 4 more years? And it's not just team control for 4 more years, they have him at a set salary for 4 more years. Complete security for the team, they do not have to deal with the arbitration process. What else could a small market team ask for? Let the next 4 years play out, then deal with it. Bigger markets can handle potential risks like this. The Tampa Bay Rays cannot. Not until they start selling tickets.

Fish, welcome to "there are still over 20 minutes left".

Maybe he can take Ernie Sims with him. Terrible.

I have absolutely no clue, hah. I just know that he is a hell of a recruiter.