Ky-Guy is kicking that ass!
Posted by Dickie Assburn in Ballplayer Lifestyle, Spring Training on March 8th, 2010
If you’ve visited 4DaysRest with any rate of frequency over the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed the alarming tone conveyed in posts. I am no stranger to such behavior, as I succumbed to flipping the fuck out on Greg Dobbs about a week ago over a comment he made during… Spring Training!
This is a time to be happy! Fuck yeah, d00d! So, with that said, enough of this shit:
… because:
a) Recording shit that happens on your TV via your VHS player and later uploading it to YouTube is white trash.
b) If you own a Hibachi TV, you are white trash.
c) It’s fucking SPRING TRAINING — the time where Phillies fans get to bask in the glory of things like:
- The battle over who wins the #5 starter job, who settles for the middle relief job and who takes the #5 starter spot a month and a half into the season after the guy that originally won it gets a bad case of elbow tendonitis
- Overrating our own prospects because they hit homeruns off of the other team’s 30-year-old, stuck-forever-in-Triple-A starting pitcher (I’m being a jackass, but it was cool pretending at one point last year that Jason Donald was going to be ‘the man’ some day)
- Watching Domonic Brown pwn bitches like it ain’t no thang
I want to talk about something positive for a moment: Kyle Kendrick is kicking ass so far. I know it’s early, but I’ve heard that he’s worked on some new pitches, he’s built some confidence, and according to Chooch, he’s like a totally new pitcher out there. We have a very, very solid top-4 in our rotation, but I think if Kendrick can put it all together (or at least most of it), it would be awesome. So far, he’s pitched five scoreless innings on two outings. It’s early, as I said, but it’s promising.
Like I said: confident.... wait, wrong picture LOL
Werth Might Be Gone After This Year, But Who Cares!
Posted by Even Stevens in Game Summaries on March 7th, 2010
In what continues to be a month of posts comprised of ridiculous claims and premature conclusions, I wanted to drop in and say hello.
One of the major topics this off-season was the fact that Jayson Werth has ridiculously outplayed his current contract and will be able to make in the neighborhood of $15-18 million per season next year. It is very likely that the Phillies will be unable to keep him and Ryan Howard at the same time due to budgetary contraints, so Werth would be the odd-man out.
"I can strut however the fuck I want brah. I'm hitting .538, check the mohawk."
Domonic Brown, the Phillies’ hot-shot outfield prospect, plans on making you say “Who cares?” As Todd Zolecki reports on Twitter, the kid is hitting a scorching .538 through (7 for 13) with two doubles and four RBIs during his first four Grapefruit League games. That’s the type of shit that makes my prostate tingle.
Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, we’ve all got to admit that this is a good sign. At this point in the pre-season, the pitchers are often further ahead in their development than the hitters are. Players like Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard are mainly quiet at the plate thus far. Domonic Brown is trying to make a name for himself, and his plate appearances have done just that.
Whether or not the Phillies can afford Werth next year remains to be seen. What we have seen, however, is that there’s a five-tool stud waiting in the wings. It’ll be interesting to see how all of this plays out.
Jose Reyes Makes Me LOL
Posted by Bay Slugga in Enemies, Media and Press on March 5th, 2010
Can anyone else smell that? It's just Jose's vagina.
Anyone notice that Jose Reyes has been scratched from the last two Grapefruit League games? This was all downplayed yesterday (classic Mets), but it turns out Jose has something wrong with his vagina…I mean thyroid. Same thing right?
The worst part of this is that Reyes is headed back to New York to get checked out by team doctors. I’d expect a story to break in the next week that the Met’s doctors misdiagnosed poor Jose – what they thought was a thyroid imbalance is actually AIDS. Maybe he should use some discretion while partying at his favorite Latin lounge?
No way Jose!
The Sky is Falling!
Posted by Bay Slugga in General Thoughts, Spring Training on March 4th, 2010
Pedro Feliz would HAVE got four outs on this play.
Since we are in the business of making a huge deal about Spring Training games, allow me to say what everyone is thinking – Placido Polanco sucks balls. In the most meaningful game of his career, Halladay came out a mowed down the Yankees with ease. It would HAVE been a flawless outing (23 pitches, 20 strikes = Boner Jams), but Polanco fucked it up with a throwing error. Shame on you Placido, shame on you indeed.
In all seriousness, I think we all expect a few more E5s in the boxscore this season. Polanco’s value will be seen in his role in the number two hole, where he has a chance to a be a very productive table setter for Utley and Howard. Pedro Feliz was downright painful to watch at the plate, and no amount a defensive (or lack there of) will make me miss him. Adios!
Good Thing The Phillies Beat Florida State Because If They Didn’t They Would Definitely Suck This Year!
Posted by WTT in Minor Leagues, Phillies Rants on March 4th, 2010
Come on, admit it. You know around 8 P.M. you actually let that thought creep into your mind. The truth is, however, that tonight’s game was about as irrelevant as it gets.The Phillies regulars paraded around the field for two innings and then handed it off to the likes of Dewayne Wise and Brian Bocock (who the fuck is Brian Bocock?), so there are certainly no conclusions whatsoever that can be drawn after this game.
And besides, this year I’m going to be a man of logical and rational thinking. There’s no need to jump to conclusions; thus, let’s apply my calm and collected analysis to this initial examination of Phillippe Aumont, the newly acquired centerpiece of the Cliff Lee deal.
A calm and collected man like myself knows there’s no way that one can make any comparison between Cliff Lee and what this kid projects to be in 2012 if/when he gets to the big club. It’s insane, unfair, and completely unrealistic. Aumont will probably be an average to slightly above average Major League pitcher, so to say it was stupid to trade Lee for Aumont is ridiculous. It was about dumping salary and if Aumont materializes then that’s a bonus.
See how sane and rational I’m being?
Okay, sorry. I tried.
Nice job there, kid.
What the fuck, Phillippe Aumont?
Let’s take a look at tonight’s line from Young Phil:
3 walks, 2 hits, and 5 earned runs in…TWO-THIRDS OF A FUCKING INNING? Really?
Look, I’m not asking for this guy to go out and be Cliff Lee. I’m not evening asking for him to be Kyle Drabek, but what the the Hell? You have to give me a little bit more than that line against a fucking college team. I wonder if the task of stopping the Florida State Seminoles seemed too daunting of a task, or if the electric March atmosphere of Bright House Networks Field and its 4,192 raucous fans was simply overwhelming for the young right-hander. After the game, Aumont had this to say:
You want to get that first impression out there. And you have that small pressure that’s behind you that you got traded for Cliff Lee. You want to do good. You don’t want to disappoint, especially the fans. Fans are a big part in this. If I look at me right now, this is over. But I want to do good, just give the fans some support.
My advice? Whatever, man. Stop being a pussy and get it done.
Certainly, one shitty performance in March doesn’t hold too much weight in trying to project what this kid will be, but hopefully there was absolutely nothing about his showing tonight that’s indicative of his future with this team.
I just can’t wait until the games really count. If we don’t beat the Yankees tomorrow we’re definitely going to suck this year!
Come See the Kid
Posted by Bay Slugga in Miscellaneous Rants, Site News on March 3rd, 2010
Did anyone happen to pick up MLB The Show 2010 for PS3 yesterday? Well I did, and it is fucking sweet. I was up until 3am owning noobs online last night, and I’m itching to get done with work/class to continue the slaughtering.
If you think you have what it takes then feel free to challenge me to a game. I play under the name “ectomobile” (Ghostbusters is fucking sweet too), and I’m waiting to layeth the smacketh down on you.
A few things I should make clear before we play:
1. I will be playing as the Phillies, and you will not.
2. Roy Halladay will be pitching a CG shutout to the tune of 15 strikeouts and 75 pitches.
3. If you beat me I’ll ban your IP from 4DR, and blame all the Phillies 2010 problems on you.
That's actually me, Bay Slugga