tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post2969858966597946667..comments2023-11-03T06:13:31.161-04:00Comments on Prince of New York Baseball Blog: Would This Count As A Collapse?PAUL LEBOWITZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726846731779145384noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-15202424223131178092010-10-02T13:10:04.684-04:002010-10-02T13:10:04.684-04:00I would like to exchange links with your site prin...I would like to exchange links with your site princeofny.blogspot.com<br />Is this possible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-21592614355239650072010-10-01T23:11:30.832-04:002010-10-01T23:11:30.832-04:00Sorry Paul, you don't get to have it both ways...Sorry Paul, you don't get to have it both ways here. You don't get to trash Amaro for his dealing away of Lee, and say on the other hand that Oswalt fell into Amaro's lap by some divine intervention. Other teams had shots at Oswalt. (Yankees could use a starter right about now), but it was Amaro who landed him. Like it or not, Amaro has now produced TWO aces at the trading deadline for the Phillies - Lee last year, and Oswalt this year.<br /><br />Also, I never claimed trading Lee was the "right" move. But your claim of Lee for Halladay being a lateral move turned out to be indeed inaccurate. Halladay out-pitched Lee this year, and is under club control for 3 more years. Lee is a pending free agent who will be asking for a 6 or 7 year deal (Mets should offer 8, LOL!). My point is this. If it was "wrong" for Amaro to trade Lee away, then it was "right" to pick up Oswalt. Don't come up with a laundry list of excuses. Just be a man and give Amaro his due. <br /><br />To answer your question about if I was worried about the Phillies in July, my answer is an honest no. Two reasons - 1. The season doesn't end in July, and 2. The Braves needed to put a lot more distance between themselves and the Phillies than they did when they had the chance. As many injuries that the Phils dealt with through July (more than NYM, btw), they were never more than 7 back. The Braves had a chance to pull away, and they failed to do so. Once the trigger was pulled on the Oswalt deal, and Howard and Utley were back in the lineup, it wasn't a matter of "if" they were going to catch the Braves, only "when".<br /><br />Bringing up your WS picks were just a harmless dig. But are you really hanging your hat on your predictions for the Diamondbacks, Marlins and Indians??? Man, you are really reaching. <br /><br />One final point to correct: Hamels struggled through April, not "mid-season". Tough to deny that 2nd-half though. Not very Steve Avery-like, that's for sure.PairFacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-89857568790745307622010-10-01T15:00:13.782-04:002010-10-01T15:00:13.782-04:00I do consider it a collapse, since no one expected...I do consider it a collapse, since no one expected them to contend, but then they were in contention. What's important is as Jeff said, even if they do not qualify to the playoffs, it has been a good year, in which they surpassed expectations.<br /><br />It's going to be a fight to the death. Great games to watch this weekend.Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357729971388996665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-32145157455072324462010-10-01T14:50:38.401-04:002010-10-01T14:50:38.401-04:00I'm with Jane on this one. I'm pulling for...I'm with Jane on this one. I'm pulling for the Padres to go on a roll and at least make it interesting after this weekend, but Hoyer & Co. gotta be happy about Year One whether they make it or not.<br /><br />Remember 2008? 99 losses is a lot to overcome, even if given two years.Jeffhttp://redstatebluestate.mlblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-7846517908165736312010-10-01T13:51:17.315-04:002010-10-01T13:51:17.315-04:00I wouldn't consider the Padres' situation ...I wouldn't consider the Padres' situation a collapse for the simple reason that no one thought they'd be a contender in the first place.She-Fanhttp://janeheller.mlblogs.comnoreply@blogger.com