FREE HUNTER PENCE!!!

uh, yeah. ed wade? sorry, dude.

Yeah, I've got mixed feelings on it. On the one hand, he signed and developed a lot of talented players that are now major contributors at the Major League level (Howard, Utley, Hammels). On the other hand, the Phillies never made the postseason during his tenure as GM (although I personally believe that may have more to do with Larry Bowa). On the third hand, he's a Tal Smith protege, which means the Astros went through this whole dog and pony show of interviewing 11 candidates just to hire the guy that Uncle Drayton's right-hand man already knew everything about.

Since I'll be in Houston this week for a conference, I'm going to go to Craig Biggio Rainbow Sleeve Jersey T-Shirt night on Friday.

boldbury (and/or other resident ILBB Houstonites), wanna go? I'm not sure how good the game's going to be, but I bet it'll be better than "Managing Stakeholder Feedback," "Using Data to Make Critical Design Decisions," and every other ultra-exciting panel I've got to attend.

Wade is responsible for virtually every good player on the current Phillies roster. Gillick traded Thome for Rowand about 15 days after he was hired, but just about everyone else (Ruiz, Howard, Utley, Rollins, Thome who begat Rowand, Victorino, Myers, Kendrick, Burrell ... as an assistant Wade pushed hard for the acquisition of Abreu ... I mean, that's a pretty good team and comprised mainly of players developed by the Phillies internally. He made some bad moves, but what other GM can claim to have developed so many decent major league players in such a short time?

wanna go?

Maybe. Who are you?

<i>Maybe. Who are you?</i>

Hah, sorry. ex-"d4niel c0hen" or some variation thereof ca. old-ILX (mostly posting on this board, mothballed yardworker, etc.), been generally lurking since the switchover for a bunch of reasons. Email me at danielcohen at gmail dot com if you wanna talk plans. Getting on a plane in a few hours.

Brad Lidge traded with Eric Bruntlett to Phillies for Michael Bourne, Mike Costanzo, and Geoff Geary.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5283755.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Answer-Man-Hunter-Pence-on-glass-doors-World-o;_ylt=AifNFrHt0bhdSDBG.rAktRIRvLYF?urn=mlb,76154

blerg

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2008/04/ipt/1207822149.jpg

mets extra innings is taking its toll on me what say you hunter?

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2008/04/ipt/1207822149.jpg

^^this is why you're batting .150!!!!

NOT HOLDING BAT RIGHT

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwJUnQaUAAAMf0c.jpg:small

is mike pence his dad thanks

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee8mV8TUcAAwK8u?format=jpg&name=small

*twitches nervously*

DF... with nowhere to assign him, I guess he's just cut?

.096/.161/.250
2 HR
6 RBI

probably send him to the alternate training site/sacramento if no one claims him

Hunter Pence is out in McCovey Cove today on a boat holding a "Let's Go Giants" sign.

— Kerry Crowley (@KO_Crowley) September 27, 2020

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Video!

http://www.mlb.com/video/hunter-pence-s-boat-party

https://www.mlb.com/video/hunter-pence-s-boat-party

(Gotta leave the 's' on.)

I think Hunter Pence's Boat Party is a great name for a band.