Comments on: Fans hold out hope that 2012 Halladay and maybe all of 2012 turn out not to have been real, either http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/ A fan's Philadelphia Phillies blog Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Drew http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/#comment-87401 Drew Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:49:46 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10561#comment-87401 Not sure greatness is a regular season award.

]]> By: Drew http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/#comment-87399 Drew Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:47:56 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10561#comment-87399 And maybe, Jim, just maybe, if they do not enter this year thinking the thing will fall into their lap (as previous years press clippings pretty much suggested – even last year, for reasons passing understanding) and that they have something to prove, they will take the challenge. I like hungry. I like proud guys who feel like they have something to prove, regardless of how long they have played. And pretty much our whole infield has something to prove. So does our youngster in CF. And maybe even Doc. Works for me. I am thinking it just might work for them too.

]]> By: Phillies Links of the Day For January 17, 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies Dugout Online | Philadelphia Phillies Blog http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/#comment-87310 Phillies Links of the Day For January 17, 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies Dugout Online | Philadelphia Phillies Blog Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:09:48 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10561#comment-87310 [...] Fans hold out hope that 2012 Halladay and maybe all of 2012 turn out not to have been real, either And our outfield, too. Don’t forget that. Moving down the blue band in the middle of the Start Log forRead the Rest… [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/#comment-87301 Jim Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:32:47 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10561#comment-87301 I’m with you, Drew. There’s something about teams that aren’t coronated in Spring Training that makes them more likely to win a World Series. I’d rather have the uphill battle. Of course, the Phils have that now, and may even still have it if they add a starting corner outfielder.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/#comment-87237 egrissom Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:43:49 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10561#comment-87237 I think the whole thing is going to be really, really tough without a return of Halladay. I think it’s going to be tough if they get a return of Halladay.

I’m very interested in 100-win regular seasons. Mostly just cause it means your team is great. If the team is great, I’ll take our chances in the post-season.

Doc would make it easier.

]]> By: Drew http://www.philliesflow.com/2013/01/17/fans-hold-out-hope-that-2012-halladay-and-maybe-all-of-2012-turn-out-not-to-have-been-real-either/#comment-87231 Drew Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:09:12 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10561#comment-87231 I’m afraid that there is no solution to not having Doc back to being Doc. Of course, in 2008 we didn’t have this Doc, nor this Lee, nor (I suppose one could argue) even this Hamels. And as I remember that year turned out ok.

I’m not real interested in winning 100 games or regular season win records. Maybe these guys just make it to the post season and get hot. I’m hoping our young guy in CF extends his career arc upward again, and our old guy at third can recapture former glory. If they do, we’ll, maybe we get someplace.

But Doc would sure make it easier, huh.

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