There's nothing sadder than a Ryan Howard apologist. A .672 OPS. just think of the big fat zilch he is in the games where he didn't hit a walkoff HR.
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Baby steps with this team. Desperate for anyone who can produce a run with one swing every once and a while, he fits the bill. And at the cool price of $125 million on this deal, starting to pay dividends in the last year, helping to bridge the gap to the next era.
He's also likely to run into a few more relatively speaking as the weather warms up.
He's also likely to run into a few more relatively speaking as the weather warms up.
Typical. Incapable of being positive on just about anything. Way to stay in character.
Not being negative. Wolf had a gr8 curve and also used two variations- hard curve and big slow hook.
Best Phillies curveball in recent memory: Brett Myers. Unfortunately paired with the smallest brain.
Only mild talk probably, ending in a story about an EAGLES eagles chant and more Goff/Wentz talk.
Add another .5 to Ryan Howard's fakeWAR total. He has won the first half of this game singlehandedly.
Dude, you're unnecessarily getting worked about this on a nightly basis. I feel you, but this was expected by all. Just be grateful they've been competive for 28 games.
Not worked up in the slightest. Just shocked this team is winning this often with NO OFFENSE.
You knew the blown save was coming. Gomez competes and mostly throws strikes, but he doesn't have a put away pitch for the most part. He's basically a good 6th/7th inning guy. Neris and Hernandez probably have better stuff to close.
The B5 was a killer.
The B5 was a killer.
He doesn't want anyone encroaching on his market. He owns the expectations management game on BW.
A sentiment grossly exaggerated in these parts, but that's to be expected. Carry on.
Please describe a situation where you were wrongly accused of expectations management.
(optional: manage my expectations to getting a response to this request)
Please describe a situation that you would deem as me managing expectations? Example, please. Looking back into the time machine should be fun with this one. I wonder which example gets exaggerated to support one's agenda this time.
I asked you for an example of the exaggeration and you igonored the request. Please don't be defensive. Describe a situation where you have been wrongly accused of expectations management so that we can move on and address your question.
And the weather has been horrible, even when he was good Howard usually started slow:
"Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer in the fourth ... It was Howard's seventh homer in 85 at-bats. It is the quickest he has reached the mark in his career."
And I know he's platooning but I'll take this over some Lough equivalent "replacement player" at 1B for now, or more Ruf. One trick pony still has that trick at least, probably more so than at any time than the last few horrible seasons for him. Maybe some AL team bites and offers a warm six pack. Not sure how much I care about salary relief anymore for them given how low the payroll is.
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"Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer in the fourth ... It was Howard's seventh homer in 85 at-bats. It is the quickest he has reached the mark in his career."
And I know he's platooning but I'll take this over some Lough equivalent "replacement player" at 1B for now, or more Ruf. One trick pony still has that trick at least, probably more so than at any time than the last few horrible seasons for him. Maybe some AL team bites and offers a warm six pack. Not sure how much I care about salary relief anymore for them given how low the payroll is.
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I don't recall. I'll say this, tho. Probably back in like 2009-2010-2011 ish, I can't pinpoint the year or circumstance, but I probably made a statement about a Nova team that was more than likely very reasonable. From here, expectations being managed came about. Whoever started it surely embellished it and twisted it to be a funny guy. Yep, it happens a lot on here. From there, it just took off and has been overused repeatedly ever since, mostly by you and Ball.
Now, address my question.
I cannot cite examples of a truthful person saying "i don't recall". It has never happened in the history of man.
So you're saying that there's a same small group that thinks you're an expectations manager?
That's one way of putting it. Just like there is a same small group that thinks you're a contrarian cheek.
burrs, c'mon - all you do is manage expectations. Sam Hinkie too soon to tell ? That's managing expectations. Hamel trade return? Managed expectations. Every Nova player ever? M. Bridges? Managed expectations. Fran Dunphey? Manage expectations. Chip Kelly? Manage expectations. Trade for #2 pick? Manage Wentz expectations.
You can have your own Geico commercial at this point. When you're a mom? You call at the worst time. It's what you do.
"When you're Wcburrs87, you manage expectations. It's what you do."
Just own it.
You can have your own Geico commercial at this point. When you're a mom? You call at the worst time. It's what you do.
"When you're Wcburrs87, you manage expectations. It's what you do."
Just own it.