Comments on: The Phillies call up Domonic Brown http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: seattlej http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139980 Fri, 20 May 2011 23:02:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139980 Agreed.

]]> By: riverace19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139952 Fri, 20 May 2011 21:32:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139952 SeattleJ: Harper is the next big thing no doubt; his odds of playing in 2011 are slim however. I guess I should have specified: prospects who can contribute this year.
And Ben Francisco was a backup OF with Cleveland – nuff said

]]> By: bigxrob http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139946 Fri, 20 May 2011 21:09:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139946 Thanks J5, that made me laugh out loud

]]> By: seattlej http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139925 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:39:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139925 This is no knock on Brown, but you’re kind of overstating things as I don’t think there are a lot of people out there that think he has the same ceiling as Harper. That being said, I completely agree that 70 ABs as a part-timer means very little.

]]> By: drmonkeyarmy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139919 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:30:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139919 Not sure why Ibanez was singled out. This will sound odd, but outside the 0-35 he has hit decently. The real culprit in the outfield has been Ben Francisco, who has been consistently awful since the first week.

]]> By: riverace19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139915 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:19:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139915 Brown is surrounded by big bats and that takes some pressure off. He’s got as high of a ceiling as any prospect and last year’s cup of coffee doesn’t mean anything – he will work himself into the lineup by proving to be indispensible and far more exciting than the placeholders the Phils have in the OF right now (except for Victorino),

]]> By: xmatt0926x http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139903 Fri, 20 May 2011 20:02:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139903 Ohh no….. It appears that the phillies have also called up David Herndon. My elation at Brown’s callup has been replaced by me vomiting on my laptop. I will give Herndon credit for his consistency. Both left handed and right handed batters hit close to .350 against him last season and this season they are still hitting well above .300 against him. To top it off there’s nothing worse than watching a guy get his head beat in while he has an arrogant smirk on his face. Blahhh…

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139899 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:58:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139899 Don’t pee your pants (or skirts) reading this.

http://www.zoowithroy.com/2011/05/shane-victorino-goes-on-disabled-list.html

]]> By: xmatt0926x http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139897 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:54:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139897 In Brown’s defense of his struggles from last years callup, he didn’t get to play consistently at all. It’s hard enough for Veterans to play like that, much less a rookie. I don’t know if he has what it takes but it’s time to find out. He’s not an 18 year old kid. He’s 23 and has done everything he can at triple-A. Might as well find out if he can sink or swim. Philly is a major east coast market so he’s always going to have to deal with the pressure to succeed. In the end, can he do any worse than either Ibanez or Francisco? That’s my only hope is that he’s coming to start permanently. Sure he will likely struggle for a while but maybe by september he has picker up a thing or two and can contribute. A youth infusion can’t hurt this old looking team.

]]> By: heyblueyoustink http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139891 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:44:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139891 No no, no savior, Jose DeJesus has long since retired…….

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139889 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:32:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139889 Because watching Martinez try to play center field was too much bad. Wayyyy too much bad out there..

]]> By: bjavie http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139885 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:21:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139885 Can he bring some friends?

]]> By: spudchukar http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/the-phillies-call-up-domonic-brown-2/comment-page-1/#comment-139881 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:07:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58625#comment-139881 Maybe the Pheels are buying into that Rapture thing tomorrow, the Savior has arrived.

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