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http://www.phillysportscentral.com/forums/showthread.php?289136-Ot-Morrison-optioned Hot topic with phillies fans. We love lomo

True. But they have the financial flexibility to opperate like the sox or the yankees. They are almost to 200 consecutive sellouts. You have to pay a deposit just to get on the waiting list for partial season tickets. They have the second most households in the USA watching them nightly. Right now they are printing money. If I were you and I wanted to see the marlins on the road. I'd add cbp to the trip. There's no experience like it. Not only is the ballpark awesome. The fans show up hours before the game to tailgate or go into mcfaddens (bar attached to park). It's literally a party atmosphere every night. The owners know they've got a gold mine, as long as they pay to kepp the team competitive. It was all sparked by the new ballpark. Maybe it will happen for the marlins? I am going down the check out the park when it's done. I used to love going to the orange bowl. I think your team needs to couple a superstar with the park though. The phillies went out and got thome. Now they have personality guys that the fans can identify with. Utley jroll now pence. I dont think hanley brings that type of feeling. He's a superstar but I don't think he sends off a positive vibe

Bob. While I agree the Howard extension may be a "bad contract" production vs value. One of the prospects traded for pence was blocked by Howard. The pitcher the phillies gave up is one of 3-4 very good pitching prospects in A ball. The 2 ptbnl are not going to be top prospects. I'm curious to see what you mean by other "bad contracts"? Halladay and Lee's deals may out last their top caliber production by 1 season. Other than that, there's no one besides Howard locked up long term. The team has a had an ownership group not willing to spend Money, but they're all dying off and Middleton an owner who recently sold his cigar company for over a billion dollars is taking more control. He wants to be George Steinbrenner or mark Cuban. He's not afraid to buy talent. The "window" you speak of goes as far has the luxury tax ceiling.