Only a certified Grade A and utter clueless moron would have the audacity to use a teleprompter to address a classroom full of sixth graders, in the opinion of the IRONPIGPEN.
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President Obama reportedly gave 411 speeches his first year in office. The IRONPIGPEN has six bucks (the cost of one General Admission ticket to Coca-Cola Park) that says the smartest and greatest President in the history of the United States will grace the American masses with EVEN MORE articulations of his radical left-wing rhetorical BULLSHIT for this calendar year.
Unbeknownst to the Community-Organizer-In-Chief who has never had to run a real business, actually turn a real profit as well as actually pay (unlike half his Cabinet appointments) real taxes — BIG GOVERNMENT is NEVER the answer.
Unless, of course, the question is how to jack up the tax bill so as to feed the ever-expanding bureaucratic monster.
‘Ever-expanding bureaucratic monster’ — sounds like Obama’s first year as President summarized in four words.
So — Who can be expected to in the outfield for the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs (and AA Reading Phillies) this season?
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PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 40-man roster
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OF — Quintin BERRY, Ben FRANCISCO, Ross GLOAD, Raul IBANEZ, John MAYBERRY, Shane VICTORINO, Jayson WERTH
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES non-roster
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OF — Tagg BOZIED (1b-3b), Dominic BROWN, Javier DIAZ, Chris DUFFY, Kevin MAHAR, Gus MILNER, Mike SPIDALE, Brian STAVISKY (1b), Steve SUSDORF, Rich THOMPSON, DeWayne WISE
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The above would be the upper-level outfielders currently under contract to the Philadelphia Phillies baseball organization, so far as the IRONPIGPEN is aware.
To reveiw, MICHAEL TAYLOR has been traded away but DOMINIC BROWN will certainly be back with the Phillies organization. The IRONPIGPEN never saw any reports with respect to GUS MILNER and / or STEVE SUSDORF being released, and, thus, they are listed here for the time being.
(DECAL will probably assist should anyone relevant be in absentia)
The Philadelphia Phillies traditionally keep five outfielders and the AAA IronPigs as well as AA R-Phils will most likely retain the services of four outfielders and one swing player.
DECAL has already stated his view of the five for the Phillies — FRANCISCO, GLOAD, IBANEZ, VICTORNIO, WERTH.
On paper, the chosen five do not seem bad. Of course, positions and games are not contested on paper – this is why there is such a thing known as spring training. But, for now, it is a fine place to begin as we turn our attention to what is most important — WHO WILL THE IRONPIGS HAVE IN 2010?
JOHN MAYBERRY has done and would do nicely for the IronPigs. Unfortunately, Mayberry may just have his mind set on a Major League paycheck.
DEWAYNE WISE may not be convinced he has seen the last of the Majors, either.
RICH THOMPSON, although, is a known and valued AAA commodity and would be welcome at the Park in the minds of many IronPigs fans.
TAGG BOZIED (Taggert, one of two middle names) is a Mike Cervenak-type who has played first and third base in addition to the corner outfield positions.
The IRONPIGPEN has a very hard time envisioning DOMINIC BROWN beginning the year with AAA Lehigh Valley. Check out Brown’s batting average for the second half of his games with the AA Reading Phillies at the end of last summer. It appears as if the older, more experienced Eastern League pitchers began to circulate a book on Brown.
Brown could, like Taylor a year ago, be promoted mid-season on the heels of outstanding results for the R-Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium, though.
The one R-Phils player to watch for promotion to AAA out of spring training, in the IPP’s opinion, would be QUINTIN BERRY. Berry, a bona fide base-stealer, might benefit best with more seasoning in the Eastern League to start the season, however.
