Comments on: 100 Greatest Phillies: 39 – Mike Lieberthal

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:00:07 +0000

Lieby is definatly better then Dutch… It should be the other way around on this one. Lieby was always one of my favorites. The man could play!!!

By: Jason B.

Jason B. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:23:45 +0000

Mike Lieberthal deserves this spot on this list. Lieby was not what was wrong with the Phillies from 94- 06. In the glow of the W.S., we forget that for almost 2 decades(except for 93), our team was run by inept people. The ownership group refused to spend money and for 8 of those years we had an arrogant bastard taking the reign s at GM. Travis Lee, Marlon Byrd, Jason Michaels, FERNANDO VALENZUELA, Jose Mesa. That was the problem with this franchise. Lieby just happened to be a great catcher on a bad, bad ball club. Find me 7 catchers during Lieby’s tenure with better numbers during that time period.

By: Jason B.

Jason B. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:17:40 +0000

Tim, its an awesome list, and your point was well made. To quote another post from that thread, He lost points for the Burgandy Pajamas he was wearing in the picture.

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:39:55 +0000

Dude I’m chill. I had to give my case, however, cause some people just assume I throw darts on the wall and not actually do research when I do these things.

By: Greg V.

Greg V. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:15:53 +0000

Tim, calm down man! You made a list, you should expect people to comment on it! It just seemed weird that Pete Rose was as low as he was! But it’s your opinion which what makes the list fun to debate. Nobody is trashing you for your opinion. It gives us fans something to debate! If Sal Fasano ends up being your number 1 favorite Phillie (just kidding), so be it! I’m sure you would read my list and disagree with a lot! But don’t get all bent out of shape. You write of other players in team history, many don’t know about which makes this a lot of fun and very informative. Chill!

By: willie the phillie

willie the phillie — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:14:04 +0000

Rose is #54? I must have missed that. I was thinking he would be in the top 5…

Just kidding, Tim. 54 is a fine slot for his Phillie years. And Lieby was a good choice here. He was an all star when the Phils were starving for highlights on ESPN. We suffered some lean times after ‘93, the steroid boys. (don’t kid yourself) I believe Lieby was using in ‘99 too. I heard that from a reliable source, the Internet.

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:50:57 +0000

Did I get banned earlier for my shenanigans??

By: Don M

Don M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:48:10 +0000

people just like to bitch and complain…

its definitely cool to look back and see what numbers people put together while they were in a Phillies uniform

By: Tim Rich

Tim Rich — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:17:29 +0000

My god people, get off your high-horses and enjoy this list for what it is – a labor of love from a fan. This list took tons of time to comprise and tons of effort. Those of you complaining about the list should appreciate the effort instead of trying to tear it down.

I don’t care where Tim places players on this list, I’m just enjoying the everyday read about great Phillies from the past during a time of year when I can’t watch the Phillies play each and every day.

Thanks Tim

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:55:00 +0000

I’m sorry I went on like that, but this Rose talk has been going on ever since I revealed him. I needed to state my case. Let’s continue.