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I actually agree with him though in a sense. We focus way too much on his bat. Chances are he's not your number one option as a pinch hitter and if he's in the line-up he's batting in the 7 or 8 hole. You don't expect much out of those guys offensively. And can you find another guy who can play as many positions as Bruntlett? He's having a tough year but we forget how well he played last season when Jimmy was hurt, not many guys can just come out cold and play that well. He also had a good playoffs as well. The hating needs to be focused on someone else, not a bench player who has little to no say in the result of wins and losses.

How about talking about Cole? He's been bad at best to describe him, he's supposed to be your ace. He goes out there and losses and acts like it's no big deal.

The focus should be on the stars not pulling there weight not the barely paid bench players. There is no sense in it.

Bruntlett is far from a valuable commodity. I'm willing to bet there are at least a dozen guys playing in the Phils Pharm system that could do the job he's doing, and moreso. I'm also willing to bet that there's even one or two guys playing across the river in Camden that could contribute better than he could. I trust Ruben Amaro to make the right decision regarding Bruntlett. Hell, I trust Ruben Amaro more than I trust my own Mother now. That being said, I doubt Bruntlett will be with the team next year if he somehow manages to remain with the club through the rest of the season.

@Mike Santa Barbara: You're right in the sense that Hamels' carefree attitude, or “California Cool” as T-Mac likes to call it, needs to change. He needs to pull his head out of his wife's ass, and start pitching like he wants to be there.

I'm disappointed, David. Disappointed that you didn't even bother to link to us, Fire Eric Bruntlett, the Bruntlett-hating capitol of the Internet. We're a new site, you know? We could use the extra page views! You certainly have plenty to go around! But that's kind of selfish of me, I'll admit. Me, me, me… All I want is more page views.
“I’m not even going to bother getting into his performance in the outfield.”
Why not? The only reason I wouldn't want it hear them is if they're good. Are they really that good?
Really good post, though. You said what we would have said on Fire Eric Bruntlett had we gotten to it first.

We may not expect

Hahaha I added a little “fireericbruntlett” love to the post. No clue how I possibly could have left that out!!!

As for what Mike said, it's a valid point. The problem is Cole Hamels is a World Series MVP and a proven winner. He's struggling, but he's also shown signs of returning to his usual, dominant form so I am confident he will figure it out sooner rather than later.

Bruntlett has been garbage since opening night, and has only gotten worse as the season has gone on. At what point do you give someone in the minors a chance to fill his role on the bench…they couldn't possibly do much worse.

Besides Bruntlett being the only back-up SS and playing the infield, how is he any better than Mayberry? Only one of those guys has homered this season… Care to guess who?

Hell, I'd be willing to give Cairo a second chance at this point. Chances are even he should be able to hit for a higher average.

So Taguchi? Ricky Ledee? The list goes on and on… Hell, the hated ADAM EATON contributed to this team more, simply because he actually helped us win games!

Oh and can we dump this whole “Hamels' carefree California attitude” nonsense? It's a stereotype that really doesn't apply to Cole. His performance in the playoffs last season erased any doubts I had over whether he could stay focused enough to dominate over an extended period of time.

LOL So Taguchi…man Bruntlett makes him look like a freakin' world beater!

I remember how rarely they used Taguchi because they realized that he wasn't good… why can't they do the same with Brunt?

People probably think I'm crazy for this, but this is my take on Cole: last season, regular season and playoffs combined, Cole pitched a combined 262.1 innings. He only threw 183.1 the season before. Why is it impossible that his arm is just tired from throwing significantly more innings from one year to the next? It's been proven that in seasons where a pitcher throws fewer than 200 innings and much more than 200 the next, the third season is often less successful and more injury-plagued.
I don't know, that's just my theory. But I'd like to go to bed, so that I can get up a reasonable hour and discuss this more tomorrow.

He's valuable to an extent. Mayberry can play maybe one position,? Bruntlett can play everything but pitcher and probably catcher and play them, besides what many of you may think, well. The fact that time is being wasted on this is ludicrous really. Is it fun? I guess. There are just bigger and better options to attack. It's like attacking Chris Therien back in the day.

Where was the venom for Sal Fasano? That guys was HORID in every part of the game. Couldn't catch, couldn't call a game and couldn't hit. His average was in the .100's all year long and everyone loved him why? Cause he had a handle bar mustache. Shame on some philly fans. Just pick better battles.

For the record he batted .333 in the World Series with a home run and two game winning runs. Granted this is been by far his worst season, but in the end he's a utility player guys. They don't grow on trees.

Bruntlett is far from a valuable commodity. I'm willing to bet there are at least a dozen guys playing in the Phils Pharm system that could do the job he's doing, and moreso. I'm also willing to bet that there's even one or two guys playing across the river in Camden that could contribute better than he could. I trust Ruben Amaro to make the right decision regarding Bruntlett. Hell, I trust Ruben Amaro more than I trust my own Mother now. That being said, I doubt Bruntlett will be with the team next year if he somehow manages to remain with the club through the rest of the season.

@Mike Santa Barbara: You're right in the sense that Hamels' carefree attitude, or “California Cool” as T-Mac likes to call it, needs to change. He needs to pull his head out of his wife's ass, and start pitching like he wants to be there.

I'm disappointed, David. Disappointed that you didn't even bother to link to us, Fire Eric Bruntlett, the Bruntlett-hating capitol of the Internet. We're a new site, you know? We could use the extra page views! You certainly have plenty to go around! But that's kind of selfish of me, I'll admit. Me, me, me… All I want is more page views.
“I’m not even going to bother getting into his performance in the outfield.”
Why not? The only reason I wouldn't want it hear them is if they're good. Are they really that good?
Really good post, though. You said what we would have said on Fire Eric Bruntlett had we gotten to it first.

We may not expect much out of Bruntlett, but whatever we expect, he manages to not succeed, no matter what. Check out our site, http://www.fireericbruntlett.wordpress.com. We can change you to a fellow Bruntlett-hater in about 2 seconds flat.

Hahaha I added a little “fireericbruntlett” love to the post. No clue how I possibly could have left that out!!!

As for what Mike said, it's a valid point. The problem is Cole Hamels is a World Series MVP and a proven winner. He's struggling, but he's also shown signs of returning to his usual, dominant form so I am confident he will figure it out sooner rather than later.

Bruntlett has been garbage since opening night, and has only gotten worse as the season has gone on. At what point do you give someone in the minors a chance to fill his role on the bench…they couldn't possibly do much worse.

Besides Bruntlett being the only back-up SS and playing the infield, how is he any better than Mayberry? Only one of those guys has homered this season… Care to guess who?

Hell, I'd be willing to give Cairo a second chance at this point. Chances are even he should be able to hit for a higher average.

So Taguchi? Ricky Ledee? The list goes on and on… Hell, the hated ADAM EATON contributed to this team more, simply because he actually helped us win games!

Oh and can we dump this whole “Hamels' carefree California attitude” nonsense? It's a stereotype that really doesn't apply to Cole. His performance in the playoffs last season erased any doubts I had over whether he could stay focused enough to dominate over an extended period of time.

LOL So Taguchi…man Bruntlett makes him look like a freakin' world beater!

I remember how rarely they used Taguchi because they realized that he wasn't good… why can't they do the same with Brunt?

People probably think I'm crazy for this, but this is my take on Cole: last season, regular season and playoffs combined, Cole pitched a combined 262.1 innings. He only threw 183.1 the season before. Why is it impossible that his arm is just tired from throwing significantly more innings from one year to the next? It's been proven that in seasons where a pitcher throws fewer than 200 innings and much more than 200 the next, the third season is often less successful and more injury-plagued.
I don't know, that's just my theory. But I'd like to go to bed, so that I can get up a reasonable hour and discuss this more tomorrow.

He's valuable to an extent. Mayberry can play maybe one position,? Bruntlett can play everything but pitcher and probably catcher and play them, besides what many of you may think, well. The fact that time is being wasted on this is ludicrous really. Is it fun? I guess. There are just bigger and better options to attack. It's like attacking Chris Therien back in the day.

Where was the venom for Sal Fasano? That guys was HORID in every part of the game. Couldn't catch, couldn't call a game and couldn't hit. His average was in the .100's all year long and everyone loved him why? Cause he had a handle bar mustache. Shame on some philly fans. Just pick better battles.

For the record he batted .333 in the World Series with a home run and two game winning runs. Granted this is been by far his worst season, but in the end he's a utility player guys. They don't grow on trees.

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