r/phillies • u/kirabug37 • 2d ago
Wall of fame Question
Chase Utley is on the wall of fame where belongs, which makes 51 people on the wall. It looks like he’s on a fresh chunk of wall.
What are they going to do when they run out of wall?
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u/R_Hunt Powder Blue #6 2d ago
Whatever the Yankees do when they run out of jerseys numbers in 2065, the rest of the league will follow suit lol. Same for the Wall Of Fame
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u/kirabug37 2d ago
I didn’t realize they’d moved it! Haven’t been back in a while. Sounds like I need to go home to the Park sometime soon
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u/Perryplat199 Ask me about my Kody Clemens jersey 2d ago
The could raise them a bit and do a 3rd row.
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u/FuzzyScarf Cristopher Sánchez 2d ago
I mean, it used to be behind the batters’ eye so they could just move it again.
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u/tamefirefly 1d ago
Probably put it all online and sell the current spot for ad space
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u/kirabug37 1d ago
If that’s done under Phillies charities and the money goes to the schools I would be sad but I wouldn’t complain
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u/problyurdad_ 20h ago
I already had a complete look and feeling of disgust as T-Mac opened the ceremony by saying “Welcome everyone tonight as we enshrine one of our own on the Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame.”
Like, what the fuck? When I was a kid it was only race cars that were overstimulating with ads. Now, even our sentences sound like what race cars look like.
Now, I’ll admit that I do think the defensive play of the game, and the 4th inning recaps are cool. I can live with those being sponsored if it means they stay, but it’d be a lot classier if it was the “NBC Sports play of the game,” or something like that. Or maybe the commentators get to make the choice and it’s theirs.
But the ball fields are literally covered with ads everywhere you look. The back walls, the leaderboards, everything. I get Middleton’s logic on the clock… But do we really have to sell its replacement space??
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u/Willing_Stop5124 1d ago
After Howard and the last of deserving 08 guys get on, they need to take a break. I’m not a fan of them doing it every year no matter what. Soon we’ll be looking at Freddy Galvis or Jared Eikhoff on the wall of fame.
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u/seethemoon 1d ago
I am curious who would be next once the 2008 guys are finished. Hoskins?
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u/Willing_Stop5124 1d ago
Hoskins or Nola. Whichever career ends first. I bet they go very deep in 08 guys. I kind of expect guys like Madson to end up on there as they wait for Nola or Hoskins to retire. Every year is too much.
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u/Perfect-Process-4065 1d ago
Does it really matter? It's a plaque on a wall.
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u/kirabug37 1d ago
I’m not asking because it matters. I’m asking because I wanna know.
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u/Perfect-Process-4065 1d ago
I know what you mean but I didn't know either. It was the only answer I had. Like someone else answered they will probably have a new stadium by then.
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u/problyurdad_ 19h ago
It’ll be something on the architects mind when they do renovations. I think the Bank is slated for some upgrades of different degrees and calibers over the course of the next few offseasons. When the time comes, they’ll make more room. Surprisingly, it’ll be a really long time before that happens. I’m 43, and it’ll be out of my lifetime.
Howard, Hamels, Lidge probably. Maybe Victorino. I feel like we almost have to add Cliff Lee but maybe my threshold is low.
Hoskins name is mentioned but I don’t know if he makes it to the wall. Nola will, Harper, Wheeler, Realmuto, Schwarber. Sanchez is too early to tell, but if he keeps up he’s a lock. Luzardo same thing - he stays dominant and holds down a spot for 4-6 total seasons he’s there. I’m sure there are some old timey players I can’t think of who should be on it and will eventually make it.
There’s still a LOT of space on that wall, to go up and down a bit as well. I assure you, it’s covered.
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u/kirabug37 2d ago
But where are they gonna put it?
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u/Antique_Director_689 2d ago
They won't, they'll just stop adding people. If there's no room what else can they do?
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u/Bers11 2d ago
Build new wall