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>I'm not copping pleas. If the Mets or the Fish pass us, I'll >be here to take my L and congratulate the winner. And I'm >trying not to be typical negative Philadelphian. > >But I'm not feeling it right now. This team has been trapped >in a general malaise for two months, and it's almost solely >the fault of the offense, which of course was supposed to be >our strength. Because they have outperformed their >projections, I give much love to Utley , Rollins, Victorino, >Werth, and Burrell and exclude them from blame. I'm fully on >the resign Pat the Batwagon, btw. > >Ryan Howard, I was right. I didn't want to be, but I'm right. > This season should show why we should never, ever sign Ryan >Howard to a long-term contract. > >Geoff Jenkins, it's almost inconceivable how much you suck. >It would be fitting if the Phils rallied enough only to lose >the wild card by one game to the Brewers, which would >establish you as the root cause of why Milwaukee sucked for >your entire career and why we sucked now. > >Ruiz...I can't kill him. I just can't. He has been, without >a doubt, the single biggest drag on the offense this year. We >send seven major league hitters to bat every game because he >and Coste are not major league starters. Still, this gyu is >almost as good a story as Coste: a non prospect who persevered >and a nice year in the show but who ultimately isn't more than >a backup. I can't even kill the Phils for trusting him for >this season. I can kill them for not beating da Jakees >ridiculous low ball for Pudge, though. The Phils need to sign >Pudge in the offseason. It's a perfect fit until one of our >catching prospects is ready, which of course means the Phils >won't do it. > >Feliz. Sigh. I guess Gillick has to make one ridiculously >awful free agent signing a year with the team. How in fuck's >name are you a GM for three years who inherits David Bell and >somehow leaves the position much, much worse when he leaves. >God forbid we actually use some of the prospects we throw >around for starting pitchers to go get a fucking third >basemen. Not like dumb ass Coletti was looking to give away >Andy LaRoche or something. > >I want to give hope, but it isn't hopeless. The Mets and the >Marlins are not really better than us. Howard and Rollins are >September players who can get hot and carry us. A miracle may >happen and Feliz or Ruiz could have a decent month. These are >all reasonable, regress to the mean kind of outcomes that >means we have to continue to tune in and have faith. But, >man, the energy around this team is not good. > >
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