The Annual Inevitability Becomes A Reality...

About two weeks ago, I told my wife that the Phillies (still within striking distance of the NL Wild Card berth) were about to throw in the towel on the 2006 season by trading one or more of their best players.

Next thing you know...POOF!!!

Bobby Abreu, Cory Lidle, and David Bell are headed out of town.

So, what does the Phillies new general manager, Pat Gillick, have to say to the fans in Philadelphia that have seen their team make the playoffs ONCE in the last 23 years?

"It would probably be a stretch to think we're going to be there [as a contender] in 2007. It's going to be a little slower. I don't want to mislead anyone."

In other words, "Please be patient."

And now for my words: "Fuck you, Gillick."

You run a baseball team in the 5th largest city in the United States, with a brand new stadium, and some great young talent that missed the playoffs by ONE GAME last year, and still has a legitimate chance to make the playoffs this year, and you still threw in the towel, you chickenshit...

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- posted by Brian @ 8:44 AM