Should I Be Happy Or Pissed?

I'm torn, really.

A week ago, the Phillies management basically gave up on the season by dealing a few of their best players prior to the trade deadline.

Luckily, the Phillies players had no desire to give up on the season.

Since the deal that sent Bobby Abreu to the Yankees, the Phils are 6-1, including a just-completed sweep on the road of the 1st place St. Louis Cardinals, and are now a mere 2 1/2 games out of the Wild Card lead.

Oh, and Chase Utley is making a run at Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak. He's now at 35 games and counting.

So should I be happy that the Phils are playing as well as they have all season, or should I be pissed that their management tossed two valuable weapons overboard while the team was only 6 games out of a playoff spot?

For now, I'll just be happy that the Phillies players are doing all the right things, even if the team's management has rarely returned the favor...
- posted by Brian @ 9:18 AM