2 minutes after midnight as I type this. The corpse of the 2010 Phillies season is still warm and the blood has yet to dry form the fresh wound that is Ryan Howard taking a borderline strike 3 called from Giants' closer Brian Wilson, yet I have to be the 1st to ask this question...Are the Phillies going backward? Sorry thats not a question, it is indeed a fact. The evidence is plain as day. 2008 was a World Series title. 2009 was a World Series loss, and now 2010 the Fightins' dont even qualify for the fall classic. That is regression.
Not one Phillies' regular had a career year. Some of that can be attributed to injury no doubt. But seriously, did this team ever find it's offense? I think we all know the answer to that one.
I will have a much bigger write up about this topic in the near future but I am interested to hear what you guys think the future holds for this team. Utley, Howard, Ruiz, Victorino and the big 3 of Halladay, Hamels, and Oswalt should be safe but aside from them ,this roster could see some serious upheaval in the next 12-18 months.
Thought?
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