Yawn....

Geez, could it be that the fan of a franchise that has won but two championships could be bored with one?

Nah, but I have to admit it was kind of anticlimactic. It just didn't feel like the earth shattering event it was in 1980. Maybe because the team was kind of lackluster much of the season? Maybe because getting to the postseason once again required a near epic collapse of those collapse-o-matics up in New York? I don't know but I sure felt like I should have enjoyed the run more than I did.

Maybe it was because of many years of built up angst towards this laissez-faire ownership, you know, those sandbaggers who hide behind their anonimity and collect their dividend checks? Maybe that's it. I have to admit I thought more than a couple of times how distasteful it was for Dave Montgomery to reap the glory of this team's meteoric rise. And then to have some of the organization publicly thank Ed Wade for his contributions, well, geez, I don't know about you, but I took that as a slap in the face of all the loyal fans who lobbied for Wade's dismissal to the hinterlands of Houston!

Ah well, I guess I should just enjoy what the baseball gods have bestowed on us fans and forget about the business side and the fact that those dozen or so guys who really couldn't care less about winning sure did benefit from the run in many more ways than those of us on the outside did.

In future posts I'll elaborate A LOT on exactly what it is that underscores the tone of what I've written above. Of course, if you are a lifer Phils fan I probably don't have to elaborate too much, but, I will, because THAT is what Blogs were created for! ;-)

As I used to say, before my baseball fervor was tainted by strikes, greed and general disdain for the paying customer, the REAL New Years Day is the first day of Spring Training, so enjoy the ride and here's hoping the Phils can take the division this year without the 'Ets, er Mets, having to take the big gulp again!