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The Phillies Should Have Thought Of Trading Away Some Of Their Best Players For Nothing Earlier This Year
As lifelong Philadelphia residents, we know that there’s no real reason to actually get excited about the local sports teams, especially when they have a record below .500. But, really, what’s more Philadelphian than inevitable disappointment? Check out the standings and you’ll see the Phillies are only 2.5 games out of first place in the Wild Card, and Chase Utley has hit in 35 straight games, one short of the single-season team record and three short of Rollins’ overall club record. And did I mention the Phils are only 2.5 games out of a playoff spot? Yes, folks, the Phillies trade away one of their best players and a pitcher (for nothing) and replace their starting third-baseman with a guy with a batting average 100 points lower and, yet, they’ve won 8 of 10. So, folks, let’s go with some “cautious optimism” here — and, you know, it’d make no sense for the Phillies to have a fire sale and then make the playoffs… so that’s probably when they’ll do it. After the jump, a look at how this year’s newest members of the ex-Phillie Club are are doing.
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The trades seem to be working in the Phillies favor as of now. I think it will be better for the future of the club too!
Cory Lidle…1-0 with a 1.50 ERA with the Yankees. I cannot stand him!
perhaps the Phillies are winning right now because of the trades, not in spite of them.
Yeah, because they started hitting all these homers because the players hated all the guys htat left. what a load of shit