This is defined as: The culmination of a descent to a place
where a person has nothing left to lose in terms of possessions, status, wealth
and perhaps even shelter, food and warmth as a result of self-destructive behaviour.
Alcoholism and illegal drugs are some causes. Insomnia, paranoia. The Phillies
have hit rock bottom after a sweeping by the Braves has left them 14 games behind
the Nationals for the lead in the East. There are 75 games left. If the Phillies can
play .600 baseball for those games that would leave them with a record of 82-80.
No team has EVER made the playoffs with a .506 winning percentage. Let me put
this as succinctly as possible. The Phillies will NOT make the playoffs this
year. So what do you have to look forward to this year?
You have next year to look forward to. You have what is left
of this summer to enjoy the Phillies and baseball in general. You can go to the
park without all of the bandwagon asshats being there with popped collars shot-gunning
Natty Ice in Lot K (this is the amateur lot, don’t park there people).
I have hope that the Phils finally part ways with an
overpriced and underperforming Cliff Lee. He was great for spells during
previous seasons and pitched great in 2009. Lee also couldn’t hold the lead
against the Cardinals and has given the Phils no rings. He take take his smug
Arkansas rag arm OUTTA HERE! Use that money to sign Cole. He may not even be in
his prime yet folks. He is a bona fide home grown stud. As Teddy KGB said in Rounders, “Pay the man his money…”
Bobby Abreu is now wearing the Number 8 and is playing for
the Phils with the name Victorino on his back. I truly believe this guy has
become a clubhouse Cancer. He has little to no baseball acumen. He can go hang
10 with the Dodgers. Hopefully we can
get some bullpen help in return for him. Atleast Abreu could walk, Shane has a .311
OBP. He does have 19 steals, but honestly when does this guy steal? Down 7-2 in
the 9th? That Is the hockey equivalent of an empty net goal, it’s
not defensive indifference, but it almost is…
Re-tool the bullpen. You can’t continue to march the same
shit product out there with the same shit results over and over. If Phillipe
Aumont is the closer, test him out as the bridge to Papelbon. If Manuel sends
Bastardo out there in the 8th again, I am going to chug a bottle of
Jameson (ok..ok…I will do that anyway), but c’mon Ruben!! No lead is safe until
the 9th. I do trust in Papelbon, he was overpaid, but only has one
blown save. Maybe he needs to pitch 6 out saves. Try something different!
When you think about it, a corporate executive on the hook
for delivering growth-fueling innovation has much in common with a ball club’s
general manager. Both are constantly shifting their lineups, making decisions
to add or prune under high degrees of uncertainty. Both have stakeholders
demanding immediate results, but also deeply appreciate that history will be
the judge of their true legacy. Vindication for wise choices sometimes doesn’t
come for years, and even the best leaders lose more games than they expect to
along the way. Think of that, Ruben…get off your ass and get your head out of
it.
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