That’s why it’s all too common to see lists of reasons why Phillies fans, despite following the Best Team in Baseball with the largest division lead by far, should be upset.  This time, we’ve got a couple of things to dread from the Inquirer’s Bob Brookover, and boy, does he ever want to ruin your week.

I know, its like “What are you, just going to haphazardly tear apart another writer’s work?”  And the answer is “No, not this time.  But I am going to address it.”

“Huh,” you reply.  ”Isn’t that kind of soulless and speak to a lack of creativity on your part?”

To which I respond, “Hey, this is blogging–the ‘being in a motorcycle gang’ of the internet.”

“That’s not really an apt comparison,” says you.

“Well,” I say with a twinge of plummeting self-esteem, “then I am going to have to make some changes on my resume.” (more…)

Tom McCarthy claimed somewhere around the 6th inning that with their recent success in comeback wins, a four run deficit is “not that bad.”

“Not That Bad,” I echoed to the television.  ”Maybe that’s what they’ll call this year’s DVD yearbook.”

We also would have accepted "Well, that was disappointing."

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