Who's excited for next year?

Full year of Cliff Lee?

Hamels will return to form.

Chooch turning into a stud.

More Werth antics.

Beating the Mets!

How long til pitchers and catchers report?

Look, some person who is not smart, most people around here probably hate you.  You may have hit your wife in public, or maybe you have complained about your role 100s of times, and there might be a reason why people call you a 10 cent head.  Maybe I have always backed you, just because I thought you could pitch well or do something else worthwhile.

Since someone like you hasn't done crap for us this year, get the hell out.  That bling on your finger, if you were here last year?  That is due to Cole Hamels.  I know you can't read this you probable illiterate douche, but maybe you can have a team official or somebody else act it out for you. 

TALKING SHIT RIGHT AFTER THE PHILLIES WON A GAME TO KEEP FROM BEING ELIMINATED IS RETARDED.

What the hell could possibly go through that air-tunnel in your head where in such euphoria after a big win, the first thought that you maybe had is to deride your teammate or someone you know, regardless of the stupid things he said.  I am glad you won't be back next year or sometime in the undetermined future.

[Edit: Sotry made more ambiguous to not to refer to anyone in particular.]

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 ...than good.  That is what somebody's mama always says, somewhere. 

 Burnett sure seemed like a beast last night.  Unhittable to say the least.  Sometimes perception matches up with reality; Burnett was unhittable.  The problem is that he was walkable and the Phillies got screwed there.  Burnett knew what he was getting and was Tom Glavine about it.  He knew he didn't have to throw one pitch down the middle of the plate and he didn't.  Fair or not, I'll post and you'll decide.

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The Phillies have 7 of the top 10 post season homeruns in their book.  At first I thought it was just NL since it was just Phillies, Phillies, Phillies.

I have to imagine that Lidge has set the largest gap in ERA for any reliever with over like 50 innings, in the history of baseball between last year and this year.

This has been an interesting year to say the least.  One of our MVPs has gone into the toilet.  Our lights out closer's lights have been out.  We actually made a trade for a top class pitcher and we picked up possibly the best pitcher ever in his prime.  Most people would never have guessed that all of this would have occurred this year and that the Phillies would be 8 up with a handful of game to go.

How are we doing it?  Comes down to the basics.  At first glance to the untrained eye that "watches" the game, we are no good at the basics.  But we are, check it out.

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2 months ago: Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui (3), of Japan, celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning two-run single against the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 in Houston. The Astros beat the Phillies 5-4. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Phils can't score against starter, Phils take the lead against reliever, Phils lose the because of their closer.

Anything else happen I didn't mention?

Howard is certainly a controversial figure in the saberworld.  One one hand, he puts up great counting stats and very good rate stats.  On the other hand, his counting stats overshadow his rate stats in the minds of the general public.  We are all homers here (for the most part) so we love to see him get accolades (deserved or not).

Anyway, based on his baseball-reference stats and their Hall of Fame statistics, Howard looks like a sure lock.  Of course, he could break the system (which wouldn't surprise me, but check the numbers.

He also has a ROY, an MVP and a 2nd and 5th place finish.  He is a lock to get a top 5 this year if he continues to produce and is likely to add to his grey ink numbers.  If Fielder tails off, then he could take the lead in RBI.  Pujols leads him in HRs, but with the Cards running away with the division, there is little to no need for most teams to pitch around him (like teams in his division).

I am not saying his is going to make the HOF.  Probably not, but he sure is looking good on these HOF stats.