IT'S MY FAULT!!!

I won't apologize, but I'll accept the blame for the Phillies' abysmal performance in Atlanta the past two games. Hey look, when you need to claim a "my bad," just claim it and move on.

My last post was effusively praiseful of our home town boys. Hell I even spoke kindly of Superstar even though I gag when thinking how the press and the faithful make him out to be in the same league as guys like Willie, Mickey & the Duke. Just as soon as the long suffering fan takes his hat off to the Phillies they decide to put their offense in a coma again. What's that all about?

I wouldn't blame Roy Halladay if he came to the clubhouse and did the going postal thing on the team. What a headline it would make - "Halladay Sends Team To Hell With An Uzi." Sure, Uggla hurt him today, but so did the Phillies' bats. You can't expect to stay in the lead when you lose series to the teams that are chasing you. Maybe these guys aren't hungry enough or maybe they are just getting too old and too rich to have the fire in the belly like guys who haven't tasted the nectar of victory.

Remember, it's been three years now since the team won. The sun is setting on this team, so let's just let some of the younger guys like Mayberry, Brown, and Martinez get plenty of opportunities to show us what they can do.

The long suffering fan took the weekend off as far as watching the games. Sometimes, I need to taste other tidbits of life and this weekend was one of those times. I really had no need to see Bloe Janton get lit up wearing a Philadelphia Stars uniform. Instead, I went downtown to The Sound Of Market where I was able to score some nice music - music that I am listening to as I write tonight. "The Power Of Love" by The Intruders is playing now. The LSF is playing shit from the time he could wake up without anything hurting. Those of you who have earned the appellation "Oldhead" know what I am talking about. Those of you who are still a little damp around the ears will know of what I speak in a few years.

I only caught a couple of innings of today's retro-uniform game. I never did care for the Phillies' powder blue road uniforms, and the Braves retro-uniforms looked almost as silly today as they did when they wore them everyday. Imagine making Hank Aaron wear that uniform. The baseball gods couldn't have liked that. I turned it off after seeing Superstar going down on a called third strike. Whatever happened to "swingbattaswing?"

Enough of thinking and talking about the Phillies. They are still atop the division which is a whole lot better than where the Madoffs are at this point in the season.

Whoever schedules the games broadcast on FOX needs to be either beaten or shot. Seriously, isn't it about time that they show games other than the Yankees-Red Sox every time they play. I for one would actually enjoy seeing some other teams play, like perhaps the Tribe or the Reds. Hey FOX, we the people are sick and tired of the Yanks-Sox.

Next week (I think) begins interleague play. The LSF hates interleague play almost as much as he hates artificial turf, domed stadiums, metal bats, pitch counts, and the designated hitter. Because the Phillies have to play and probably get blown away by the Rangers they can't play as many games against other NL teams. I say more games against the NL West rather than looking bad against the AL. Hell, we know that we beat the Astros and the D-Backs most of the time, and we need those wins since we can no longer count on the Marlins and the Braves to lay down at the sight of the candystripes.

Well, the hour is getting late and the LSF needs his beauty rest so I'll sign off for now and listen to some David Ruffin before retiring. Have a great week!