This Mixture of Insult and Derision

The Philadelphia Daily News makes a pretty pedestrian attempt at grading the Phillies today- even dragging out the hoary cliché: There are two grades in sports: "A" and "F." Yeah, yeah, for crying out loud, we know that Marcus.

That being said, I can’t disagree with any of the grades- except for Gillick’s- who I still think did the franchise a favor by not spending one cent or dealing one asset to improve this team this year. The idea that any kind of slap and paste job would suffice to fix this mob is a superficial one at best. And the problem with blowing up the edifice- looking to move or moving the corner out-fielders, catcher, closer, some bullpen assets and third baseman- is that for instance, you can’t really justify spending big money at the same time to bring in quality starting pitching to boast your win total from 74 to 78.

The best part of the article are the rants in reply. Frankly, we don’t need mindless Ashley Judd boosterism. We need the people of Philadelphia to vent angrily- name names and such. Plus, civic vituperation gets us ready for #5 and the Eagles’ campaign.

Still, this mixture of insult and derision merits special consideration:

I'd give the pitchers an "A" as in Absolutely no talent. The defense a "B" as in Barely present. The hitting a "C" as in Clutchless. Charlie Manual a "D" as in Duh...Brett Myers an "E" as in El Salvador, which is where I hope we send him after trading him. And, the ownership an "F" as in FAILURES.

110 years of losing, 110 years of pathetic excusing, 110 years that's long enough, sell or move.

Clutchless? I like that. “Sell or move” might also become this site’s new motto. Sell or move Lester Ricard! Sell or move Chris Scelfo!