tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post5832139210091766550..comments2024-01-31T17:51:12.213-05:00Comments on Swing and a Miss: How To Proceed?Tom Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-45581247568485495012007-12-03T15:14:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:14:00.000-05:00I won't go so far as to say I wish it hadn't happe...I won't go so far as to say I wish it hadn't happened, but the hype of the NL East championship definitely is enabling the ownership to get away with another lackluster off-season. And yes, I know that there's still months to go before the season actually begins, but it's pretty clear how things are going to go down. <BR/><BR/>I hope that it at least registered to those owners that it might not have been simply the sunny climes of Southern California that caused Randy Wolf to eschew their contract offers a second year in a row. They created a 'fan-friendly' ballpark which provides a built-in disadvantage for the team to build around pitching, and which will likely hamper the Phillies' ability to win consistently through the ensuing generations. <BR/><BR/>"How better to increase the profit than to put a winning team on the field?" But they just don't get that. They will never get it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740444969295509139noreply@blogger.com