Today is a tough day to be a Philly's fan.  Once again they are under 500.  They will enter June ... June!  Under 500.

But are we not used to this nonsense?  Year after year, season after season, what it means to be a Philadelphia Phillies fan is that you must suffer mediocrity.  I am so sick of hearing of the long suffering of the Boston Red Sox fans.  Give me a break.  Your team didn't suck for 20 years.  Sure you suffered tough breaks but at least your team was relevant.

The Phillies? We get mediocrity from top to bottom.  The owners.... Look at the team owners and management they put in place.  It's like a revolving door of mirrors.  We as fans never get a gung-ho "let's win" type owner.  We get people that treat the franchise like an episode of "Barney and Friends", you know the big purple dinosaur that kids learn lessons from of how to all get along nice. 

Don't get me wrong, while I love the philosophy of the current teams "stick together" mentality that has to be balanced.  But this is only the tip of the iceberg. 

And while I think a change is in the air with the Phillies I think the long suffering of the Philly fan will go on.  For instance, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard brought the grit and heart to the team it has not had for some time.  But owners and managers are still bent on just trying is good enough.

Beyond all this, I reflect on my youth watching Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski, Gary Maddox, Larry Bowa, Steve Carlton, Tug McGraw and so many others that you saw love for the game and desire in.  And although it was ...   more »