If you listened hard enough, you could almost hear old Dandy Don Meredith warbling his favorite tune during last night's disastrous Phillies effort in St. Louis last night.
"Turn out the lights, the party's over."
Attention Ruben Amaro Jr.: It's not just the fans, bloggers and media that are imploring you to sell. Listen to your players. They sent you a resounding message with their play last night.
It's over. This team is not going anywhere. It's time to pull the plug and see what you can get for the few valued pieces left on this sinking ship.
The Phillies were overmatched again last night against a good team, getting blown out by the Redbirds, 11-3. and it wasn't that close.
The Phillies dropped their fourth straight game, and did it in sloppy fashion. Get all the details here from Dennis Deitch.
Making matters worse, the Phils learned before the game they would be without the services of their lone offensive threat, All-Star outfielder Dom Brown. He is dealing with concussion symptoms after falling hard while diving for a line drive Tuesday night.
The Phils looked like they were ready to raise the white flag early. Manuel had to go to a pinch hitter for starter John Lannan in the fifth inning, looking for a spark with his team down only 4-1. Didn't work out. He sent up John McDonald and his less than lusty .103 batting average. He promptly hit into a double-play to kill any hope of a rally.
I'm not sure how long Amaro can afford to wait to get value for the players that likely would draw serious interest. Other teams are making moves. The Phils are sitting in idle. And putting their fans to sleep.
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