Mediocrity surrounds the Phillies.

Recently, in the wave of a Phillies’
losing streak, someone asked, “What’s wrong with Lee?” Here we are, in the
middle of July and a $120 million pitcher with a win-loss record of zero, his ERA
is a whopping 7.30 in the last four Phillies’ games. In fact, Lee’s ERA for the
2012 season is 4.13, the highest he has had in five years.



So I ask, what is wrong with Lee and
the Phillies in particular in this 2012 season of high expectation? Well,
injuries aside, I do not think anything is wrong with Lee except for some
psychological remaining effect from his elaborate exit from the Phillies a
couple of years ago, when he was booted out of Philadelphia after his brilliant
regular season’s pitching performance and his stellar pitching in the 2009
World series. After all, why would Ruben Amaro or any other intelligent human
being trade someone who was solely responsible for the 2009 championship season
in Philadelphia for the simple reason of getting the coveted marquee player the
Phillies wanted in the name of Roy Halladay?



I believe, enough is been said about
the miscalculated 2009 trade that sent Lee to Seattle only to reclaim him back
in 2011 when the pressure by the Philadelphia's fans became evident that
indeed, Amaro had made a mistake in letting Lee go. I was one of those fans,
who for the life of me, did not comprehend nor did I believe the reason given
for getting rid of Lee in the first place.



So in a nutshell, nothing is wrong with
Lee because time will cure all. The 2012 Phillies will soon be history with the
Washington Nationals winning the division. I only hope that the Phillies can
return as champions in 2013 because as I said so many times before, timing is
everything. The Phillies lost a golden opportunity in 2009 and 2010 and as a
result, in 2012 must settle for mediocrity.



If Hamels resigns with the Phillies, I
believe the Phillies can recapture the glory days of 2008 when they
single-handedly won the World Series. As an avid Phillies’ fan I wish for
nothing less than to have a 2013 World Series in Philadelphia.