I had a boss (man, that seems like a long time ago) who used to ask – in reference to projects in process – “Is it soup yet?”
Hey baby, the Phillies are soup. Will it get soupier? I think you’d be hard-pressed to bet against the Phils getting to the NLCS. Even if they don’t get to the Series, I’m content with them going one level a year. After so many heartbreaking years I’m content to savor this as it comes and let ’em slowly build up to really spectacular things. I don’t think my heart could stand another 1993. Come to think of it, years that end in three are really bad luck (1993 Phillies, 2003 Red Sox). It took a long time to recover from those. And I still hate Canadians and the g-damned Yankees.
These are the salad days, my friends. Salad days.
Enjoy them while they last.
And hoist a pint or two to your 2008 National League East Champion Philadelphia Phillies!