Dear Impatient Philly Sports Fan:

Well, you did it. You ran Bobby Abreu out of town. Does it feel good? Did you get everything you asked for? Actually, we got MORE than you asked for, if we're speaking of the gentleman who called sports talk radio on Saturday asking for the Phillies to unload Bobby Abreu for nothing. Addition by subtraction he called it. We need pitching he said.

Well, there have it, Abreu's 14 million dollars for next year will be saved. (The Phillies were not on the hook for Lidle's salary next year.) More dollars that can be spent on pitching right? Right? Nope. I'm sorry, very little of that money will be spent on pitching help. You're rotation next year will be Brett Myers, Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, Scott Mathieson and Gavin Floyd. Randy Wolf will be a free agent, and Left Handers are a premium. Lieber if not traded by Monday will be gone as well. That Veteran Number One Pitcher you are all hoping for will NOT come in the form of Free Agency nor trade. Happy now?

The Phillies won't be done. And just because the non-waiver trade deadline ends tomorrow, doesn't mean that a veteran catcher like Mike Lieberthal won't be traded before August 31. Can't wait for the Carlos Ruiz-Chris Coste era to begin. Don't even think that the 7 million you will save with Lieberthal will be used for 3rd base help or more pitching.

Phillies GM Pat Gillick who reminds us all that we are still in the Wild Card hunt (just 5.5 games out) but also doesn 't think the Phillies will contend in 2007 in the same breath. What does that mean?

So I hope your happy, when you see Bobby Abreu hoist the World Series trophy with Jeter and Damon and ARod by his side. I hope you'll be happy!

• Gillick asks for patience
  Unfortunately, Philly fans don't have any.
• At Least We're still in the Wild Card
  Okay, we're 5.5 games out, which requires a 10 games swing. Possible? Maybe.
• Okay, so maybe it isn't so bad he's gone?
  The Phillies began their post-Abreu era by sweeping a day/night "doubleheader" from the Marlins. While Abreu was with the club (since 1998), Philadelphia posted a .497 winning percentage in the games he played (672-681) and a .419 mark in the 43 games he missed (18-25, not including Sunday). So dont' be too excited he's gone.
• A Bobby Abreu Chant gone wrong
  It's all I could find about Bobby

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