Midnight’s Children

As the race for the National East pennant tightens up thePhillies are looking to bolster their pitching staff. There are not many quality starters available and with C.C. Sabathia being traded to Milwaukee and Rich Harden going to the Cubs the list has shortened considerably. The Phillies are desperate for a starter with the recent pitching of Adam Eaton reaching an all time low. They traded 3 minor leaguers to the A’s for Joe Blanton who has a 5-12 record this season. This is not the kind of move that will help the Phillies get to the World Series. The Phillies brass does not want to spend the money to get the necessary players to put this team over the top. One thing is for sure, the Mets will do whatever is necessary to put their team in a position to win. The Marlins will do less than the Phillies so the real competition will come from New York. The Phillies management wants nothing more than to take the hard earned money from their fans while giving them the best team they can for the least amount of money.