Phillies are champs

Yesterday I read a blog entry by ESPN's Peter Gammons stating why he felt this was the worst World Series ever. For a moment, I completely disagreed with him.

Then I watched the final few innings of game 5 last night. And I thought, wow, this kinda stinks.

I was hoping for a game 6 and maybe a game 7. I wanted to see more drama, more excitement, and I wanted to witness Cole Hamels on the mound one more time. But that didn't happen. And I was left feeling kind of....blah.

Don't get me wrong - the drama created by the absolutely terrible weather in Philadelphia was cool. It made me hurry back from the grocery store last night just so I could turn on the TV at exactly 8:37, in order to catch the first pitch of the home half of the 6th.

And I enjoyed the remainder of the game. It was exciting, and it had a little bit of everything. A big hit by Geoff Jenkins, a home run by Rocco Baldelli, a heads up defensive play by Chase Utley, and insanely good pitching by Brad Lidge.

But after Eric Hinske struck out on a nasty slider thrown by Brad Lidge to end the game, I was left feeling empty. I wanted more. The World Series had once again left me feeling unsatisfied.

And as I think back to Peter Gammon's blog, I gotta ask myself...was he really that wrong? In my mind, I attribute this World Series to being what baseball has been in the past few years - unsatisfying.

So today (much like the Tampa Bay Rays) I'm left with nothing but the chiche' phrase "there's always next year."