Or put another way, if the Phillies had lost Lidge and signed K-Rod, and Omar was asked about the signing, what would you expect him to say? A classy, “Great move. The team is instantly better. I wish I had made the deal myself. I applaud their decision for shoring up one of their major needs. They’re going to be tough to beat next year.” Or would he say something like, “Well, they had Lidge and we almost beat them, so I don’t think it affects us that much. We feel we can beat them no matter who they have.”

I mean I’m all for vitriolic wars of words between rivals, but this gets a resounding, “meh.” especially in light of past comments, this is less than nothing.

straw, consider yourself grasped.