Free agency

After a thrilling Phillies victory, the business of baseball is back upon us. Decisions have to be made, players have to be let loose — "this is the hardest job a manager has." In any case, the Phils don't have a whole lot to lose... It would be nice to Pat Burrell and Jamie Moyer back in the fold, since the former came up through the system and the latter was the team's heart and soul, but in the end, I'm not sure either will make or break the Fightin's.

A big relief, for sure, made more fun by watching the disaster that is the Mets unwind itself like bad debt at an investment bank. There are so many big, washed-up names, that it's impossible to put them all down here, so I'll single out just one: Pedro Martinez. Wow, did the Metropolitans ever get him at a bad time... Four years, 32 wins, $51 million-plus.

For those keeping score at home, that's averages out to about $1.6 million per win. And they still don't have a World Series like we do!!! Ha ha ha... Take that one to the bank, New York!!!