I almost can't believe mine eyes. Is this a bone being thrown Ed Wade's way?
Ruben Amaro, on the Phillies' core of Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Carlos Ruiz:
"Our whole mantra when [former Phillies general manager] Ed [Wade] took over was to try to get a nice core together, and a lot of those guys are homegrown guys. Bring that core together and see where we'd go with them. It's great to have had that group of guys together."
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
