MAYBE IT'S because our professional sports teams have been so bad for so long. Or maybe it's because the actuary tables tell me that if I am going to see a championship, it better be soon. Or maybe it's because I tend to look at our teams through rose-colored glasses. But I'm feeling incredibly optimistic about the future of our Philadelphia Phillies.
When the Phillies started unloading the stars who brought us so many division titles and a World Series victory, I thought it was the right move, but I was a little despondent, because I thought the rebuilding process might take five or six years.