Insight: Ruben Amaro

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Shane Victorino, Jimmy Rollins and Ruben Amaro held individual press conferences today.

These type of press conferences were hardly the type of activity that was expected from this team at this time of the year.

The uncertainty of every season has been pounded home by the last week.

However!!!! Do you remember the days when we were a sub .500 team? Do you remember when we never made the playoffs?

Get real.

This is one of, if not, the best eras in team history.

So, we lost in the first round of the playoffs. Do you expect to win every series, every year?

That is what being a contender means. You won't always make it, but are in the game.

It seems like some fans are so conditioned to knee-jerk reactions to losing that they mentally defaulted to that exact position now.

I totally understand the feeling and have to remind myself of these facts.

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Roy Halladay's effort against the Astros is what it's all about.

A true number one shutting down a team that needed to be shut down.

The Phils clinch a playoff berth, will clinch the division within days and should clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs as well.

This is what Ruben Amaro, Jr. envisioned when he built the team. Charging into October – working toward that World Series goal with a clear shot to win it all.

But, they will have to do it game-by-game. The season starts over when the calendar changes.

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