The Wisdom of Big Tom Callahan

To paraphrase Big Tom Callahan, in business you're either growing or you're dying, there isn't any third direction. As their primary competitor grows and other big market teams make splashes left and right, right now the Mets appear to be looking desperately for that third direction. In swapping Cliff Lee for Roy Halladay, the Phillies are a better team, but not a markedly better team, than they were yesterday morning.Without knowing anything about the prospects involved, this appears to be a good move for the Phillies, as Halladay is, evidently, something of an upgrade over Lee, and they've signed him to a surprisingly modest 3-year extension.* * * * * That all said, as we look at 2010, the Phillies are still a markedly better team than the Mets. Their lineup is better, their rotation is better; maybe the Mets have an edge in the bullpen, but if there are three components of team construction you'd certainly take a good lineup and rotation over a good bullpen.Me...