Ryan Howard had a tough go last season. (PHOTO AP)I’m disappointed.Not in the fact that the Phillies weren’t able to live up to the high expectations of winning a second championship in four years. And not in the fact that Ryan Howard had a down year. Not that Cliff Lee blew a golden opportunity to seal Game 2 of the NLDS or that Ruben Amaro overpaid for Jonathan Papelbon. Actually, I’m a little disappointed in the common fan.On countless occasions, the fun of a Top Moments list or a player review is tainted with scornful words toward the Phillies. Too often anymore, you the fan deliver a hateful message. That bothers me. (Clearly, I don’t mean every single one of you. We’re all guilty of over analyzing and caring to much at times. But for the sake of this write-up, I’m going with the common fan-theme).Let me take you back to 2008. You begged – prayed even – for a World Championship. Hell, it was our time. It had been 27 years and enou...
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