This Is The Dawning Of The Rest Of Our Lives

Here we go! And you thought the Roy Halladay rumors were bad before the trade deadline. Today and today alone, the Halladay talk has ratcheted up 1,000 degrees to a whole new level. Ken Rosenthal has pinned the Phillies (along with the Angels) as the frontrunners to land Halladay, Todd Zolecki went on WIP today and reported that the Phillies were a frontrunner for Halladay.

All the moves the Phillies have not been making in terms of their pitching staff: the not re-signing of Eyre and Park, the not persuing Brandon Lyon. All of the crazy rumors that have circulated, such as trading Joe Blanton and signing John Smoltz, it all makes sense if the Phillies sign Halladay. They need to clear up some salary space, so of course they are not going to sign 2 people that want a shitload of money right now, and Blanton is due another shitload of cash, so if the plan is Halladay, then it all makes sense because you need 3 shitloads of cash for him. Smoltz is going to be fairly cheap nowadays and really he can be a back-of-the-rotation starter or a reliever. I'm not crazy about Smoltz, but it makes sense if we get Halladay and naturally, regardless of his feelings about Citizens Bank Park, he is going to want to go to a winner.

The way I see it, the Phillies have gone deep into this. The rumors have gone too far. The Phillies cannot come out of the upcoming weeks without Roy Halladay. They just can't. We've been pulled in to deep once again. Last time we got away with thievery by nabbing Cliff Lee for an incredibly low price (relatively speaking). The Jays need to get rid of him ASAP. What is the price and how will this end? Because like it or not, it's going to end with either the ultimate euphoria or the ultimate heartbreak.

But alas, this is the dawning of the rest of our lives on holiday Halladay.