am i not allowed to watch the games? those were some sad performances saturday and sunday. saturday, as we watched byron gettis wing the ball past third base, ken harvey take a lap around the field on his way to catch a fly ball, and angel berroa swiftly pull his glove out of the way of a grounder, my girlfriend said, "i didn't know your softball team was playing today!" i'm glad we were playing on sunday, though, as i didn't have to finish watching that debacle. i realize that beltran had never played in philadelphia's ballpark before this weekend, and playing that hit from jimmy rollins on a hop would most likely have allowed two runs to score anyway, but -- much like my softball team doesn't understand -- sometimes it's better to make sure the ball doesn't get past you and give up some bases than to try to make an impossibly spectacular play and completely suck the life out of the team. it was obvious he didn't get a good break or read on that fly ball, and his leaping attempt was a pretty silly effort. he would have had a hard time holding on to the ball as he crashed into the wall had he initially grabbed it anyway. and, oh yeah: "challenge jim thome and make him beat you" is also a poor strategy. i'm ready for allard to start selling! and, as much as the players cry -- heh, they won't be here anyway! if a tree falls..