Phillies Season on the Brink of Ending

Where do I start with my list of grievances about the Phillies-Giants game tonight?

Potential go-ahead run at second base in the 8th inning with nobody out and they can't advance Werth..why wasn't Ibanez or Gload brought in to face Romo after Rollins popped up? (by the way Jimmy, don't be afraid to advance the runner). You have to win the game right there! Gotta get a lefty up there to hit for Francisco against the righty..and even if Bochy brings in his lefty Affeldt, I'd still rather have one of the veteran guys up there in that spot.

No problem with Oswalt coming in to pitch the 9th..it was his "throw day" or day to throw in the bullpen in between starts anyway..can't use Kendrick there in a crucial situation and you have to wait on Lidge for a save situation.

But, why do they insist on throwing the same pitch over and over and over to Cody Ross when he's proven he can hit it? and why does Pablo Sandoval get a belt high fastball down the middle? He's a free swinger..make him chase a pitch outside the zone that he can't hurt you with.

The biggest question is this...why are the Giants playing like the team that has been there before and making every play they have to while the Phillies are struggling and playing like a team that is receding from the bright lights?

And, all that doesn't take into account the absolute horseshit third strike calls on Victorino in the first inning, Ruiz in the third and the missed balk in the second.

These are supposed to be the best umpires throughout the season? Start acting like it and stop missing glaring calls..yes, that is frustration but it is the truth, too.

Sadly, the party is over..the Phillies will not be the first team since the 1942-44 Cardinals to make it to the World Series.