Man, Ruben Amaro blew it.
He had Cliff Lee in his possession, and threw him away for nothing so that he could acquire Roy Halladay.
And now? The Philadelphia Phillies are screwed. Sure, they picked up Roy Oswalt, but he’s not Cliff Lee, and they had to give up J.A. Happ to get him.
Amaro could have had the best pitching staff in baseball, and he threw it all away.
He sucks.
Except…
It isn’t true. It is a myth. It is a Phillies’ myth, one that Phillies fans have latched onto, and one which they need to let go of.
Here is a look at six such myths.