A week full of news, but still no ace

What a week it was for the Philadelphia Phillies. First, GM Pat Gillick announced to the media that his team is not good enough to win the division. Then, both Jayson Stark (ESPN.com) and Kevin Roberts (Courier-Post) published articles commenting on the obvious lack of an ace in the starting rotation. Now, in today's Courier-Post, there's an article about the left field wall of Citizen's Bank Park being moved back and heightened to help prevent home runs, making the park more desirable for pitchers.

I agree with Gillick that the team is going nowhere, and with the anonymous roster, I doubt anyone will notice outside this area. As for the reporters, all I have to say is, "duh." They could've just recycled the same article they've written since Curt Schilling left (save for the season that they all thought Kevin Millwood would be the ace). And as for the wall, good luck on that experiment. I was sitting in the left field stands this season when the Mets knocked seven out of the park, and the five feet they're moving the wall back (plus the 30 inches in new height) wouldn't have changed a thing. Those balls were launched. If they want to reduce the home run total with this cache of arms, try moving the fence back to the parking lot.