Stick a fork in them

After being swept by the Giants and essentially ending the Phils playoff hopes, why is Larry Bowa still coaching the team? Lieberthal is still blathering on about how they are still in contention, yada yada yada. Has he looked at the standings? We're 8 back of the Braves and 6? back in the wildcard, with 4 teams ahead of us?

Does Ed Wade just want to wait till after the season? Does he not want to hire Charlie Manuel now and feel pressure to carry him over next year if the team responds to him?

The only sure thing is that, even if Bowa goes, Vuckovich will probably catch on with whoever is the next Phillies manager. He must have a lifetime contract, or pictures of Bill Giles with a goat.