Bye, Bye, Bowa

Larry Bowa's firing before Saturday's game is just downright bizarre. If you were not going to let him finish out the season, why didn't you fire him a month and a half ago when the Phillies were playing uninspired ball, but still in contention for a wildcard berth? And having made your decision in August, why bring the ax down now, just before the season concludes? Perhaps Ed Wade was unnerved by the strong finish the Phils were putting together and didn't want to a repeat of years past when the final weeks managed to color the judgement of the front office and the fans as to the underperformance through most of the season.