An Ed Wade Shout Out

The most surprising news in the wake of the Phillies' game 1 win? Praise for former and much maligned Phillies GM Ed Wade.

Yanks and Phillies Took Different Paths to Build World Series Teams - NYTimes.com: "The Phillies are lauded for their homegrown talent, with the stars Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Cole Hamels forming the foundation of the defending champion after being drafted under the aegis of the former general manager Ed Wade.

“Ed Wade drafted a lot of good players and always said, ‘Wait until the product gets up here,’ ” Rollins said. “Now we’re here and everything he said has come true. We’re the guys he was speaking of, and we were able to live up to expectations.”"