More of the same, part deux

I'm getting to the point now where I'm almost sick and tired of writing about it.  Bowa must go.  This is obvious.  If you watch the team for any one inning, it's obvious that they have no life, no spirit.  And yes, attitude does reflect leadership.  If you watch them for any one game, it's obvious that Bowa doesn’t have a clue about what he's doing out there.  From making his best clutch hitter sacrifice bunt with stiffs batting behind him to sacrifice bunting with his second batter in the bottom of the first inning in a game where Paul Abbott is his starter, this man does not have any business managing a major league baseball team.  Far be it from me alone to comment on this.  As the Inquirer's Todd Zolecki writes today, Rheal Cormier took note as well:  . . . Cormier (4-4) noted that the Phillies' clubhouse, during a 58-minute rain delay in the bottom of the eighth, was dead before the game had ended. As if they had already lost. As if they knew they wouldn't come back. "You could look in that dugout, and you could tell," Cormier said. "I've seen it a lot of times. Just in general. It's a lot of stuff that takes place, and it's not positive. I feel that even though we're down a run or two, we should never be out of the game. There are a lot of times when you're walking off the field and you're down by one, you feel the game is over, and we still have one more inning to go. It's frustrating." Cormier wouldn't say exactly where that negativity comes from. "Just the whole thing," he said. "I really think the guys are really trying. It's not that we don't try. But sometimes when things don't go your way, it's not the end of the world. And you when we lose a few games it's like we've lost 12 in a row. It shouldn't be that way. We play every day. You know what? Tomorrow we might win. It's pins and needles in here. It makes it very tough." Even though they do need on field help, I think the first step is quite clear.  Bowa and his entire coaching staff must be fired.  Hire Charlie Manuel to take over.  Now.  While there's still time.