The Phillies have signed free-agent Brett Favre…er, 33-year-old outfielder Geoff Jenkins (see the resemblance?) and 30-year-old starter/reliever Chad Durbin, continuing a rather dulling off-season for the Fightins. Is there any reason to get excited about these two players? Um, maybe…if the Phillies front office knows something we don’t. But that’s never really the case with these middle-of-the-pack guys. Do you still remember Rod Barajas? I didn’t. I had to look him up. Kyle Lohse?......

We know that just yesterday we said that we didn't want the Phillies to fire Charlie Manuel, partially because we enjoy the idea of spending the rest of the season placing bets on who he'll challenge to a fight next. (Our odds are on the Phanatic, sometime around August. What? You get sweaty, you get cranky, you want to take a swing at the overly-cheery green...thing that won't stop dancing and goofing off while you're......