Liberty Ball

ESPN.com’s rumor page recently talked about the status of a long term deal between the Phillies and NL MVP Ryan Howard.  Apparantly after big deals for Chase Utley and Bret Myers, the Phillies are going to hold off until after the 2007 season to decide whether to make a big committment to the slugging first baseman.  I’d like to see the Phillies get this done but I can understand why they’d wait with all of the money that was thrown around so far this year.