As far as A-Hole getting the blame? Well, A-Hole is the one making the most money. He's the one that came with all the hype. So he's the one who's going to get the lion's share of the blame. That's just the way it is. In New York, and everywhere else.
Not only that, but he IS the clean up hitter. It's his job to advance/knock runners in. That's his role in that spot.
As for the Phillies, I'm more shocked at them losing than the Yankees. They were my World Series pick at the beginning of the year and I think them losing at home, Game 5, with Roy Halladay on the mound, getting 3-hit and shut out by Chris Carpenter is more shocking than the Yankees losing.
