The year after

The Phillies are World Champions. The Red Sox aren't.

There's no definitive answer to how much our usual $20-$22 tickets will increase. Just the other day when Christine lumped the Red Sox with the Yankees, I teased her back that the Phillies will soon follow. Well, after your team increases ticket prices by a couple dollars, they'll soon be offering a pitcher $150 million on the first day of free agency.

By the way, in CC Sabathia's last three playoff starts - two against the Red Sox in 2007 and one against the Phillies this year - he has a 10.93 ERA in 14 innings. Just sayin'.