phillies cut ties with brett myers

It's official: Brett Myers is no longer a Phillie. Drafted in 1999, he went out in typical fashion, telling the fans to give him the business if he comes back to pitch in an opposition uniform. Myers is not the kind of guy I'd like to be trapped in an elevator with, nor do I think he lived up to his potential, but I do believe he was a competitor. He just never really put it all together. I remember Myers pitching at Reading, his sparkling debut against Mark Pryor, who was also making his debut,in Chicago, and the complete game shutout he threw against the Brewers in 2008 on three days' rest. His at-bats against C.C. Sabathia in the 2008 NLDS and again vs. Derek Lowe in the NLCS that year were the stuff of myth. Good-by and good luck. Things already begin to change.