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Something's missing from 2008 Phillies - Rowand? | Philadelphia Daily News

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ALONG WITH the perennial concern about pitching, this winter's great Phillies anxiety was that something intangible was lost with the free-agent departure of Aaron Rowand. A hard-nosed, media-savvy face who met the throng that filed into the clubhouse every day, Rowand was a guy who not only added perspective to the day's proceedings, but sent messages of his own via thoughtful answers to even the most inane questions.