Phillies

Your Center City Correspondent wants to take a moment to congratulate the Philadelphia Phillies for wrapping up their third straight National League Eastern Division title last night. After 158 games they’ve proven that they are the best team in the division. This is only the beginning. After their experience last year, these guys know how to win the whole thing. Making the playoffs is no longer their goal, winning the World Series is. But in typical Phillies fashion, nothing is ever easy, and they made us sweat for the past week or so, waiting an extra four or five days to wrap it up.




If you want to know how far the Phils will go in the playoffs, I’ll give you the answer that answers every baseball question: it all depends on their pitching. Last year entering the playoffs, their starters and bullpen were in great shape, but this year, their ace has been erratic and their closer is proving himself to be human. But with a little tinkering here and there, and not panicking, along with some timely hitting, they will go deep into the playoffs. If you hear some knucklehead announcer talk about how poorly the Phils hit with “runners in scoring position”, remember this: the Phillies lead the league in runs scored with over 800 runs this year. So their offense knows how to plate runs.



Let’s hope this year’s parade eclipses last year’s, if that’s possible. Go Phils.