Big Game
PK writes:
I've actually now gone through the entire 130-year history of the Phillies.
In that period, this organization has had just one climactic post-season game like this, a win-or-go-home game for either team.
Oct. 1980, in Houston, game 5 of that LCS. Otherwise, we were swept by the Yanks in '50, the Babe Ruth Red Sox smoked us in '15. Then in '76 the Reds swept us and in '77/'78 we lost to the Dodgers in 4. We won the '80 WS in 6 games, beat LAD in 5 games in '83, then lost in 5 to the O's in the WS. In '93 we took the Braves out in 6, then lost to the Jays in 6.
Then on to the Charlie era, in which every series had ended in 3 or 4 (in the LDS), 5 or 6 (LCS) or 5 or 6 (WS).
Here's to hoping that we conjure up the ghosts of Del Unser, Manny Trillo, Dick Ruthven and Gary Maddox in tonight's game.
In that period, this organization has had just one climactic post-season game like this, a win-or-go-home game for either team.
Oct. 1980, in Houston, game 5 of that LCS. Otherwise, we were swept by the Yanks in '50, the Babe Ruth Red Sox smoked us in '15. Then in '76 the Reds swept us and in '77/'78 we lost to the Dodgers in 4. We won the '80 WS in 6 games, beat LAD in 5 games in '83, then lost in 5 to the O's in the WS. In '93 we took the Braves out in 6, then lost to the Jays in 6.
Then on to the Charlie era, in which every series had ended in 3 or 4 (in the LDS), 5 or 6 (LCS) or 5 or 6 (WS).
Here's to hoping that we conjure up the ghosts of Del Unser, Manny Trillo, Dick Ruthven and Gary Maddox in tonight's game.
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