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I’ve had enough and you should, too.
Yes, the Phillies have clinched the division and locked up home field throughout the entire playoffs. Yes, they can lose every single game the rest of the season and it won’t affect them one single bit. Yes, we’ve seen guys named Bowker, Moss, Francisco, Kratz, Orr, Schwimer, and De Fratus in key spots over the past week. The Phillies earned the right to tank a couple games by clinching so early and it’s understandable to have a bit of a letdown.
Understood. Now start playing some stinkin baseball.
This is supposed to be by far the best team in Phillies history. When the Phillies clinched nearly a week ago, they were on pace for 106 wins, which would have shattered the team record of 101 wins. Now they need to go 4-2 in order to beat the ream record. They may not reach 100 wins. And the Yankees are only 3 back for the best record in baseball.
Obviously all of these numbers add up to Jack Squat in the October. The Phillies have been here before and know what they need to do. But this just doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t feel right to me and shouldn’t feel right to them. These last few games were supposed to be a “lovefest” as John Smallwood put it. We should be experiencing “kumbaya” and “love thy neighbor” moments as we prepare to reach heights the Philadelphia Phillies have never reached before.
Instead, the Phillies have robbed us of that enjoyment. Rather than sitting back and enjoying the end of a magical season, the Phillies have put doubt in our heads. If they continue losing ballgames and DON’T win the World Series, the fans and myself will be cursing this team for not giving any effort in the last few games.
It would have been nice to beat the team record, but that probably won’t happen. All I ask now is for the Phillies to win two of their next six to reach 100 wins. Maybe even that is too much to ask. |
