Philadelphia Phillies: 7 Reasons Why They Didn’t Win the Ring in 2011

October 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Fan News

Just as the 2008 World Series image of Brad Lidge on his knees after he struck out Eric Hinske for the Championship is one we will never forget, so is this year’s NLDS image of Ryan Howard on the ground in pain as Chris Carpenter and his Cardinal teammates celebrated in front of 40,000+ absolutely stunned Phillies fans.

It didn’t seem right that the best season in Phillies history would end so unceremoniously, but it did.

As Howard tried to run down the line his Achilles tendon snapped and left him on the ground in pain. His pain was the physical manifestation of the pain hundreds of thousands of Phillies fans felt when they saw that their World Series caliber team could not even make it out of the first round of the playoffs.

For the Phillies, and their fans, this loss meant more than just going another year without a ring. It marked disappointment, one of the most if not thee most disappointing seasons in Phillies history. The perfect team was believed to be assembled and with the four aces, considered by some to be the best staff ever put together, odds were not only on the Phillies making the Fall Classic but winning it as well.

With high expectations and even greater aspirations, the Phillies failure will be one that won’t soon be forgotten. Time to ask the question “why.” Why, if the perfect team was assembled did the Phillies lose? Why if they had four of the best pitchers in baseball could they not even make it past the NLDS? 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Philadelphia Phillies

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