10 Ways the Philadelphia Phillies Can Avoid Another First-Round Exit
March 7, 2012 by Ben Ringel
Filed under Fan News
One stinking run.
The Phillies, as we are all well aware, couldn’t score a single run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the deciding game of last year’s NLDS. They couldn’t score a run to save their season, to back an absolutely clutch and inspired performance from their ace, or to protect the collective sanity of their fans.
And so it was that the team with the most wins in Phillies’ history, the team with the four aces that were supposed to tear up and rewrite the history books, couldn’t even make it past the first round of the playoffs.
But life goes on, the months go by, and baseball is reborn every Spring. 2012 gives the Phillies a chance for a fresh start; a new opportunity to win the World Series title they fell so disappointingly short of in 2011.
With last year’s loss to the Cardinals still probably fresh in all of the Phillies’ memories, here are 10 ways they can avoid another first-round exit this year.