Nine years ago I wrote my first post for Phillies Nation – a green writer excited just to say something about my favorite baseball team. At the time the Phils were fresh off an early postseason exit, giving us fans a lot of hope for the future. And I started at the perfect time – the 2008 Phillies was the team of our lifetime, winning the World Series, capturing our full attention for one incredible summer and fall.
I left Phillies Nation in 2009 but returned sparingly, until I came back for good last year to write irregular posts.