Well, here we are again.
The Phillies are back in the National League Championship Series, this time against a team with which they have virtually no rivalry whatsoever, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Much like when they faced the San Diego Padres last season, there is very little history between these two franchises, no legendary moments upon which to hang one’s hat, no real bad blood, unless you count Torey Luvello’s animated frustration at Phillies pitchers hitting Corbin Carroll with pitches a couple times this year.
Yeah, that’s about all we got, kids.
The good news is, both teams have a bunch of really good players and are red-hot entering the NLCS, where the Phillies will look to repeat history and get back to the Fall Classic with a shot at redemption.