Until March 27, we’ll be counting down the 50 greatest Phillies games of the last 50 years. This is 50 of 50. And this is No. 23. THE DATE: May 25, 2011 THE GAME: Phillies vs. Cincinnati Reds, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE STAKES: The Phillies are trying to maintain their 1-game lead in the National League East over the Marlins THE GREAT: Part of what makes baseball so great and so deeply American is that it allows us not only to believe in heroes, but to give us heroes that are, in most ways, such ordinary people.
50 Greatest Phillies Games: 23. Now pitching, Wilson Valdez
