You watched the game.
The Phillies lost because their stars are coming up extremely small yet again. They went 2 for 16 with runners in scoring position. Watching third strikes go right down the middle of the plate with men on base, swinging at baseballs in the dirt, giving up key home runs in late September baseball games, it was all there.
What we’re here to talk about is the despair that is setting in watching this team.
We’ve grown accustomed to defending this year’s version of the Phillies. “They’re different!” we’ve all said at one point or another, the team seemingly rid of whatever bad juju has been haunting them in the past.