With Dad, we can only hope

It sucks right now being a Phillies fan. Let’s get the obvious out of the way.

It’s actually sucked since October 2011. I still remember standing in Ashburn Alley during Game 2 of the National League Division Series and getting fed up at the fans – yes, you fans – for being astonishingly quiet as Cliff Lee blew a 4-0 lead and the Phils blew the 1-0 series advantage against the Cardinals. We – and I was a part of this – expected wins. We were above screaming every pitch. We got soft.

That was the moment it started sucking. And from Game 2 of the 2011 NLDS onward, it only got worse. Now, nearly six years later, we’re stuck in the mud, pressing the gas pedal and hearing a tire spin against the…