Yes, the Phillies season ended on Saturday at the hands of the Colorado Rockies, as the Phils' strength all season (offense) failed them at the worst possible time. It was one of three first-round sweeps out of a possible four, which also saw the Angels and Cubs sent home early. The Yankees, spurred on by George Steinbrenner reverting to his 1970s identity and issuing a public win-tonight-or-you're-fired threat to Joe Torre, managed to survive another day by winning Game 3.
The Phils, in the end, came up short, but it was a hell of a ride, and the team is poised to contend for a long time to come.
Finally, I like Bill's line:
"The Mets beat the Phillies to the golf course by a week! We win!"Posted by Stephen Silver at October 8, 2007 05:00 PM