Kind of weird that your WFC Phillies play their first exhibition game this afternoon in Florida. After all, it seems like yesterday they were parading down Broad Street celebrating with millions of Phils fans (fights back tears). It's surreal to read season previews that ask the question, "can the Phillies repeat?" So this is what it's like when the team you love wins a championship? It's a nice feeling.As for whether or not the Phillies can reapeat, history suggests no. It hasn't been done since the Yankees won three consecutive 'ships from 1998-2000, when they still developed players instead of overpaying for obese pitchers and roid ragers. That won't take the optimisim out of the air in Philadelphia, though. And motivation shouldn't be a problem for a loose team that overcame late season deficits to win the NL East and surge in to the playoffs two years in a row.
Sadly, one guy who won't be back this season is the man, the myth, the legend, Pat the Bat Burrell. Phils fans had a love/hate relationship with him. Ladies had nothing but sweet, sweet love for him. I'll certainly miss him. For all the crap he took during his time in red and white, the guy never complained. More importantly, he delivered in the biggest at bat of his life, and his last with the Phils.
So here's to a new year. If all goes according to plan, I'll be right back here again in late October.
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