We all know that the Phillies don't make it easy. And yet, they always make it. They desperately need to avoid the wild-card series this time, though.
In fairness, the Phillies don’t make it easy. They are good at baseball, and they will make you suffer for it. The decision to move the first pitch to 6:40 p.m. wasn’t made for business reasons. It was empathy. If they are going to make you sweat until the end, the least they can do is give you some extra time to dry before hitting the sheets.
Therein lies the point, I suppose. It’s an important one, and it was missed by those who fretted about that four-game losing streak in the middle of August.They don’t make it easy. On Aug. 13 they were 17-24 in their last 41, 32-36 since their torrid run through late April and May. The back of the rotation was in tatters. The bullpen was springing leaks. The lineup wasn’t hitting close to its collective price tag.landed his job.