For the Phillies, It's Time to Make Some Hay and Erase the Ghosts

For some fans, the Phillies season is about the here and the now. Sure, those fans remember Brett Myers striking out the last Washington Nationals batter to seal up the NL East crown on the last of the season in 2007. But for those of us who remember 1980, including Phillies pitcher—the ageless wonder—Jamie Moyer, who was in high school in 1980. The run to the Phillies only World Series championship started in 1974. The first division crown didn't happen until 1976, but 1974 is the year that second baseman Dave Cash joined the team. He coined the term, "Yes, we can!" That one statement brought a winning attitude to the team, and from 1976-78, the Phils reached the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series in 1979. In 1980, the Phllies beat the Houston Astros in the NL playoffs, then the Kansas City Royals in six games in 1980 to win their first and only World Series. The teams of the late 1970's and 1980 were reminiscent of this current crop of Phillies. Mike Schmidt, ... (link)