2022 Phillies Post-Season Campaign Discussion

[Philsmania]

Via The Good Phight, Phils are the only team exactly at .500 in their postseason history.

And for the era of Phillies baseball that pretty much intersects with the seasons I've been old enough to remember some of...

Since 1973, their regular season record is still not stellar: a .503 W-L%, which is ok, good enough for 10th best over that time.

But they’ve had more than their share of postseason action over those last 50 years:

only 7 teams have more postseason appearances: NYY, LAD, ATL, STL, OAK, BOS, HOU
only 3 have more League championships (and therefore WS appearances): NYY, LAD, STL
only 7 have more WS championships: NYY, BOS, OAK, LAD, CIN, SFG, STL

I keep saying that if you take away that 31 year stretch from 1918-48 when the Phillies were perennially undercapitalized either by choice (Baker) or by necessity (Nugent), the Phillies are a pretty run of the mill franchise.

And no, I am not old enough to remember those times.

Makes me think...someone who attended a game at National League Park/Baker Bowl as a newborn would be 84 now and someone who reasonably can remember attending games there would be at least about 89 now. There are no living ex-balplayers who played there.

[julio]