Philadelphia Phillies: 4 Bold Predictions for the Phils’ 2011 Postseason
August 30, 2011 by Ben Nangeroni
Filed under Fan News
It’s been a while since the Phillies have had to worry about getting into the postseason.
Still six games ahead of Atlanta in the NL East despite recent struggles, Philadelphia is virtually a lock for continuing into October. All fans can do now is wait in anticipation for the uncertainty that is the playoffs.
As the world witnessed last year, being the widely-held favorite to return to the World Series means nothing on the diamond; much to Philadelphia fans’ chagrin.
There are a couple of teams likely to earn playoff spots this year that would love to repeat the toppling of the “NL Yankees,” as the San Francisco Giants did in the 2010 NLCS.
What’s worse is that they believe they can.
That being said, you never know what is going to happen when the calendar turns past September. Here are some scenarios on how it might play out.