Philadelphia Phillies: 25 Things They Must Figure Out Before End of Season
September 13, 2011 by Alec Snyder
Filed under Fan News
The Philadelphia Phillies are on a roll. They’re the best team in the majors at 94-50 and their magic number to claim their NL East division title for the fifth straight year is five, the lowest in any division in baseball.
Since day one of spring training, Phillies fans have been anticipating the season and what it would bring. Their ace-studded rotation consisting of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, and Roy Oswalt has lived up to the hype despite Vance Worley taking the place of the oft-injured Oswalt.
While the question of right fielder Jayson Werth’s replacement has been answered, albeit with the initially-unexpected Hunter Pence, there are still many lingering questions that the Phillies and their fans want answered by the end of the season. Whether on or off the field, these questions must be answered, and today we’ll try our best to answer them as accurately as possible.
Here are 25 questions the Phillies must figure out before the end of the season.