Philadelphia Phillies: 25 Reasons 2012 Will Be Different Than 2011
January 2, 2012 by Greg Pinto
Filed under Fan News
As the new year rolls around and people across the world toss their 2011 calendars in the garbage, fans of the Philadelphia Phillies might as well do the same. 2011 was a year full of promises and high expectations, neither of which were met on the field, leaving the city of Philadelphia with a bitter taste in its mouth for the third consecutive season.
But there’s a bright side. 2012 is shaping up to be an interesting year in a number of different ways, and its baseball season will be no different. While at a glance the Phillies appear to be a team very similar to the squad run out on the field last season, a lot has changed.
Fans are becoming tired of the same old song and dance, the same old promises. Each and every season since 2008, the Phillies have been a team that was expected to win the World Series—nothing less, and over each of those seasons, they have failed.
Will 2012 be a different story? Well, I’m not ready to dust off my crystal ball just yet, but there’s hope. The Phillies are a much different team heading into the 2012 season, and a promising team that should give fans something to be excited about once again.