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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1796857" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-phillies-grab-last-nl-wild-card-berth-finally-end-playoff-drought/article_bf53cf55-2488-5e6a-8567-29675b824885.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Jeff%20Gordon" target="_blank">Jeff Gordon</a></p><p>The long-frustrated Philadelphia Phillies are finally back in postseason play.</p><p>It remains uncertain who they will play -- maybe it will be the Cardinals, or maybe not -- but they are in.</p><p>They have not been in the bracket since 2011. They have been in “win now” mode for some time now, thanks to their ambitious ownership, but money couldn't buy them postseason access.</p><p>This season brought more frustration with a 22-29 start that led to manager Joe Girardi’s dismissal. Rob Thomson took over on an interim basis and settled the team down.</p><p>The team dealt with myriad injuries through the course of the season -- and it suffered a September fade that nearly let the Milwaukee Brewers pass them for the final National League wild card slot.</p><p></p><p>But then the Phillies righted themselves, again, and got to bust out the champagne after clinching their berth Monday.</p><p>“This is very satisfying because you know what -- it's a long [backside] season,” slugger Kyle Schwarber told reporters during the Phillies celebration. “It's unbelievably long and to see the things that we went through as a team, where you go through a manager change, you go through the MVP being down, you go through [Jean Segura] being down, you go through [Zack] Wheeler being down, you go through the naysayers saying we can't catch the baseball, it makes it that much more satisfying to be where we're at.</p><p>“And you know what -- the September that we had, it wasn't the September that we wanted it to be, but to be in the position we are and be able to celebrate at the end of the year, that's what it's all about.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1796857, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-phillies-grab-last-nl-wild-card-berth-finally-end-playoff-drought/article_bf53cf55-2488-5e6a-8567-29675b824885.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Jeff%20Gordon']Jeff Gordon[/URL] The long-frustrated Philadelphia Phillies are finally back in postseason play. It remains uncertain who they will play -- maybe it will be the Cardinals, or maybe not -- but they are in. They have not been in the bracket since 2011. They have been in “win now” mode for some time now, thanks to their ambitious ownership, but money couldn't buy them postseason access. This season brought more frustration with a 22-29 start that led to manager Joe Girardi’s dismissal. Rob Thomson took over on an interim basis and settled the team down. The team dealt with myriad injuries through the course of the season -- and it suffered a September fade that nearly let the Milwaukee Brewers pass them for the final National League wild card slot. But then the Phillies righted themselves, again, and got to bust out the champagne after clinching their berth Monday. “This is very satisfying because you know what -- it's a long [backside] season,” slugger Kyle Schwarber told reporters during the Phillies celebration. “It's unbelievably long and to see the things that we went through as a team, where you go through a manager change, you go through the MVP being down, you go through [Jean Segura] being down, you go through [Zack] Wheeler being down, you go through the naysayers saying we can't catch the baseball, it makes it that much more satisfying to be where we're at. “And you know what -- the September that we had, it wasn't the September that we wanted it to be, but to be in the position we are and be able to celebrate at the end of the year, that's what it's all about.” [/QUOTE]
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