Phillies season ends in crushing fashion.
Phillies pitchers Matt Strahm and Ranger Suárez watch the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate winning Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.As Bryson Stott came up to bat to lead off the sixth, the Citizens Bank Park crowd sang the now-iconic refrain of his walk-up song.were far from a-OK. And after taking a 2-0 NLCS lead, they’re heading for their offseason homes just 366 days after they clinched the 2022 pennant.
There is a lot to unpack, whether it’s Rob Thomson’s managing or the big-money bats going silent when it mattered most. But maybe the biggest query is the simplest one.The Diamondbacks are slithering back to the desert to get ready for a World Series that seemed so close for the Phillies just a day ago. The wound is still so fresh, it’s not time yet to make big statements or rash judgments.
But some facts remain. Chiefly, that baseball is hard. It’s hard to beat your opponent four times in seven tries. And it’s really hard to hit big-league pitching. It may sound cliché, but it was evident in the combined 0-for-8 posted by sluggers Nick Castellanos and Trea Turner and the team 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position that willIf the sting of defeat feels familiar, you aren’t alone.
Still in shock? I’ll be back tomorrow with more on the Phillies’ incredible season — as well as the biggest storylines from the Sixers, Eagles, and more. — Maria
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