It’s been challenging to be a Phillies fan for the past six years.
Perhaps it was the baseball overlords of karma putting us in our place. From 2007-2011, we enjoyed five straight division titles, three appearances in the National League Championship Series, made it to two World Series, and emerged as the world champions in one of them. Ah, weren’t those the days?
Since then, it’s been a painfully bleak downward spiral. In 2012, our Phils had, in every sense, the most average season, finishing 81-81. Dethroned as the reigning rulers of the NL East by the nasty Nats, the Phillies fell to third place while desperately attempting to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.