It's not former Phillies players that are appearing in the post season, it's former Phillies situations.
In a weird narrative circle, the two teams the Phillies played in the 1980 post season are now playing each other. That's actually not that weird. But last night, Game Four of the Astros-Royals ALDS played out in a weird parallel - on the exact same day on which it occurred 35 years ago.
Funny, ESPN Classic played Astros blowing lead in 8th, losing to Phillies in 1980 NLCS as real time Astros lost to Royals in similar fashion
— Glenn Guilbeau (@LSUBeatTweet) October 12, 2015
WEIRD.