The mind-blowing summer of 1969 taught Americans a lot about themselves. But mostly it taught them geography.
Until astronauts landed there and altered our view of the universe, few knew where the Sea of Tranquility was. Fewer still had heard of Woodstock, Stonewall, or Chappaquiddick.
On the other hand, surrounded by this revolutionary expansion of boundaries and consciousness, but sadly not impacted by it, the 1969 Phillies took us on a journey to an all-too-familiar location. The world may have been transfixed on the moon that summer, but the local baseball team was earthbound, as usual, finishing 37 games out of first place.