For a minute now, we've all been watching as the old guard of Championship Phillies Teams and Good Phillies Teams and Non-Nauseating Phillies Teams slowly traverse our plane of existence. The last five years have been drawn out, but even as the last remaining vestiges of that 2008 run moved further from our grasp, we still had Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley and Cole Hamels and Carlos Ruiz and Ryan Howard to at least remind us that this team was better and more enjoyable, and that "playoff baseball" was a thing in Philadelphia somewhat recently.
Phillies Roster Set to Historically Lack Postseason Performance
