The St. Louis stupid Cardinals. Spinners of magic spells that somehow find them in contention nearly every season, the Cards have been – at least since 2011 – a major thorn in the sides of our beloved Philadelphia Phillies.
We all remember that terrible five-game National League Division Series in 2011, the one that ended it all for us. We had one last Ryan Howard moment in Game 1. We had Cliff Lee indefinably blowing it while surrounded by a silent crowd in Game 2. We had The Ben Francisco Game in Game 3. We had the stupid no-good Rally Squirrel in Game 4.