Most of you reading this don’t remember the 1979 Phillies.
Forty years ago, the Phils were in the middle of what was, up to that point, the greatest sustained run of success in franchise history. They had won three straight division titles from 1976-78, but failed to make it to the World Series in any of those three seasons.
In the fall and winter following the 1978 season, the Phillies felt they were missing something, a key ingredient that would help push them over the top and finally get them their first world championship in team history.