Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1911
I think you have to give Charlie Manuel a great deal of the credit for the Phillies' success over the past few years. Yes, they have a great core of players in Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and Chase Utley, along with some rising stars like Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino. But Manuel has managed each year to get the team to the end of the season healthy and strong. It really paid off last year. While it's unrealistic to expect the Phillies to repeat as World Series champs this year, it looks pretty good for the division championship (but Phillies fans can never count their chickens, not after 1964). Thank Charlie Manuel for handling the team with great skill and a good sense of pace over a long season.
The photograph is from the Library of Congress photostream on Flickr. It shows people waiting to get tickets to the 1911 World Series between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants. The A's ended up repeating as series champs in six games. Phillies fans can always hope.
No comments:
Post a Comment