After so many nail-biting, come-from-behind victories the Phillies left no doubt on Wednesday night which team deserved the title of National League Champion. The Phillies sluggers struck early and often and never looked back on their way to finishing off the Dodgers and punching their own ticket to a second consecutive World Series.
This team is playing with some serious confidence and swagger right now. It seems as though they go into every game knowing, not just that they can win, but that they will.
And speaking of swagger, Brad Lidge looks like he has the killer instinct back in his eye.
This season, and this post season in particular, have shown how strong this unit is as a team. Getting contributions from all corners has gotten this team to where it is now, however recently no one has been contributing more often then NLCS MVP Ryan Howard. Charlie Manuel's nickname for Howard is "The Big Piece," and there couldn't be a more fitting description for what Howard means to this team. Howard is the biggest piece of this powerful lineup and, at times, seems to simply will the team to victory.
With one more postseason series under their belts, and the World Series now looming on the horizon this Phillies team has entered into uncharted territory with a chance to make history and write their own legend.
I just can't wait to see what happens next.
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Amen, and amen.
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