Daily News | Three thoughts on the Phillies’ first trip to the NLCS since 2010: A new era has dawned
The best part is realizing that you believe. Flash back through the eras and that’s what you’ll find. It’s more fun when you aren’t entirely sure, when every pivotal moment unfolds against a backdrop of incredulity, that self-preserving buzz in the back of your mind that reminds you what can happen when you step to the edge and dive. The beginning is when the memories cut deepest, back when you could feel them starting to form.
By the top of the ninth inning on Saturday afternoon, an entire stadium had long since surrendered. They had watched a former gas can of a reliever record five of the biggest outs of his career. They had watched a Game 2 goat continue his transformation into a postseason hero. They had sung the “Star-Spangled Banner,” and “God Bless America,” and Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own.” They did not need to see Seranthony Domínguez strike out Travis D’Arnaud to know that the» READ MORE:1.
All season, people wondered where the crowds were. The same thing happened in 2007 and 2008. Give this city a reason to believe, and they’ll suddenly be there with a volume and presence that will surpass your wildest imagination. The Phillies have been building to this point all season. They have overcome injuries and adversity and eight games under .500 and a September swoon that momentarily left everybody thinking that the real Phillies had finally arrived.
The Padres have a 2-1 lead on the Dodgers, a team the Phillies have beaten to advance to their last two National League Championship Series. The Padres might be talented, but if they can pull out this series against the Dodgers, it would feel a little bit like the Rays beating the Red Sox in the 2008 ALCS to advance to the World Series against the Phillies. Again, the Padres are good. Very good. But they are not nearly as intimidating as the Dodgers.
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