In 1972, the Phillies Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton went 27-10 and won the Cy Young Award on a bad Phillies team.
The team went 59-97, but on every fourth or fifth day when Carlton pitched, the Phillies were a different team and played like champions.
Fast forward to today, as another Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay took the hill against the Atlanta Braves in pre-season action Tuesday night. Halladay pitched three scoreless innings, giving up three hits, striking out five and walking none.
The Phillies won the game, 7-4.
Now this is preseason, but it ain't 1972.
The Phillies are three-time National League Eastern Division champions, back-to-back National League champions, and have been in the last two World Series.
Their big offseason splash was the trade for Toronto ace ...
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Phillies’ Halladay Sets Tone for Another Winning Season of Baseball
Posted: 10th March 2010 by Scott Eisenlohr in MLBComments Off on Phillies’ Halladay Sets Tone for Another Winning Season of Baseball