ST. LOUIS — About three minutes before the first pitch of Game 1 of the National League wild-card series on Friday, Phillies broadcaster Scott Franzke leaned into his microphone and said it best, as he often does.
“Every golden age has an end, and every great story has to start somewhere.”
The golden age, of course, was in reference to the St. Louis Cardinals, a team that has made eight postseason appearances since 2011. The great story was in reference to the Phillies, a team that has not just missed the postseason for the past 10 seasons, but missed it in soul-crushing fashion.
