Phillies Under Pressure To Deliver This Year

The Phillies have added one more of the best pitchers in the MLB with the acquistion of Cliff Lee. This was one of the best moves the Phillies ever made to solidify their pitching rotation, but it also comes at a price. This price is not just the salary they will be paying Lee and the other pitchers, but also the price may be that the Phillies will be expected to win it all this year.

Will anything less than a World Series victory be sufficient?

The finishes by the Phils in the last ten years:

Rk	Year	Tm	G	W	L	W-L%	Finish	Playoffs
1	2010	Philadelphia Phillies	162	97	65	.599	1st of 5	Lost NLCS (4-2)
2	2009	Philadelphia Phillies	162	93	69	.574	1st of 5	Lost WS (4-2)
3	2008	Philadelphia Phillies	162	92	70	.568	1st of 5	Won WS (4-1)
4	2007	Philadelphia Phillies	162	89	73	.549	1st of 5	Lost LDS (3-0)
5	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	162	85	77	.525	2nd of 5
6	2005	Philadelphia Phillies	162	88	74	.543	2nd of 5
7	2004	Philadelphia Phillies	162	86	76	.531	2nd of 5
8	2003	Philadelphia Phillies	162	86	76	.531	3rd of 5
9	2002	Philadelphia Phillies	161	80	81	.497	3rd of 5
10	2001	Philadelphia Phillies	162	86	76	.531	2nd of 5

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/4/2011.

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