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    Somehow, the Phillies made it through April with an 11-9 record. "At the start of the season, we had to go through all the ceremonies from winning. ... I know it's good for the organization and good for the fans, but it was a distraction ... And when Harry Kalas passed away, he had more impact on our team than I realized." The Phillies were a .500 team through mid-May, then kicked into gear by sweeping a four-game series in Washington. Full Article at PhillyBurbs.com
    At the start of the season, we had to go through all the ceremonies from winning. ... I know it's good for the organization and good for the fans, but it was a distraction ... And when Harry Kalas passed away, he had more impact on our team than I realized.
    Charlie Manuel – Charlie Manuel SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
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  1. Everybody was wondering what was going to happen to this team ... A lot of teams that win championships don't make the playoffs the next year. What we've done is a product of experience.
    Shane Victorino – Shane Victorino SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
  2. We didn't have a squeaky season
    SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
  3. After the season was over, I went back and thought about it, and we definitely would have won again if we had applied ourselves.
    SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
  4. Sometimes your success down the road can breed failure ... Sometimes you've got to step back and realize that you can't step back and get complacent. You can't slack off.
    Charlie Manuel – Charlie Manuel SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
  5. For some reason, we didn't put it together or stay focused
    SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
  6. There were a lot of lows ... Think about it. Yet we won the NL East having to deal with all that. That shows you what this club is about. Whatever happens, we keep pushing ahead. We keep going, keep going, keep going.
    Greg Dobbs – Greg Dobbs SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago
  7. There was no concern ... You're going to have streaks where things don't go well. You're going to have streaks where things do go well. Nobody here panicked. Nobody lost faith. We stayed the course. We know what kind of team we have.
    Ryan Howard – Ryan Howard SOURCE: PhillyBurbs.com 1 month ago

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