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Originally Posted by ChiTown
That '80 Royals team was so far superior to the Phillies, it really wasn't close. I remember thinking, after the Phillies beat Houston in the NLCS, that we were going to run away with the series (Hell, we just swept the best team in Baseball - the Yanks). Yeah, not so much.................
Quiz lost 2 games in that Series, and Willie Wilson couldn't hit his ass with either hand - he struck out ( i think) a dozen times. Not to mention, I believe we lost a couple games due to some horrific fielding blunders. Willie Aikens and A.O. played their asses off.
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The biggest blunders belonged Darryl Porter. Twice in that series he rounded third and, with a close play at the plate looming, stopped and let Bob Boone tag him out. Twice. He should have buried Boone on both. But he had quit drinking then and instead of killing Boone, acted like he sneaking into bed with the gardner's wife (credit Bill James).
Darryl Porter lost that series. Nor Wilson, not Aikens, not Quiz.