As Phillies fans, we have all shared times of pain and futility.
If you are unfortunate enough to remember the ’84 to ’92 years, or more recently, the ’94 to ’00 seasons, then you’ve experienced as much heartache as any Phillies fans in history.
Thank goodness, we’ve been fortunate enough to experience quite a bit of team success on our times as well.
I began my journey with the Phillies as a six-year-old in 1979, and I’ve been very lucky to see my team come away with five NL Pennants and two World Series Championships.
Is it enough to forget the lean years? It is, but in true Philadelphia fan self-contradiction, it really isn’t.
I wanted to make a list of players who, in the last 30 years, have frustrated me, disappointed me and just flat out made me want to break my own television set.
I will say before I begin that I am not including statistics herein at all. I do believe that statistics can be a good measure of a player’s value at times, but I also believe that they can be quite misleading.
Many of the players on this list had some decent numbers, and I’m certain that there will be many vehement disagreements.
I will list reasons for each player, and each player has a special place in the blackest part of my Phillies heart, so without further ado, let’s get into it!