Oct 12 2008
Phillies @ LAD
The Phillies and Dodgers are underway with Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers lead the Phillies 7-1. Jamie Moyer did not even make it out of the second inning as he gave up six earned runs (five of which came in the first inning).
I just heard a statistic that said a team that leads the Championship series (since the best of seven was implemented) goes on to win the pennant 16 times out of 19. The announcer mentioned that the only teams to come back from an 0-2 hole were:
1985 St. Louis Cardinals (defeated Los Angeles Dodgers)
1985 Toronto Blue Jays (defeated Kansas City Royals)
2004 Boston Red Sox (defeated New York Yankees)
That would seem to put the Phillies in a pretty good position.