"This series was destined to go the full five games the minute Cliff Lee couldn't hold that four-run lead in Game 2 and the Phillies offense went into a three-game slumber.

So here we are, back at Citizens Bank Park for the deciding Game 5 of the NLDS. The Phillies have their ultimate trump card in Roy Halladay pitching tonight, not to mention their sold-out, raucous crowd behind them.

And yet, you can't help but notice this underlying sense of dread, that this team built on money and pitching and great expectations might somehow find a way to disappoint the masses."