The time the Phillies took a tongue-lashing from the Pope

The time the Phillies took a tongue-lashing from the Pope

Editor’s note: In the late summer and early fall of 1980, the Phillies worked their way out of a desultory stretch of baseball and went on to win the National League East Division, the National League Championship Series and then its first World Series. Four dates in September and October were particularly important. Over the next month, Billy Penn will look back on a historic stretch for the Phillies  — and maybe we’ll see another memorable run…