The fall of the 1977 phillies explores these roots by providing a social history of philadelphia through the lens of its professional baseball teams first the beloved athletics and later the until very recently despised phillies it traces the roots of the citys inferiority complex back to its origins in the early 19th century and examines how over time the citys loss of national stature in the political financial and intellectual arenas much of this at the hands of jealous . Download citation the fall of the 1977 phillies how a baseball teams collapse sank a citys spirit review until recent years most baseball fans associated postseason futility with the . The fall of the 1977 phillies how a baseball teams collapse sank a citys spirit by mitchell nathanson the fall of the 1977 phillies book read 2 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers on october 7 1977 the philadelphia phillies lost a p. The fall of the 1977 phillies how a baseball teams collapse sank a citys spirit mitchell nathanson 9780786432172 amazoncom books. The fall of the 1977 phillies how a baseball teams collapse sank a citys spirit by mitchell nathanson covid 19 update october 10 2020 biblio is open and shipping orders