2011 Philadelphia Phillies season
| 2011 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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| National League East champions | |
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| Record | 102–60 (.630) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | Bill Giles, David Montgomery, et al. |
| General manager(s) | Rubén Amaro, Jr. |
| Manager(s) | Charlie Manuel |
| Local television |
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia WPHL-TV (My PHL 17) (Tom McCarthy, Chris Wheeler, Gary Matthews) |
| Local radio |
Phillies Radio Network 1210 WPHT (English) (Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Jim Jackson) Rumba 1480 AM (Spanish) (Danny Martinez, Bill Kulik, Rickie Ricardo) |
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The Philadelphia Phillies 2011 season was the 129th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their fifth consecutive National League East championship, and also finished with the best record in baseball for the second straight year. The Phillies, at 3-1 odds, were the heavy-favorite to win the World Series. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in five games to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
The offseason for the Phillies began on October 23, 2010 when they lost the National League Championship Series to the San Francisco Giants. Although all coaches were invited to return for the 2011 season, first base coach Davey Lopes informed the team that he would be leaving because of a salary dispute. To replace him, third-base coach Sam Perlozzo was moved to first base, and former Phillies second baseman and Orioles' third-base coach and interim manager Juan Samuel was hired to take over at third base.
On November 16, the Phillies signed reliever José Contreras to a two-year contract after he posted a 3.34 ERA in 2010. On December 6, right fielder Jayson Werth signed a seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals. On December 15, the Phillies re-signed Cliff Lee, the starting pitcher whom they had traded to the Seattle Mariners during the previous offseason in order to acquire Roy Halladay. With the Addition of Lee, he, Halladay, Cole Hamels, and Roy Oswalt earned the nickname "The Four Aces"
The Phillies stormed out of the gate, sweeping the Houston Astros on opening weekend. Three out of the four aces won their first starts (Hamels lost against the Mets). José Contreras was said to be the new Phillies closer; however, he got injured in late April, and was replaced by Ryan Madson. Madson continued the year in the closer position. The Phillies finished April with an 18–8 record, the second best in the majors, trailing only the Cleveland Indians, a team whom they traded with throughout the month for the best record in the majors.
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