The Philadelphia Phillies

The new century began with the dawn of a new era as the Phillies reached an agreement with the city to build a new 43,000-seat ballpark – opening April, 2004 - in South Philadelphia.

The 2000 season began with high expectations after the acquisitions of Andy Ashby and Mike Jackson, but the club fizzled early and finished 65-97 to end Terry Francona's four-year run as manager. Former Phillie Larry Bowa took over the managerial reigns for 2001 and led the club to a 21-game improvement (86-76) and a second place finish. The season was also memorable for the week that baseball stadiums fell silent. The Phillies' pennant chase - and the rest of baseball – was halted for a week as the nation recovered from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.

Rookie shortstop Jimmy Rollins was a perpetual sparkplug for the 2001 club, leading the league in stolen bases with 46. Scott Rolen produced his third - and second straight – Gold Glove season and Bobby Abreu became the first Phillies player to record a 30 home run, 30 stolen base year.

In his second year as manager, Larry Bowa's Phillies regressed from a season that saw them finish two games behind the Braves in the NL East. The 2002 squad went 80-81 (a rainout was never replayed) and fell to third place, 21 1/2 games behind Atlanta. They were never able to recover from a 9-18 start in the season's first month. Pat Burrell and Bobby Abreu continued to lead the team's offense, driving in 201 runs between them, and Mike Lieberthal appeared in 130 games, a welcome achievement considering he was coming back from major knee surgery that cost him all but 34 games of the 2001 season. Jimmy Rollins, who regressed a bit in his second full season, was voted to start in the All-Star game for the first time in his career. Randy Wolf also emerged as the staff ace, winning 11 games and compiling a 3.20 ERA. Especially impressive was August, when Wolf posted a 1.37 ERA and had a 27-inning scoreless streak.

Philadelphia also cut the cord with prodigal son Scott Rolen in July, trading him to St. Louis when it became obvious they couldn't sign him to a long-term contract. They netted Placido Polanco, Bud Smith and Mike Timlin.

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