“You just never know what happens in the postseason. That’s the message. Take your best shot,” says Schumaker.
OK, in case you blocked it out, a refresher: Schumaker punctuated a 10-pitch at-bat with an RBI double against Roy Halladay in the first inning of Game 5 of the 2011 National League Division Series. It marked the only run of the game, as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals stunned the 102-win Phillies in a game that ended an era.
But even without the video accompaniment, Schumaker must have lessons from the 2011 Cardinals that can be applied to the 84-win Marlins, who didn’t clinch a playoff spot until the second-to-last game of the season. Schumaker, 43, led a culture change in his first season at the helm of the Marlins. Known as a strong communicator, he set an expectation for winning that was rooted in two World Series championships with the Cardinals, the second in 2011.
“Doc was throwing everything at me,” Schumaker said. “I fouled balls off all parts of my body. I was just trying to do anything I could to put the ball in play. You’re fighting for your life. I just got lucky on the curveball.”Schumaker’s double, combined with Chris Carpenter’s three-hit gem, brought down the curtain on the Phillies’ last golden era. They won five consecutive division titles, two pennants, and a World Series from 2007-11. And the 2011 team may have been their best.
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