Philadelphia approaches milestone

Hope this isn't a db.


Phillies closing in on 10,000 losses. Worst of any franchise.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/sports/baseball/12phillies.html?ex=1339300800&en=2b26db7ef5fa358f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

 

Wooooooooooooooooooo - hooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!


Go Phillies!!!

 

Congrats, Phillies. You're first in something. Wonder how close my Cubs are to the 10K losses?

 

Because the cubs can't even win at losing.

 

No wonder they boo Santa Claus.

 

Some of the guys I work with tried to get me pumped up last year. Phils were doing well, Howard was kicking ass. I had none of it, because they'd do what they always do: piss it in the end. Same for this year.

What was that definition of insanity? Repeating the same action over and over and expecting a different outcome? Why emotionally invest in the team when they do the same thing year after year? Always good, but never good enough.

 

I would've picked another former Philly team: the A's, who were godawful for five decades. Of course, the Phillies are National League so they've sucked for far longer.

 

this is a d_b.

 

Yet it's still more of a relevant thread than the anniversary of Roethlisburger's fat headed motorcycle injury.

 

http://www.celebrate10000.com

 

The Philly A's weren't God awful for five decades. From the formation of the AL to 1915, they were the elite team in the AL, if not all of baseball, winning three World Series and playing in two others. From 1925-33, they were in contention every season, winning the '29 and '30 World Series, losing in '31 in seven games. Other than '46, they were decent right after WWII too, over .500 until the 50s.

The A's franchise was God awful from 1916-early 20s, 1934-WWII, the final Philly years and their entire stay in Kansas City.

Meanwhile, the Phillies have only had brief respites of success surrounded by crap. The mid 10s (World Series in '15), 1950 (World Series), the mid 60s, the late 70s and early 80s (the franchise glory period), 1993, and some recent years. That's about it.