The Entire World Recognizes We Stink
The front page of today's New York Times website features an article by Jere Longman on the Phillies approaching the magical number of 10,000 loses.
In fact, no team has ever stunk so often as the Phillies, who, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, have lost more games than any professional franchise in any sport. The Phillies are 14 losses from a particular threshold of ignominy — the 10,000th defeat for a club that has won one lonely World Series title (in 1980) during its 125 years of often dreadful existence.
“I didn’t know this until a week ago,” Manager Charlie Manuel said before the Phillies defeated the White Sox, 3-0, on Monday.
Now who is shocked that Charlie didn't know something?
Phillies!
>>Milestone Marks What Phillies Fans Already Knew [NYTimes]
New York can take this championship and stick it.
I'm going to buy a FDNY hat and take a sharpie over the D.
Posted by: Nathaniel | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 04:02 AM
no 'loveable losers' in this bunch or city and just one more thing to add to our legendary 'history' and the media's coverage of our sports teams. i hope the 10,000 loss is a home game so we can vent, but the sad part is there will probably be 40,000 people in the stands and that only makes the fans the ones who loose that night.
Posted by: the Krisheim | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 08:25 AM
My friends in Florida torture me because the Marlins have 2 World Series Championships in like 15 years of existence. Meanwhile, the Fightin' Phils are just....
Posted by: Miami Yacht Charters | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 09:01 AM
your friends in Florida are morons. so they have more championships than they have fans at home games... there's something to be proud of.
yes, you do detect a tone of bitter envy.
Posted by: Matt P | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:21 AM
What does ignominy mean?
In all fairness, the Phils are one of the oldest teams in history having been formed in 1883. Of course we are going to have a few more losses than other clubs.
'The team, Phillies is the oldest continuous holding one-name, one franchise in all of the professional sports.'
http://www.mlb-players.com/phillies/phillieshistory.php
Posted by: Walklett | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Who can blame him for not knowing or caring? What's it got to do with him? At my job I don't get crap about the 49 guys who held the job for the 122 years before I got here.
Posted by: Steve | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:24 AM
If I recall correctly, Jere Longman also wrote the book If Football's A Religion, Why Don't We Have A Prayer?, about the Eagles organization and their fans.
Posted by: Chamomiles Davis | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 01:01 PM
screw the nytimes. phillies have passion, thats all they need.
Posted by: Kyle | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 01:30 PM
Well, 10,000 losses in 123 seasons places them at .500 for their exsitence. In baseball, .500 gets you any manager job you want. .500 puts you in 2nd place in the AL East, 1/2 game ahead of the Yankees.
: )
Posted by: JTglobal | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 01:55 PM
^ no it doesnt, the Phillies arent even close to being a .500 ballclub for their existence. They didnt always play 162 games a year BTW.
Posted by: Brian | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 02:08 PM
OK, Brian, you got me, you ole dog. .468
Still gets them 2nd place in NL Central.
Can you guess the Mets winning % over their existence? slighly better at .476
Posted by: JTglobal | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 02:49 PM
I always thought "Fly, Eagles, Fly" was our prayer... I've been singing it before bed every night since I was a child.
Posted by: Kulp | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 03:49 PM
I was greeted at work today with this article. I work in Buenos Aires. So yes, the whole world does know and taunts us.
Posted by: T | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 06:36 PM