Only in long-suffering Philadelphia would the sold out ballpark stand to celebrate the franchise’s 10,000 loss.
There must be something ennobling in being the first franchise to ten thousand losses. They’ve always been in the same town, always had the same sort of players and, as is becoming apparent, always had the same sort of bums for owners.
The Phillies once had an owner who put up a high wall in the outfield so his best slugger would stop hitting so many runs. They had another owner who traded away his best sluggers. Now they have an owner who seems to be uninterested in winning. Hell, it’s Philly, the fans are used to failure and they love their teams anyway. Why bother winning?
God bless the Phillies and the Phillies fans. As we go on the road to 20,000 losses – we’ll need it.