Well the age old saga that is weighing heavily on Philadelphians' minds these days is, once again, "Can the Philadelphia Phillies make it to the playoffs?"
While any Phils' fan wants the team to win a World Series, it's been a frustratingly long time since the Phightins last made the playoffs. 1993 seems to ring a bell. Indeed, it seems the twain never meet.
One statistically-minded sports fan has built an entire web site called SportsClubStats.com to determine the chances of any given team's likelihood to make the playoffs at any given time. As we speak, the site has the Phillies' chances of making the playoffs at 23.2%, which will obviously fluctuate depending on when you read it. The site is updated regularly.
Well, 23% is a decent chance, but for better or worse, statistics don't play baseball. Real people do. With 52 games left to play, let's see what these Phils can accomplish. If history is on our side, it'll be another long offseason.
(Then again, history doesn't play baseball...)
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Dude, I want the playoffs, but this team just will continue to fall short. Pitching staff is the big problem this year, and recent injuries to key players hasn't helped either.
Yep, you are probably dead-on! The offense cannot carry this team, and the bench is lean. Let's go Eagles!
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