Age Old Saga: Phillies and Playoffs, Can the Twain Meet?

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...)

Ricky Watters Rumor Mill

I just got back from a lovely honeymoon in Aruba. While there I received word from a reliable couple that stayed in the same resort as I did that the famous (or perhaps infamous?) Ricky Watters, the former Philadelphia Eagle, got married at our resort, the Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort this past week. If this rumor is true, congrats Mr. Watters! Many happy years to you and your new bride.

On a side note, no word on whether or not he replied to the officiant's question of "Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?" with "For who, for what?"

Sorry, just had to take that easy one there.