Phillies Quote of the Day

The quote of the day comes from an excellent article in the Philly Inquirer about the extraordinary feat of the Phillies' upcoming 10,000th loss. Summarizing the Phils' futility, here's the sad status of the team over the past 124 years:

In fact, the franchise's win-loss mark (8,805-9,995) has slipped so far below the break-even point that in order to get back to .500, the Phils would need to win 1,190 games in a row, a winning streak of seven-plus seasons.

If that doesn't sum up this team, I don't know what does. I highly encourage you to read the entire article for an enlightening history of our beloved, beleaguered Phightins'.

On a side note, Steve Jeltz and Sil Campusano were chosen as the team's Runner Up Worst Shortsop and Centerfielder, respectively. Ouch.

Steve Jeltz Gets a Shout-out

Just a heads up for the Steve Jeltz fans out there (is there a name for Jeltz groupies? Jeltzies, perhaps?)... according to the Philadlephia Daily News' Bill Conlin, the Phils' Steve Jeltz is in a 9-way dead heat for the competition to be considered the 3rd best shortstop in Philadelphia history. Number 1-- Jimmy Rollins, Number 2-- Larry Bowa, Number 3-- pretty much anybody else!

Go Phils...