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Futility Witnessed
I was at Citizens' Bank Park last night to see the Philadelphia Phillies lose their 10,000th game in team history. Yes, that's the correct number of zeros: 10,000.
I had to read into it a bit just to believe it. Apparently, to their credit, they've also got 8,810 wins. They've been around for 124 years. One sign in the crowd read:
10,000 losses
124 years
1 WS Title
No Surprise
Poor Philadelphia. In the last inning, with the score 10-0 Cardinals (a somewhat appropriate tally for that 10,000th loss), the fans finally had a milestone to cheer about. The Phils notched a run to botch the Cardinals shutout, then Chase Utley came to the plate with 2 outs, and the Phils down 10-1. Those that were left in the crowd rose to their feet and cheered as loud as they had the entire game.
Claps and chants of "10,000!" filled Citizens' Bank Park. It didn't matter what Chase Utley did in that at-bat, he was going to be cheered for. If he struck out, the fans were ready to embrace the new record of futility. Instead, Utley doubled to the gap, scoring another run. The fans loved it, not surprisingly. Ryan Howard struck out in the next at-bat, and the Philly faithful cheered just as hard as they did for Utley.
If you're gonna be bad, at least you should admit it. I respect that.
I had to read into it a bit just to believe it. Apparently, to their credit, they've also got 8,810 wins. They've been around for 124 years. One sign in the crowd read:
124 years
1 WS Title
No Surprise
Poor Philadelphia. In the last inning, with the score 10-0 Cardinals (a somewhat appropriate tally for that 10,000th loss), the fans finally had a milestone to cheer about. The Phils notched a run to botch the Cardinals shutout, then Chase Utley came to the plate with 2 outs, and the Phils down 10-1. Those that were left in the crowd rose to their feet and cheered as loud as they had the entire game.
Claps and chants of "10,000!" filled Citizens' Bank Park. It didn't matter what Chase Utley did in that at-bat, he was going to be cheered for. If he struck out, the fans were ready to embrace the new record of futility. Instead, Utley doubled to the gap, scoring another run. The fans loved it, not surprisingly. Ryan Howard struck out in the next at-bat, and the Philly faithful cheered just as hard as they did for Utley.
If you're gonna be bad, at least you should admit it. I respect that.
Labels: 000, 10, futility, Kevdog, MLB, Phillies, record, Utley
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