The Fightin’ Phils are in the middle of a division race, only two games back from the stumbling, bumbling Mets. Aside from a woeful bullpen, the Phils are loaded with great young talent all over the field. The starting pitching is solid with a burdgeoning ace in Cole Hamels. The infield is loaded with Young Guns Ryan Howard (last year’s MVP), Chase Utley (this year’s MVP?), Jimmy Rollins (stud), and then I think Frankie Muniz is playing the corner. Our outfield isn’t too shabby either. Aside from Pat “The Bat” Burrell, who is something like 2 for 392 on the season with 3 walks (numbers are inexact), Aaron Rowand is solid and Shane Victorino has roughly 97 outfield assists on the season. Just a few weeks ago against the Cubs, Alfonso Soriano tried to score from second on a single to right and Victorino gunned him down at the plate with a 172 mph throw, flat-footed, into the wind, no hop. They had a radar on it, so you can trust me. It’s science.

So what does Philly.com, “the Region’s Homepage”, advertise every single day on the main sports page? Are they heralding the arrival of the first potentially great Phillies team in 15 years? Are they drumming up excitement for a summer in Philly where the Phans actually have something to root for? Are they highlighting the great play of the youngin’s? No, they’re celebrating what is an unavoidable dubious distinction. The Phillies are soon to become the first professional sports franchise with 10,000 losses.

Guess what, asshats? That’s going to happen when teams play for over a hundred years. Sure, maybe we’re the first, but we won’t be the last. What kind of home team newspaper flaunts this in the face of their team and their fans? This should be on the NY Post’s webpage, not the Philadelphia Inquirer’s webpage. And to make matters worse, it’s not just a countdown, but it’s also a walk down memory lane to relive painful losses in Phillies history. Such an embarassment. Not the 10,000 losses, but Philly.com. Who cares about 10,000 losses when we’re two games back and charging?

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