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2007-09-26 22:19
by Mike Carminati

God hates Phillies fans. How can this happen every year?

 

The Phils won tonight to even their series with the Braves and inch a bit closer to the floundering Mets in the NL East race.  They were aided by a Larry Jones error and a much needed effective start from Kyle Lohse. The Nats continued to play the spoiler with a five-run fifth that helped them sweep the Mets at Shea. Maybe Washington should get in the playoffs. The Phils now trail the Mets by one game, and would apparently be doomed if the season were another week longer.

 

Unfortunately, the Padres won big (11-3) in San Francisco.  So the Phils still trail by one game in the wild card race.

 

The Phillies now must hope that Adam Eaton (Eek!) can beat John Smoltz (Yow!) tomorrow. While Pedro Martinez goes for the Mets.  The Phils have held a playoff spot for one day this season and that was a day (Monday) that they were idle.

 

The Phils could become the first team to own at least a share of a playoff spot for just one day and that day was in September.  Here are the latest dates for a team that occupied a playoff spot for day:

 

Tm

Yr

Lg

Month Day

Wilmington Quicksteps

1884

UA

0818

Philadelphia Phillies

1975

NL

0818

New York Mets

1997

NL

0728

Baltimore Orioles

1993

AL

0720

Minnesota Twins

1962

AL

0611

Baltimore Orioles

1959

AL

0609

Chicago Cubs

1963

NL

0606

Atlanta Braves

1968

NL

0601

Philadelphia Phillies

1990

NL

0525

St. Louis Cardinals

1917

NL

0506

 

This plot is getting more contrived than the last season of 24. Somehow it still has at least a few more twists and turns left, but I know that the Phils will again end up a game short again.

Comments
2007-09-27 06:41:36
1.   mbtn01
The 1884 Quicksteps playoff position on 8-18 was the result of having won their very first game in the UA -- they were promoted lock stock and barrel from the Eastern League to replace the defunct Philadelphia Keystones.

That was the only game that Wilmington played before several of their best players fled for other organizations, the UA having no reserve clause. They went on to lose all but one more game the rest of the way and set, I think, the worst team winning % in big league history.

2007-09-27 09:04:44
2.   rj1st
FYI... Kendrick pitches tonight.

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