celebrate 10,000!

[Oatsdad]

Does this include post-season?

I would assume so, though one would also assume that a team about to set a milestone for losses didn't spend too much time in various post-seasons...

[Oatsdad]

That's 81 losses per year, every year, since 1883.



That is a LOT of losses, especially considering they played what? 150 games or so, for most of the last century?

Sure does seem like a lot. Here's a link to their history - I'm sure not going to add up all the losses, but someone else can!

http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/ph ... esults.jsp

[Oatsdad]

Someone who knows more about this clear this up. How long have they played 162 games?

According to the link above, the Phillies' first 162-game season was 1962. But I know the Yankees played 162 in 1961 - that's why there was the "asterisk" beside Maris' record. Did the NL go to 162 later? Can't imagine that - I'm confused!

[Old_Style]

Are the Phillies REALLY on the verge of 10,000 all-time losses? That's 100 losses a year for 100 years! That just doesn't seem possible...

The Phillies were founded back in the 1800s, so the have had like a 130 years to accomulate all those loses.

not just 10,000 losses, but the only team in professional sports with 10,000 losses. Not even the Blackhawks!

There will be celebrating in the streets of Chicago when Bill Wirtz finally kicks the bucket.

All 12 of us....

[ordinarygenius]

Yep, did the math, 9971 losses, playoffs not included. You can look it up.

By the way, it's just normal that this milestone should first be reached by a baseball team, since they play 2 times more games than basketball and hockey and 10 times more than football...

And yes, the AL went to 162 games in 1961, the NL a year later. The extended schedule coincided with expansion in both leagues, getting each from 8 to 10 teams (AL 1961: LA Angels and Washington Senators, NL 1962: NY Mets and Houston Colt .45s).

[Oatsdad]

Interesting to learn about the expansion to 162 games being different in the two leagues. Ya learn something new every day!

[smoovethug]

9 losses away!!

[RyAn 6 HoWaRd]

They are going for that 10,000 loss tonight at Colorado.

[Snakes Gould]

so its prolonged one more day. big whoop.