tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post4953180152823672043..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: The Number 10,000Jonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-64953848014826037122007-07-18T15:34:00.000-05:002007-07-18T15:34:00.000-05:00Sorry, we can't turn into bosox nation, for severa...Sorry, we can't turn into bosox nation, for several reasons...<BR/>1) Crying is a New England concept<BR/>2) No singular villain to blame all of the Phillies shortcomings on. <BR/><BR/>And I like it that way. We've the Phils, Eagles, Sixers, Flyers and Big Five. I lived in HK for three years, and the best was seeing a guy with a Jevon Kearse jersey standing on the platform for the Tram in Bangkok. You know he's a fan and not some hipster know-nothing who'll sport the BoSox or Cubs stuff.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848352600815719457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-57355060279280257962007-07-17T21:13:00.000-05:002007-07-17T21:13:00.000-05:00Anonymous,Phans love their Phils, but we're not le...Anonymous,<BR/>Phans love their Phils, but we're not lemmings. When they screw up, we let them know. Like Barajas being a detriment to the offense? Yeah, he knows. Every home game he knows. <BR/>And don't get too stoked over the Cubbies. They're also the third losing-est team in baseball history, naturally following my Phils, then the Braves. Lots of games, that's all.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886302952567590329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-55305159235399629442007-07-17T15:45:00.000-05:002007-07-17T15:45:00.000-05:00Perfect Philly fan photo: They can't even spell th...Perfect Philly fan photo: They can't even spell the word "losses" right. <BR/><BR/>The "New Bosox" theory can only be true if there are enough potential unaligned baseball fans who have never actually met a group of three or more Phillies fans nor seen nor heard a baseball game broadcast from Philadelphia. The culture of Red Sox Nation was that even when the team lost, they still loved the Sox. The culture of Phillies Fanatics is that even when the team wins, they still hate the Phillies. <BR/><BR/>I was not surprised to learn that the only team with 10,000 wins is the Giants. But I was surprised to learn that the team with the next-most wins, 9,948, is the Chicago Cubs. I certainly wouldn't have guessed that the Cubbies are the second-winningest team in baseball history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com