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The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 7/16/2007 on www.philly.com [flag]
This is for you. You who have endured defeat after numbing defeat and never defected, who stayed on even when there was no good reason for doing so. This is for you and your patient-beyond-all-understanding ancestors, who have remained truer-than-the-bluest-sky true . . . to the very end . . . and beyond. You and the generations that came before you, redefining what loyalty means, handing over ... [link]

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Phillies Get That Pesky 10,000th Loss Out of The Way
Published 7/16/2007 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... As I've pointed out in the past, if there is anything to "celebrate" with this milestone, we should give ourselves a little pat on the back for being a Phillies fan and maybe pour one out for those who came before us.  Bill Lyons stepped back into his writer's chair on the day the Phillies hit 10,000 to get his thoughts out on the faithful Phillies fans. ...

10,000 And Counting
Published 7/16/2007 by The Feed at The Feed
... That made 6-0 into 10-0 and even two runs in the bottom of the ninth couldn't dissaude the fans that the milestone loss was in the offing. The applause may have been while their team was losing but, really, it was applause for themselves. Applause for remaining Phillies fans despite 10,000 reasons to think twice about that choice and applause for every time they picked themselves up after one of those losses and returned to the TV, radio and newspaper. Bill Lyon, a veteran Philadelphia Inquirer writer, penned a pretty little bit of praise for those fans in yesterday's paper. ...

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