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  • The Phillies Had Planned to Honor Charlie Manuel for His 1,000th Win Tonight (Fired)

    08/16/2013 12:03:58 PM PDT · by raccoonradio · 28 replies
    Crossing Broad ^ | 8/16/13 | Kyle Scott
    "This weekend at Citizen's Bank Park...Charlie Manuel's 1000th Win Celebration. Charlie will be recognized prior to the game..." Instead they fired him. This is the official release still on the Phillies’ website.
  • Phillies lose 10,000th game

    07/15/2007 10:54:03 PM PDT · by GOP_Raider · 30 replies · 1,654+ views
    Fox Sports ^ | 15 July 2007 | AP
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Through the last-place finishes, September collapses and every agonizing failure over the past 125 seasons, no team has lost quite like the Philadelphia Phillies. Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team sports history. Loss No. 10,000 came when Albert Pujols hit two of the St. Louis Cardinals' six homers in a 10-2 rout. Not surprisingly, this defeat resembled the thousands that came before. Bad starting pitching, brutal relief and hardly any hitting. And, of course, lots of booing. "I don't know too much about...