Phillies lose 10000th game

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Through the last-place finishes, September collapses and every agonizing failure over the past 125 years, 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 in 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.

By the ninth inning, with the outcome inevitable, the boos turned to cheers. Fans in the sellout crowd of 44,872 thumbed their noses at the dubious mark, standing and applauding. One held up a sign that read: quot;10,000 N Proudquot; as NL MVP Ryan Howard struck out to end the game.

quot;I don't know too much about 10,000 losses,quot; Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. quot;I try and concentrate on the wins.quot;

From Connie Mack Stadium to the Vet and Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies have had few moments to celebrate. The franchise, born in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers and briefly called the Blue Jays in the mid-1940s, fell to 8,810-10,000.

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Must be great playing for that team

What a storied history.
It's official: Philly sucks!

What a storied history.
It's official: Philly sucks!

phillies lose? wat else is new?

They will be bux with Howard and Utley!!212!