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Avoid death: Read this Philly sports guide
Brett Fischer
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Sports
However, if the team with the most losses is labeled the worst team in baseball, then you are mistaken.
July 15, 2007, the Phils lost their 10,000th game to become the first North American professional sports franchise to lose 10,000 games. On the plus side, the Phillies can say that they hold a record that no other North American team has.
If you're interested in going to some of the games, the Phillies play at the beautiful Citizen's Bank Park, which just opened in 2004.
76ers
Philadelphia has not won a major professional championship in about a quarter of a century. The last time any team won was in 1983, when the 76ers, Philly's basketball team, won the NBA Championship.
The 76ers used to have one of the most exciting teams in the NBA. They were tremendously respected when they had players like Eric Snow, Aaron McKie, Matt Geiger, Theo Ratliff and the once lovable Allen Iverson.
But since Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets, the general interest in basketball has certainly declined. The Sixers have had poor drafts, (including this past one despite having three first-round draft picks), they don't have many exciting players on the team (excluding Andre Iguodala) and they struggle to make the playoffs or finish with a .500 record year after year.
They've only had one winning season since 2003 and the when they actually made the postseason in 2005, they were embarrassed by the Detroit Pistons and lost in the first round of the playoffs 4 games to 1. Prior to 2004, the 76ers made the playoffs in five consecutive years.
Out of the four major Philly teams, generally speaking, fans have the least passion for the 76ers.
The Sixers play at the Wachovia Center.
Eagles
The most popular team of the bunch is the Eagles, Philadelphia's football team (at least when they're winning).
The Eagles have won three NFL Championships, which isn't half bad. But in today's society, only Super Bowls matter. As of this season, the Eagles have a big fat goose egg in that category.
July 15, 2007, the Phils lost their 10,000th game to become the first North American professional sports franchise to lose 10,000 games. On the plus side, the Phillies can say that they hold a record that no other North American team has.
If you're interested in going to some of the games, the Phillies play at the beautiful Citizen's Bank Park, which just opened in 2004.
76ers
Philadelphia has not won a major professional championship in about a quarter of a century. The last time any team won was in 1983, when the 76ers, Philly's basketball team, won the NBA Championship.
The 76ers used to have one of the most exciting teams in the NBA. They were tremendously respected when they had players like Eric Snow, Aaron McKie, Matt Geiger, Theo Ratliff and the once lovable Allen Iverson.
But since Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets, the general interest in basketball has certainly declined. The Sixers have had poor drafts, (including this past one despite having three first-round draft picks), they don't have many exciting players on the team (excluding Andre Iguodala) and they struggle to make the playoffs or finish with a .500 record year after year.
They've only had one winning season since 2003 and the when they actually made the postseason in 2005, they were embarrassed by the Detroit Pistons and lost in the first round of the playoffs 4 games to 1. Prior to 2004, the 76ers made the playoffs in five consecutive years.
Out of the four major Philly teams, generally speaking, fans have the least passion for the 76ers.
The Sixers play at the Wachovia Center.
Eagles
The most popular team of the bunch is the Eagles, Philadelphia's football team (at least when they're winning).
The Eagles have won three NFL Championships, which isn't half bad. But in today's society, only Super Bowls matter. As of this season, the Eagles have a big fat goose egg in that category.
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