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CLIP REEL: PHILLY AND FUTILITY

By Ted Bauer

Monday, October 27, 2008

[Unfamiliar with 'Clip Reel?' You can click here for more information.] Popular argument of late: while the Cubs are a model for baseball futility, Philadelphia as a whole is a model for sports futility. Consider: Philly has four professional sports teams and none of them has won a title since 1983, when the 76ers beat the Lakers. So while the Cubs not winning a Series since 1908 is pretty bad, they did have a six-title run with the Bulls not too long ago. Tonight, this all probably ends. 3-1 ...

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