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Three Strikes: Philled up with a lot of losses

By Jayson Stark

Monday, June 22, 2009

Strike One -- Phillie Phloppage Dept. In response to the gazillions of Philadelphia e-mailers looking for an explanation of the Phillies' recent cliff dive, I'll have more to say about that in Rumblings later this week. But in the meantime, I submit the following random Phillie facts: • Here's how hard it is to lose 22 home games by Father's Day: There have been six teams in the expansion era that didn't lose 22 home games all season (not counting strike seasons): the '61 Yankees (16 ...

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