Daily News | From Von Hayes to Randy Wolf to Shane Rawley, a toast to the Phillies who traveled the longest road to 10,000 wins
I’ve heard people say that the Phillies winning their 10,000th game is no big deal. I suppose they have a point, given that it’s been 15 years since they lost their 10,000th. But as someone who happened to cover the team during the four seasons that accounted for roughly 4% of those victories, I feel like I can at least offer some perspective on the long road back to .500.
Fact is, only six teams in the majors have played more games than our Fightin’ Phils. And while it may be true that they are the only one of those teams that could go 162-0 for six straight seasons and still not make it to .500, that does not change one simple fact. They are ours.Besides, people like round numbers. Me? I’m more partial to the number 9,999, which is where the Phillies sat before Tuesday’s win sent them to an even 10,000.
Regardless, a toast is in order, if only because we are still in the summer news cycle and NFL Week 1 is still several weeks away. My first thought is to dedicate this space to those who made the greatest contributions to pushing this franchise to 10,000. Except, we’ve already paid plenty of due to the heroes of 1950, 1980, 1993, and 2008. If we really want to honor the players who have epitomized this franchise, perhaps we should honor all of the Phillies who got lost in between.
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