Still Playing, Still Losing

Maybe you're still distracted/haunted by the image of Gritty, the Flyers' new mascot. Or perhaps you're basking in the glow of an Eagles win and the triumphant return of Carson Wentz.

But since this is ostensibly a Phillies blog, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I have to remind you that the Phillies are still playing. And still losing. They lost their fifth straight game last night, 10-1 to the Rockies, while losing Aaron Altherr and Zach Eflin to injury. And they dropped to 78-78 on the season. And they fell into third place behind Washington.

After being eliminated from playoff contention by the Braves over the weekend, the Phils have nothing left to play for but pride. They need to win 4 of their last 6 to finish with a winning record. But that seems pretty unlikely considering they've lost 30 of their last 45 games.

This season is ending a lot like a TS Eliot poem.