# The Philles are atop the NL East -- FOR NOW! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 13, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671 "2001-06-13T14:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671/61 "2001-06-27T20:39:55Z")
Let us quickly examine our current road trip: 6 Wins. 0 Losses. 50 runs. 77 hits. and, now, \*\*FIRST PLACE! \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Montfort \* > \*\*And, we’ll see next weekend who the best team in the NL East is. \*\* We sure did! Goddam, we need to get a new broom. Ours seems to be all dirty with METS and PHILLIES remains! 🙂 How sweep it is! 😃 Suckers! ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671/62 "2001-06-27T21:12:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > \*\*Let us quickly examine our current road trip: > > 6 Wins. 0 Losses. 50 runs. 77 hits. > > and, now, \*\*FIRST PLACE! \*\* Yup, and you totally deserve to crow. 6-0 on the trip, and the Phillies have helped by stinking up the joint for you. So it’s not like Atlanta backed into it; they really have played better. But you know, it DID take you two pages of posts to overtake Philadelphia… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671/63 "2001-06-27T21:22:30Z")
I remind you all: 1991: the Braves were 9.5 games out of first (held by the Dodgers). After they got Fred McGriff, they went 52-17 and win the pennant. The year the Braves beat San Fran by one game, it came down to the last day of the season. And LA beat them, 6-1 IIRC. They’re now in first place. I’m going to start gloating in a month if they’re still there. I’m still waiting for the Phillies to remember how to win. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671/64 "2001-06-27T21:30:16Z")
Boy, I’m sure bold up there, aren’t I? Could be an omen… Sheesh, **iampunha**. They **were** in first place for a few months, in case you were under a rock or something… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BobbySuezQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@BobbySuezQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobbySuezQ)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2001, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671/65 "2001-06-28T04:13:38Z")
Well … it is **only** a half game, but I’ll take it. After watching Philly self destruct against the Braves these past 3 days, I’m going to hope for a split against FL. (hey at least I’m saying you _might_ win a game)🙂 IF you get some pitching support. I’d be in a fog if I think the Braves will sweep the Mets again … but fog is good. After that Philly again. Hmmmm, maybe they’ll show up at the ballpark this time. (hint, hop on the train, follow the crowd). What I truly wonder is, are we seeing the Rocker Curse lifted or something? The Braves are looking like a totally different ball club since he was shipped off. Coincidence? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-philles-are-atop-the-nl-east-for-now/68671.md?page=3)