At the all-star break, the Phillies found themselves not unexpectedly with the worst record in the Majors at 29-62. That record has the club 21 games out of first in the NL East as we prepare to open the traditional 2nd half of the season.
While some prognosticators said the team could be historically bad, many fans of the Fightins’ disagreed, and thought that they were being too harsh on the team. The closest winning percentage to the Phils’ .319 mark belongs to the Brewers who hold a .422 percentage.
To put this Phillies team’s current plight into perspective, the Brewers are currently in last place in the NL Central.