They're not. In fact, they finished 2010 with a 97-65 record. That was the best record in the MLB.
The baseball team is the phillies
What enticed them is the team playing in Philadelphia. Philadelphia=Phillies
The Phillies are the team for Philadelphia and are the World Series champions.
After being founded in 1883 as the "Quakers", the team changed its name to the "Philadelphias", after the convention of the times. This was soon shortened to "Phillies". The name "Quakers" continued to be used interchangeably with "Phillies" until 1890, when the team officially became known as the "Phillies".
No, Reading has been the Phillies AA farm team (Eastern League) since 1967.
He played for three different teams. The reds,phillies and expos.
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After being founded in 1883 as the "Quakers", the team changed its name to the "Philadelphias", after the convention of the times. This was soon shortened to "Phillies". "Quakers" continued to be used interchangeably with "Phillies" from 1884 until 1890, when the team officially became known as the "Phillies".
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