Phillies Sellout Streak Ends at 257 sequential Games

The team’s consecutive sellout streak was the longest ever in the National League and the third longest in mlb history.

It’s been over many years, But the Phillies finally had unsold tickets to home owners Bank Park, Which put to bed the greatest sellout streak in team history, At 257 sequential games. News of this came during the seventh inning of Monday night’s game from the Atlanta Braves, When the Phillies announced a paid work of 41,665, Which ‘s almost 2,000 shy of the park’s content of 43,500.

The streak going on Tuesday, Ju;B 7th, 2009, In what would have been a 4 2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Now, It is a standing room only kind of place, With nary an empty seat found anywhere in the park. In order to, Some still remain distrustful about those figures, The idea was fairly obvious on some nights(Most happening this season) That your chosen park was not packed. But as long as the tickets were sold, That is really that mattered.

It was the second longest active streak in the Majors and third longest on the whole, Looking only the Boston Red Sox, Who have sold each home game at Fenway Park dating back to to May 2003 and the Cleveland Indians who had 455 sellouts from 1995 to 2001.

At the very least else, The streak appeared as the result of perfect timing. The Phillies had a core of players with the inclusion of Jimmy Rollins, Follow Utley, Jones Howard, And Cole Hamels have been at their peak, An infusion of cash that ensured that they be contenders on the field as well as in the open market, Plus a team that had been fresh off a World Series victory. Combine all the, Plus Ruben Amaro’s in order to bring in guys like Cliff Lee, Pedrolati Martinez, Roy Halladay, Also Roy Oswalt, And you have a sellout streak to deal with.

With their results this year, It was only an item of time before fans stopped showing up in droves. It is difficult to blame them, Because if this happens, They are watching a team without a penny left to play for. In spite of everything, A playoff chase is about practically it gets.

But let’s take a remember when the streak started, Just to get an idea of how various things were. Happ (W).

Cliff Lee was participating in for the Cleveland Indians.

Roy Halladay was playing for the higher toronto Blue Jays.

Aged: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was the best movie in America.

Chase Utley was down the middle of a season in which he would play 156 games, While simply clicking 31 homers with a.905 operations.

Carlos Ruiz was in the course of a season where he hit.255 to nine homers.

Cole Hamels stood a 4.90 ERA through 16 starts called the target of much derision from the fans. Deliberate that for a minute.

Dark Knight Rises was still many years away.

The Washington Nationals were enroute to a 103 loss season. Which Bryce Harper fella? He was in school.

Their, What a change three years makes.

It’s pathetic that the streak had to end like this, But I guess that it had to end sometime. Now all that’s left to be able to fans, Along with also the Phillies, Is to go out there and start a another one.