Days above .500

A look back at the number of days Philly sports teams have boasted a winning record from Aug. 1, 2012, until July 31, 2013.

** 2012 Phillies (partial season) -- 14 days
** 2012 Eagles -- 34 days
** 2012-13 Sixers -- 43 days
** 2013 Flyers -- 0 days
** 2013 Phillies (partial season) -- 2 days

Total days with a winning record = 93
Total calendar days = 365
Total sports days = 563
Percent sports days with a winning team = 16.5%

Oof.

Terrible fantasy football names, 2013

** All Braun, no brains
** AP's PEDs (who rushes for 2100 yds after a leg injury?)
** Mike Vick 4Never
** Big fat Chief Andy
** Tim TE-bow (who else is playing TE for them?)
** Robert Gimpy III
** ImaginManti Friends
** Geno's NY Deli
** Bad Romo-ance
** Eli Manning blows

34 innings in 26 hours

Here’s a closer look at the Phillies back-to-back-to-back extra-inning games this weekend:

* At bats (Phillies) = 121
* At bats (White Sox) = 122

* Hits (Phillies) = 27
* Hits (White Sox) = 31

* Runs (Phillies) = 10
* Runs (White Sox) = 9

* Pitchers used (Phillies) = 14
* Pitchers used (White Sox) = 18

* Pitches thrown (Phillies) = 485
* Pitches thrown (both teams) = 1,021

* Double plays turned (Phillies) = 6
* Double plays turned (both teams) = 10

* Errors/Passed balls (Phillies) = 6
* Errors/Passed balls (both teams) = 8

* Runners left on base (Phillies) = 25
* Runners left on base (both teams) = 54

* Total time played (excluding rain delay) = 11 hours, 12 minutes
* Total time played (with rain delay) = 11 hours, 53 minutes

* Innings ended with a lead (Phillies) = 13
* Innings ended with a lead (White Sox) = 4

* Phillies who played all 34 innings:
-- Domonic Brown, 1-13 with 3 RBI
-- Darin Ruf, 3-12 with 1 RBI
-- Delmon Young, 3-15 with 1 RBI

All-star caliber squad

Current Phillies players and the All-Star teams they've made:

C Carlos Ruiz -- 2012
1B Ryan Howard -- 2006, 2009, 2010
2B Chase Utley -- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
SS Jimmy Rollins -- 2001, 2002, 2005
3B Michael Young -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
LF Domonic Brown -- 2013

SP Roy Halladay -- 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
SP Cliff Lee -- 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
SP Cole Hamels -- 2007, 2011, 2012
RP Jonathan Papelbon -- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

40 All-Star appearances on the current roster, along with two MVPs and three Cy Young awards. Remind me again why this team stinks?

Analyzing autographs

A quick spin through the autographed items available at the Philadelphia Phillies online store:

Item: Five-ball set with autographs of 2008 Phillies team
Price: $2,789.99
Worth it: Probably. You could probably get season tickets for the next two years for that price, but the 2014 and 2015 teams won't be as good as that 2008 World Champion squad.

Item: Roy Halladay, Cy Young winner, autographed baseball
Price: $557.99
Worth it: Nope. I mean, it's awesome, but the regular Roy Halladay autographed ball is only $379.99. The extra "CY 2010" costs almost $30 more a character.

Item: Ryan Howard autographed baseball
Price: $309.99
Worth it: Apparently. The 2008 World Series edition of this ball costs $20 more, and one with an official MLB hologram sticker costs another $147. And each strikeout drops the ball's price by another dime.

Item: Mike Schmidt autographed baseball
Price: $177.99
Worth it: Are you kidding me? I can have two of these for the price of one Ryan Howard signature? Has the world gone mad?

Item: Joe Blanton autographed baseball
Price: $149.99
Worth it: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No.

Item: John Mayberry Jr. autographed baseball
Price: $74.99
Worth it: Eh. Just wait a few more months, you'll probably be able to pay Mayberry $30 to mow your lawn instead.