Same City Final Round Loss Notes

Two cities/areas combined to house all four major North American sports league final round losing teams.

First both the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles lost the baseball and football final respectively.

Next, though each had a fine underdog run, both the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers lost in 5 games, getting eliminated on back to back nights, first the Heat and then the Panthers.

The Heat covered in defeat, but the next night Florida was routed.

The baseball teams from those cities/areas, the Phillies and Florida Marlins are among the many teams battling for the far too many (3) wild card berths in the National League.

Neither team will win the N.L. East as that barring something totally unforeseen, will go to the Atlanta Braves for a sixth straight season.

Gil Garrido, pictured above played on the 1969 N.L. West winning Atlanta Braves.

Atlanta won 5 “legit” one quarter N.L. West crowns while this will be their EIGHTeenth/one EIGHTH N.L. East first place finish.