Found September 06, 2009 on
Macho Row:
The Phillies have lost three straight games to the lowly Houston Astros, so forgive me for pouring salt on the wounds. The Florida Marlins lost today which means the magic number finally goes from 22 to 21.None other than Adam Eaton wore the number 21. He also wore #23 at times, but today it just seems fitting to have Eaton give us the current magic number.
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