Moving Beyond 10,000 Losses: An occasional look at why it’s so difficult to be a Phillies – hell for that matter a Philadelphia – sports fan.

Remember the euphoria we experienced last Thursday when the Phils rallied in dramatic fashion to beat the Mets.

Now reverse it.

That's what you had yesterday when the Phils served up a gift to the Braves.

The Phils blew another 5-0 lead (something they've been getting quite adept at in recent weeks), and then almost inexplicably blew an 8-2 lead in the eighth and ninth innings.

No shortage of villains here. Chris Roberson forgot his sunglasses when he entered rightfield as a "defensive" replacement. He apparently also forgot how to play defense along the way. Roberson misplayed a series of fly balls, including the decisive double that ticked off his glove in the ninth to end the game. Uh, Chris, there's two outs and the bases are loaded. That's the time to go all out, to give up your body, not to reach for a ball, and miss.

There's all the usual suspects here. Charlie Manuel, Brett Myes. The Phils miss a chance to pick up a full game on the Mets.

But they never miss a chance to stick another knife in their long-suffering fans. This one was almost too much to take.

And now we get to relive it for 24 hours before they come home to face the Marlins.

Bring on the Eagles.