By B.Lee

In 1977  I was born.  In 1986 I gained Philly sports consciousness.   And since that moment in 1986, Philly teams have gone 1-7 in Finals and 8-9 in Conference Finals.

Finals (Record is 1-7)

Phillies- 1-2
1993 World Series Loss (Blue Jays)
2008 World Series Win(Rays)
2009 World Series Loss (Yankees)

Eagles- 0-1
2004Super Bowl Loss (Pats)

Flyers- 0-3
1987 Cup finals loss (Oilers)
1997 Cup finals loss(Red Wings)
2010 Cup finals loss (Blackhawks)

Sixers- 0-1
2001NBA Finals Loss (Lakers)

InLeague Championships- (Record is 8-9)

Phillies- 3-0
1993- NLCS Win (Braves)
2008- NLCS Win (Dodgers)
2009-NLCS Win (Dodgers)

Eagles- 1-4
2001- NFC Championship Loss(Rams)
2002-NFC Championship Loss (Bucs)
2003- NFC ChampionshipLoss (Panthers)
2004- NFC Championship Win (Falcons)
2008- NFC Championship Loss(Cardinals)

Flyers- 3-5
1987- Con. Finals Win (Montreal)
1989-Con. Finals Loss (Montreal)
1995- Con. Finals Loss (Devils)
1997-Con. Finals Win (Rangers)
2000- Con. Finals Loss (Devils)
2004- Con. Finals Loss (Tampa)
2008-Con. Finals Loss (Penguins)
2010- Con. Finals Win (Montreal)

Sixers-1-0
2001-Eastern Con. Finals Win (Bucks)

So basically, Philly teams have made the final four 17 times in myviewing span...and won once.

And it's not much better if you goback to '76:

From '76 to 84, the Sixers had one championship outof seven trips to the semifinals.
Phils played for the pennant 5 times, but won only one WS
Flyers madethe semifinals 5 times, no championships
Birds with their Super BowlL.

So, since the Flyboys won those back-to-back Championships,Philly squads have made the final four 35 times...and won three times.

Starting again in 1986, and with the exception of maybe the 1997 Cup finals, I think we were aunderdog every time.  

Take a look at the 7 teams we've lost toin the finals in that span.   (At least we didn't lose to chumps)

1987Oilers- Won 5 cups in 7 years
1997 Red Wings- Won back to back Cupsand 3 in a 6 year span.
2001 Lakers- Won 3 titles in a row
2004Patriots- Won 3 Super Bowls in a 4 year span
1993 Blue Jays- Won backto back titles

TBD how good the 2009 Yanks and the 2010Blackhawks will go down in history, but both will probably be very goodteams for at least the next 3-4 years.   The Hawks are really young andthe Yankees are the Yankees. 

Lets hope things work out a little better for my kids.