PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia sports fans are basically constricted to hope when it comes to their major pro teams. With the Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers in rebuild mode, and the Eagles flopping through the first quarter of their season, there isn’t anything tangible to grab hold of.
Hope, contrary to popular, shouldn’t be too difficult to find when grasping over the landscape of the Phillies. Thanks to their MLB-worst 63-99 record, the Phils have secured the first-overall pick in the 2016 first-year player draft for just the second time ever.
The last time they had the first pick?