Phillies World Series Win Could Portend Economic Gloom
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A Philadelphia Phillies World Series win has coincided with 3 major economic downturns the Great Recession, the 1980 recession, and the start of the Great Depression.
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Economists speculate a Phillies World Series win this year could predict another recession, though the correlation does not prove causation.
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The Phillies have an 11.1% chance of winning the World Series; their NLDS opponent, the Atlanta Braves, are favored at 27.8%.
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Signs of a looming recession like interest rate hikes are already present, regardless of baseball outcomes.
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In most years the Phillies don't make the playoffs, and in most years there is no recession, so the "Phillies Indicator" is an unreliable predictor.