Jimmy Rollins

Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins likely won't be around for the next winning season in Philadelphia.

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As the World Series rolls along in San Francisco and Kansas City, baseball fans in Philadelphia are experiencing a third straight October without the Phillies in the postseason, a place they resided every season from 2007-2011.

According to Pat Gillick -- the architect of a National League dynasty in Philadelphia -- expecting a return to October baseball anytime soon is too much to ask. During a conversation with John Clark of CSN Philadelphia, the Phillies' interim CEO told fans not to expect a winner for at least the next two years.

"I think where we are right now, it's probably a couple years," Gillick told Clark. "I wouldn't think '15 or '16. I don't think is in the cards. I think somewhere around 2017 or 2018."

With the Sixers proudly tanking and the Flyers unlikely to compete for Stanley Cup, it's Eagles-or-bust for title hopes in the city of Philadelphia over the next few years -- if not longer.

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