Complex sentence: Toronto's struggles continued in 2008, as the Rock lost their last five games of the season, finishing below.500 for the second straight year, and for the first time since their move to Toronto in 1999, the Rock finished out of the playoffs.
Split into simpler sentences: Toronto's struggles continued in 2008, as the Rock lost their last five games of the season. They finished below.500 for the second straight year, and for the first time since their move to Toronto in 1999, the Rock finished out of the playoffs.