for all of you insufferable plonkers who have been whining about the phillies all season: no other division leader currently has a double digit lead in their division. the tigers have a nine game lead over cleveland, but cleveland is currently three games outside of a playoff spot.
counterpoint: my whining paid off
the phillies are 2.5 games off the best record in the majors (and the brewers have lost three straight)
It would be ironic for them to finally win the World Series after crapping out in the postseason the past few years.
Outside of the last series in New York this team has been playing with its hair on fire for months