With the first half of the season officially in the rear view mirror, it’s time to forge ahead on what should be an entertaining final two and a half months of Phillies baseball as the team attempts to reach the postseason for the fourth season in a row.
Only one other Phillies era has had at least four straight seasons of reaching the playoffs, the 2007-11 gang, winners of five straight division titles. At 14 games over .500 and holding a half-game lead over the Mets in the NL East, the Phils are in a good position to join that group with a fourth shot at a world championship in the Bryce Harper era.