Now is a time for heroes.
The Philadelphia Phillies haven’t played postseason baseball in more than a decade but, with 16 games left in the 2022 season, they are heavily favored to end the National League’s longest playoff drought.
They may need the brand new, third wild card to do it (and no one will complain if they do), but with a 2.5-game lead and a tiebreaker over the Milwaukee Brewers for that final spot, the Phils have a 86.5% chance of getting the job done.
It’s all sitting right there for them.