ATLANTA — Less than two weeks ago, there was some reasonable doubt regarding Rob Thomson’s future with the Phillies. The team lost three straight to the lowly Chicago Cubs and had to put all their faith in both punishing the Nationals and getting some help from the Marlins in their series against the Brewers.
It all somehow worked out. The Phillies took three out of four from Washington in the middle of a tropical storm and the Brewers squandered multiple leads to a team that struggled to hit all year long. The Phillies wrapped up a playoff spot in Houston the following Monday.