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LOS ANGELES – Rob Thomson isn’t one to look to far into the future. Or if he does, he keeps very quiet within himself. His mindset is the game at hand, and when that is over, it’s on to the very next game and that’s it.

However, when his Phillies clinched the National League East on Monday with a thrilling 10-inning win at Dodger Stadium, the clouds of the future seemed to part a little and Thomson did allow himself to look to the future a bit when it comes to the playoffs.

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So let’s do the same and forecast what I believe we will see come playoff time, and let’s start with the pitching. I am also going with the assumption that the Phillies will get a first-round bye.

This much is se

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