It's easy to sit on your couch and say just how you'd do it if you were an MLB manager.

Since I am lucky enough to write for a living, I'm going to do more than sit back and muse about who I'd pitch in Game 3, or who I'd bat leadoff. I'm going to map it out here — just in case Philly Rob needs a second opinion.

The Phillies are heading to the postseason for the fourth consecutive year. In 2022, they lost the World Series to the Astros. In 2023, they lost in the NLCS to the Diamondbacks. Last year, they imploded against the Mets in the NLDS.

Will this year buck the trend? The NL East champs are all but assured the 2-seed in the National League, and as a result will host either the Mets, Reds, Diamondbacks or Dodgers (the NL West leader who will face whichever of the three earns the final

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