The Phillies are still alive.

That's the good news.

The core that fans have come to love, and that has nearly won a World Series, might be playing its final game (or games?) later this week.

Ranger Suárez could be gone. Kyle Schwarber, too. And J.T. Realmuto, he's also slated to be a free agent.

This team is about as talented as any in baseball and no team has played in more postseason games since 2022. Is the road really going to end this quickly? Or can they get it together for an unlikely but not unprecedented come back?

Here are some thoughts that have been burning in my brain since the Phillies' rally fell short Monday evening, with a focus on the likelihood of an NLDS comeback:

So about that bunt...

After entering the eighth inning trailing by three, the Phillies fired off thr

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