Mapping a Road to the Phillies’ World Series Return

Following the performance by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee, a 2-hit, 11 strikeout, no walks and one unearned run in an 8-1 Phillies win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Phillies fans must have felt incredibly good.

The win pushed the Phillies lead over the Marlins to 5.5 games and gave the Phillies a season-high 19 wins over .500 and .581 winning percentage. Heck, the season-long lead by the Dodgers, who narrowly hold the best record in the National League, have only a 3.5 lead over the Colorado Rockies.

Pictorially, as I sometimes do, I will show each opponent the Phillies must beat to make it and win the World Series.

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