In January 2013, I took over the management of this site from Peter Lyons. In the five years and five months since then, the Phillies have never had sole possession of first place this late in the year. Sure, they had it on day one or maybe day two, or maybe they were tied at some point in mid April. But in the nearly 65 months since I took over, they never seriously, legitimately held first place.
Until today. With the Phillies’ 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays, and the Braves late-innings loss against the Red Sox (thank you, Red Sox!