Phillies clinch NL East for 4th straight year

While my favourite baseball is the Boston Red Sox, I have a soft spot for teams operating out of Philadelphia due to a close family connection. So it is with genuine pleasure that I read that the Philadelphia Phillies are the National League East champions for the fourth consecutive year. The Phightin' Phils have the league's best record and are now assured of home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Consistency at its very best.

Pitcher Roy Halladay allowed only two hits to earn his 21st season win with his fourth shutout and ninth complete game, all highs in the majors this season. Jayson Werth drove in four runs, helping to lead the Phillies to a 8-0 victory over the Washington nationals last night, wrapping up the division with five games left. After the final out the team gathered in the middle of the diamond for hugs and high-fives. Thousands of red-clad, towel-waving Phillies fans in the announced crowd of 14,309 gave a standing ovation then began their last in a long series of chants of "Let's go, Phillies!" Time to partay, as they say!