Phils Fall to Astros Again… Magic Number Still 3

"Why can't we beat the Astros? Why can't this team get themselves playing October baseball? Why does Charlie Manuel think Tyler Walker is good? Why won't the Braves lose?" That's as far as I got last night before I realized I was too frustrated to keep writing and frankly didn't want to think about baseball for the rest of the night. So where is my head at this morning? Why are Phillies' fans nervous even though we still have a 99.4% chance of making the playoffs? Because we've seen this story before, only we've been on the other end of this the last 2 years. We know full well that the Braves might win the rest of their games and we might tank like the Mets. Is it likely? No. But it's possible, and that's enough to get the butterflies going. I'm anxious enough that I figured out that our Magic Number to beat the Rockies in the Wild Card is 5. Maybe they will actually lose some games. It certainly seems like the main reason ...