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00:00DRS, the best team in baseball, that's your Philadelphia Phillies. The best record in all of the bigs, the second most wins in all of MLB at 51.
00:10Again, best win percentage, second most wins for Philadelphia, making a 51-26 record for the Phillies after having a series victory this weekend.
00:21So, DRS, when you look at the Phillies still trailing the Dodgers, plus 145 for LA, plus 270 for Philadelphia, to you, is that that clear tier of two in the National League?
00:33It does feel like it's a clear tier of two at this point. And also, I was trying to bring up a point before I got cut off by the computer out here, just zapped me, was the fact that we're taking a look at the Mariners at a plus 17 run differential, as opposed to other teams in first place, like the Guardians at a plus 104, the Yankees and the Orioles, easily over 100.
00:50You look at the Philadelphia Phillies at a plus 114. The reason I bring that up is they're 51-26 on the season. Nobody's watching the Philadelphia Phillies game going, man, I don't know how they're getting by.
00:58Like, the lineup's not that good, the pitching isn't that good. They're dominant on a night-to-night basis, even though they're only 5-5 in their last 10 games.
01:05But when you're trying to line up and say, what's what in the National League, the Phillies plus 114 differential, the Dodgers plus 112, even though the Phillies do have a better record at this time right now, there's no fluke between those two teams.
01:17So for me to try to say, like, well, who's going to enter into the equation and take them down? Now, granted, once we do get to the playoffs, we've seen it time and time again, Ben.
01:24The best team doesn't always win, and quite frankly, usually the best team doesn't ever win, it feels like, for the past couple years.
01:30But if I'm just being honest, the Dodgers are going to ramp up at the deadline. The Phillies will do the same. They're just the best team's combo for combo, pitching, bullpen, and lineup by far in the National League.
01:41And that's not really a slight to the Braves. They're just injured at this point. Otherwise, they would be up there. But for me, the original point, Ben, Dodgers, Phillies, we'll see you in the playoffs, and it should be a dandy if they do meet up.