The Phillies will be looking to hold a Fish fry this weekend at Citizens Bank Park.

The first-place Marlins are in town and the Phils are breathing down their necks, just a half-game back.

It has not exactly escaped notice, since the Flyers were ushered out of Stanley Cup playoffs, that we have reached something of a milestone in Philly sports.

We have now gone 25 years -- 100 seasons -- since one of our professional sports teams have won a championship. This weekend actually marks the anniversary of the Sixers winning the 1983 NBA title, punctuated by that glorious dunk by current coach Maurice Cheeks to seal the deal against the Lakers.

This notion of going a quarter century has been much talked about in the media. Our own Anthony SanFilippo and Jack McCaffery offered their thoughts on the situation last weekend in a package we called the 100-Year Drought. You can check it out here.

Don’t look now, but this Phils squad just might have the stuff the break the jinx. Their bats are positively electric right now. Their bullpen has been stellar, and they’re getting just enough starting pitching.

Of course, a big effort from Brett Myers tonight would make everybody feel better.

It says here the Phils are now the favorite to take the NL East. And they can take a big step in that direction by throttling the Marlins this weekend.