The Phillies magic number to clinch a playoff spot remains at three.

There is panic in the streets.

"We're not tight; we're no panicking," Charlie Manuel said.

Honestly? I think they clinch tomorrow.

The Braves are bound to lose a game. They're up against Josh Johnson and the Marlins tonight.

If they lose one of the next two, and the Phils win two, the Phils are in. My gut tells me that's going to happen.

Two reasons the Phils win the next two: they're better than the Astros, who have beat them in all five games between the two teams this year. That can't continue.

And, Charlie Manuel called a team meeting this afternoon. This team responds to closed-door meetings.

Immediately after the meeting, Charlie met with the press corps. Although he said what was said in the meeting was between the players and coaches, he did reveal a little bit about the subject matter.

For one, Charlie did all of the talking.

Here are some snippets:

(did you pump them up or chew them out?)
"It was real short, positive... I didn't want anything about it to be negative."

(on not thinking the division is going to come to you, just because you're the most talented team)
"That right there is a little bit about my talk today. Hey, the mountain didn't come to Mohammed, did it? What happened? He had to go to the mountain. He had to take it. That's what we have to do. We have to take it... The mountain don't come to you; you have to go to the mountain."