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In the Interim, Thomson Leads Phillies to Brink of Playoffs

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, center, is checked on by interim manager Rob Thomson, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, center, is checked on by interim manager Rob Thomson, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Philadelphia (AP) -- Rob Thomson has the sparse office decor of a manager who still has interim in his title. He also has the Philadelphia Phillies on the brink of their first playoff berth in 11 years.

Get there -- and end the longest postseason drought in the National League -- and maybe Thomson can hang a few more keepsakes. The ones already on the wall are mostly framed newspaper pages with boldface headlines of the greatest moments of the Phillies' last heyday, reminders of the success the franchise has yet to duplicate during the trying slog of a decade since 2011.