Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: The Phillies meriri Colorado Rockies na National League Division Series (NLDS), egwuregwu atọ na otu, na-aga n'ihu na National League Championship Series (NLCS). Na-eche ihu na Los Angeles Dodgers ọzọ, na-eme nke mbụ NLCS rematch na azụ-na-azụ afọ kemgbe
Usoro 2004-05, mgbe Houston chere ihu na St. Louis, na 3rd LCS rematch na azụ-na-azụ afọ kemgbe 2000 (nke ọzọ na 2003-04 ALCS n'etiti New York na Boston), ndị Phillies meriri NLCS, egwuregwu anọ na otu, na-aghọ ndị mbụ otu ikwugharị dị ka National League mmeri kemgbe 1995<unk>96 Atlanta Braves. Ryan Howard meriri MVP nke NLCS maka arụmọrụ ya siri ike na-awakpo n'oge usoro. Howard jikọtara ihe ndekọ Lou Gehrig nke postseason site na inwe ma ọ dịkarịa ala otu RBI na egwuregwu asatọ na-aga n'ihu na NLDS na NLCS. Ha ghọrọ onye mmeri World Series mbụ ịlaghachi na World Series n'afọ na-eso ya kemgbe 2000<unk>01 New York Yankees.