If for no reason than because it eliminates from their possible second round pool not only the two toughest teams overall, but the two steepest match-ups for the Flyers, specifically.
Buster Olney put it pretty well earlier on Twitter.
Which is actually something of an understatement. Actually, the Phillies entire first half of the season (on paper) seems like a construction project paved by Hostess.
The Phillies play the Miami Marlins six times in their first 81 (Apr...