Best NL record

Maybe more important than getting home field advantage in the World Series for winning the all-star game-- especially for the Phils and this year in particular -- is the fact that the NL team with the best record gets to decide when it starts the NLDS. The one NLDS series has an extra off day, meaning that the Phils could throw pitch their top 3 aces on normal rest for the entire 5 games.

And for the NLCS and World Series, they could pitch all three twice (if necessary) on normal rest with presumably Blanton getting the other two (game 4) starts.