VIOLATION QUESTION: Cheering for Dodgers This Year?

I got asked this question by @BriMcL17 on Twitter yesterday afternoon and have seen it pop up on my Facebook timeline a bit.

RULING: As I indicated to Brian via twitter, it is not a Violation to cheer for the Dodgers to make the Playoffs and to win the World Series so long as the Phillies are eliminated from postseason contention.

The photo below shows the Phillies postseason probability for Division, Wildcard, and postseason according to MLB.com.

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This pains me to type because I loathe Dodger blue, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Fernando, etc. However, it is not a Violation to cheer for the Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and the Dodgers this year because the Phillies statistically have 0% probability of making the postseason by either winning their division or the wildcard.  This is only for the remainder of this season. Don’t push it. The added bonus is you get to hear Vin Scully call Dodgers games if you can get the Dodgers feed.