PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Thomson punctuated the Phillies’ postseason clinchers over the last three years with a call-and-response in the clubhouse asking catcher J.T. Realmuto how many more wins were needed to win the World Series.

Realmuto and the Phillies never did count their manager down to zero.

So Realmuto mixed it up this season.

When Thomson bellowed out the same question earlier this month once the Phillies clinched the NL East , Realmuto didn’t have a number handy, just a new catchphrase.

“Whatever the hell it takes, Topper!”

Realmuto’s quote and his image were turned into a T-shirt, the fall fashion must-have around Philadelphia and in the clubhouse.

More than a few Phillies wore the shirts during Tuesday’s workout, when the countdown to the playoffs truly kicked off.

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