Mets-Phils...not as big a deal as the media would have you think.

In what is a typical media frenzy, the mets-phils series the next 3 days is getting super-hyped up.

And I can't say I'm immune to the excitement. I have tickets to tonight's game after all.

Still, the series is not as important as the media would have you believe. Here's the situation.

Mets-Phils Tied.
Florida 1 Game Back

Now yes, if either the mets or phils sweep, the situation may prove fatal for the losing team. At the same time, we've seen how fickle a 3 game lead is in this season and the last season, and it's far from insurmountable.

But if there's no sweep, and its just a standard one team wins 2/3, the series' importance is marginal at best. In that case, the winning team gains 1 game other, which is really negligible in importance at this point in the season. And then of course, Florida coul easily catch up with the winner of this series if they beat atlanta the next 2 games.

In other words, the mets should win at least one game of this series. That's pretty important, though getting swept is not the be-all-end-all of the season. Once they do that, they just gotta maintain a high quality of play throughout the season. If they win this series and don't do that, the series wont mean anything anyhow.

What's important is playing a strong last 60 games, not winning a 3 game set with 60 games to go.

Lets not lose our eyes on the Prize.

LGM.