Mets v. Phillies By Month

On Aug 30, 10:08 am, Met-in-PR <o....TakeThisOut@prtc.net> wrote:
> On Aug 30, 9:24 am, "Micheal Ray" <m....TakeThisOut@spamspam.com> wrote:
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> > "jonathan" <jmeri....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > Mets 2008
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> > > March 1-0
> > > April 13-12
> > > May 13-15
> > > June 13-15
> > > July 18-8
> > > August 17-10
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> > > Phillies 2008
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> > > March 0-1
> > > April 15-12
> > > May 17-12
> > > June 12-14
> > > July 15-10
> > > August 14-13
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> > > What's to draw from this?  I'm not sure, except obviously the Mets are
> > > 35-18 in the last two months.  If they continue that pace, they will
> > > win 17-18 more games.  That leaves them with 92-93 wins.  In order to
> > > reach 93 wins, the Phillies would need to go 20-7.  If the Mets play .
> > > 500 ball (14-13), the Phillies would need to go 17-10, which is a
> > > better stretch then they've had at any point this season.  I think if
> > > the Mets can get through the next 5 days (2 in Florida and 3 in
> > > Milwaukee) still in first place, the odds are very good they can hang
> > > on.  I think what's lost in the collapse of last year was that the
> > > Phillies went 13-4 in the last 17 games, which was their best 17 game
> > > stretch of the season.
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> > > Of course, with this bullpen, you never know.
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> > The wildcard here is that the Mets will have, arguably, their toughest
> > four-game series -- against the Cubs -- during the last week of the season,
> > at a time when the Phils will likely be beating up on the Braves.  As such,
> > the Mets really need to pull ahead before that final week.- Hide quoted text -
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> The Cubs will win the division way before the series with the Mets and
> will be resting players. You can bet they won't send their best in
> every game to avoid giving the Mets a preview of their team (in case
> the Mets make it to the playoffs)- Hide quoted text -
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I don't see that being much of a factor though. The success of the
Cubs this year has been that they are incredibly deep, both in the
lineup and on the mound. They rest players anyway. I agree that if
the Mets don't have a lead going into that series, they're in a lot of
trouble. The only good news for me is the games are at Shea. The
Cubs have basically been a .500 road team, but they're impossible to
beat at home, which thankfully the Phillies are learning this weekend.
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"jonathan" <jmerin77 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b90325b2-2034-4391-8b7f-9a315c8fbb7a@26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
> Mets 2008
>
> March 1-0
> April 13-12
> May 13-15
> June 13-15
> July 18-8
> August 17-10
>
> Phillies 2008
>
> March 0-1
> April 15-12
> May 17-12
> June 12-14
> July 15-10
> August 14-13
>
> What's to draw from this? I'm not sure, except obviously the Mets are
> 35-18 in the last two months. If they continue that pace, they will
> win 17-18 more games. That leaves them with 92-93 wins. In order to
> reach 93 wins, the Phillies would need to go 20-7. If the Mets play .
> 500 ball (14-13), the Phillies would need to go 17-10, which is a
> better stretch then they've had at any point this season. I think if
> the Mets can get through the next 5 days (2 in Florida and 3 in
> Milwaukee) still in first place, the odds are very good they can hang
> on. I think what's lost in the collapse of last year was that the
> Phillies went 13-4 in the last 17 games, which was their best 17 game
> stretch of the season.
>
> Of course, with this bullpen, you never know.


The wildcard here is that the Mets will have, arguably, their toughest
four-game series -- against the Cubs -- during the last week of the season,
at a time when the Phils will likely be beating up on the Braves. As such,
the Mets really need to pull ahead before that final week.
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On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:23:36 -0700, jonathan wrote:

> I agree that if the Mets don't
> have a lead going into that series, they're in a lot of trouble. The only
> good news for me is the games are at Shea. The Cubs have basically been a
> .500 road team, but they're impossible to beat at home, which thankfully
> the Phillies are learning this weekend.

They have to beat the Cubs anyway. I think at this point, the competition
is irrelevant. If your a championship caliber team, you MUST win.

Ruben

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