Dear God, Not the Mets

Don't look now, but the New York Friggin Mets are on a roll. Big time. They won their sixth straight game this afternoon and have won 13 of their last 14. And as of this moment, the Mets are just a game behind the Phillies in the National League East and the second wild card spot. What. The. Hell.

How has this happened? Apparently, the Mets are doing the things they need to do to win ballgame. Get hits with runners in scoring position. Take advantage of errors by the other team. And pitch well. And the Phillies haven't really done any of those things this year for an extended period of time.

Last night, for example, the Phils lost 8-4, despite outhitting Arizona 15-12 and the Diamondbacks making 3 errors. Come on. The Phillies were 2 for 17 with runners in scoring position and left 12 runners on base. You're not going to win squat when you play like that.

The Phils and Mets play each other 6 more times this season. The Phils have been good against the Mets, winning 9 of the 13 games. Hopefully, the Mets will realize very soon that they're, you know, the Mets, and collapse in typical Mets fashion.

I don't want the Mets to overtake the Phillies in the standings. And I sure as hell don't want them to make the playoffs. But if they get in and the Phils are playing golf in October, there have to be some serious changes down on Pattison Avenue.