Category Archives: Series Previews

The Nationals are one game out of last place, and at 66-83 have no hope of finishing .500 for the season. The Mets are sitting atop the NL East, with a 77-57 record against teams not from Philadelphia. The last … Continue reading →

It’s getting down to the nitty gritty, and this weekend set hosting the Phillies is the last series of significance for the Mets. For the Phillies, however, each of the last 16 games have importance, as they sit one and … Continue reading →

The Phillies and their phans have all but given up on the NL East title — all sights are now pointing toward the wild card. As it stands today, they’re only two games behind the San Diego Padres in that … Continue reading →

If you told me at the beginning of the season that this final series with the Braves would be arriving a week after the Mets swept the Braves in Atlanta, and up 8 1/2 games over our perennial nemesis, I … Continue reading →

The remainder of the season looks bleary to Astros fans; both the manager and GM have been fired, and they’re stuck with an owner who wants to have tight control over personnel decisions. To get an idea of what’s going … Continue reading →

After firing their manager and general manager, and remaining mired near the bottom of the NL Central, the Houston Astros season is all but over. Almost ten games out of first with 22 games to play, it would take a … Continue reading →

The Mets have lost five straight games, and in getting swept in Philly, have now turned a very comfortable first-place lead into a very tight, three-team race. Nice job, boys … No time to cry over spilt milk, as the … Continue reading →

The Mets and Phillies get together for four big games that may — or may not — have a significant impact on the rest of the season. On the surface, it would appear that the Mets are in the driver’s … Continue reading →