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Meaningful Games

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I’m not sure how much you know about the organizational structure of soccer. Most national soccer leagues are divided into a first division, second division, and usually a third and a fourth for smaller and perpetually less successful teams. Unlike most American Big League sports, many major clubs eventually hit the far end of a schedule that often ends by crowning the leading team without a single playoff match. For its lack of year-end drama and Cinderella stories, this most-wins-takes-all system has one strong upside:

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Mets vs. Braves Series Preview

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It’s been a while since we’ve done a series preview here, and the seriousness of this series makes a preview appropriate. If the Mets get swept, they can more or less flush the rest of the season down the toilet. If they sweep, however, we can rekindle our hope for “meaningful games” in September. Anything in between and we’ll be pretty much where we are today: no man’s land (some may describe it as “purgatory”, though I don’t think it’s that dismal).

The pitching matchups:

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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Braves

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Here is the lineup the Mets will send to bat against Braves pitcher Mike Minor: Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 3B Carlos Beltran – RF Daniel Murphy – 1B Jason Bay – LF Ronny Paulino – C Scott Hairston – CF Ruben Tejada – 2B R.A. Dickey – P Nice to see Justin … Read more