Entering the final month of the season, despite the Mets 3 game lead, the NL East is going to be a fight to the finish. After this weekends three game series with the Phillies, the schedule looks like this for both teams:

PHI METS
6 FLA 6 WSH
4 MIL 4 CHI
6 ATL 6 ATL
3 WSH 3 FLA

The series are obviously not in chronological order but arranged to highlight how similar the rest of the season is for both teams. Fifteen games with the lower class of the east and four games with what might be deemed the best the NL has to offer. That makes this weekend all that important.

Should the Mets get swept this weekend, the East would still be tied. Losing 2 of 3 would keep us with a two game lead and winning 2 of 3 would give us a four game lead.

Even in this crazy season and in light of September’s past I’m confident. I remember the way it felt to watch the Mets back in June 06 when they buried the Phillies and essentially owned the East all year. I believe the Mets will do it again.

Pelf, Pedro and Santana against Meyers, Moyer and Hamels. Bring ‘em on