Seriously, though. The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.
'natch. since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)
Two games does not a season make, RY.
It beats losing them both. Gotta set the tone. Now if we could just beat somebody else.
I don't know whose bullpen is going to lose more games. All four of our losses (yes, even the two to the Braves) are directly attribtable to the pen blowing the lead. Though, if Carlos Delgado makes the throw to Jose Reyes in the seventh yesterday, instead of plunking Chase Utley in the back, Scott Schoeneweis gets out of that inning, as Pat Burrell flew out the next at-bat.
And, the Mets "set the tone" at the beginning of the season last year. Then the Phillthies did the same at the end. Given those two, I'd much rather see the second happen for the Mets this year.