It's better to be lucky than good

Actually, that's bullshit. It's better to be lucky AND good, and the Mets seem to be pulling that off right now. Heading into a critical three game series against the hated Phillies, the Mets wrapped up a three game sweep in Milwaukee. The Brewers lead the National League wild card race largely on the strength of their dominant starting pitching. However CC Sabathia threw a one-hit shutout Sunday afternoon, meaning the Brewers ace A would not pitch against the Mets. On Monday, ace B Ben Sheets dominated the Mets for 5 innings before pulling himself from the game with a tweaked hair follicle, or something like that. The NL East leaders came from behind to win that game, won an extra-innings affair in the major league debut of John Niese the next night before finishing off the sweep in a dominating performance yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, the rivals from Philadelphia ran into a suddenly and inexplicably hot Nationals team in Washington, dropping two of three. An unlikely three game sweep of the Phillies this weekend at Shea would put the Mets in prime position for another historic collapse.