It's that time of year again. The Mets and Yankees get set to play the first of two 3-game series against each other that puts them at a competitive disadvantage against other teams in their divisions and leagues.
Interleague play was a gimmick and it should be abolished. The novelty has clearly worn off as in recent days me and Master Bates both received offers for tickets to the evidently undersold games.
The Mets enter this series with an 7 1/2 game lead on the Yankees. The Mets are 1 1/2 games ahead of second place Atlanta. The Yankees are 1 game ahead of last place Baltimore (with the Blue Jays and Devil Rays only a 1/2 game back).
As for pitching matchups, considering Oliver Perez's history of one good-one bad, the Yankees will have the advantage Friday night with Pettitte. But Saturday (Glavine vs. Rasner) and Sunday (Maine vs. Clippard) leans heavily towards the Mets.
Plus the Mets are coming off a big win against Chicago and the Yankees off a loss to the other Chicago.
One other factor, each team faces a series with it's real rival (Braves, Red Sox) right after. And if the Mets had to go 3-3 over these next 6 games I'd rather get swept by the Yankees and sweep the Braves than the other way around.
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