Joy of Joys
The Mets did the unthinkable yesterday and completed a three-game sweep of the Phillies. Fonal score: 5-4. There may be some records involved here too, but Base10 is still too giddy to verify any of these. Two consecutive sweeps on a roadtrip. When was the last time that happened? It is also now official. The Mets are the best team in baseball, holding a comfortable 9.5 game lead over Philly and a 13 game lead over Atlanta. These numbers are not typos.

Base10 has a friend who is a Yankee fan. Every year we bet on the Yankees-Mets series. If one team wins the total series outright (so at least 4 out of 6 games) the loser has to wear his rival's t-shirt and hat for a complete day. The series against the Yankees starts next weekend, and Base10's friend is starting to sweat.
- posted by Base10 @ 1:11 PM