In the last edition, we established the types of games the Mets will be playing in May 2008, this article will continue the analysis of the games in May:
Whenever you play a team that was in
the world series, that series of games become a crucial set to win. It
is just a natural way to gage where you are as a team. That being said,
if the Rockies were not winning any games by this time in the season,
then this set of games would lose its importance. If the Mets have to
play against both of Dan Haren and Webb, then the three games against
the Dbacks also become crucial games for the month.
To be the Best you have to beat the Best.
Basically
what the last paragraph is distinguishing is that even though the Mets
had 8 games vs Playoff teams in April, they were against two teams. In
May, their 9 games vs Playoff teams will be against three teams. This
also means that by this point in the season, the Mets have played 5 of
the 8 playoff teams (all of the ones in the NL and the Yankees in the
AL), so take that for what its worth.
Between playing the National League champ Rockies and playing the Yankees, the other thing that May has going for the Mets is a high level of energy of play. It is exciting to play a world series team. It is exciting to play in the Subway series. These are FUN games to play and hopefully that will show through the box score as the Mets come away with victories.
The Mets will be playing 8 teams in May rather than 6 in April, I really feel that this makes no difference but its a fun thing to point out about their schedule.
