Once again, the Phillies are scheduled to play the Mets. I will be so thankful when we get a more balanced schedule next season, and we won’t have approximately ten series against the same team before Memorial Day even rolls around.
Speaking of Memorial Day, some baseball pundits consider that the demarcation point as to when it is no longer “early” in the season. With that in mind, it’s probably not a good thing that the Phillies already find themselves 7.5 games out of first place. If the team is going to find it’s groove at some point this season, that point needs to happen soon, preferably during this series against the team which they are 7.