The 2007 Mets are already being compared to the 1964 Phillies, which puts skipper Willie Randolph in Gene Mauch’s shoes.
Agony in Queens and celebration in Philly, with heaping helpings of finger-pointing and hand-wringing.
What does the well-traveled veteran fourth starter have to offer in the game of his life?
In a do-or-die ballgame where someone’s going to be golfing next weekend, what factors are in play for the two teams in the tiebreaker?
Contemporaries and historians alike might focus on the Mets’ fall, but it’s the Phillies’ run that deserves your attention.