Mets Braves 8/5 Sweep or bust

On the pregame show, they just asked whether or not the Mets need to sweep to stay alive in the playoff hunt. Um, yes. If they only take 2 of 3, they are 7 games back and quickly running out of real estate. What's more, they will only have 6 games left against the Braves.

Currently, the tragic number is 44. If they sweep it stays there. Otherwise it drops to 42. Even if Atlanta plays .500 ball the rest of the way, the Mets would need to win 2 of every 3.

For the record, if you told me in February that the fork wouldn't be stuck in the Mets until August, I would have called you crazy.