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Sal Licata Declared the NL East “Over” on May 31st
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"THE NL EAST IS OVER" – @sal_licata on Baseball Night in New York pic.twitter.com/caPEQM4w6w
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 31, 2022
Yes, it’s somewhat corny to sit here and rip the Mets when they are still 10.5 games ahead of the Phillies in the NL East, but did anybody not see this coming? New York has lost five of eight, and with Atlanta surging, the Braves and Mets are now tied atop the division at 81-50.
It would be quite the spectacle to get a Phils/Mets wild card series, which is in play if NY and ATL continue to move in their respective directions.
As it stands, the current wild card matchups:
- Rays vs. Mariners
- Guardians vs. Blue Jays
- Phils vs. Braves
- Cards vs. Padres
Would be cool to see the Mariners and Phils both end their playoff droughts in the same season.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com