Buck Showalter can read the National League East standings as well as you can, and he admits to doing so even at this relatively early stage of the season.
“I look at them,” the Mets manager said before Sunday night’s 5-4 victory over the Phillies at Citi Field. “I mean, heck there it is. That's what we're all competing for. I know we're in first place.”
Sure enough, they are, and have reached Memorial Day – the season’s first major milepost – with the largest divisional lead in the major leagues.
