The Mets have a team, I think, more suited to win in the playoffs than the long haul for the reasons you state (not that the starters will have to throw nine innings).

I'm thinking the loser of the NL East will take the wild card as the Breewers are as tight as a drum, and Houston's momentum was slowed by the hurricane.

Any thoughts of putting Pedro in the bullpen for the postseason, and run with a four man staff?

Random observation: The Dodgers are really getting it together at the right time and look formidable. They are the anti-Brewers as they blew by the Diamondbacks. LA has gone through several different lineups, adjusted to injuries and reinvented their team. I'd have to say that the NL Manager of the Year is Joe Torre.