Pirates Sweep Mets: No Big Deal

So the Pirates swept the Mets this weekend, and by the looks of things at Citi Field as Sunday’s game came to a merciful end, fans are as down about this team as they were high when they swept the Nationals two weekends ago. But these three loses really do not matter. The only number that matters right now is four and a half — the number of games by which the Mets are in first place.

Curtis Granderson sums up Mets lost weekend.Certainly it would have been better to sweep the Pirates instead of being swept. But the Nationals were also swept this weekend and are now losers of six in a row. They are actually a game below .500, which is why the Mets are so far ahead of them.

And that’s the key —…