A game and a half.

I’m not referring to the National League Wild-Card race. Yes, the Phils still trail the Padres by that same margin.

No, I’m talking about the whole damn shootin’ match, the N.L. East.

The Mets continue to be in freefall. And the Phils just keep winning.
In fact, they have now won six straight.

Unfortunately, last night it took them more than five hours to do it. That means the game ended at about 1:10 this morning.

Our deadline at night is 11:40 p.m.. We can stretch that a bit, but not long enough to handle an 8:05 start that takes 14 innings.

That means we printed some papers last night without the result of the Phillies game. We stopped the press and replated as soon as the game ended.

We also immediately posted the result and game story to our Web site.

I’d like to know if your paper contained the result of the game. You can respond to this blog or drop me an e-mail at editor@delcotimes.com.

In the meantime, if you’re a baseball nut like I am, you simply have to love the Phils.

Just don’t tell me they are going to break our hearts again.

And why do I still have this nagging feeling that blowing that 8-2 lead in Atlanta is going to come back to haunt us.

Hey, maybe the Mets will continue to implode and take that weight off our shoulders.

With the Eagles in the tank, the Phils are the toast of the town.

A week ago they were seven full games back of the Mets. This morning they trail only by a game and a half.

Meaningful late September baseball.

Ain’t life grand?