Big weekend at the ballpark.

At least as "big" as they come the first weekend of May. It's the first installment Phils-Mets, the best rivalry in the National League.

These two teams have created arguably the best theater in baseball over the last three years. There was Jimmy Rollins' "team to beat" proclamation, an assortment of bad comebacks from Flushing and some very entertaining games, quite a few of the wild comeback variety.

But the main theme of this rivalry is the Mets' propensity for letting their grip on the NL East slip in September... and the Phils' fortitude to take advantage and take control.

Let's face it: the Phils have the mental edge.

Joel Sherman of the NY Post nails that in his column today.


Also, a look at the biggest Phils' bat that's gone under the radar in the season's first month - Ryan Howard.