Here's the weekly look at the rest of the NL East:

Florida (5-1) - Florida beat up on Montreal and Philadelphia in Miami. Not sure if they're for real...but they showed last year, obviously, that they should be taken seriously. So I'll consider that a legit 5-1. Here's the weird thing - Armando Benitez has 5 saves for the Marlins. In 5 opportunities! That won't last.

Atlanta (3-3) - The Braves have to be a little bit worried. Chipper Jones strained his hamstring yesterday, and may not play today against the Mets. If they lose his bat, that spells even more trouble. And Russ Ortiz gave up 4 ER in 7 innings yesterday - another not-so-typical-of-a-Braves pitcher outing for Ortiz, after a great season last year. So there are question marks. The Mets can really put some doubts in the Braves minds if they take 2 out of 3, or even better, a sweep.

Montreal (2-4) - The Mets got an up-close look at Montreal too. The Expos' pitching was pretty solid, surprisingly. Their hitting wasn't anything special. 4 runs in three games. They might have a problem there. But it's too small a sample to make a determination yet.

Philadelphia (1-5) - Surprised? Philly honestly doesn't scare me. It might be a different story when the Mets play them, but I feel like the Phillies will choke at the end of the year. It's not choking, though, when you straight up suck for the entire year. It's called "continuing to suck". I think the Phillies will be a bust.