RAIN OUT

Tuesday's game was rained out, rescheduled as a doubleheader on Wednesday. In place of the game, SNY played a Mets-Phillies game from September, 1988 - the last time the Mets clinched the National League East title. That was neat - because usually the Mets Classics on SNY are 1986 games - it was nice to see something different.

MAGIC NUMBER: The Phillies were also rained out, so the Magic Number is stuck at 11.

THE KID'S KIDS: So here's the way the Class A-Advanced playoffs work. The Mets have only won a half-season title so far (the first half - they finished a game behind Palm Beach in the second half). To be considered Eastern Division champs, they must beat Palm Beach in a 2-out-of-3 series. The Mets must have finished with a better overall record, because they have home field - Game 1 is in Palm Beach, and 2 and 3 (if necessary) are at St. Lucie. The winner then faces the West Division winner.

Game 1 was, in fact, Tuesday night. St. Lucie led, 4-1, in the 7th, when I decided to go to bed. I'll update the final on Wednesday.