Editor
NEW YORK — As the Mets and Phillies squared off for the first time this season, each ballclub would swear that their best baseball is in front of them. Or so they hope.
Recent history has shown that an average team can get hot at the right time and go deep in the postseason. But that’s not actually a plan, and a given club’s patience while on such a course is unpredictable. The Phillies and Mets were built to be consistent, yet…
