Salisbury: A Phillies-Mets weekend with lots on the line for both clubs. Sounds like fun

Baseball always seems a little more fun in these parts when the Phillies and New York Mets are good at the same time — you know, when they’re both playing meaningful games in September.
So, are you ready for a fun weekend at Citizens Bank Park?
The Mets come to town Friday night to begin a three-game series against the Phils. Though they are separated by eight games in the National League East standings, the two teams are among the very hottest in baseball, and both have much to play for over the final two-plus weeks of the regular season.
The Phillies have turned their annoying midsummer inconsistency into fun-to-watch, late-summer success, while the Mets have authored a second-half surge a...