Gratuitous NL East Posting - "She Tasks Us!" Division

Mink Monica tosses a little trash talk into the Tasty Bits (TM) Mail Sack:

Remember a little while ago when the Mets were in first place for like a day and their fans thought it meant something? That was so cute!

Well, in the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, "HAR-har, hardy-HAR-har!"

It's true the Nats and Mets are both slumping a bit (the Nats are on a 4-loss skid at the moment). But it's also true that neither team ever has to go home to...... Philadelphia. So we got that going for us.

Plus, neither Nats nor Mets fans are likely to be confronted any time soon by cheesesteak pretzels:

PHILADELPHIA — In a hybrid as American as Oreo Pizza, more than 100 Philly Pretzel Factory stores debuted the Cheesesteak Pretzel, a supposed combination of two of Philadelphia's cherished foods, a report on Philly.com said.

Many stores were offering free samples of the concoction, literally pretzel dough stuffed with American cheese and beef, according to the report. The item features 340 calories, 46 grams of carbohydrates and 8 grams of fat, half of it saturated, the report said. Starting next Monday, every outlet will sample the Cheeseteak Pretzel for free between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The chain was also considering releasing a fried-onion version.

So put that in your Schkuylkill and smoke it!

Say it with me, Gary: PHILADELPHIA DELENDA EST!