Mets-Cubs Series Preview.

Before the season started; these two teams with the highest payrolls in the NL were pegged as playoff locks on Sports Illustrated. Clearly however, both have failed miserably to live up to the hype. At least the Mets can blame it on a parade of injuries that have left the team totally decimated (yesterday's lineup currently makes a combined $11 million). The Cubs on the other hand have been a colossial bust with a relatively healthy lineup.This is the first meeting of the season between these two oddly enough and these teams will see each other in six of the Mets' next nine games. Over the past 3 seasons, this has been a relatively even series...with the Mets leading 10-9. Last year, the Cubs took 4 of 6 overall from the Mets including a disappointing 4 game series split in late September when the Cubs were playing for the most part with backups. Pitching matchup-wise...one would think that the Cubs have the decided edge (and experience-wise they do for sure). However...