Have Teams Done Enough To Catch The Phillies?

Last night's 2-1 win by the Philadelphia Phillies over the visiting San Francisco Giants had the makings of a playoff atmosphere. Pedro Martinez, shown above, outpitched reigning Cy Young winner Tim Lincecome, going seven innings, giving up one run, walking none and striking out nine. More importantly, he had the trademark scowl and separated himself from just being a bit better than what Jamie Moyer gave as a starter. No deference to Moyer, who is among the top all-time lefthanded pitchers in the game, but an argument can now be made that Martinez is the better choice, be it one game. Which lead me to the larger picture: Which National League teams, including the Phillies, have done enough to represent the league in the World Series? The Phillies The Phillies got Cliff Lee, who in essence replaces Brett Myers, and Pedro Martinez, who replaces Jamie Moyer. Lee has been amazing, save his last start and will pitch tonight in Houston. How he performs tonight will say a lo...