In the grand scheme of things, the outcome of any presidential election is more important than one September baseball game.  However, this is an extremely important baseball game.

Right now, the Mets have a one game lead over the Giants and a 1.5 game lead over the Cardinals for the first Wild Card spot with only six games left on the schedule.  The Mets are sending their second best starting pitcher this year, Bartolo Colon, for a chose to either hold serve or increase their lead in the Wild Card standings.  The Mets are also playing the Marlins, who as we have seen in 2007 and 2008, have a tendency to ruin the Mets chances to making it to the postseason.  If you are a Mets fan, you absolutely need to watch this game.

You need to watch this game even if the Mets are getting blown out.  As we saw on Saturday, the Las Vegas 51s roster led the Mets to an almost improbable Mets victory.  You don’t want to be the fan that misses the moment of an incredible come from behind victory.  If the Mets are winning big, do you really want to be the person that misses an Asdrubal Cabrera home run or a Michael Conforto opposite field double?  Of course not.

Overall, do you really want to be the person who turned off a Mets game early?

With that in mind, DVR the debate.  Watch it after the Mets game, or watch it after the Reds-Cardinals game is over. If you really want, you can save the debate for Thursday, which is the Mets last off day of the season.  As long as you DVR the debate, it will always be there.  However, the chance to see the Mets make an improbable run to the postseason comes once every thirty years or so.  There’s going to be another debate in about two weeks, and there is going to be another presidential election in four years.

If you’re a true Mets fan and a good American, you’re watching the Mets game over the debate.