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It’s Season 8, Episode 17 of The Put it in the Books Show—Farace, Rodriguez, and Producer Joe (hiding behind the wall as always) are ready to roll, while Keith is out under the weather (or maybe still laughing at the parabolic mic story from the Filthies series).The Mets are suddenly looking like a real October threat again, fresh off a sweep of the Filthies at Citi Field that cut the NL East gap to just four games with 29 left to play. The Mets now hold the third Wild Card spot with a 4.5-game cushion over the Reds, sitting 2.5 back of the Padres and 4 behind the Cubs for the top two spots. Translation: it’s all still on the table, folks.The kids are doing their job and then some. McLean and Tong both look like they could be the horses down the stretch—though let’s not crown them just yet, since Mets pitching has a way of testing fan patience faster than a rain delay with no tarp in sight. Meanwhile, Lindor, Soto, and Alonso are playing every day like their lives (or at least our sanity) depend on it. And th