I’m not stressing about it at all. I have been saying for weeks that the 1 would be nice, but the difference between 2 and 3 is massive compared to 1 and 2. Bypassing the WC round is the important thing. Especially if we are still scuffling toward the end of the season to get that rest and reset.
You’d like to have a potential Game 7 of the NLCS to be in Milwaukee instead of Philly, but there’s about 20 other things that have a bigger chance of deciding the series.
Could draw the Mets as a 2 seed in the NLDS and I’d love another shot at them.
I will say, I am not sure why you would say it’s largely assumed that the NLCS would be 1 versus 2. That’s almost NEVER the case. I don’t think it has been the case since 2018 and not once since MLB expanded to 6 playoff teams.