That Went Well

Well...eww. There's not much else you can say about this one. First of all, it was nice to see LoDuca back in the lineup. That's about all that was nice to see. Here was one of those classic lackluster performance the Mets seem to have mastered. I don't really have a lot to say about this game, except let's hope for a better effort tomorrow.

The Mets need to make a statement this week against their division opponents. Plain and simple. There's no other way to put it. While the Mets can find ways to beat other teams, they allowed their eastern opponents to push them around a bit. The Mets meal ticket to the postseason is the division title. Although it seems the Mets can still handily achieve that it would be nice to know they did it by flexing their muscles a bit. Quite frankly you can't tell how well your team will play in October if they got there because their adversaries faltered the same time your team did.

Can't the Mets smell it? This is the time to go in for the kill; put the NL East to sleep. Prove your point. Show 'em who's boss. All those things. This is not the time to play foggy baseball and give these teams a sliver of optimism.

On a side note, Chase Utley is a ballplayer. I hate watching him play against the Mets and hate it even more when he makes a triumphant return against the Mets. That being said, as a baseball fan in general, I enjoy watching Utley. He plays the game the right way and has become another one of the fantastic crop of young faces in the game today. Unfortunately, he'll be a thorn in our side for a long time to come. Better yet, we've got a couple of those young faces. I'm not that envious.

I'm over the Brian Lawrence phase everyone. I actually was more tolerable of the Mike Pelfrey phase, as I am a Pelfrey believer. Luckily one thing that did go well today was Pedro Martinez's rehab start. More on that can be found here. Keep plugging along Pedro. We need you.