A Nod to the Gods

Not a pretty win tonight but it does the trick. Remember when the Mets lost those games? This year does feel very different. Maybe we suffered through enough of those awful errors and the Baseball Gods have dropped what ever grudge they were holding.

On to the game.

Wagner looked the best he ever has in a Mets uniform. I take him at his word that he starts slow. If that is what Wagner brings to the mound every night then he was worth every penny. The slider was nasty and the heaters came in at a Wagner-esque velocity.

Run harder next time Jose. Enough said.

I am really happy for Kaz; better late than never.

Delgado went deep again tonight when it mattered. Wow, that was a great trade. The fire sale Marlins aside, that was a burglary.

Zambrano wasn’t great and probably good enough to keep his spot one more start.

It was a tough night to be a hitter but I will take the W. I hate these two game series. We go for the 2 game sweep tomorrow.

Jose Valentin spares everyone to death again. Noble says Woody is Willie’s favorite and is “saving” him for a more important moment. He likes him so much that Willie never puts him in the game. I think we should cut Valentin and just play with 24. Valentin is a waste of a uniform.

I really don’t see Milledge coming up for anything but a catastrophe. Save that (knock on Woodward), I really hope Omar is glued to the waiver wire. Maybe a solid player out of options could be snatched from a careless team. This bench is way too barren to compete with the elite teams of the National League. Omar must have something up his sleeve.

If Jose Valentin was the answer, the question must have been “How can we come up short when it really counts?”

Righthander John Maine has been called up from Triple A Norfolk to start in the injured Brian Bannister's place. I can’t wait to see what Maine has to offer. His 2.63 ERA over four starts seem promising. I guess we find out if he was worth Mr. Anna Benson- we know Jorge Julio wasn’t.