Ohio Thud

Okay, so this one was ugly. I mean it hurt. Beltran and David Wright staring at strike three with the Mets trailing by a run and the bases loaded in the sixth—that was a killer.

But, with the Phillies losing 9-5 to the Fish, which keeps the Mets just a game out of first, things aren't all that bad.

Everything is going to be alright, because these are the new 2008 Mets. I don’t care if the Mets are facing the right-hander some are calling the greatest rookie pitcher to hit the bigs since Dwight Gooden.

We got Big Pelf on the mound, and, last time I checked, he was looking real good, especially of late.